John Burton
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Why It’s Unfair to Expect the Unredeemed to Understand Holiness
If you follow my ministry, you’ll know that I am an unapologetic preacher of holiness. You’ll also know that most of my messages are directed to the church. Preaching holiness to the lost doesn’t work well unless it’s coupled with a powerful invitation to surrender all. Those who haven’t had a life-rocking encounter with Jesus …
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Why We Need to Immediately Stop Doing ‘Church as Usual’
“I just can’t sit through one more church service!” This is the cry of our current remnant generation. Pastors, are you listening? My wife and I were so excited to reconnect with a couple of friends yesterday. This couple has been invested in the prophetic and in the local church as powerful regional leaders for …
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The Eternal Danger of a Casual View of the End Times
It seems to be uncommon, if not rare, to find churches today that are preparing people for the end times. “I’m not a pre-tribber, a post-tribber or a mid-tribber. I’m a pan-tribber. I believe it will all pan out in the end!” That’s the whimsical, fantastical argument many casual, unconcerned people are making today regarding …
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2020 Is Here, and So Are the (False) Prophecies
Exactly what value is there in prophesying all the great and wonderful things that are coming in the new year and in the next decade if we aren’t dying to self and catching fire for Jesus? Before all of you prophetic folks get triggered, understand that I am a mega-proponent of legitimate prophecy. Though there …
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The Church Has Fallen Into the Deadly Trap of People Worship
Idolizing people has forever been the norm in the world. Sadly, the church is catching up, and fast. “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?” (Jer. 17:9, ESV) For as long as any of us can remember, adoration of celebrities, athletes and others in the public eye has …
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Facebook Prophets: 5 Reasons Pastors Won’t Let You Prophesy in Church
Disqualified people are rushing to social media to establish illegitimate ministries. Are pastors to blame? There’s a level of toxicity regarding the prophetic in today’s churches that must be addressed if we hope to hear God’s voice and advance with clarity and power in these end times. People who have had their ministries rejected in …
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Why Innumerable Christians Are Engaging in Occult Behavior—And Not Just on Halloween
Innumerable Christians are willingly engaging in occultic behavior, and it’s not only on Halloween. “For nothing is secret that will not be revealed, nor anything hidden that will not be known and revealed” (Luke 8:17). I once heard about a Spirit-filled pastor who strategically avoided watching certain questionable movies at theaters in his home town, …
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How ‘Christian Witchcraft’ Is Blocking the Holy Spirit’s Fire in Countless Churches
Pastors are called to lead you to the furnace of intercession. Stop resisting. Why is it so rare to find churches that are baptized in fire and saturated in the manifest presence of the Holy Spirit? So many long to walk into a church on a Sunday morning where people are laid out all over …
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Why So Many Pastors Are Preaching the Wrong Way
Editor’s Note: This is part 2 of a two-part series. For part 1, click here. 3. Revise how you lead and what you teach. The issue of salvation should be front and center week after week in the church. I’m not talking about simply giving the lost an opportunity to get saved. I’m referring to …
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This Catastrophic Error Is Infiltrating the American Church
Preaching to the saints? You need to understand that many of them are not safe—if they are saved at all. “Who then can be saved?” (Matt. 19:25). The call of church leadership is not to confirm someone’s salvation but rather to challenge it. We need the fear and trembling to reverberate through our spirits night …
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No-Judgment Zones: The Latest Way a Wicked Culture Has Duped the Church
The church has been duped by a wicked and crafty culture. The world is boldly and unapologetically preaching its version of truth to the church, demanding compliance, and it has successfully caused change in theologies, church mission statements and a large segment of the body of Christ. In fact, the spirit of the age is …
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Watch Out for These Risks of Prophecy-Driven Churches
Editor’s Note: This is Part 2 of a two-part series. Click here to read Part 1. The Shallow Will Revolt When you transition your church into the deep realm of the prophetic, those who have been comfortable and who wish to remain that way will resist. You have to be ready for this. Accusations will …
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Church as Usual Is Coming to an End—and Prophetic Churches Must Emerge to Fill the Void
Editor’s Note: This is part 1 of a two-part series. Everywhere I go, I hear people desperately crying out for the end of church as we know it. They can’t deny that the Spirit of God is creating a disturbance, a dissatisfaction and a yearning for brand new wine. Pastors, please hear me. The Spirit-driven …
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Why Every Single Christian Needs the Baptism in the Holy Spirit
Either the extreme activity of the Holy Spirit is critical to every Christian, or it is not. I’ve resisted writing this article for a long time, as there doesn’t seem to be a way around causing a schism, or at least provoking people to pick a side. Then again, maybe this is just what we …
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These Weird Practices in the Church Only Hinder God’s Will
Editor’s Note: This is part 2 of a two-part series. For part 1, click here. We need to nurture godly relationships, but not at the expense of the mission. The foxhole of ministry is where friendships are forged. As we contend for revival together and war in the supernatural realm, our connections become more valuable …
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