Spiritual Living With Francois Fineberg

Our God is a speaking God. But can His children accept His limited speaking when He doesn’t exhaustively explain Himself? Instead of listening to what the Lord says to us specifically, we often fixate on what He doesn’t tell us. This desire to know more than we need to is a fundamental problem in our trusting relationship with God.     Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

From the moment of our spiritual birth, God begins a lifelong process of influencing His children with His holiness. Holiness, essentially, is just God Himself added to our person. Holiness is more than just “behavioral improvement spirituality.” Holiness is also the reconstitution of our inner man. It’s not just about our outward person but even more about our inner person. The Pharisees of Jesus’ day were about the “outward” cleansing of their habits. Under the influence of the Spirit of Holiness, God focuses all the more on the “inward cleansing” of our person.    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

It’s undeniably a wonderful thing to get saved as an individual. However, this remarkable experience can intensify when we learn to live in a communal setting. That “communal” setting is revealed as the Body of Christ in the New Testament. Paul explains the Church less as an organization and more as an organism. Although he borrowed the word “church” from the culture of his day, he did not define “church” according to their definition.    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

The spirituality of the New Testament has one focus: Jesus Christ. However, the first-century believers got just as distracted from their focus on Christ as many of us do today. In fact, numerous letters in the New Testament were intentionally written to distracted believers, persuading them back to a singular focus on their Lord. Like a chameleon, many believers conform to the influences of everything around them instead of the Lover of their souls, Jesus Christ. This short message will encourage you to abandon chameleon spirituality.    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

Solomon said it best, “Of making many books there is no end, and much study is wearisome to the flesh.” However, one particular book has stood the test of time when it comes to boosting one’s spiritual life. Surprisingly, this “best seller” has been frustrating and intimidating for many throughout the ages. In this message, Francois presents God’s Word as the best resource for spiritual growth. He emphasizes the enjoyment of the narrative more than the explanation of its nuances. He states that to be refreshed by the Word requires attention to the obvious, not the obscure.     Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

At the core of practical spirituality are an Athenian poet’s words that Paul quotes in his ministry to them. “In him, we live and move and have our being.” What rendering of the spiritual life could be more profound than these simple words by a Grecian poet, no less! However, there are countless hindrances to this “living and moving and being” rhythm Paul would have us embrace in our spiritual lives. In this message, discover a true spiritual rhythm killer.    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

When Jesus invited us to become like “little children,” He was inviting us into a spirituality of simplicity. Children, and notably older people, thrive on simplicity. It seems that for many of us who are neither children nor elderly, complexity is the name of the game when it comes to knowing God. But is complexity God’s requirement of the spiritual life? Is that what He intended from the beginning?    Many of Francois'  messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

Spiritual simplicity is not something many of God’s children are comfortable with. Like the religionists of Jesus’ day, we erroneously suppose that to walk with God and to love Him with sincere devotion requires complexity. Complexity was the Pharisee’s view of religion. It was also that of the Gnostic Philosophers of the second century onwards. It’s also that of ours in modern times. But is complexity God’s requirement of the spiritual life?    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

When God created the first man, Adam, He breathed into him His very breath. Divinity and humanity mingled as a pattern of what God wanted to do with every human since. The Bible narrates numerous instances of God breathing Himself into humans. It's important for us to see the thread of God's breath throughout the Scriptures as motivation to open up our beings for His inbreathing, too. As it was in the beginning, it is still today!   Many of Francois’ messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school’s emphasis is to train believers in the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyministries.live   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

Everything we need to live the overcoming life will spontaneously manifest in our lives as we continue to abide in Christ. The harder we work to manifest certain victories, the more elusive those breakthroughs will be. The more we focus on the overcoming process, the more frustrated we become with our failures. Why is it so challenging to live victorious in Christ? What are we missing?    Many of Francois’ messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school’s emphasis is to train believers in the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

Spiritual victory should not be as elusive as many suppose it is. Especially victory over our sins––what we have done––and victory over sin––who we are. Regarding our acts of sin, Christ made us victors through His blood that took away that sin in His forgiveness. Regarding our person of sin, Christ crucified us with Him. Therefore, to live in spiritual victory requires us to constantly claim our cleansed record before God and our crucified position in Christ.    Many of Francois’ messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school’s emphasis is to train believers in the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

There is an aspect of the spiritual life that the spiritual mystics of old explained well. In our days, we call it “surrender.” They called it “the dark night of the soul" in their era. The Psalmist refers to it as the “death of God’s saints.” What does it intrinsically mean to “surrender?” What is the spiritual calibration of a person who says he surrenders all to the Lord? What is the prayer of death?    Many of Francois’ messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school’s emphasis is to train believers in the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

We do not need to read far into the Psalms to see a frustrated man, angry, vengeful, hopeless, bitter, and deeply hurting. David wasn’t afraid to expose the uglinesses of his inner condition before God in prayer and song. We can learn from David what it means to be raw and honest before God. He had no pretentiousnesses or denials before God. He was a man that prayed the truth! Maybe that is why he was a man after God’s own heart.   Many of Francois’ messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school’s emphasis is to train believers in the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

Jesus alluded to prayer as the house of God for all nations. Apparently, God was not satisfied with the services of religion. He wanted more! He wanted to gather His children into His arms as might a father his own family. Have we complicated prayer by making it a transactional encounter with God? Could prayer be as simple as allowing God to dwell in us, His house?   Many of Francois’ messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school’s emphasis is to train believers in the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

A most outstanding benefit of our salvation is intimate communion with God. Can anything be sweeter than to walk and talk with the Lover of our souls? Why, then, is prayer such a burden for many of us?    Many of Francois’ messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school’s emphasis is to train believers in the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

Believers often resist the devil and all known Satanic influences and seldom see change. Believers clothe themselves in the armor of God to stand against the enemy and find that life remains a struggle and circumstances rarely change. Are believers to conclude that they are defeated and lack authority and victory in Christ? Does the ease of our circumstances define victory? In this message, Francois teaches victory as a Person who overhauls our inner constitution, not just our external circumstances.    Many of Francois’ messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school’s emphasis is to train believers in the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

Does authority in God mean we are invincible? Does it mean we are greater than Jesus, who, when tempted to jump from the temple, remained within the confines of His humanity, even though He was fully divine and wholly capable of jumping without getting hurt? Does authority mean we always get what we want, when we want, without fail? The boundaries of spiritual authority are addressed in this message.    Many of Francois’ messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school’s emphasis is to train believers in the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

Yes, believers have been granted authority over Satanic influences. Therefore, we can resist the devil and restrict his power in our lives. But what happens when we rebuke and resist the Satanic and nothing happens? Does that mean that we have lost our authority in Christ? Does it mean we are not yet free? Does darkness prevail when things don’t change in our lives? This message may surprise you.      Many of Francois’ messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school’s emphasis is to train believers in the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

Knowing God is the key to authority in God. Faith is the turning of that key. The more we understand who God is, what He has done in the Messiah, and how He realizes Himself into us through the Holy Spirit, the more we will experience victory in Christ. Victory is very much an issue of knowing and believing.     Many of Francois’ messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school’s emphasis is to train believers in the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

What do you do when you sense there is an assignment against you from the realm of darkness? How do you go about the overcoming Christian life when temptation knocks on your door? How do you gain God’s authority in areas where sin seems so pervasive? The answer may surprise you.   Many of Francois’ messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school’s emphasis is to train believers in the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

The reality of spiritual victory and authority is based on the principle of identification with Christ, not the imitation of Christ. Victory, authority, and the overcoming life are facts from God’s perspective. To experience God’s those facts necessitates our identification with Jesus Christ. Through His grace and our faith in Him, His authority becomes our reality, and we live an overcoming life against sin, Satan, self, and the world as a result.   Many of Francois’ messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school’s emphasis is to train believers in the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

Lesson number one to live an overcoming life is not to focus on Satan! Our union with Christ constitutes us as overcomes, not our fixation on the works of darkness. This message starts a series of messages on the reality of spiritual authority in the believer’s life.   Many of Francois’ messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school’s emphasis is to train believers in the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

Spiritual growth happens best when we remain under the Lord’s direct influence. Our spiritual growth can be imminently stunted when we succumb to the culture’s influence. It takes immense focus on our part to stay within the leading of God. But when we do, growth and transformation will accompany that focus organically.    Many of Francois’ messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school’s emphasis is to train believers in the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

If you do this to God, you might find that your spiritual life will begin to lose its vitality. Instead, do precisely the opposite, and you might experience an ongoing rhythm with God that is fantastic.    Many of Francois’ messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school’s emphasis is to train believers in the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

It is erroneous to presume that the spiritual life is entirely a matter upon our shoulders. It’s just as wrong to think it’s all on God. The Scriptures teach a mystical union between God and man, not God replacing man or vice versa. Ingrafted spirituality means that man is ingrafted into God by the Holy Spirit, yet he remains a man with all the faculties of his humanity. Godliness is not the doing away of our humanity but the ingrafting of divinity into our humanness.     Many of Francois’ messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school’s emphasis is to train believers in the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

The New Testament uses a complex term to describe the condition of our person before God because of Christ. That term is “righteousness.” But what does it mean to be righteous before God? Even more, what should our spiritual experience be now that we’re righteous? In this message, four (4) word pictures are explained to describe the depth of the term “righteousness.”     Many of Francois’ messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school’s emphasis is to train believers in the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

No matter how long you have walked with God, there is always more of God to discover, experience, and enjoy. So what does a believer do with his insatiable desire to go “deeper” with God? Must he acquire more religious practices to go deeper with God? Must he know more truths? What exactly does it mean to go deeper with God anyway? This message might surprise you.     Many of Francois’ messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school’s emphasis is to train believers in the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

The Holy Spirit is just as available to us as He was for those in the first century. We can likewise experience His nourishing supply and His dynamic empowerment. What did those early believers do to gain more of the Holy Spirit in their experience? What did Jesus have to say about it?    Many of Francois’ messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school’s emphasis is to train believers in the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

All throughout Scripture, some men and women were undeniably God's friends. They knew Him well. They loved Him wholeheartedly. They obeyed Him sacrificially. It's because of God's friends that we have the privilege of knowing God ourselves. Will we, too, become the friends of God now that we know Him?    Many of Francois’ messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school’s emphasis is to train believers in the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

God deposited a mystical testimony deep within a person’s spirit who has been born of the Holy Spirit. While we cannot see that testimony with our natural eye, we can nevertheless experience it. We can grow in that inner testimony. However, we can also hinder that testimony from growing within us if we maintain a lifestyle out of sync with God’s Spirit. Are you aware of that testimony?     Many of Francois’ messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school’s emphasis is to train believers in the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

God's burden is to redeem sinners and introduce them to the realities of a brand new life in Him. However, He is not intent on pampering our flesh in the process of sanctification. In fact, God has a grim view of our flesh. While religion may emphasize our flesh in the growth process, God does not. He calls for its denial, not its dominion, termination, and preservation.     Many of Francois’ messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school’s emphasis is to train believers in the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

The Bible is full of miraculous accounts where God showed up in supernatural ways in people’s lives. There is one account, however, that is rich in the miraculous, although in unexpected ways. There were certain men selected to take care of feeding people bread. It’s a tedious and mundane job, but not for these men. They dared to believe God could be supernatural within their ordinary chores of everyday faithfulness. The spiritual man has such a perspective––everything is sacred now; nothing is off-limits for God’s supernatural involvement.     Many of Francois’ messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school’s emphasis is to train believers in the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

The spiritual man has learned to see things from God’s perspective. Jesus was such a person. At one time, He said of a little girl that was dead, “she is only sleeping.” The crowd must have thought Him crazy. And we will as well unless we learn to see things the way He does.    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school's emphasis is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

There was a man once who thought that his fleshly abilities could serve the purposes of God just fine. However, he was in for a rude awakening when God surprisingly crippled him. God did not cripple him to punish him. Instead, God touched him to transform him. To be a part of God’s purposes requires a transformed man of the Spirit, not a capable man of the flesh.     Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school's emphasis is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

Sooner or later, the spiritual man has to learn that encountering God is not confined to “green pastures” only. Life is not a perpetual “green pasture” experience for anyone on this planet! Life can be downright difficult, especially when we lose the controlled predictability thereof. The Bible tells the narrative of a man who encountered God, not in tranquil serenity, but in a hurricane. Truly, nothing can hinder an encounter with God! Except us.      Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school's emphasis is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

The Bible is replete with stories of men and women who had life-changing encounters with God. In fact, their effectiveness in life often sprung from their unique encounter with God that altered them as individuals. For example, in Genesis chapter two, we have such an encounter already when God put Adam to sleep.    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school's emphasis is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

There are numerous spiritual dynamics that the teachings of men cannot impart into the core of your being. In other words, God would like to teach specific aspects of the spiritual life to you directly. After all, He is an excellent teacher, and it is your birthright in God to learn from Him. For example, have you learned from God about the things Paul prayed for in Ephesians chapter one?     Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school's emphasis is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

In Matthew 5, Jesus confronts the culture of His day with seven indictments. It’s not too difficult to discern that the very things He spoke out against are the same things still hindering us from coming into the fullness of His Kingdom’s reality. Our traditions are as cemented into our culture as was theirs! Will Jesus’ alternative approach to human practices have an effect on us? The proof that it does, then, should be reflected in our daily living.    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school's emphasis is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

Jesus was very discerning that people do not need more religious formulas. What they needed was a relationship with His Father. And so, instead of teaching more religious jargon, He cut straight to the core of interaction with God, who ached to be known as a Father.     Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school's emphasis is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

In this continuing message on inward spiritual “stability,” Francois shares several principles we have to pay attention to for the realization of this inward “stability.”     Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school's emphasis is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

As believers in Jesus Christ, God affords us something that neither the world nor religion can give us. In this message, Francois calls it an inward “stability.” What is this inward stability? How do we get it? How do we foster it? How do we forfeit it?    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school's emphasis is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

At the core of the spiritual life is the shepherding of God. Without God’s ongoing shepherding, we will never live as He intended for us in the new covenant. So why do we resist His leading in our lives? What will it take to experience God’s pastoring the way David experienced it?    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school's emphasis is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

In this message, Francois briefly expounds on three items we can cultivate as we grow in Christ-consciousness. First, understand that there is a supernaturalism to the Christian life. Second, learn what it means to be submissive to Christ. And third, know what it means to have sonship bestowed upon us. These three items will aid us as we cultivate a life-consciousness in Jesus Christ.    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school's emphasis is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

To spiritually mature in Christ necessitates the cultivation of your consciousness. In other words, is your inner man still incarcerated by your old nature, or have you been calibrated to your new nature in Christ? Your inner consciousness plays a major role towards maturity or stagnation in the Christian life. Are you predominantly Christ or sin-conscious?    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school's emphasis is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

The closing verses of Romans 8 carry the tone of a super confident believer in his God. He categorically taunts every negative influence in the universe and rhetorically asks whether it has any ability whatsoever to remove the dynamic of love between believers and their God. Romans 8 climaxes with the love of God towards His children and their reciprocal love towards Him. Paul presents the crescendo of the spiritual life as one of love, the most potent force in the universe, and the very issue of God’s eternal redemption of man.    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The school's emphasis is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

The climax of the Holy Spirit’s role in Romans chapter 8 is clearly stated in verse 29, that the sons and daughters of God would be “conformed to the image of His Son.” This is the predestined decree of God and the resolute agenda of the Holy Spirit. From God’s perspective, we have been predestined to this glory. In our experience, however, it takes time and process for its manifestation. Essentially, time and process, therefore, serve the eternal purposes of God. What God does in us through the process has to match His eternal decree.    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

Time, among many things, is God’s servant to accomplish a transformative work in His children where all things work together for our good. The good, however, is not the exemption of difficulty but the conformation to the image of God’s Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. What Satan may intend for evil against God’s children, God is well able to triumph over through the image of His Son that can be wrought into us if we maintain our loving union with the Father.    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

In Romans 8:19-23, Paul slips into the tone of a Hebrew prophet of old, perhaps akin to that of Isaiah. As the Hebrew prophets prophesied a coming renewal of the heavens and the earth to spur the Israelites on towards godly living, Paul, likewise, predicts that a future restoration of the planet will follow the glorification of the children of God. He speaks with an eschatological hope and anticipation regarding the earth so that the Christians in Rome would persevere in their own suffering and trials. In the end, glorified believers will be entirely at home in the new heavens and the earth. Until that time, this fallen world is not their ultimate home. (And neither is it ours!)   Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

If you say that you belong to God, then are the interests of God yours? Is God’s heart really yours? Is God only your Father in a theoretical way, or is God your Father in a tangible way? Do you care for His will, way, Name, or glory? As the sons and daughters of God, we are filled with the Holy Spirit to care for the Father’s heart’s desire. Is this the reality of your spiritual life?   Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

In Romans 8:17-18, Paul introduces eschatological promises to the sons of God that endure through suffering. For Paul, Christian suffering is a given in Paul's perspective of the Christian life. Suffering can be expected, even among Christians, as long as we have two feet upon this earth. However, Paul is also quick to mention specific eschatological promises awaiting believers who stay hopeful in the fires of suffering. For the Roman Christians, suffering may not have been a reality they wanted to hear from Paul's pen. Like the Roman Christians, we need to both hear and receive this word on the eschatology of the suffering sons of God in our modern times.    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

Paul’s tone drastically changes in Romans 8:15 from that of the preceding chapters. He transitions from legal terms to tender terms, from words like “righteousness” to that of “Abba Father.” The picture is clear in Romans 8; all that God has legally accomplished to declare any sinner righteous can now be enjoyed through sonship and living in a familiar dynamic with God as Father.    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

God gave the apostle Paul a unique message that was unlike anything any prophet had ever conceived of. In fact, the message God entrusted to Paul completed all of the speaking of God regarding His purposes with man. This crucial message was relentlessly preached by Paul and is a message we desperately need to hear in our day. It has to do with Christ inside a person.     Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

Who is your messiah? Who is your pastor or shepherd? Who leads and speaks to you consistently? Who influences you the most? Under the ministry of the Holy Spirit and His leading, you can expect an increase in your spiritual life. On the other hand, under the exclusive leading of men, ministries, and movements, spiritual decline in your life is inevitable. Are you increasing or declining in your spiritual life?     Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

In Romans 8:6-11, Paul explains how the Christian life can be a life of increase if it is lived from the reality of an indwelling Lord and Spirit. On the other hand, when a believer retains his lifestyle according to the flesh, his spiritual life will show the realities of decrease. God’s New Testament economy is for the spiritual life to be one of increase. What is the graph of your spirituality: increase or decrease?   Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

The Christian life is about being in Christ, not about doing good. God’s economy is not about goodly people but about godly people. Phariseeism fixates on being “good” with the fruit of self-righteousness. The spiritual man fixates on Christ. Good is not the pursuit of the Christian but the fruit of living by the Holy Spirit. Without Christ, good is actually death, according to Paul. Are you a good person or a godly Christian?   Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

In this message, 8 workings of the Holy Spirit are highlighted from Romans 8:5-27. These Holy Spirit “enablements” are for those who want to live the spiritual life not from the energy of their own fallen flesh but in partnership with the Spirit of Jesus Christ. With the Holy Spirit’s aid, the Christian life can be lived according to God’s New Testament economy.     Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

How is the believer in Christ Jesus suppose to overcome the residual issues of sin in his flesh? Should he turn to religion to improve and reform his behavior? Should he subject his body to disciplines and law codes that rigidly regulate his flesh? Paul, in Romans 8:12-13, gives us an altogether different approach than does religion.    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

Within every Christian, there are 3 “experts” at war. Each “expert” lives according to its own laws and regulations and constantly seeks to overthrow the others for its own purposes. As believers, we need to understand from Romans 8:5-9 that our mind plays a crucial role within the outcome of this internal conflict. We must “set our minds” according to the Spirit or according to the flesh. The results are diametrically opposed to one another!    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

According to Paul, when Christ’s death condemned sin on the cross, the “righteous requirement of the law” was fulfilled in those who live according to the Spirit. What was Paul talking about in this complex phrase, “the righteous requirement of the law?” Apparently, this is an issue of the cross’s work that should be an experience for everyone who is a believer in Jesus the Messiah.    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

To “set your mind on the Spirit” is an ultimatum of Paul for the spiritual man to experience the rich realities of the spiritual life. God does not force or coerce us to “set our minds.” It is something we do according to the consecration of our hearts. An unconsecrated heart minds the “things of the flesh;” a consecrated man minds the “things of the Spirit.” Which one are you?   Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

In Romans 8, the phrase “set your mind” occurs repeatedly. According to Paul’s understanding of the spiritual life, walking in the Spirit is very much an issue of us choosing to lean into the things of the Spirit of God. Walking in the Spirit is not an automatic lifestyle; it very much involves the believer’s will. This message explores the role the believer’s will plays after his new birth in the Holy Spirit.     Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has freed us from the penalty of sin, the indwelling person of sin, the power of sin, and from the practices of habitual sin. However, until we expire in our bodies, the residual influence of sin still remains within us as the presence of sin.    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

Spiritual freedom is not only an issue of the many sins we have committed but a release from an inner accusatory voice that is not the Spirit of Christ. This inner voice is called the “conscience,” and it is an issue that has to be addressed by the “law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus.” For the spiritual man, his inner conscience must be trained to hear the voice of the Spirit of Christ.     Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

A careful reading of Romans reveals two “bookends” to the chapter. These “bookends” afford the richness of the spiritual life described within the chapter, especially the overcoming life. Discover these “bookends” and the freedom, Spirit, and victory it affords you.   Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

God is for you, even if nothing goes right in your life. It is not an indication that you are back under the condemnation of God when life falls apart, and you experience suffering. All believers in Christ Jesus will have difficulties in life. However, we must be sure to understand that problems do not reinterpret the character of God nor alter our standing in Him. In Christ, we can experience tribulation, but never condemnation.     Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

Being “in Christ” seems to have been a favorite phrase used by the apostle Paul. Surely, being “in Christ” was more than a theological term to him; it had to be an experiential reality! At the heart of the Gospel is not just the forgiveness we receive because of Christ, but the filling we receive because of His indwelling. Is there anything sweeter than the spiritual reality of being “in Christ?”    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

In Romans 8:1, Paul uses the term “in Christ.” This term is often used within Paul’s writings in expounding the spiritual life. In this message, how a person comes “into Christ” and how “Christ comes into a believer” is explained. Surprisingly, being “in Christ” is a vital aspect of the Gospel and an experience we can enjoy every day.    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

At the heart of the gospel is the beautiful phrase from Romans 8:1, “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ.” The gospel is not an issue of doing better by either the law of Moses or some law we invent of our own accord. The gospel is about Christ being added to our being through the indwelling Holy Spirit.     Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

There is a tension between the Lordship of Jesus Christ and the Christian’s earthly manifestation of that Lordship. This very tension was also experienced within the first century! The Letter to the Hebrews addresses this tension and hints at 8 ways in which the reality of Christ’s victory can become progressively manifested within the believer’s everyday experience. Consider your spiritual life against these 8 ways of cooperating with God.   Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

To experience friendship with God, as it was said of Abraham in 2 Chronicles 20:7 and James 2:23, requires a walk with God rooted in faith, not explanation. If you cannot handle "mystery," a faith-filled walk with God will be nearly impossible. Friendship is not cultivated in explanation but experiences born out of trust.     Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

On what foundation do you hear the speaking of God? Is the internet your basis for God’s speaking? Is your self-will, prejudice, conspiracy, bias, or imagination the basis for the explanation of God? In this message, Francois proposes that Christ’s nature within the believer ought to be the basis for the revelation knowledge the believer needs to be under God's leading.   Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

According to Paul the Apostle, a believer in Christ should have a lifestyle altogether different from “outsiders,” or gentiles. Paul’s description of gentiles is that they are useless in their minds, void of understanding, foreigners to God’s life, ignorant, hard in heart, without feeling, loos-living, unclean, and greedy. A spiritual man does not exhibit this kind of lifestyle. If Paul were to meet you, would he consider you a believer or gentile based on your lifestyle?   Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Learn more about LEGACY School Of Discipleship: www.legacyencounter.org   Support this podcast financially: www.legacyencounter.org/support   For questions: hello@legacyencounter.org   Follow LEGACY on Instagram: @legacy_discipleship   Facebook Page: LEGACY School Of Discipleship

“Our Father.” Can any words in the entire Bible be any sweeter? Jesus taught this approach in prayer to His disciples. Shall we, in the modern age, pray in another way? Can intimate prayer before the Father be this simple? Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.  Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

“Our Father” is the prayer Jesus taught His kingdom people. There are fewer than fifty words in this prayer for those who dare to commune with God in secrecy. The prayer that Jesus taught, although small, is highly productive for those who can partner with the depth of those few words. One aspect of this “Pater Noster” is highlighted in the message. Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.  Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

At the heart of kenosis is trust in God. Kenosis is less about self-mortification, suffering, or pain as erroneously purported by ascetics throughout Christianity. Kenosis is to trust God, not my flesh. Trusting God is perhaps the most significant issue that has to be settled within every man and woman who seeks to walk with God. Kenosis, therefore, is merely a means to a life of trusting God.  Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.  Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

You cannot claim the realities of a spiritual life according to the New Testament pattern without the workings of kenosis in your life. Kenosis was an obstacle for Satan.  Adam and Eve ignored kenosis in Eden. Kenosis has been a real problem for man throughout every era of his existence. Jesus Christ, on the other hand, had no issue with the principle of kenosis. As His disciple, do you have a problem with kenosis? Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.  Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

For every man and woman who reflects God as image-bearers, a 3-part process ensues (see graph in Episode Web Page) to transform that man and woman into His image. This process is seen in the lives of just about every character in the Biblical narrative. God still employs this very process today to transform modern men and women into His divine Person as glorious image-bearers.  Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.  Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work. Graph of 3-part process: 1 2 3 Initiate Intensifies Ignite Call Train Man Consecrate Test Message Covenant Trust Ministry Identity Illuminate Influence Gain  Grow Go

Why do you suppose God saved you in Jesus Christ the Messiah? What is your interpretation of the work of God in your life since your new birth in Spirit? What is God doing within you and ultimately through you? What is that you are hoping to get out of a relationship with God? Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.  Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

It is God’s burden for man to be a conduit for the realities of the unseen realm––the heavens. From God’s perspective, His work in the redemptive process is the recovery of His fallen image in man. God’s initial plan with a man was for him to be an image-bearer of the invisible realm. Nothing in that plan has changed. Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.  Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

Even as Christ was the reality of God, the Holy Spirit is the reality of Christ. Through the Holy Spirit's ministry, God in Christ should be an experiential reality to the spiritual man. Partnering with the Holy Spirit enhances God's existence; disobeying the Holy Spirit frustrates that same reality. Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.  Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

In this message, Francois discusses 8 potential hindrances to the Holy Spirit’s influence in the believer’s life. They are ignorance, unbelief, the natural man, rebellion, ongoing sin, woundings, showmanship, and blasphemy. Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.  Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

The Holy Spirit is pictured as a dove in the gospel narratives. Like a dove has two wings for the ability to fly, the Holy Spirit has two dynamics He facilitates into a believer's life for him to live the spiritual life. One dynamic cannot be stressed at the other's neglect, for both comprise the Holy Spirit's baptism in the New Testament. Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.  Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

It is naive to live the Christian life as if there is no Holy Spirit. There are two fundamental reasons for this prevailing mindset. Francois shares those two views in this message and adds several practical applications that mark a life under the Holy Spirit's reality. Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.  Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

There is a spectacular element to the Holy Spirit that cannot be denied. Many of us often deny the personal and renewing aspect of the same Holy Spirit. We fixate less on His work within us and more on His manifestations about us. God desires to work within us to such an extent that with one voice in the Holy Spirit, we cry out, “Come Lord Jesus.” Jesus cannot come from our lips if He is not first formed into our being by the renewing Spirit of God. Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.  Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

The Holy Spirit does a progressive work within the believer that is prophetically pictured in Genesis 1. The Spirit broods over the chaotic earth to accomplish six “works” for God’s purposes. Those six “accomplishments” are relevant within every believer who walks in the Holy Spirit today. Many of Francois messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.  Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

The book of Acts almost presents itself as two separate books. The first part has a lot of Holy Spirit activity in it; the latter doesn’t. The first part is very supernatural and spectacular; the second part is bland and ordinary. What are we to make of these polarizing portions of the Acts of the Apostles? The answer may surprise you. Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.  Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

If a “picture speaks a thousand words,” then a thousand pictures are needed to describe the Holy Spirit. In this message, seven realistic depictions of the Holy Spirit are highlighted with their practical application in the believer’s life. Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.  Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

When all four Gospels reiterate that Christ will "baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire," an essential aspect of Jesus' ministry is emphasized. You cannot ignore this prophetic utterance regarding Christ's ministry made by His cousin! Unless you are open to Jesus' Spirit-ministry, you will not be ushered into His kingdom's realities. You cannot live the spiritual life apart from this particular ministry of Christ. Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.  Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

In this intense message, Francois shares the difference between the Spirit of God and the flesh of man; their opposing origins and culminating fruit, from Genesis to Revelation. He makes a strong appeal to surrender to the Holy Spirit for the out-living of the normal Christian life according to God’s New Testament economy. Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.  Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

What is your motivation in your pursuit of knowing God? Why is it really that you want to know Him? The inward constitution of a renewed spirit and a motivation of love towards God is the issue addressed in this message.  5 Issues that hinders the knowing of God, and causes the “hiding” of God is also discussed. Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.  Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

The nature of the Triune-God is light. It is likewise the ministry of Father, Christ, and Holy Spirit to impart light into His sons and daughters. The Scriptures and the first century apostolic ministries both are agents of the light of God. The normal Christian life is therefore a life under this comprehensive unveiling ministry of light.   Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

A spiritual man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God, and not the word of mouth on the street. The word of man will mostly breed confusion and conjecture, a far cry from the New Testament standard of a spiritual man who walks in the light of God.   Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

The condition of your inner man either qualifies or disqualifies you from spiritual revelation. Knowing God intimately is entirely predicated on humility within a believer. To him who has this humility within, more of God will be known, experienced, and enjoyed.   Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

The natural man with his carnal faculties do not have the constitutional capacity to know God. Try as he might, his natural eye, ear, or imagination counts for nothing in the true knowing of God according to the Apostle Paul. Only in the Holy Spirit are you able to know the depths of God. This message repudiates human cleverness in the true knowing of God.   Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

The spiritual man is constantly growing in spiritual revelation, and more especially in the knowing of God. Although many divine items in God have a sense of mystery to the spiritual man, he nevertheless continues to know God amidst these mysteries. The importance of spiritual revelation is developed in this introductory message.   Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

This episode addresses 7 ditches many a believer often finds himself in. It’s the ditches of Culture, Legalism, Sensationalism, Intellectualism, Libertinism, Sectarianism, and Emotionalism. These ditches frustrate the spiritual life so vividly described in the New Testament.   Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.    Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

In this very candid message, Francois discusses performance oriented spirituality. He breaks down how this illusionary spirituality takes root within a person and the subsequent spiritual experiences of those who fall into this ditch. He also discusses the differences between guilt and shame for those who constantly fail to live up to self-imposed spiritual standards.  Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.  Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

In this introductory message on “spiritual ditches,” Francois sets the stage for a series of messages pertaining to all the many “rabbit trails” believers embark on to come into the supposed “fullness” of God. These messages are not for those who are currently content with their spiritual vitality in God.  Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.  Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.

God is very much stirred by a thorough consecration within His children. The spiritual man tends earnestly to his consecration before God and as a result, experiences three unique responses from God. These responses from God can intensify as one’s consecration before God is ongoingly checked and updated, even deepened and intensified.    Many of Francois' messages are delivered within the context of a spiritual formation school called, LEGACY School Of Discipleship. The emphasis of the school is to be trained within the realities of the accomplished work of Jesus Christ.  Visit LEGACY online for more information about the school or to support this work.