It is quite evident in the day that we live in, that there is a spiritual war going on to determine what our societies look like. The problem is that many Christians do not know how to be an occupying force that brings blessing, peace, reformation, and societal transformation to their communities. Join Richard and Kimberly Wilson as they empower you in spiritual management and civil engagement. Get ready to influence culture and bring change!
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Shock and awe is a military strategy to disable enemy occupation. How? By the use of overwhelming power and spectacular displays of force. Listen in to hear how Lord loves to shock and awe the enemy, remove his power, and fully occupy the territory. Sign up for emails at: www.watchmenarise.com. Purchase your copy of Preparing for Battle: Developing…
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Out with the Trash! (Season 1, Episode 29)
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Moving into a new season requires letting go of some things. We can prepare ourselves to advance into what God is doing now by removing obsolete items from the past. Listen in to hear how there’s a time to fill up the garbage bin and take out the trash! Sign up for emails at: www.watchmenarise.com. Purchase your copy of Preparing for Battle: Develo…
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Reset Whether You Want To or Not! Part 3 (Season 1, Episode 28)
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Don’t dread the reset! God takes us from glory to glory. You can move into your new season without pulling in the dead things of yesterday. Watch what comes out of your mouth! Your words may very well shape your future! Recorded at The Gathering Church in Moravian Falls, NC. Sign up for emails at: www.watchmenarise.com. Purchase your copy of Prepar…
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Reset Whether You Want To or Not! Part 2 (Season 1, Episode 27)
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When God calls for a reset, you’ve got to be able to see beyond where you are. If not careful, we will let our past hinder us from moving into the future. You don’t have to drag your past with you! Listen in to hear how God has given us an anointed forgetter that will allow us to move into what he is doing NOW. Recorded at The Gathering Church in M…
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Reset Whether You Want To or Not! Part 1 (Season 1, Episode 26)
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Reset. It’s a buzz word around Christian and secular circles alike. Here’s the deal: In this season you’re going to have to reset whether you want to or not. Listen in to hear how to navigate through these interesting times. Recorded at The Gathering Church in Moravian Falls, NC. Sign up for emails at: www.watchmenarise.com. Purchase your copy of P…
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Discipling Nations (Season 1, Episode 25)
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As believers in Christ Jesus, we have a responsibility to disciple nations. The Kingdom principles we live by can be taught on dual levels. 1) As citizens of the Kingdom and 2) As citizens of our respective nations. Listen in to hear how to walk in your God given right as a discipler of nations. Sign up for emails at: www.watchmenarise.com. Purchas…
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Lay Hands on Your City (Season 1, Episode 24)
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Do you ever think about what needs healing in your city? Did you know that you have the power to “lay hands on the sick” and bring recovery to the sick places where you live? Listen in to hear how you can effectively lay hands on the sickness of your city. Sign up for emails at: www.watchmenarise.com. Purchase your copy of Preparing for Battle: Dev…
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One of the strangest things Jesus said was “If you drink anything deadly it will by no means hurt them…” How bizarre is that! Listen in to hear how we can enter into the land of stranger things and bring transformation Kingdom of God style. Sign up for emails at: www.watchmenarise.com. Purchase your copy of Preparing for Battle: Developing the Life…
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Out with the Serpents! (Season 1, Episode 22)
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Taking up a nation’s serpents and deadly things was not a foreign concept to the disciples. Most likely they remembered God’s method for addressing injustice in a nation through Moses’ life. Listen in to hear how we can declare “Out with the serpents!” Sign up for emails at: www.watchmenarise.com. Purchase your copy of Preparing for Battle: Develop…
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They Will Speak with New Tongues (Season 1, Episode 21)
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Are you ready to speak God’s language that has the power to transform culture? Speaking in new tongues is part of The Great Commission. The question is: How does this command effect our communities? Listen in to hear how you can communicate a message quite different from the world’s culture: The new language of the Kingdom of God. Sign up for email…
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7 Prayer Targets for City Transformation (Season 1, Episode 20)
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We know our cities need spiritual transformation and civil reformation. One way we can be part of this happening is through targeted intercession focused on discipling your city. Sign up for emails at: www.watchmenarise.com. Purchase your copy of Preparing for Battle: Developing the Lifestyle of a Victorious Prayer Warrior on Amazon.com. Show notes…
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Casting Out a Nation’s Demons (Season 1, Episode 19)
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Have you ever wondered what a transformed community would look like? What if all demonic activity vanished from your city? It would be amazing, wouldn’t it? You would have peace in the streets, a spirit of unity, people would prosper, crime would be gone. When Jesus told the disciples to cast demons out in His name this included communities as well…
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The Lamb’s Inheritance (Season 1, Episode 18)
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Jesus has a management strategy for His inheritance, the nations. As part of His authorized team upon the earth, we have a job to do! Tune in to hear Jesus’ pep talk (also known as The Great Commission). He breathed purpose and power into His new occupying force on the earth and still does today. It's time to disciple and transform nations. Sign up…
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Too many Christians have made spiritual warfare about their enemy rather than God's. The result is worry, anxiety and stress. When we pay more attention to what God's enemy is doing, rather than what God is doing, our wrong focus will bring wrong interpretation. Listen in to hear how you can rest easy that Jesus, the Lamb of God, has this war cover…
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The Enemies of God (Season 1, Episode 16)
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Ever feel like you are under attack from the enemy? Have you ever thought that this enemy is God’s enemies, too? When accusations come, the enemy's words are not about you alone. He is accusing God Almighty in you, too! Listen in to hear how to navigate through attacks from this viewpoint. Gain God's perspective of the battle you are in. Sign up fo…
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The Force Be with You (Season 1, Episode 15)
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There is no place for “I”solation in the Kingdom of God. The full force of the Godhead: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit dwell within you the believer. It is time to stop living as an “I”. Step into your identity as a “WE”. That’s the sum of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in You! You’ll be amazed when you realize The Force is with you! Sign up for emails…
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Discern Through an Eternal Perspective (Season 1, Episode 14)
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Those of you who are born of God can see the Kingdom of Heaven. The question is how? There is a natural way to perceive situations around us. God wants us to see through eternal eyes. Tune in to hear how He taught His prophets to do this. He wants you to be able to discern, too! Subscribe to: Occupying Force podcast Sign up for emails at: www.watch…
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Perception: Do You See What He Sees? (Season 1, Episode 13)
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How we see and perceive are important. Same goes for spiritual issues, too. The question is are we seeing what God sees or analyzing situations through our own filters? Listen in to learn how to gain God’s perspective. Subscribe to: Occupying Force podcast. Sign up for emails at: www.watchmenarise.com. Order Richard & Kimberly’s book Preparing for …
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Change the Atmosphere Wherever You Go (Season 1, Episode 12)
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We are called to be atmosphere changers! Feel tension in the room? Waitress having a bad day? As Kingdom carriers of God’s attributes, we have the ability to shift an atmosphere of darkness to one of light. Listen in to learn how you can release God’s occupying force wherever you go. Subscribe to: Occupying Force podcast Sign up for emails at: www.…
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Spiritual Mapping: Do You Know the Lay of Your Land? (Season 1, Episode 11)
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No one goes into a new city without some kind of map. Without one, you wouldn't know where everything is! Spiritual mapping works the same way. You develop a picture of the lay of your land in a spiritual way. Where is evil operating? Where is righteousness reigning? Once plotted, you get a picture of the spiritual strongholds. From there God will …
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Protect Our Children with Terry Kemple (Season 1, Episode 10)
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Our children are bombarded with teaching from many perspectives in the education system. Who is protecting our children from false truths and anti-Judeo-Christian principles? Listen in to hear how Terry and Shirley Kemple are an occupying force in the education system. Protect Our Children Project started in their home county. Now it is influencing…
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How a Fast from Isolation Will Benefit You (Season 1, Episode 9)
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They say that it takes 21 days to break a habit. That includes the habit of self-isolation. Ready to overcome the psychological effects caused by stay-at-home orders and social distancing? Listen in to learn how you can fast from isolation and begin living life again! To learn more about the ministry of Richard & Kimberly Wilson visit www.watchmena…
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4 Ways God Uses Divine Connections (Season 1, Episode 8)
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God set ups are the best! Divine connections change our lives in ways beyond our wildest imaginations. In fact, that is how this Occupying Force podcast came to being. Listen in to hear how a divine email and appointment changed Richard and Kimberly's lives. Subscribe to Occupying Force Podcast and Newsletter at www.watchmenarise.com. Like what you…
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Intentional Relationships (Season 1, Episode 7)
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Jesus was intentional when He developed relationships. Just look at how He recruited the disciples! His model of team development shows how to form a local group of Kingdom advancers that become an occupying force. To learn more about the ministry of Richard & Kimberly Wilson visit www.watchmenarise.com. To support Occupying Force podcast or sign u…
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Fall in Love with Your City (Season 1, Episode 6)
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To become an occupying force, we need to love our cities the way that God does. This can be difficult if we have experienced disappointment, broken dreams, and betrayal in our geographical location. However, it is His love that opens the door to His heart’s desire for our community. Our freedom from hope deferred will change the perspective of how …
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The Violent Take It by Force (Season 1, Episode 5)
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As part of God’s army, we can’t avoid the battles around us. In fact, Jesus stated, “The kingdom of God suffers violence and the violent take it by force.” (Matt. 11:12) These are fighting words! In this episode we will talk about what “suffers violence” and “take it by force” mean. Plus, we will share the testimony of how believers praying weekly …
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The Force of Endurance (Season 1, Episode 4)
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Endurance is a supernatural gift to us. We need it now more than ever! This gift becomes a protective canopy formed through various trials and tribulations. In this episode, we will learn how this gift develops and manifests in and through us. Plus, Kimberly shares her personal testimony of how endurance formed through physical challenges. To learn…
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Occupational Hazards (Season 1, Episode 3)
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God wants to fully occupy our hearts. This first place of Holy Spirit occupation – the heart – has enemies that try to prevent this from happening. In this episode, we will talk about Jesus’ Parable of the Sower in Luke 8 and how to identify the occupational hazards that keep our hearts from being good ground for the eternal word of God. Show notes…
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A Force to Be Reckoned With (Season 1, Episode 2)
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Contending with evil forces has been going on since before the Flood. The wicked Nephilim occupation influenced the earth and shifted mankind out of God’s original intent through occult ways. However, our God is a force to be reckoned with! Show notes: Episode 2: A Force to Be Reckoned With ABOUT THE EPISODE The wicked occupation of the Nephilim in…
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The Origins of Occupation (Season 1, Episode 1)
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There is a spiritual war going on around us – a fight between light and darkness. There is a need for an occupying force to step out of the four walls of the church and influence the society around them. In this episode, we will give you tools to take your faith beyond evangelism and discipleship into the place of Kingdom occupation through involve…
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Introducing Occupying Force with Richard and Kimberly Wilson
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Learn to be an occupying force that brings blessing, peace, reformation, and societal transformation to their communities. Join Richard and Kimberly Wilson as they empower you in spiritual management and civil engagement. Get ready to influence culture and bring change!
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