I wrote about a month ago that I "Blew up" or canceled our g42 church here in Colorado Springs... the issue was over wanting community without authority.

Matthew 8 verses 5-18 – Jesus tests the centurion on his faith and his "Understanding" of authority – the centurion comes to Jesus and tells him "my servant lies at home paralyzed and in terrible suffering" here is the test – Jesus says, "I will go and heal him"

One of my frustrations and heart cry for this generation is that they will actually pay the price and go do it themselves! We have made it way too easy on our children; we are expected to pay for cars, sports, college. We give trophies and medals for nothing; other than inhaling and exhaling, not for excelling. Because of the lack of fathering from the past few generations, the church has taken the message of fathering a generation and made into co-dependency and being their friend instead of their parent. What this generation needs to put down the x-box, stop running to one mission program to another and pick up the sword of authority and do something!

As you know the centurion says to the Lord; "just say the word and my servant will be healed. For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one to go and he goes; and that one to come and he comes. I say to my servant do this and he does it." It says in verse 10, "When Jesus heard this he was astonished"!

The centurion passed the test! I am a man under authority, so I have authority! Authority over my sin, over those that want to be better – not manipulation, not control – just, I know who you are, I know I don't fully get it, but... I have faith.

I was having a drink today with one of our guys here that is in ministry and was a part of our "g42" church. He shared a sin issue with me and he wasn't sure what to do... I told him that he had just put his sin, "Under Authority" and now he was covered. When that sin raises its ugly head; call me, we will pray and it will not control you. He was set free today.

That is all authority is... I have controlled and manipulated thru the years in my "Authority positions" now, all I want is to cover and help create faith in those that get it.