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!

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 involvement in education and government on a local level.

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Episode 1: The Origins of Occupation

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God Almighty, the original occupying force, entered the void, desolate, chaotic earth realm, brought order, atmosphere, and provision. He then created mankind to continue in His work of occupying creation. His original intent to occupy is still in operation today. Learn how you can begin to identify where God wants you to be an occupying force in your community.

ABOUT RICHARD & KIMBERLY WILSON

Richard and Kimberly Wilson, Executive Directors of Watchmen Arise International serve as corporate trainers of societal transforming Christians. Together they co-host the Occupying Force podcast, authored Preparing for Battle, and numerous courses designed to further your influence in this world. They are popular speakers who activate regional teams and individuals alike in the areas of spiritual management, civil engagement, and transformed communities. To find out more about the Wilsons and interactive online training opportunities visit www.watchmenarise.com.

QUOTES & SCRIPTURE TO REMEMBER

• 1:1-3
• 1:27-28
• 9:6-7 – The government is upon His shoulders.

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Preparing for Battle: Developing the Lifestyle of a Victorious Prayer Warrior by Kimberly J. and Richard C. Wilson

7-Week Victorious Prayer Warrior Bootcamp

Societal Transformers Bootcamp

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!

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Episode 2: A Force to Be Reckoned With

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The wicked occupation of the Nephilim in Genesis 6:1-12 sealed their fate when they came together and forged an oath on Mount Hermon. God came in with a great reset of the planet through The Flood. Upon exit from the Ark, God takes mankind back to His original intent through His words to Noah, “Be fruitful and multiply.” However, Noah’s son Ham remembered the evil ways upon earth before the flood and walked in a lifestyle of enchantment and occult practices. This led to the re-development of the Canaanite stronghold at Mount Hermon. The good news is that Jesus dealt with the oath once and for all. Back to original intent!

ABOUT RICHARD & KIMBERLY WILSON

Richard and Kimberly Wilson, Executive Directors of Watchmen Arise International serve as corporate trainers of societal transforming Christians. Together they co-host the Occupying Force podcast, authored Preparing for Battle, and numerous courses designed to further your influence in this world. They are popular speakers who activate regional teams and individuals alike in the areas of spiritual management, civil engagement, and transformed communities. To find out more about the Wilsons and interactive online training opportunities visit www.watchmenarise.com.

QUOTES & SCRIPTURE TO REMEMBER

• 6:1-12
• 9:1-2
• 16:13-20

CONNECT WITH US

To support Occupying Force Podcast give to Watchmen Arise International today.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/watchmenariseintl/

Twitter: www.twitter.com/watchmenarise

Website: www.watchmenarise.com

Subscribe to Occupying Force Podcast and Newsletter

Booking info: office@watchmenarise.com or call 336-921-0971

Products available to advance you in Kingdom occupation:

Preparing for Battle: Developing the Lifestyle of a Victorious Prayer Warrior by Kimberly J. and Richard C. Wilson

7-Week Victorious Prayer Warrior Bootcamp

Societal Transformers Bootcamp

Resources:

The Sentinel Group/George Otis, Jr. www.sentinelgroup.org

Manchester, City of Hope www.trailsrus.com

Heiser, Michael, Reversing Hermon

Wilson, Richard & Kimberly, Societal Transformers Bootcamp

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.

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Episode 3: Occupational Hazards

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There is a principle called self-government that is linked with the occupation of Holy Spirit in the heart. Self-government is the first place of stewardship tasked to us. In Proverbs 4:23, it states “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” The task of guarding our hearts is key to becoming a fully functional Holy Ghost filled occupying force. However, there are enemies of self-government that cause occupational hazards in our lives:

1. The devil
2. Temptation
3. Worries, anxiety, and stress

Good ground is what is needed to become occupied by the substance of the eternal word.

ABOUT RICHARD & KIMBERLY WILSON

Richard and Kimberly Wilson, Executive Directors of Watchmen Arise International serve as corporate trainers of societal transforming Christians. Together they co-host the Occupying Force podcast, authored Preparing for Battle, and numerous courses designed to further your influence in this world. They are popular speakers who activate regional teams and individuals alike in the areas of spiritual management, civil engagement, and transformed communities. To find out more about the Wilsons and interactive online training opportunities visit www.watchmenarise.com.

QUOTES & SCRIPTURE TO REMEMBER

• Luke 8:1-15 (Matt 13:3-23, Mark 4:1-25)
• John 14:16
• Proverbs 4:23

CONNECT WITH US

Website: www.watchmenarise.com

Booking info: office@watchmenarise.com or call 336-921-0971

Products available to advance you in Kingdom occupation:

Preparing for Battle: Developing the Lifestyle of a Victorious Prayer Warrior by Kimberly J. and Richard C. Wilson

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 more about the ministry of Richard & Kimberly Wilson visit Watchmen Arise International.

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Episode 4: The Force of Endurance

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We wake up every day with craziness going on all around us. The days we are living in are different than anything we have ever known. Our news media is filled with lies and causing the atmosphere to be filled with fear. Those of us called Christians and supporters of our Constitution are ridiculed, if not hated.

What is our position in the midst of the chaos? We must be firm in our trust in God, knowing He loves people and so must we. We need to recognize we are in a spiritual battle that is not against flesh and blood, but this battle is revealed through flesh.

Our position must be one of endurance, seeing that it is a supernatural gift to us. God makes it clear that His power is revealed through our weakness. It is good to see our weakness and admit it so God can then release His Strength in us. The attribute of His Strength that we are looking at today is endurance. Let us discover a key to supernatural life through endurance.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 states, “Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”

• Suffers - To patiently endure, not to lose heart. To persevere patiently and bravely in enduring misfortunes and troubles.
• Envy - To be heated or to boil with envy, hatred, anger.

Matt. 10:22 goes on to say, “…and you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.”

• Endures - to preserve: under misfortunes and trials to hold fast to one’s faith in Christ. To endure, bear bravely and calmly: ill treatments.
• Save - to save, keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction. Keep one (from injury or peril). To preserve one who is in danger of destruction, to save or rescue.

Many people refuse the processes that reveal the purpose of life. In 2 Tim. 2:1-10, we see that Paul endured all things for a purpose beyond himself. He understood that his endurance allowed others to obtain the salvation that was in Christ with eternal Glory. Endurance is a divine attribute. Endurance reveals the love of God being released through us. Salvation is a manifestation of divine life in the now, not an outcome in the end.

Being trained in endurance will establish the Kingdom of God in us. Once we conclude that we have the power to overcome all things through God who strengthens us, we are partaking of His divine power.

Spiritual maturity is made manifest when a person refuses to allow any test or trial to have dominion over him. Receiving a promise from God is not nearly as vital to our development as enduring the process we go through in pursuit of the promise.

We are empowered to endure. Be encouraged!

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 at a local middle school changed the spiritual atmosphere and reduced manifestations of darkness.

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Episode 5: The Violent Take It by Force

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What powerful words Jesus spoke over 2,000 years ago as He painted a picture of the state of His kingdom! In His proclamation that “…the kingdom of God suffers violence and the violent take it by force,” we are faced with the realization that if we are going to be successful members of the body of Christ, we must be willing to go to battle. This is a hard verse for peacetime loving Christians to swallow; however, our eyes must be open to the reality of what is going on around us!

“The kingdom of God suffers violence…” (Matt. 11:12)

“Suffers violence” is by no means a pleasant term. In order to understand the violation that is taking place to the kingdom of God, let’s look at the meaning of these words:i

Suffers

• To endure death, pain or distress
• To sustain loss or damage
• To be subject to disability or handicap

Violence

• Exertion of physical force to injure or abuse
• Injury by distortion
• Infringement
• Intense, turbulent or furious and often destructive action or force
• A clashing or jarring quality
• Undue alteration

Do you see that His kingdom is suffering violence? “Suffers violence” literally means that the kingdom of God is enduring death, sustaining loss, and is subject to disability at the hand of physical force, distortion, and undue alteration by the enemy. Worry, anxiety, stress, trauma, and fear cause violent suffering in His kingdom; as does sickness, disease, poverty, and death. These are all enemies of the cross and are signs that His kingdom suffers violence. This kind of damage is serious! This is a battle between heaven and hell, light and darkness.

The kingdom of God has been seriously distressed since the days of John the Baptist. The enemy has crossed the legal lines and infringed upon our God’s kingdom laws. He knows distortion of the truth keeps people in bondage.

Have you ever been hurt by a lie? Perhaps someone neglected to tell you the truth about a situation or spread lies about you. Maybe you believed in a wrong perception of a situation only to find out later what you thought was true was a web of lies. If so, your personal “kingdom” suffered violence at the hand of a fallen world. Thankfully, Jesus understands this type of violation. His own friends denied him, betrayed Him, and turned away when things got tough.

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“…the violent take it by force.” (Matt. 11:12)

Strong’s Concordance defines “violent” and “take by force” as:

Violent (Strong’s Greek #1499)

• To tear away
• Seize
• Plunder
• Take away by force

Take by force (Strong’s Greek #726)

• To seize
• Carry off by force

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 we see our cities.

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Episode 6: Fall in Love with Your City

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Let’s get one thing straight: We cannot go to war for something we don’t love. This includes our cities. God wants to change the lens we view our communities through to a lens of hope and promise, not despair and discouragement.

We must search our heart and get clear of any resentment, judgment or curses we have spoken over our city, nation, business, family, or church. If we do not do that, chances are that our motives for praying will be tainted.

We were born and placed in our city for such a time as this. We are called to release God’s love where He has planted us.

ABOUT RICHARD & KIMBERLY WILSON

Richard and Kimberly Wilson, Executive Directors of Watchmen Arise International serve as corporate trainers of societal transforming Christians. Together they co-host the Occupying Force podcast, authored Preparing for Battle, and numerous courses designed to further your influence in this world. They are popular speakers who activate regional teams and individuals alike in the areas of spiritual management, civil engagement, and transformed communities. To find out more about the Wilsons and interactive online training opportunities visit www.watchmenarise.com.

QUOTES & SCRIPTURE TO REMEMBER

• 1 Cor. 13:2-3, 13

• Luke 19:41-44

• Psalm 2:8

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.

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Episode 7: Intentional Relationships

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When Jesus began calling the disciples, He invited them into a relationship that was bigger than anything they ever imagined. He saw potential in each man. Potential, given the opportunity to learn, grow, and experience, created an occupying force that turned the world upside down.

Intentional can be defined as doing something on purpose or pre-meditated. There are those around you who the Lord wants you to connect with. However, if we are not intentional in our actions, we will miss the opportunity to develop Kingdom relationships that can be life changing.

ABOUT RICHARD & KIMBERLY WILSON

Richard and Kimberly Wilson, Executive Directors of Watchmen Arise International serve as corporate trainers of societal transforming Christians. Together they co-host the Occupying Force podcast, authored Preparing for Battle, and numerous courses designed to further your influence in this world. They are popular speakers who activate regional teams and individuals alike in the areas of spiritual management, civil engagement, and transformed communities. To find out more about the Wilsons and interactive online training opportunities visit www.watchmenarise.com.

QUOTES & SCRIPTURE TO REMEMBER

• Matthew 4:18-22
• Matthew 9:9
• Localism – priority to the local community, rather than a disconnected world perspective.
• Law of the Observer – You see what you focus on.

CONNECT WITH US

To support Occupying Force podcast give to Watchmen Arise International today.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/watchmenariseintl/

Twitter: www.twitter.com/watchmenarise

Website: www.watchmenarise.com

Booking info: office@watchmenarise.com or call 336-921-0971

Products available to advance you in Kingdom occupation:

Preparing for Battle: Developing the Lifestyle of a Victorious Prayer Warrior by Kimberly J. and Richard C. Wilson

7-Week Victorious Prayer Warrior Bootcamp

Societal Transformers Bootcamp – On demand self-study course