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People are leaving or changing churches at a record pace, and we have to ask a very important question—when should we NOT leave a church? Certainly, there are reasons when it’s time to leave a church, and when done so in a healthy manner, it can be a glorious transition for all involved. There’s a celebration of the promotion that all in the church community can participate in. The process of leaving a church is equally as important as the reason for leaving.

About TPF! Hosts John and Amy Burton Somewhat normal people who love to travel...and who have learned a few things along the way. John and Amy have five amazing children, one dog and an exciting history that includes authoring books, starting an escape room, planting churches and, as a result, traveling a lot! Connecting with them through articles on this site and their YouTube channel will help you discover some of their favorite places and attractions. You will also learn some great tips that will save you money and help you experience some relaxing, thrilling and

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This teaching is derived from my book, The Coming Church. A deeper, weightier revelation of God’s love is coming—and it will look much different than we realize. The coming Church will be marked by burning love, but before we can experience that, we must allow God to deconstruct any false image, any false idea of what love really is. Are you ready for a deep, heavy, absolutely overwhelming revelation of God’s love? So many are, and God is listening to their cries.

Derived from John Burton's book Piece of Cake, this message will encourage you to grow through failures on your way to great success! Your job is not to be so careful that you avoid failure, it’s to be instant in obedience! In fact, failure is sweet when you learn how to handle the pressure it brings. Failure is an effective and desirable teacher. You may actually find yourself enjoying the various failures you experience, as a researcher would in a laboratory, in your pursuit toward efficiency and success. John Burton shares the liberating truths that will set you free from anxiety ...

Derived from my book The Coming Church. An unbiblical grace doctrine is a drug—a poisonous sleeping pill that feels freeing, relaxing and euphoric. Yet the false grace overdose that’s occurring in churches all over the world is resulting in people’s careless, self-focused slumber that they will, one day, fail to awaken from. Many in the unbiblical grace movement have already been shocked on the day of their death to find themselves escorted not into the presence of God by glorious angels, but rather by the most horrific demonic creatures into their new, eternal residence in Hell. It ...

If, throughout the Bible, God causes men and women to do things that defy human logic, why do we default to common sense when making decisions in our lives? If God told Gideon to secure only 1% of his army to go into battle, which obviously defies solid and time-tested military wisdom, why don’t we consider that God may also cause us to advance in our lives via nontraditional and even bizarre means? Job 11:7 “Can you search out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limits of the Almighty?” The message of Revelation Driven Prayer will help launch you into the unusual and deep ...

We could see revival launch almost overnight—if we contended for it with passion and surrender. What would happen if we gathered and prayed with fervency in the place of every other activity in the church? Who would show up? The remnant. Prayer is a great filter. Those who are resistant to the house of prayer, the true model of the church, will not show up. Those who remain are the ones we need to call down fire.

My introduction into the reality of the spirit realm continued one day when I drove south from the campus in Baton Rouge for about an hour to the city of New Orleans. I had never experienced anything like this in my life. It was as if I was walking on the bottom of a swimming pool. I could actually feel the spiritual atmosphere. The spirit of witchcraft, though I didn’t know what to call it at the time, was swirling around me like a whirlwind. The crushing heaviness that I carried day after day was more intense than ever. I felt sick. This indescribable oppression was the result of a ...

There are over 19,000 cities in this nation, and none of them are experiencing revival. None. Zero. Of course, God is moving in unique and legitimate ways in various small pockets all over the world, but not on a regional level anywhere in America. I propose a primary reason this is the case is the focus of our efforts. Most are seeking after glory meetings, soaking sessions and sign and wonder events instead of zeroing in on the costly, sobering, prophetic call to repent, consecrate and lay down our lives. game noun \gm\ An active interest or pursuit; activity engaged in for diversion or ...

A primary barrier to revival is the church’s reluctance to honestly analyze the dark, negative condition of our culture. It is necessary to awaken men to a sense of guilt and danger. ~Charles Finney (Lectures on Revival of Religion) There is increasing pressure from the church in our nation to reject any negative analysis or any call to reformation that reveals what is out of order yet still valued by the people. The spirit of the age is quite brilliant and crafty, and the resulting seduction is overwhelming for many a Christian. The desire for positive, happy experiences is so strong ...

This powerful message is also found in John's book Carry Like Mary: No more excuses: Don't let an orphan spirit keep you from fulfilling your destiny! Elizabeth had to be delivered from her barrenness to deliver John the Baptist and Mary had to miraculously overcome the fact she was a virgin to bring our Lord Jesus into the world. It's time for the issue of fatherlessness to, in the same way, be overcome by the power of God! I agree that it's widely acknowledged today that there's a serious problem with fatherlessness and orphan spirits in the church and in the world. I do not write these ...

I had an encounter that left me shaken and shocked. What I saw was clearly a picture of the church…clearly in my spirit, that is, because my intellect was confounded. It didn't make sense. In my encounter, the vision I saw was shocking and quite mysterious. I have had many visions of the Church, of reformation, but this one was markedly different. It sure didn’t look like a vision of the Church, but it immediately felt like one. I was standing in an apocalyptic looking environment. It was dark and weighty. In front of me was an absolutely massive, burning crater. God immediately ...

There are billions of people on the Earth today who will most likely enter Hell. One hundred years from now, they will be burning in torment. One billion years from now they will be in the same place, in the same horror. Seconds will feel like decades and the decades will never stop coming. It’s clear that the current church structure, which is not anywhere near the biblical model that Jesus initiated with his death and resurrection, simply cannot serve this Great Commission. Attempts at relevance, surrender to the fear of man, submission to the spirit of the age and a focus on gathering ...

Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. Habakkuk 2:2 You have a book in you. It’s time to let it out! Discover the simple and enjoyable process of writing a book that will impact lives all around the world! God has burned a message in your spirit, and there are many who are waiting to experience that revelation. John Burton will cover everything from design and layout to publishing and marketing. This is John’s tenth book, and the lessons he has learned writing the first nine will encourage you in your own writing project. You will be given step-by-step ...

This important prophetic message can also be found in part in my book The Coming Church. It is a 300 page revelation of a fire-storm from Heaven that will be hitting our planet very soon. Church as we know it is about to shift radically. This specific message that I'm bringing to you in this short book is one that should cause us to be awakened. This book will deal with different types of churches that millions of Americans are a part of-that are at significant risk. I challenge you to read this book in its entirety and prayerfully consider, in humility, whether you may have fallen into one...

We are seeing the beginning of the greatest movement of love the world has ever known—and the greatest confusion about love in history. In our self-centered, narcissistic generation, the demand for others to respond rightly to us seems to be overwhelming the command to respond rightly to others. In ministry I have had the unfortunate opportunity to witness people spinning out time and time again when they aren't affirmed the way they think they should be. The enemy is offering his anointing of accusation to wounded people so they can point a finger and identify failures in others. The ...

The contention of this book is simple: The extreme manifest presence of God is the biblical norm for New Testament believers. We label it many ways: revival, an outpouring, renewal, and certainly different moves of God have distinct flavors to them. However, regardless of the descriptive term we attach to it, we simply are not experiencing it. As we investigate a simple and powerful formula for revival, we will find ourselves deeply provoked and advancing with extreme momentum toward the goal of a city-wide outpouring of the Holy Spirit!

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This book is a burning message, an Exodus call that originated in at least a small way like the original Exodus call in a burning bush. Moses experienced the zeal of the deliverer to see His people free to encounter Him. The goal of this book is for you to discover the pounding heart of God in a way that, I believe, will result in a deep and resounding cry of agreement to embrace a radical revolution in the church.