Podcast Summary: "Running With The Vision Pt. 1"

Host: Promise of Life Church
Speaker: Rev. Harpreet Khosa
Date: January 11, 2026

Overview

In this episode of Promise of Life Church Podcasts, Rev. Harpreet Khosa builds upon the vision for the year previously introduced by Pastor Craig Field. The central theme is the “fire of God” for 2026—what it means for the church, for individuals, and the critical steps necessary to receive and sustain this fire. Rev. Khosa systematically explores four key pillars for running with the God-given vision: being rooted in the Word, cultivating a fervent prayer life, living in holiness, and maintaining a reverential fear of God. The message aims to stir the congregation toward deeper commitment, unity with the local church vision, and personal transformation.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Running With the Church's Vision (00:00–08:05)

• Unity and Commitment to Vision:

  • Rev. Khosa emphasizes that personal purpose is found in aligning with God's greater vision, revealed through the local church and its leadership.
  • "Your personal life's vision is incomplete without being connected and invested with your local church's vision. Your personal vision is lower to God's vision. God's vision supersedes your vision. God's vision is higher than your personal vision." (Rev. Harpreet Khosa, 01:38)

• Warning Against Disconnection:

  • Leaving one’s place of spiritual planting undermines both personal and generational destiny.
  • "If you are hurt for something ... you are not obligated to remove or unplant yourself from this vision and go to somewhere else because you are connected to this vision and your life is connected with this vision. Your future depends on this vision." (01:59)

• Divine Order and Leadership:

  • God gives vision to the church pastor, not just individuals, establishing a divinely-ordered flow of direction.
  • "Why God doesn't speak to us? That's the divine order. Why does God speak to them only, not me? You are not allowed... You don’t dictate the vision. You run with the vision." (06:04)

2. Fire of God: Its Nature and Requirements (08:05–14:33)

• Meaning of the Fire:

  • Fire is a biblical symbol representing God’s presence and power, not judgment alone.
  • Reference to Elijah’s story illustrating God’s manifest approval and companionship through fire.

• Preparation and Positioning:

  • God’s desire is to pour fire on all—yet it’s conditional on individuals and the corporate body being “prepped, ready, and positioned.” (08:06–08:27)
  • A call to readiness paralleling parables from Luke 12.
  • "It is not enough to know, it is enough to position. God wants to do things. Yes, but what are you doing? God's part is always the last, first, our part." (11:17)

• Prophecy and Fulfillment:

  • The fulfillment of God’s vision and promises is contingent upon active participation, not passive observation.
  • "People when they take that prophecy, people when they receive that word, they start working from that day when they are present right now." (14:18)

3. Four Pillars to Receive and Sustain the Fire

I. The Word (18:24–25:32)

• Being “a person of the Word” is the foundation for carrying the fire of God.
• Jesus’ disciples felt their “hearts burn” as He opened scripture to them (Luke 24:30–32).
• "Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road and while He opened the Scriptures to us?" (Luke 24:32, referenced at 21:15)
• The Word is described as fire (Jeremiah 20:9; 23:29), essential for inner transformation and outward impact.
• "If you don't have the Word in you, the less likely are the candidate to receive the fire of God." (21:50–21:52)

II. Prayer (26:14–30:16)

• Prayer is essential for being “fiery for God”; a lack of prayer leads to spiritual ineffectiveness.
• Memorable quote: "The pastor who is not praying is playing. The people who are not praying are straying." (Rev. Harpreet quoting Leonard Ravenhill, 27:58)
• Depending on organizations, education, or men produces only natural results, but "When you depend upon prayer, you get what God can do." (Cited from A.C. Dixon, 28:31)

III. Holiness (36:29–48:18)

• Holiness is being set apart—God’s requirement for those who would experience His fire closely.
• "We are not trying to become holy. We are the holy. We are the holy people. We are the ones who have been set apart." (42:25)
• Holiness is practically lived by putting barriers between oneself and sin (sexual or otherwise) and choosing “clean living.”
• "Addictions are easy to break ... by putting the word in you, the word cleanses you. You are made holy, and the Holy Bible going in you keeps you holy walking holy in society." (43:41-44:28)

IV. The Fear of God (48:25–57:51)

• Reverential fear of God is the foundation of biblical wisdom and essential for sustaining the fire.
• "The remarkable thing about God is when you fear God, you fear nothing else. Whereas if you do not fear God, you fear everything else." (50:09)
• Illustrated through Acts and the story of Ananias and Sapphira—honoring God behind the scenes matters.
• "The fear should be a constant thing in your life. When you're talking, when you're watching, when you're speaking, when you're mad, when you're happy... We need to have that constantly in our whole being that I fear the Lord." (56:45)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "Your future generations, the future depends upon this vision. If you are hurt for something. You are thinking of leaving your place of planting. You are basically saying you are leaving the vision you are born for."
  (Rev. Harpreet Khosa, 01:49)
• "It's not about attending, it's about connecting. Spiritual people are invested people."
  (02:42)
• "God’s presence does not come on methods, but God’s presence comes on people."
  (29:45)
• "No man is greater than his prayer life."
  ([27:58], quoting Leonard Ravenhill)
• "The Bible is not just a book that contains words. It's a holy Bible. It's a Bible. ... The Word is the only word of God that should be burning in you."
  (26:14)
• "He who fears God has nothing else to fear."
  ([51:05], quoting Charles Spurgeon)
• "I live away from sin so far that I don’t even give an appearance. Forget appearance, I don’t even ... I have created so great barriers in my life ... that I walk such a clean and holy life that God is so pleased with me."
  (47:47)
• "But when you depend upon prayer, you get what God can do."
  ([28:54])

Important Timestamps

| Segment | Timestamp | |------------------------------------------|--------------| | The necessity of connecting to church vision | 00:00–06:55 | | The meaning of “the fire of God” | 06:55–08:06 | | Luke 12 – Parable of readiness | 08:06–12:54 | | Preparing for prophecy fulfillment | 12:54–15:42 | | The vision on the church’s walls | 15:41–16:48 | | Expanding the vision to personal life | 16:15–17:29 | | The call to practical participation | 17:29–18:24 | | Pillar 1: The Word | 18:24–26:14 | | Pillar 2: Prayer | 26:14–30:17 | | Book of Acts as a spiritual pattern | 30:17–32:13 | | Pillar 3: Holiness | 36:29–48:18 | | Pillar 4: Fear of God | 48:25–57:51 | | Final exhortation and prayer | 57:51–end |

Tone and Language

Rev. Harpreet’s message is passionate, urgent, and infused with scripture. He uses vivid biblical imagery, personal anecdotes, memorable analogies, and quotes from renowned Christian leaders and authors. The style is conversational but direct, challenging listeners to introspection and action.

Action Steps/Exhortation (57:51–end)

• Church members are urged to:
  • Internalize the Word as a blazing fire.
  • Build and maintain a robust, never-give-up kind of prayer life.
  • Pursue a lifestyle set apart by holiness and consecration.
  • Walk in a deep, continuous fear (reverence) of God.
• The episode concludes with a prayer for the Word to bring real transformation and for the listeners to become “serious and sober Christians… to receive what God has promised.” (58:41–end)

For listeners:
This episode is a stirring call to anchor your life in the church’s vision for the year, to prepare for the fire of God by living in the Word, prayer, holiness, and the fear of the Lord. The challenge is not only to attend, but to connect, invest, and participate fully in what God is doing through Promise of Life Church in 2026.