Warfare Worship

Spiritual Weapons
(2 Corinthians 10:4) Let's remember some of the weapons that pertain to warfare worship:

Playing an instrument like David did (1 Samuel 16:23).

Psalms 144:1 says, "God has trained our hands for war and our fingers for battle." Singing praises silences the enemy (Psalms 8:2).

Shouting scatters the enemy (Joshua 6:20) and brings down the walls of strongholds like Jericho.

Clapping strikes the enemy (Psalms 47:1).

Dancing places the enemy under our feet (Malachi 4:3) and rhythm creates the tempo for God to beat the enemy through our praise (Isaiah 30:32).

Prophecy is the voice of the Lord that shatters the enemy (Isaiah 30:31).

The ultimate weapon is the presence of God which causes the enemy to melt like wax (Psalm 68:2).

Today's prayer: "God, I will sing praises to you and my enemies shall be silenced; I will shout loud praises to you, yes, and they shall scatter; I will clap my hands and dance before my God, placing the enemy under my feet; and I shall seek your presence, which will cause them to melt like wax. For you alone are God and you are the one I praise."

Weapons of War

As long as we're doing what God wants us to do we're going to continue being attacked, but "when the enemy comes in like a flood the Lord will raise a standard against him." (Isaiah 59:19)

John Wesley's Explanatory Note on this scripture: "When" - At what time soever the devil, or his instruments shall make violent irruptions upon the church. "A standard" - God shall make known himself to take their part and defend them, by his spirit alone.

Today's prayer: God, it seems like the enemy is coming in like a flood. Therefore, I KNOW that you will raise a standard against him. Thank you for the promises in your WORD. I cling to them; I cling to You; I will not be defeated. Amen.

The Tasting Room with Tom Leykis

Yesterday Rachel and I went to Hollywood to do an episode of The Tasting Room with Tom Leykis, a syndicated show mostly on wine and beer.  It was a lot of fun to meet "The Professor" Tom Leykis in person, as well as Gary, Dino, and their intern.

Two segments will come out of what was taped yesterday.  The first one will air this weekend.  This show is broadcasted to 25 markets, and some air it on Saturday, while in Southern California (LA / Orange County) it is aired from 5 to 7 PM PST.  You can listen live over the Internet from 5 to 7 PM PST at http://www.tastingwithtom.com/

Thanks to Gary and Tom for bringing me on!

"New" Kegs

Our amazing brewing team spent hours spray painting, numbering and cleaning our "new" 50 liter kegs! Now if I can only get our keg washing machine to work so we can actually use them! Thanks a lot to Ben, Jay and Jeffery (who volunteered his time) to get this done!

 

Here's Bryan serving some guests at our tasting bar. Make sure to come in and say hi to one of our newest team members during tasting hours!

Winter Weddings

It's winter wedding season and it can be as beautiful as any other time of the year! The pristine white backdrop adds a magical touch to weddings and winter themes are such fun to work with.

Even though planning and preparations can be different for weddings in this season there are a few advantages as well. Since its off season, you will find more availabilties with top vendors and could end up with some great deals.

We had two weddings to design favors for this weekend. Above is a picture of one of the wedding favors that were 6"inch quilted pattern cones filled with delicious goodies including Ferero Rocher chocolates!

Brewing Saison De Lente Today

Heating up the mash/lauter tun

Jonas and Jay mashing in Saison De Lente

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