The Three Chairs
In this powerful message, Leif Hetland challenges us with a bold truth: the greatest crisis in the world today is not economic, political, or social—it’s spiritual. The world has become a worldwide orphanage.
Through the framework of the “Three Chairs,” he unpacks three ways people live: the Kingdom of God (sonship), the kingdom of self (orphan spirit), and the kingdom of the world. At the root of fear, division, addiction, insecurity, and even dysfunction in the church is a deep father wound—a loss of identity as beloved sons and daughters.
This message traces God’s original design from Genesis, where humanity’s first experience was seeing the Father’s face, hearing His voice, and living from His love. When that connection was broken, the orphan spirit entered—but through Jesus, we are restored back to sonship.
You are not called to perform for approval.
You are not defined by what you do.
You are not what others say about you.
You are a beloved son. You are a beloved daughter.
This teaching calls the church to move from orphan mentality to family culture—because only a healthy family can transform culture. When we live rooted and grounded in love, we reflect the Father correctly to the world.
It’s time for the orphan spirit to be removed and for the Father’s blessing to be restored.