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SUNDAY 20/ 9/2015 TITLE. A SECOND TOUCH GOD GIVES AS MUCH GRACE AS WE NEED HE TOUCHED ME HE TOUCHED ME AND OH THE JOY THAT FILLED MY SOUL SOMETHING HAPPENED AND NOW I KNOW HE TOUCHED ME AND MADE ME WHOLE WHO HERE HAS KNOWN THE MASTERS TOUCH SCRIPTURES. MARK 8:: 22 -25 AND THEY CAME TO BETHESDA AND SOME PEOPLE BROUGHT TO HIM A BLIND MAN AND BEGGED HIM TO TOUCH HIM AND HE TOOK THE BLIND MAN BY THE HAND AND LED HIM OUT OF THE VILLAGE AND WHEN HE HAD SPIT ON HIS EYES AND LAID HIS HANDS UPON HIM HE ASKED HIM DO YOU SEE ANYTHING AND HE LOOKED UP AND SAID I SEE MEN BUT THEY LOOK LIKE TREES WALKING THEN AGAIN HE LAID HIS HANDS UPON HIS EYES AND HE LOOKED INTENTLY AND WAS RESTORED AND SAW EVERYTHING CLEARLY JEREMIAH. 1 5::10 BEFORE I FORMED YOU IN THE WOMB I KNEW YOU BEFORE YOU WERE BORN I DEDICATED YOU A PROPHET TO THE NATIONS I APPOINTED YOU AH LORD GOD I SAID I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO SPEAK I AM TO YOUNG BUT THE LORD ANSWERED ME DO NOT SAY I AM TO YOUNG TO WHOMEVER I SEND YOU YOU SHALL GO WHATEVER I COMMAND YOU YOU SHALL SPEAK DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM FOR I AM WITH YOU TO DELIVER YOU ORACLE OF THE LORD THEN THE LORD EXTENDED HIS HAND AND TOUCHED MY MOUTH SAYING TO ME SEE I PLACE MY WORDS IN YOUR MOUTH IF YOU ASK SOMEONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THE TOUCH OF GODS HAND TO DESCRIBE THAT EXPERIENCE THEY WILL USE WORDS LIKE WONDERFUL AMAZING SUPERNATURAL AWESOME MIRACULOUS UNBELIEVABLE AND LIFE CHANGING TOUCH IS SOMETHING EVERY HUMAN BEING LONGS FOR WAS DESIGNED FOR ... AND DESPERATELY NEEDS THIS MORNINGS MESSAGE IS ABOUT PEOPLE WHO GOD TOUCHED AND PEOPLE WHO LONGED TO BE TOUCHED BY GOD AGAIN IN OUR GOSPEL TEXT MARK RECORDS FOR US A RATHER STRANGE EVENT OF A BLIND MAN WHO WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS FRIENDS COMES TO JESUS TO BE HEALED NOW THIS MAN WAS IN A BAD WAY THIS GUY WAS BLIND AND THAT WAS JUST ABOUT AS BAD AS ANYONE COULD BE IN JESUS TIME TODAY WE CAN PREVENT AND TREAT SO MANY EYE PROBLEMS MANY HERE WEAR GLASSES OR CONTACTS OR HAVE HAD LASER SURGERY OR CATARACT SURGERY HOW WOULD LIFE BE FOR YOU WITHOUT GLASSES OR CONTACTS OR SURGERY BAD VISION IS BAD ENOUGH BUT IN JESUS DAY TO BE BLIND WAS TO BE HELPLESS AND WITHOUT HOPE HOW DID HE SEE HIMSELF UNCLEAN UNWANTED UNWORTHY UNLOVED ISOLATED AS FAR AS WE KNOW THIS BLIND MAN DIDNT KNOW JESUS HIS FRIENDS TAKE HIM BY THE HAND AND LEAD HIM IN DESPERATION FOR A MEETING WITH JESUS THE MAN HIMSELF HAD VERY LITTLE FAITH AND EVEN LESS HOPE AND NO CHANCE OF RECOVERY AS FAR AS HE KNEW ALIVE BUT BLIND WAS AS GOOD AS IT WAS GOING TO GET FOR HIM AND THEN JESUS TOUCHED HIM HE TOOK HIM BY THE HAND HE TOUCHED HIS EYES THE MAN COULD SEE LIGHT AND PEOPLE AND MOVEMENT BUT HIS EYESIGHT WASNT PERFECT BUT THAT WAS STILL A WHOLE LOT BETTER THAN THE DARKNESS THE BLINDNESS IN THAT TOUCH JESUS GAVE THE MAN A GLIMPSE OF POSSIBILITY. A GLIMPSE OF HOPE OF HOW MUCH BETTER LIFE COULD BE AND THE MAN WANTED MORE HE WANTED TO BE TOUCHED AGAIN HE WANTED A SECOND TOUCH HE WANTED MORE AND JESUS STRETCHING OUT HIS HAND TOUCHED HIM AGAIN AND IN THAT SECOND TOUCH THE MAN WHO HAD BEEN BROKEN BY BLINDNESS WAS HEALED AND WHOLE AND COMPLETE HIS FUTURE AND HIS LIFE WAS RESTORED TO HIM HE NOW SAW HIMSELF AS CLEAN. WANTED I HAVE WORTH LOVED IN COMMUNITY LET EVERY EYE BE OPENED IN THIS PLACE OPEN THE EYES OF MY HEART LORD OPEN THE EYES OF MY HEART I WANT TO SEE YOU AND IN THAT SECOND TOUCH THE MAN WHO HAD BEEN BROKEN BY BLINDNESS WAS HEALED AND WHOLE AND COMPLETE JEREMIAH IS ANOTHER PERSON WHO WAS TOUCHED BY GOD ::: AND THEN TOUCHED AGAIN NOW UNLIKE THE BLIND MAN WHO HAD LITTLE FAITH JEREMIAH WAS A MAN OF GREAT FAITH HE LOVED GOD AND HE KNEW THAT GOD HAD ALREADY TOUCHED HIM IN FACT GOD REMINDS JEREMIAH BY SAYING BEFORE I FORMED YOU IN THE WOMB I KNEW YOU. YOU SEE GOD HAD BEEN PERSONALLY AND INTIMATELY INVOLVED IN CREATING JEREMIAH AND JEREMIAH WAS A FOLLOWER OF GOD HE WAS GODS MAN EAGER AND READY TO LIVE FOR GOD AND TO LIVE FOR GOD AND TO SERVE HIM BUT THERE WAS JUST ONE PROBLEM JEREMIAH COULDN'T DO IT NOT EVERY DAY NOT 24/7 HE FELT INADEQUATE HE HAD WEAKNESSES AND FAULTS BUT HE JUST WASNT THAT GOOD SOUND KIND OF FAMILIAR BE ENCOURAGED GOD USED JEREMIAH AND HE WANTS TO USE YOU EVEN THOUGH WE MESS UP AND SCRAPE OUR KNEES GOD STILL SEES GREATNESS IN US JEREMIAH NEEDED SOMETHING MORE THAN HE HAD IN HIMSELF HE NEEDED ANOTHER TOUCH OF GODS HAND AND SO GOD TOUCHES JEREMIAH AGAIN TOUCHES HIS MOUTH AND JEREMIAH GOES ON TO BE ONE OF THE HEROES OF THE FAITH I JUST LOVE HOW GOD CAN TAKE AND TRANSFORM A TIMID BUT WILLING SELF CONSCIOUS DISCIPLE INTO A CONFIDENT CAPABLE LEADER WITH JUST THE TOUCH OF HIS HAND THE TOUCH OF GOD IT REALLY IS AMAZING AND WONDERFUL AND AWESOME BUT YOU KNOW ME. THIS ISNT JUST ABOUT THE BLIND MAN AND JEREMIAH ITS ABOUT YOU TOO AND ME THE WORD OF GOD ALWAYS !!!! ENCOUNTERS US AND CHALLENGES US AND ASKS US WHAT ABOUT YOU WHATS YOUR STORY HOW DO YOU FIT INTO GODS STORY YOUR STORY MAY NOT BE IN THE PAGES OF THE BIBLE OR WRITTEN IN INK BUT YOU HAVE A STORY AND LIKE IT OR NOT LOVE IT OR NOT YOU ARE WRITING IT RIGHT NOW YOUR STORY MAY HAVE SOME SIMILARITIES TO JEREMIAH'S STORY YOU HAVE A SENCE THAT GOD IS CALLING YOU TO DO SOMETHING OR CALLING YOU TO BE SOMETHING MORE THAN YOU BELIEVE YOU CAN BE I AM CALLING FORTH THE GOLD TODAY COME ON ONE MORE TOUCH AND THE BLIND MANS STORY IT MAY NOT BE SO DIFFERENT FROM YOUR OWN IN SOME WAYS YOU MAY BE JUST LIKE THE BLIND MAN OH YOU CAN SEE ALRIGHT BUT YOU KNOW. IF NO ONE ELSE KNOWS THAT YOUR LIFE IS JUST A BROKEN AS THIS MANS YOUR SITUATION SEEMS JUST IMPOSSIBLE YOUR HOPE OF THINGS BEING BETTER OF BEING A WINNER AND NOT A LOOSER IS ALL BUT GONE. AND YOU FEEL HELPLESS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT PERHAPS LIKE THE BLIND MAN YOU YOU NEVER REALLY MET JESUS EITHER NOT FACE TO FACE AND LIKE THE BLIND MAN YOU WANT TO HAVE FAITH BUT ITS HARD YOU KNOW THIS STORY SOUNDS AWFULLY FAMILIAR TO PEOPLE JESUS TOUCHED HIM AND TODAY HE IS WILLING TO TOUCH YOU HIS TOUCH TOTALY TRANSFORMED THIS MANS LIFE GAVE HIM A FUTURE AND A REASON TO BELIEVE AND A REASON TO REJOICE A REASON TO GET UP IN THE MORNING AND TO GET DRESSED AND TO GET GOING TALK ABOUT AWESOME AMAZING AND WONDERFUL AND IF JESUS CAN DO THAT FOR THIS BLIND MAN HE CAN TOUCH US TOO YOU DONT NEED A WHOLE LOT OF FAITH JUST A LITTLE WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT TO HAVE A TOUCH LIKE THAT FROM JESUS TODAY OR LIKE JEREMIAH YOU CAN SAY GOD HIMSELF HAD A HAND IN YOUR CREATION YOU MAY ALREADY KNOW THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING TOUCHED BY GOD BUT TODAY YOU KNOW YOU NEED A FRESH TOUCH ITS BEEN TO LONG. YOUR DRY AND THIRSTY COME AND DRINK HERE IS LIVING WATER WOVEN INTO THESE TWO STORIES OF JEREMIAH AND THE BLIND MAN IS A DIVINE TRUTH THAT IS ECHOED THROUGHOUT SCRIPTURE YOU SEE GOD IS NOT DONE WITH US YET WE ARE A WORK IN PROGRESS IF YOU ARE NOT THE MAN YOU WANT TO BE. HANG ON IN THERE GOD IS NOT DONE YET. THERE IS YET ONE MORE TOUCH JEREMIAH AND THE BLIND MAN LIVED HUNDREDS OF YEARS APART BUT GOD IS THE SAME YESTERDAY TODAY AND FOREVER THEY BOTH LONGED FOR A TOUCH THE BIBLE IS FULL OF STORIES OF PEOPLE WHOES LIVES WERE TOUCHED BY GOD JESUS TOUCHED THE BLIND MAN AND GAVE HIM BACK SIGHT AND HOPE HE TOUCHED LEPERS AND GAVE THEM DIGNITY JESUS TOUCHED THE WOMAN WHO WAS SICK AND BLEEDING AND GAVE HER HEALTH JESUS TOUCHED THE PEOPLE WHO WERE PARALYSED AND SET THEM FREE TO WALK AND RUN JESUS TOUCHED CHILDREN AND BLESSED THEM JESUS TOUCHED A DEAD GIRL AND GAVE HER LIFE WHAT ABOUT US. TODAY WHAT DO YOU WANT GOD TO DO FOR YOU TODAY WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT TO BE TOUCHED BY GOD TODAY IN A LIFE CHANGING WAY JESUS SON OF GOD HAVE MERCY ON ME. AMEN Sun, 27 Sep 2015 10:50:39 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/231 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/231 No Podcast 00:25:13 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/230 Abide John 15:1-17 • The picture is of Jesus being the vine and us being the branch v1-2 • Jesus tells us to abide in Him v5. Remain in Him. Stay closely attached to Him. Connect to Him. Spend time in His presence. Get to know Him. • But not just abide in Him, but He in us too v4. • If we do this, we will bear much fruit v5. • We must make time to spend with God. It goes without saying. Read the Bible, pray to Him. But if we do it as a religious exercise, just because we know it is something we out to do, it’s a valueless experience. If we read because we want to get to know Him more and pray with an expectancy that He will hear us, then there will be life in it. • v7 encourages us to let His words abide in us. We need to spend time studying His word. As part of our time with Him, we must spend quality time getting to know what the Bible says. We need to resist things that will pull us away from studying God’s word. • Are there things in your life that you do that prevent you from studying the Bible? Enjoy life, but make God a priority. • But that is only part of it. That is abiding in Him. He wants to abide in us. We must allow Him to work through us. Speak to us. Equip us. Allow His Holy Spirit power to flow through us. • If we can abide in Him and allow Him to abide in us, we will bear much fruit. What is the fruit? • The fruit is therefore the produce of whatever flows through the vine. • v9 says ‘abide in My love’ – if we abide in Jesus, we abide in His love. If we remain in Him, spend time in His presence, stay closely attached to Him, the love that is present in Jesus will flow through Him (the vine) and into us (the branch). It will then produce fruit. We will produce the love that comes from Christ and that is what will impact our life and the lives of those around us. This love will transform our lives. • If you have areas in your life that you struggle with – self-control, anger, jealousy – whatever it may be, fixing it yourself is only going to do a temporary job. Without Jesus you can do nothing v5. It will not count for anything, even if your implementation is successful. • Galatians 5:16-26 talks about walking in the spirit. ‘Walk in the Spirit and you will not fulfil the lust of the flesh’. Allow the spirit to fill you and lead you and the desires of the spirit will outweigh the desires of the flesh. v22 tells us the fruit of the spirit. If we abide in the spirit, that will be the fruit. • That’s a personal element. The love that then flows through us will then have an impact on others. • John 13:34-35 tells us that if we love others (which will be a by-product of abiding in Jesus) then the world will know that we follow Jesus. • John17:23 – the world will see that God sent Jesus. That’s what it’s all about isn’t it? Conclusion • 1 Corinthians 13 – isn’t love good! That’s the kind of life I want to lead. • Abide in Him. Response • Are you producing much fruit? Mon, 14 Sep 2015 19:39:43 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/230 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/230 No Podcast 00:22:55 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/229 N/A Mon, 14 Sep 2015 19:38:24 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/229 klc-word https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/229 IT’S ALL TO DO WITH THE INSIDE -OR- GUARDING OUR SOUL INTRODUCTION (Psalm 103v1-5 - Read) Pro 4v23 – Keep your heart with all diligence for out of it flows (springs) the issues of life 3 John 1v2 – Beloved I pray you prosper in all things and be in health just as your soul prospers ‘Soul’ – Your heart, inner man/woman, spirit Your mind, will, emotions Your personality, who you are, the real you – on the inside Why is it important to guard our soul? • Out of it flows the issues of life/it determines the course of our lives • We can prosper in all things and be in health PEOPLE WHO HURT Where do people hurt? • In their soul, heart, emotions Where do hurts come from? • Generational sins/curses • Other people • Self-inflicted Sometimes from what was NOT done to us • A toddler who was never cuddled • A child who never felt loved • An adult who’s never been loved or affirmed Or from the following • From deep disappointment beyond our control • A promotion that never came • A pregnancy that never happened CONSEQUENCES OF HURTS It is not an exaggeration to say that the results of hurts are just as crippling to our soul as disease is to our bodies. Some of the major consequences of hurts are as follows:- • Hurts affect the entire person • Hurts cause us to hurt others (Hurting people hurt people) • Hurts cause lies to become established (Ungodly beliefs) • Hurts cause ongoing vulnerability and hopelessness • Hurts cause shame • Hurts cause defence mechanisms • Hurts cause us to wear masks • Hurts restrict our growth • Hurts cause anger/disappointment with God • Hurts cause blocked emotions • Hurts cause fragmented personality • Hurts can lead to demonic oppression BELIEF – EXPECTATION CYCLE (Pro 23v7) Experience > Belief > Behaviour > Expectation You have a bad experience which leads to a wrong belief which leads to wrong behaviour which leads to wrong expectations. • You suffer some kind of abuse (Experience) • You believe you are a victim of abuse (Wrong Belief) • You act as if you are a victim (Wrong Behaviour) • You believe others see you as a victim (Wrong Expectation) • Therefore you get treated as a victim (Self-fulfilling prophecy) • It’s as if you’re wearing a sign on your head saying “I am a victim” RESTORING OUR SOULS (1 John 1v9 + Psalm 23v3 + John 8v32) God wants to heal and restore our souls AND set us free from the lies of the enemy. For Him to do this we need to:- • Forgive and repent where necessary • Remove demons where necessary • Receive healing of our soul • Change the LIES for the TRUTH 1) Identify the lie and write it down on a piece of paper 2) On another piece of papers write down what God says (begin to read, think about, and speak out several times every day) 3) Throw away your first piece of paper ESTABLISHING BOUNDARIES (Num 34v2 & 12 + Acts 17v26 + 2 Cor 10v13) Nations, cities, society, families, and individuals all have, or need, boundaries. Without boundaries the world would be in chaos. In the bible God clearly defined Israel’s boundaries as a nation. Cities also had clear boundaries, because they were surrounded by walls which provided protection from their enemies. In Proverbs it speaks of those who don’t rule over their own spirit, as being like a city broken down with no walls. In other words, when the walls around our lives are broken down, we are vulnerable to the enemy, who can just walk in and hurt and destroy our lives. We then need God to heal and restore our souls. But prevention is always better than cure. Therefore we need to guard our souls to prevent further hurts in the future. We can do this by setting clearly defined boundaries (putting walls up) around our lives. How do we do this? To have boundaries in your life is like having a wall around your garden. This wall lets people know that everything inside the wall belongs to you, and that trespassers are not welcome! This wall enables you to keep the good in, and the bad out – to keep the pearls inside and the pigs outside! Most walls have a lockable gate, which means that you decide when to open it – to let more good in, or more bad out. Examples • Our words. The ability to say “No” etc. • The truth. We must live within the boundaries of God’s word and be honest with ourselves and others. • Physical distance. Sometimes we may need to physically distance ourselves from a person or situation. • Emotional distance. In a relationship certain subjects can cause hurt for a short period of time, therefore keeping an emotional distance is often the wisest course of action. • Taking time out. There are occasions when we just need a break from someone or something, to re-charge our batteries and restore our soul. • Consequences of actions. When children or adults act in a certain way they need to know that there can be consequences for their actions. Having proper boundaries in place will not only enable us to guard our souls, and protect us from the enemy, but will also cause our souls to prosper. CONCLUSION • God want us to guard our souls and live life from the inside out – not the outside in • That’s why God came to live within us – we need to become more God inside minded • Guarding our souls will cause our souls to prosper – which then enables God to bless us in every area of life and ministry • Jesus came to bring us life, and life abundantly (life in all its fullness; life that overflows; a rich and satisfying life; life with joy and abundance)(John 10v10) AND IT’S ALL TO DO WITH THE INSIDE!!! No put-some-keywords-here 00:28:36 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/228 N/A Sun, 06 Sep 2015 20:58:10 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/228 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/228 No Podcast 00:29:50 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/227 N/A Sun, 06 Sep 2015 20:50:42 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/227 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/227 No Podcast 00:20:04 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/226 THE YOKE and the ANOINTING OIL INTRODUCTION Mark 6v13 – And the disciples cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick and healed them James 5v14 – Is anyone among you sick? Let the call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over them, anointing them with oil, in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise them up. And if they have committed any sins they will be forgiven We have known that the anointing oil represents the Holy Spirit, and have practised these verses for a number of years…nothing new here?? Or is there?? In times of revival God often gives ‘new and fresh revelation to old and foundational truths’ – the truths that really matter – salvation, the cross, healing, holiness, anointing with oil etc About two months ago, the Lord started to speak to me afresh about using the anointing oil when I pray with people. As I have done this I have seen some amazing things happen! This made me curious – so I asked the Lord what was happening?? I believe the Lord then said that “The anointing oil is destroying the yoke!” Isaiah 10v27 (NKJV) – And the yoke will be destroyed because of the anointing oil (fatness/prosperity) WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? Commentators differ on the meaning of this verse. There are four main lines of thought: 1) To enjoy prosperity/fatness. For the oxen to get so fat that the yoke breaks off their necks 2) When the Prophet/Priest/King were anointed with oil, and functioning properly, then Israel would enjoy prosperity/fatness 3) The Holy Spirit’s grace/power/gifts (x Ref Zechariah 4v6 – “Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord of Hosts) 4) Pointed ahead to Jesus, the Messiah, the Anointed One – who would ‘destroy’ the work of sin and the enemy in our lives (Isa 61v1-3; Luke 4v18; Heb 1v8-9) MY UNDERSTANDING AND APPLICATION ‘The Yoke’ – can be troubles, burdens, bondages, sickness, oppression, or any other negative thing that works against us 1) Destroy The Yoke Of The Enemy We ‘destroy the yoke of the enemy’ by praying for people using the ‘anointing oil’ – believing that the anointing of the Holy Spirit, and of Jesus the Anointed One, will come upon them when we anoint them with oil – in the name of Jesus! 2) Take On The Yoke Of Jesus We then need to encourage people to ‘take on the yoke of Jesus’ (Math 11v29-30 (AMP) – Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest, relief, ease, refreshment, recreation, and blessed quiet for your souls. For My yoke is wholesome, useful, and good – it is not hard, sharp, or pressing – but is comfortable, gracious, and pleasant – and My burden is light and easy to carry) In the Bible the oxen often worked in pairs – alongside one another. When we take on the ‘yoke of Jesus’ that’s how we should walk with Him – alongside Him 3) Become Spiritually Fat And Prosperous Our next step is to become so ‘spiritually fat and prosperous’ that the ‘yoke of the enemy’ can never again fit around our necks!!! How can we do this? 3 John 1v2 (NKJV) – Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things, and be in health, just as your soul prospers Keep our relationship with God in His word living and active Recognise new seasons in God and enter in - by faith Obey the leadings and promptings of the Holy Spirit Respond in obedience when God gives us new revelation Keep stoking our fire – by what we read and watch, the company we keep, being continually filled with the Holy Spirit etc FINALLY I am emphasizing a particular truth today - that God has revealed to me - about the anointing oil. Therefore, I can obey and practice this revelation – reverently - and with faith! If God gives you revelation about the anointing oil, you can’t just go down to Tescos, buy a bottle of oil and start anointing people??? I believe the oil needs to be prayed over and consecrated by myself, or one of the church elders – and then it needs to be used reverently - and with faith - as the Lord directs you!!! We can ALL still lay hands upon people and pray for them - without the anointing oil - and expect God to bless them in whatever way is necessary Wed, 19 Aug 2015 22:14:43 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/226 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/226 No Podcast 00:28:14 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/225 Who am I in Christ? Eph 1 v 1-11 Passion Translation Everything heaven contains has already been lavished upon us as a love gift from our wonderful Heavenly Father, the father of our Lord Jesus - all because he sees us wrapped up into Christ! Need to remember that Paul had been to heaven where God reigns so he knew what heaven contains! We are citizens of heaven resident on earth! Philippians 3:20-21 But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Saviour. He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same power with which he will bring everything under his control. When we pray to our Father - let your Kingdom come and let your will be done on earth as it is done in heaven we are praying as citizens of heaven resident on earth. Ephesians 2:4-7 But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved! For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus. So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2:13 Although you were once distant and far away from God, now you have been brought delightfully close to him through the sacred blood of Jesus - you have actually been united to Christ! Ephesians 2:18 And now, because we are united to Christ and to each other, we both have equal and direct access in the realm of the Holy Spirit to come before the Father. 2 Corinthians 5:16-18 (The Voice) 16 Because of all that God has done, we now have a new perspective. We used to show regard for people based on worldly standards and interests. No longer. We used to think of the Anointed the same way. No longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is united with the Anointed One, that person is a new creation. The old life is gone—and see—a new life has begun! 18 All of this is a gift from our Creator God, who has pursued us and brought us into a restored and healthy relationship with Him through the Anointed. And He has given us the same mission, the ministry of reconciliation, to bring others back to Him. Wed, 12 Aug 2015 18:45:43 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/225 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/225 No Podcast 00:25:43 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/224 KLC. SUNDAY 2/8/2015 TITLE PALACE OR THE PASTURE 1SAMUEL 16::11 READ AND SAMUEL SAID TO JESSE ARE ALL YOUR CHILDREN HERE AND HE SAID THERE REMAINS YET THE YOUNGEST AND HE KEEPS THE SHEEP AND SAMUEL SAID TO JESSE SEND AND FETCH HIM FOR WE WILL NOT SIT DOWN UNTIL HE JOINS US WHAT MADE DAVID WHO HE WAS ,WAS NOT DEVELOPED IN THE FANFARE OF THE PALACE BUT IN THE ISOLATION OF A PASTURE LONG BEFORE HE PLAYED FOR SAUL HE PLAYED FOR GOD BEFORE DEFEATING THE GOLIATH HE PRACTICED ON TREES TARGETS BEARS AND LIONS DAVID WAS THE YOUNGEST SON THE YOUNGEST CHILD GENERALLY HAS TWO DISTINCTIONS 1/ SPOILED 2/ UNINFORMED (.BY HIS WORK AS A SHEPHERD ) IN DAVIDS DAY VERY LITTLE WOULD HAVE BEEN EXPECTED OF HIM HE DISPLAYS FEWER CHARACTERISTICS OF LEADERSHIP THAN HIS BROTHERS AFTER ALL HE NEVER LEAD HE ONLY FOLLOWED HE HAS NO ONE YOUNGER ON WHOM TO PRACTICE LEADERSHIP THE SEVEN OLDER SONS OF JESSE WORKED NEAR THEIR FATHERS FARM THE YOUNGEST WAS SENT ON TREKS INTO THE MOUNTAINS TO GRAZE THE FAMILIES FLOCK THE YOUNGEST SON WOULD LEAVE HOME AND CARRY TWO THINGS A SLING AND A HARP SPARE TIME FOR A SHEPHERD IS ABUNDANT THE SHEEP WOULD GRAZE FOR DAYS IN THE GREEN MEADOW AS DAYS BECAME WEEKS DAVID BECAME LONLEY PERHAPS HE FELT FRIENDLESS AND THE SENCE OF ISOLATION WOULD PERHAPS RISE UP AND CAUSE TEARS IN HIS BOREDOM HE WOULD PLAY HIS HARP TO PASS THE HOURS AS HIS HARP PLAYING IMPROVED HE ADDED SINGING HIS VOICE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS AND BECAME STRONG AND MATURE WHEN HARP PLAYING FAILED TO COMFORT HIM I CAN SEE IN MY MINDS EYE DAVID AS HE GATHERED UP A PILE OF STONES AND ONE BY ONE HE PLACED THEM IN HIS SLING AND LAUNCHED THEM AT A DISTANT TREE WHEN THE ROCK PILE WAS DEPLETED HE GATHERED HIS ROCKS AND CHOSE ANOTHER LEAFY ENEMY FURTHER AWAY I AM SURE HE DEFEATED MANY TREES IN HIS ISOLATION HIS QUIET PLACE HE WORKED ON SOMETHING ELSE DAVID LOVED GOD AT NIGHT WHEN ALL THE SHEEP LAY SLEEPING AND HE SAT STARING AT THE EMBERS OF THE DYING FIRE HE WOULD STRUM UPON HIS HARP AND BREAK INTO QUIET SONG HE SANG THE HYMNS OF HIS FOREFATHERS I HAVE THIS IMAGE IN MY HEAD WHILE HE SANG HE WEPT. AND WHILE HE WEPT HE PRAISED THE PASTURES WERE IN THE MOUNTAINS AS HIS PRAISE REACHED THEM THEY LIFTED HIS CRY TO GODS EARS DAVID TENDED TO EACH AND EVERY SHEEP AND LAMB IN HIS CARE PLAYING. SINGING SLINGING ONE DAY WHILE SINGING TO GOD ANGELS SHEEP AND PASSING CLOUDS HE SPIED A LIVING ENEMY A BEAR DAVID LUNGED FORWARD THE BEAR AND DAVID FOCUSED ON THE SAME OBJECT A YOUNG LAMB SHEPHERD AND BEAR STOPPED HALFWAY AND TURNED TO FACE EACH OTHER DAVID REACHED INSIDE HIS POUCH FOR A STONE. AND REALISED HE WAS NOT AFRAID MEANWHILE THE BEAR ON STRONG FURRY LEGS CHARGED AT HIM PUT A STONE INTO HIS SLING AND SOON A BROOK SMOOTH ROCK FLEW THROUGH THE AIR BRINGING DOWN THE BEAR DAVID WAS SUDDENLY DIFFERENT LESS A YOUTH MORE A MAN STOOPING HE PICKS UP THE LAMB. AND SAYS I AM YOUR SHEPHERD AND GOD IS MINE AND SO LONG INTO THE NIGHT HE WOVE THE DAYS EVENTS INTO A SONG LIKE A ROCK FROM A SLING HE HURLED HIS HYMN TO THE SKIES AGAN AND AGAIN UNTIL HE TAUGHT THE MELODY AND WORDS TO EVERY ANGEL THAT HAD EARS DAVID WORSHIPED IT HAS BEEN SAID WHAT IS DONE IN DARKNESS WILL COME OUT IN THE LIGHT WE TEND TO LEAN TOWARDS THE NEGATIVE WHEN THIS POINT IS MADE WE SEEM TO BELIEVE THAT OUR SINS WILL FIND US OUT IF ALL THAT WE DO IN THE DARK IS SIN THAT IS TRUE THATS NOT THE ONLY THINGS HAPPENING IN THE DARK PSALM 119 : 62. AT MIDNIGHT I WILL RISE TO GIVE THANKS TO YOU BECAUSE OF YOUR RIGHTEOUS JUDGEMENTS ACTS 16 : 25 AND AT MIDNIGHT PAUL AND SILAS PRAYED AND SANG PRAISES UNTO GOD AND THE PRISONERS HEARD THEM I WANT TO SAY TO SOME TODAY !!! MIDNIGHT IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT THOSE LONELY TIMES JUST YOU AND GOD ARE WHAT YOU MAKE THEM THAT ISOLATION IS NOT A TIME OF PUNISHMENT ITS A TIME OF PREPARATION MORE IMPORTANTLY. PLEASE UNDERSTAND. GOD IS MORE INTERESTED IN PREPARATION THAN PUNISHMENT WHAT WE SEE AS AN END GOD SEES AS A BEGINNING WORSHIP PETER THOUGHT IT WAS OVER. DENIED AND DISCONNECTED BUT JESUS SAID IT,S IN THAT LONELY TIME THAT I PREPARED FOR YOU A PENTECOST IN THE MIDNIGHT OF HIS LIFE WHEN PETER WAS ISOLATED AND ALONE JESUS WAS WORKING SOME PRIDE OUT SOME ARROGANCE OUT SOME SELFISHNESS OUT WHEN HE WAS BROUGHT OUT OF ISOLATION HE WAS ALSO BROUGHT OUT OF THE TIME OF PREPARATION IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR THE TIME IN THE WILDERNESS I COULD NEVER HAD HANDLED THE PROMISED LAND SEE YOUR DESTINY IS GREATER THAT YOUR DILEMMA SORRY FOR MY SLANG IF YOU AIN,T GOT NO DILEMMA YOU AIN,T GOT NO DESTINY WHEN GOD SETS US APART AND SEPARATES US FOR A SEASON RECOGNISE HIS WORK HE IS PERFECTING THE TOOLS THAT WE WILL NEED IN OUR DESTINATION INSTEAD OF POUTING. PRAY FLEEING. FAST WORRYING. WORSHIP WRINGING YOU HANDS READ YOUR BIBLE BAD THINGS ARE NOT THE ONLY THINGS HAPPENING IN THE DARK LONELY HOURS GOD HAS BEEN PATIENTLY SHAPING AND FORMING ME AND USING ME ALL AT THE SAME TIME. AND THE BEST IS YET TO COME HIS WORK IS NOT HAPPENING WHERE EVERYONE CAN SEE IT BUT IN THE HIDDEN PARTS OF THE HEART I AM BEING TRANSFORMED FROM ONE DEGREE OF GLORY TO ANOTHER BEING SHAPED MORE FULLY INTO THE IMAGE OF CHRIST WORSHIP WHEN SAUL CALLED DAVID TO PLAY THE HARP TO SOOTH HIS SPIRIT THAT WASNT THE FIRST TIME DAVID PICKED ONE UP LONG BEFORE HE PLAYED FOR THE KING HE WAS PLAYING FOR THE KING OF KINGS BEFORE ISRAEL RAISED HIS NAME IN TRIUMPH. HE PERFECTED HIS MINISTRY IN ISOLATION BEFORE THEY SANG HIS PRAISES IN THE STREETS. HE SANG GODS PRAISES IN THE MEADOWS WHY DID DAVID REJECT SAULS ARMOUR IT HAD NOT BEEN PROVED IN THE TRYING TIMES OF ISOLATION DAVID UNDERSTOOD THAT GOD WAS GOING TO MEET HIS NEEDS AND MAKE A WAY IF HE DIDNT NEED IT IN THE HOURS AND DAYS HE SPENT WITH GOD IT WAS GOING TO BE A WEIGHT LETS SET ASIDE EVERY SIN AND WEIGHT WORSHIP WHEN DAVID PICKED UP HIS SLING TO FACE GOLIATH IT WAS NOT HIS FIRST DAY TO TRY IT OUT YEARS BEFORE HE DEFEATED TREES DONT GET HUNG UP IN THE PHILOSOPHY THAT GOD GUIDED THE STONE I PROPOSE TO YOU TODAY THAT GOD GUIDED A SHEPHERD BOY GOD GRADUATED DAVID FROM TREES TO TARGETS TO A BEAR WHEN HIS FAITH WAS STRONG HE GUIDED HIM TO A LION THEN A GIANT GOD WAS GUIDING LONG BEFORE THAT STONE LEFT THE SLING GOD GUIDED DAVID IN TIMES OF PREPARATION SO HE COULD STAND IN TIMES OF ADMIRATION IF WE GET ADMIRATION BEFORE PREPARATION IT WILL LEAD TO DEVASTATION THE BEST IS YET TO COME A GREAT DESTINY AWAITS US LETS BE THOSE WORKING ON THE THINGS WE SHOULD BE IF DAVID HAD NEVER PICKED UP THE HARP IN ISOLATION HE WOULD NEVER HAVE PLAYED TO SAUL IF HE HAD NEVER PICKED UP THE SLING !!! IF HE HAD NEVER SANG AND PRAISED GOD HE WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ANOINTED KING GOD DIDNT GET TO KNOW DAVID IN THE PALACE HE GOT TO KNOW HIM IN THE PASTURE WHERE ARE YOU TODAY Tue, 04 Aug 2015 09:01:52 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/224 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/224 No Podcast 00:23:46 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/223 N/A Tue, 04 Aug 2015 08:57:28 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/223 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/223 No Podcast 00:08:40 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/222 PRESSING IN FOR BREAKTHROUGH INTRODUCTION (2 KINGS 5v1-15) ‘Jesus in the House’ – Paralytic man’s friends breaking through the roof to get to Jesus The need for us to break through to new places in God – and to break through in the different situations in our lives Before I went on holiday I believe God spoke to me about having a week of Prayer & Fasting on my return for areas in my life where I want break through Therefore, the Word this morning is for me – but you can listen to it as well - if you like! Also, I will be starting my week of Prayer & Fasting next Sunday for seven days – you can join me – if you like? I have no guarantee that this Word is from God – but even if there is only a 1% change that it is God, I want to take the risk?? The guarantee I do have is this – When God sees me seeking after him and trying to be obedient (even if I am wrong) – I know it will please and thrill God’s heart!! My breakthroughs may be instant or gradual – but I believe God will honour my heart I’ve been a Christian long enough to know that if I want things around me to change, then I need to change – and move up a gear! PRESSING IN FOR BREAKTHROUGH Namaan, was a great general of the army of the King of Syria and suffered from leprosy, for which there was no cure On one of their raids into Israel the Syrians brought back a young Israelite girl who served Namaan’s wife This young girl said to her mistress that if Namaan went to the prophet Elisha he would heal him of his leprosy • When Namaan heard this word, hope must have sprang up in his heart • Namaan then had to leave his own house (familiar surroundings) and go to Elisha’s house • When Namaan arrived at Elisha’s house, Elisha sent a messenger to tell Namaan to “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and you will be healed” (When God speaks it is important to obey – no matter how simple or crazy it sounds! John A testimony) • Namaan was looking for the spectacular and nearly missed the supernatural • Namaan’s pride, and His preconceived idea of how God would heal him, nearly caused him to miss the blessing of God • Namaan had some good and wise servants who spoke to him and encouraged him to obey • So Namaan then humbled himself and obeyed the words of Elisha • He dipped himself in the Jordan seven times – and he was healed (not 3 times or 5 times but 7 times – if he had only dipped himself 3 times he might only have got partial healing??) MY APPLICATION – from next Sunday 12th – 19th July I believe God has said to me (the word of Elisha) the following: • To leave this house/KLC (the familiar) and go to another house/Duston Chapel – for seven days (a week of P & F) • To have Morning, Midday, and Evening Prayers (Tongues?) • To pray in the Chapel each evening for one hour from 8-9pm • You can join me – if you like – for some, or all of this. For the evening prayer at the Chapel people can come and go during the hour Wed, 22 Jul 2015 21:35:53 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/222 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/222 No Podcast 00:44:59 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/221 N/A Wed, 15 Jul 2015 21:09:40 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/221 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/221 No Podcast 00:36:26 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/220 PRESSING IN FOR BREAKTHROUGH INTRODUCTION (2 KINGS 5v1-15) ‘Jesus in the House’ – Paralytic man’s friends breaking through the roof to get to Jesus The need for us to break through to new places in God – and to break through in the different situations in our lives Before I went on holiday I believe God spoke to me about having a week of Prayer & Fasting on my return for areas in my life where I want break through Therefore, the Word this morning is for me – but you can listen to it as well - if you like! Also, I will be starting my week of Prayer & Fasting next Sunday for seven days – you can join me – if you like? I have no guarantee that this Word is from God – but even if there is only a 1% change that it is God, I want to take the risk?? The guarantee I do have is this – When God sees me seeking after him and trying to be obedient (even if I am wrong) – I know it will please and thrill God’s heart!! My breakthroughs may be instant or gradual – but I believe God will honour my heart I’ve been a Christian long enough to know that if I want things around me to change, then I need to change – and move up a gear! PRESSING IN FOR BREAKTHROUGH Namaan, was a great general of the army of the King of Syria and suffered from leprosy, for which there was no cure On one of their raids into Israel the Syrians brought back a young Israelite girl who served Namaan’s wife This young girl said to her mistress that if Namaan went to the prophet Elisha he would heal him of his leprosy • When Namaan heard this word, hope must have sprang up in his heart • Namaan then had to leave his own house (familiar surroundings) and go to Elisha’s house • When Namaan arrived at Elisha’s house, Elisha sent a messenger to tell Namaan to “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and you will be healed” (When God speaks it is important to obey – no matter how simple or crazy it sounds! John A testimony) • Namaan was looking for the spectacular and nearly missed the supernatural • Namaan’s pride, and His preconceived idea of how God would heal him, nearly caused him to miss the blessing of God • Namaan had some good and wise servants who spoke to him and encouraged him to obey • So Namaan then humbled himself and obeyed the words of Elisha • He dipped himself in the Jordan seven times – and he was healed (not 3 times or 5 times but 7 times – if he had only dipped himself 3 times he might only have got partial healing??) MY APPLICATION – from next Sunday 12th – 19th July I believe God has said to me (the word of Elisha) the following: • To leave this house/KLC (the familiar) and go to another house/Duston Chapel – for seven days (a week of P & F) • To have Morning, Midday, and Evening Prayers (Tongues?) • To pray in the Chapel each evening for one hour from 8-9pm • You can join me – if you like – for some, or all of this. For the evening prayer at the Chapel people can come and go during the hour Tue, 07 Jul 2015 08:22:47 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/220 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/220 No Podcast 00:27:01 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/219 N/A Mon, 29 Jun 2015 21:06:13 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/219 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/219 No Podcast 00:27:15 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/218 Klc. June 22 nd 2015 Fathers day Father hunger God chose a father for his son I realised on thursday that i was due to speak today and that it was fathers day Ok i thought i can do this How hard can it be Well i sat to write and pray And i never expected the mixed emotions Joy tears thoughts Stories. Child under 5 Dads presents cost less I thought of single mothers who have duel roles. God bless you And dads for whom fathers have been poor role models And hurting fathers Fathers waiting for the prodigal to return to father gods house Lord have mercy On mothering sunday we honour mothers On father day we preach about how fathers need to measure up No guilt trips today God chose a father for his son Mat 1::: 18-25 2::13-15 2:::19-25 Today is fathers day i want to speak to you about a man A father who is very often overlooked I think in some quarters he is overshadowed by the prominence given to his wife Im talking about joseph the husband of mary. And the adopted father of jesus I have never heard anyone preach a sermon on joseph (.have you ) But i believe its a significant thing that even as god chose mary to be the one who would give birth to the son of god So in his mighty providence He chose joseph to be a father to jesus and to raise him into manhood Mary and joseph were chosen together to be parents Illustration Film. Who will love my children I watched it with jenny One of those sad movies that your wife wants you to watch As she systematically cries her way through a king size box of kleenex The story tells of a poor family with hard working parents with a large number of children The woman discovers that she has an incurable illness and will die within a year Her husband is a good man but incapable of raising the large number of children alone Particularly in those days before government assistance And so the heartbreaking tale is of a mother who goes out searching for loving parents who will care for all her children She wants to have them all placed before she goes But as i recall this film it leads me to thinking about the birth of jesus Just like that women who loved her children so much that she personally wanted to choose parents for them and not leave it to chance Father god in the same way went looking for parents to raise his only begotten son He searched the earth a young girl-- a teenager engaged to be married the bible says she found favour with god she was a choice young lady. A god fearing young lady But note. God also went looking for a father he called mary and joseph as a couple And here is the point of it God clearly demonstrates for us that the role of father is a most important one Fathers are not only needed for the physical act of conceiving a child but they are also needed for the spiritual act of raising a child The child was conceived in marys womb by the holy spirit A miracle took place so there was no need for a man to be involved But a man was still needed to fill the role of father in. Jesus childhood Having said that. Let me say a word to single parents here today Please dont despair because father or mother are absent There is hope god is so gracious Though my father and mother forsake me yet the lord will take me up The usual pattern is for father and mother And to those single parents today we say. We salute you we honour you god bless you for your diligence and devotion So lets look for a few moments at some of the things the bible says about joseph 1/ a loving man Look at mathew 1::19. Read Joseph finds out that mary is pregnant he hasnt had any great revelation yet. What is he to think What would you think guys You've fallen in love with this pretty young girl You do all the right things You persue her in the proper customary way In stolen moments you've talked to her about dreams and a future together A home a family a buisness And then out of the blue you learn that this sweet girl (you thought you knew so well) Is pregnant newly pregnant And you dont know who the father is But you know there is on person you can rule out How does it make you feel angry betrayed Upon discovery that mary was pregnant joseph would have been obliged to divorce her Divorce was required to finish a betrothal. Engagement And this would have exposed mary to public shame and humiliation But even before god spoke to joseph He didnt have any vengeance or bitterness in his heart He was minded for her sake to put her away secretly without a judge Joseph was kind he loved mary This was no mills and boon romance This is real love based on real commitment Men the bible tells us today that we must love our wives with all that we have The way that christ loves the church and laid down his life for it Joseph was a loving man toward mary But we also see that joseph was a loving man in his relationship towards jesus Towards jesus When the child came along - The child he had not conceived There was no attitude in joseph that this boy is not my flesh and blood There was no resentment or indifference towards him No lack of love Joseph adopted jesus as his own He protected him from herods hatred he nurtured him and cared for him He taught jesus his own trade of carpentry He adopted the one that the rest of the world would reject Joseph was a loving man thats the first thing that is clear Secondly joseph was 2 / a devout man He was a man who obeyed god He explicitly followed gods leading and direction He didn't follow his own marked out plan for life He wanted gods plan So when god spoke to him in a dream and told him to marry mary Even though she was pregnant He obeyed Then when god spoke and said. Take mary and jesus to egypt for safety he immediately obeyed He closed up his buisness and left And when god spoke and said it's ok to return again he did as directed He was a man of obedience He was a man of faith It takes faith to pack your bags and head of to egypt with no prospects and no planing Simply because god said so He had faith and lived the dream He could have made excuses and stayed where the prospects look good But no he was a man of faith Fathers here this morning you faith will speak to your children Joseph was a man leaning on god 3/. He was a man faithful in spiritual duty He set an example for his family Going to the temple attending the feasts He was regular in going to gods house Our kids are watching our faithfulness 4/ he was a wise man Now please listen to me carefully Joseph was wise because he redeemed the time By all accounts joseph had a shortened life we dont read of him after jesus childhood And at the cross jesus charged john with the care of his mother So it seems as if joseph was taken from them prematurely But joseph had used what time he had been given honourably wisely He had provided for his family He had set an example that they would remember He had raised them in the nurture and admonition of the lord Jesus was not the only son he raised he had two other sons They wrote books of the bible (james and jude) James was a leader at the church in jerusalem He raised his children and left a Legacy after his lifetime Conclusion Fathers none of us know just how much time we have left with our children with our families A year two years five years Are we redeeming the time Encouraging our families at every opportunity setting an example Providing for their needs This man joseph inspires me I am sure he wasnt perfect but he was devoted and he was doing his very best redeeming the time Happy fathers day Mon, 22 Jun 2015 15:47:55 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/218 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/218 No Podcast 00:16:29 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/217 God's Fatherhood, fellowship and prescence Mon, 15 Jun 2015 07:45:30 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/217 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/217 No Podcast 00:34:13 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/216 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 09:34:58 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/216 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/216 No Podcast 00:09:49 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/215 HOLY SPIRIT (2) INTRODUCTION “…it is to your advantage that I go away…” (John 16v7) “…and He will give you another Helper…” (John 14v16) To our advantage? Jesus could only be in one place at one time Holy Spirit is the Helper (Greek ‘allos’ – another one just like Jesus). He will do what Jesus would do if He was physically present with us We need to get to know Holy Spirit as a Person and build a relationship with Him THE PERSON OF THE HOLY SPIRIT The Lord is ‘One’ Father – He plans everything, and everything comes from Him Jesus – He paid the price for everything to make it available to us Holy Spirit – is the power of God to bring it about Everything comes – from the Father - through the Son - by the Holy Spirit (manifested to us) Holy Spirit is the ‘contact Person’ of the Trinity on the earth He is God on earth - God’s presence on earth Holy Spirit (God) is omnipotent (all powerful) – omniscient (all knowing) – omnipresent (everywhere), but He’s not manifest everywhere Holy Spirit thinks He is God Who are we to argue? He knows everything. He’s not worrying about how to fix things! Holy Spirit is not to be looked upon merely as an influence Many believers are robbed of a personal relationship with the Holy Spirit because they consider the Spirit to be an impersonal influence, power, or energy Holy Spirit is often symbolized as an impersonal object Wind, fire, water, oil, dove, finger of God, a seal, or other impersonal objects This seems to negate the fact that He is a divine Person But there are symbols which refer to Jesus, such as a lamb, a rock, a lion, yet these things do not negate Jesus being a divine Person “Holy Spirit” is a divine title This seems harder for believers to relate to than “Father” and “Son”. No doubt this is because these titles have a much more human feel to them than “Holy Spirit” Holy Spirit is spoken of as having personal qualities The 3 main qualities which constitute personality are attributed to the Holy Spirit:- (i) Mind (Rom 8v27) (ii) Will (1 Cor 12v11) (iii) Emotions (Rom 8v26; Rom 15v30; Col 1v8) These things are inapplicable to an impersonal influence or power Holy Spirit is referred to with personal pronouns Often by the Lord Jesus Himself namely ‘He’ and ‘Him’ (John 14v16,7,26; John 15v26; John 16v7-15) Holy Spirit has personal feelings:- a) He can be grieved (Eph 4v30) b) He can be insulted (Heb 10v29) c) He can be blasphemed (Math 12v31-32) d) He can be lied to (Acts 5v3) e) He can be resisted (Acts 7v51) f) He can be quenched (1 Thess 5v19) Holy Spirit is within the believer, comes alongside us (parakletos), and comes upon us (John 14v16-17; Acts 1v8) The early disciples had a relationship with Jesus and the Holy Spirit on earth Jesus is now at the Father’s right hand in heaven But His disciples since then should also have a relationship with the Holy Spirit on earth – as well as with the Father and Jesus in heaven (John 14v16-17; Acts 5v3) Holy Spirit is a colourful Person – a God of diversity You can never put Him in a box He is gentle, and yet He is the most powerful Person in the universe He is holy and yet loving at the same time He has a sense of humour (‘oil of gladness’) He loves to fellowship with us - probably more than we do with Him (2 Cor 13v14; Phil 2v1). (sharing, unity, partnership;, participation, close association, friendship, communion). We are co-workers with Holy Spirit, and He is the Senior Partner Holy Spirit always points to Jesus and the Word (John 16v13-15) Holy Spirit helps us (John 14v16 – Helper)) To pray, understand the bible, prophesy, heal the sick, do acts of kindness, walk in love, break through in to new things Holy Spirit is the Presence, the River of God, and Revival (Ex 33v14-16; Rev 22v1; John 7v37; Ez 47; Psalm 1) Moses understood the importance of God’s presence There is a River of the Holy Spirit’s Presence flowing from the throne of God in heaven today This River is leading us into a great revival and harvest as it flows into the sea of mankind As we stay in this River, and this River flows in us, we will continually bear fruit, our leaves shall not wither, and whatever we do shall prosper We need to ‘know’ Holy Spirit as a Person through experience, as well as through the Word. A relationship with Holy Spirit is more important than revival (He is revival) His presence makes us feel loved, accepted, and valued. It’s His presence that satisfies us deep within, not His power We should pursue God’s presence because we love Him And want to spend time with him – not to get more power Nevertheless, the result of being in God’s presence means we come out with more power Feeling loved, accepted, and valued all come from being in Holy Spirit’s presence We won’t get this from ministry We should minister out of the above – not to get the above! CONCLUSION Holy Spirit is God on earth – co-equal with the Father and Lord Jesus Holy Spirit is a Person Holy Spirit wants a relationship with YOU! Wed, 03 Jun 2015 08:21:25 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/215 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/215 No Podcast 00:46:56 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/214 Sunday 24th May - Marcus Thorman Wed, 03 Jun 2015 08:07:56 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/214 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/214 No Podcast 00:31:13 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/213 Sunday 17th May - Paul Worth Wed, 03 Jun 2015 07:54:08 +0100 Sunday 17th May - Paul Worth https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/213 klc-word https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/213 Sunday 17th May - Paul Worth Sunday 17th May - Paul Worth No put-some-keywords-here 00:43:14 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/211 PRESSING IN FOR A BREAKTHROUGH INTRODUCTION (Mark 2v3-5) Then they came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was carried by four men. And when they could not come near Him, because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. So when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic “Son, your sins are forgiven you…Arise take up your bed and walk” Last week we heard that ‘Jesus is in the house’. This means in my heart, my home, and my church But because Jesus is in the house doesn’t mean that blessings will now fall upon us automatically – we still need to press in to receive the blessings God has for us - by faith! In times of revival God doesn’t just turn up some Sunday morning because He feels like it (although He could). Someone, somewhere, has been pressing in for a breakthrough to God in prayer! Some of the world’s greatest achievements have not come through people with great gifts or wealth – but through DETERMINATION! The bible calls this FAITH! I believe we’re entering a season where God wants us to press in for a breakthrough (TO BE DETERMINED) – for ourselves, for others, and for our town and nation Just like these four men did for their paralytic friend (V4) THEY COULD NOT COME NEAR HIM BECAUSE OF THE CROWD Use your imagination • They’d obviously heard about the miracles Jesus had performed – that’s why they were carrying their friend to Jesus • But when they arrived they couldn’t get near Jesus because of the crowd – at this point they could have given up and returned home • Are we put off from pursuing God for something by the ‘crowd’ - the first apparent obstacle that comes against us? • Mark 5v25-34 – the lady with the issue of blood ‘pushed through the crowd’ to get what she wanted from Jesus by faith • The four friends didn’t give up either but looked for another way in and went up the steps to the roof carrying their friend (v4) THEY UNCOVERED THE ROOF WHERE HE WAS • Digging a hole in the roof was hard work. They didn’t come prepared for this so didn’t bring a bag of tools! They used what they had to dig and press through • If we really want to press through into the presence of Jesus we won’t be put off by crowds or hard work • For us it might not be digging a hole in a roof – but praying and seeking God with all our heart • Jer 29v11-13 – Then you will call upon Me and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart • When we press in to the presence of Jesus – we will also find the answers to our prayers (v4) SO WHEN THEY HAD BROKEN THROUGH • The four men had dug a hole in the roof - maybe with their bare hands - and had finally broken through into the presence of Jesus • Now they could bring their need to Jesus – their paralytic friend – believing that Jesus would heal him • Do you believe that if you were in the presence of Jesus He would answer your prayers? (v5) WHEN JESUS SAW THEIR FAITH HE SAID TO THE PARALYTIC • Faith is trusting in the Lord with our whole heart and not leaning into our own understanding (Pro 3v5) • ‘When Jesus saw their faith’ - He responded to it by healing their paralytic friend. This shows us that faith doesn’t necessarily need to be in the person needing healing • But I believe there’s more to it than this! ‘He said to the paralytic’ - “Your sins are forgiven you” – salvation before the Cross? Moses, Elijah, King David etc? Secondly Jesus says “Arise, take up your bed and walk” – healing? • Jesus said to the lady with the issue of blood “Your faith has made you well” (Mark 5v34) • Jesus is still looking for faith on the earth today because He is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Heb 13v8) • And He will be looking for faith on earth when He returns (Luke 18v8) • The paralytic and his four friends must have gone on their way rejoicing - because they pressed in for a breakthrough to Jesus for healing – and came away with more than they looked for! • Jesus came to bring us ‘not just life’ – but ABUNDANT LIFE! He not only wants to meet our needs but give us something extra to go away with!!! CONCLUSION • I believe ‘Jesus is in the house’ but this doesn’t mean that blessings will fall upon us automatically – we have to press in for a breakthrough – for ourselves, for others, and for our town and nation • I believe that there are cracks in the dam and water is starting to flow –but we need to press in for a breakthrough – so that the dam bursts completely - and a mighty river of revival sweeps through our town and nation • I believe that we press in for a breakthrough through prayer and seeking God with our whole heart (LHOP leaflets) And…BY BEING DETERMINED…to keep pressing through until you get what you are after. And then Jesus will probably give you something extra – just because He loves you! Thu, 14 May 2015 17:47:21 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/211 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/211 No Podcast 00:32:02 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/210 JESUS IS IN THE HOUSE INTRODUCTION (Mark 2v1-12) Before I speak about ‘Jesus Is In The House’ I want us to be clear that the house I’m talking about is not just bricks and mortar! In the New Testament, individuals are called ‘a house of God’, and another name for the church is ‘the house of God’ THE HOUSE OF GOD 2 Cor 5v1-2(NASB) – For we know that if the earthly tent, which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens, For indeed in this house we grown, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven… Eph 2v19 & 22 – Now therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God…in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit 1 Tim 3v15 – I write that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God Heb 3v6 - …but Christ as a Son over His own house - whose house we are - if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end 1 Pet 2v5 – you also, as living stones, are being built up into a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ 1 Pet 4v17 – For the time has come for judgement to begin at the house of God • I am a house of God (as an individual) • We are a house of God (the church) • We live in houses made of bricks and mortar • God’s house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations (Mark 11v17). Prayer was a top priority in the New Testament church, and should also be for us today. Now that we know that individually and corporately we are a house of God, and we live in houses made of bricks and mortar, I want to speak about ‘Jesus Is In The House’ JESUS IS IN THE HOUSE (Mark 2v1-12) V1 – It was heard that Jesus is in the house • Therefore anything can happen • At Ffald-y-Brenin ‘Jesus is in the house’ Cars coming up the driveway/people encountering God in the field/amazing healings etc - all because ‘Jesus is in the house’ • Imagine Jesus in your house? Not just ‘by faith’ – but by ‘His manifest presence’ John 14v21(AMP) – The person who has My commands and keeps them is the one who really loves Me; and whoever really loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I too will love him and will show, reveal, manifest Myself to him (I will let Myself be clearly seen by him and make Myself real to him) John 14v23 (AMP) – Jesus answered, If a person really loves Me, he will keep My word and obey My teaching; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make our home with him (our abode, special dwelling with him – i.e.Live in the house with him!) Jesus wants to manifest (reveal) His presence to YOU and live in YOUR HOUSE (Your heart and home) Therefore, if you will meet His conditions – love Jesus and keep His word – He will do it V2a – People will be drawn to His presence and they will come • Ask Jesus to manifest His presence in your heart, home, and church, so that people will be drawn to Him V2b (VOICE) – Still more people pressed forward to hear Jesus teaching the message of God’s kingdom • The message of the kingdom of God is one of the most, if not the most, important teaching in the bible Jesus in the Gospels Jesus in Acts 1v3 -…being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God We are told in Math 6v33 to ‘Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness’ Jesus taught His disciples to pray in Math 6v10 ‘Your kingdom come’ The next few verses are actually about the kingdom of God advancing in a person’s life V3-5 – Then they came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was carried by four men • Here we have ‘Intercession’ ‘Intercession’ means ‘to stand in the gap on behalf of another’ These four men were standing in the gap on behalf of their friend • They were absolutely committed – opened up the roof and lowered their friend through They wouldn’t give up until they brought the need of their friend to the notice of Jesus • When Jesus saw ‘their’ faith He said to the paralytic “Son, your sins are forgiven you” The words spoken by Jesus went to the root of the problem and brought salvation and healing • Jesus came as Immanuel – ‘God with us’ – and He’s still ‘with us’ today, because the Holy Spirit now makes the presence of Jesus manifest So that we can intercede and speak the word, to bring salvation and healing to others V6-7 – And some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts “Why does this Man speak blasphemies like this…?” • Sadly, there will always be people who will criticise and mutter at what Jesus is doing • Spitting and putting mud on people’s eyes is pretty unorthodox??? But we need to decide if ‘religious behaviour’ is more important to us than having ‘Jesus in the house’ Remember, God’s ways and thoughts are much higher than our ways and thoughts (Isa 55v8-9) V11a – I say to you, arise • We need to ‘arise’ and ‘waken up’ to who God is – and who we are • We need to make every effort to ‘rise up’ above sin, hurt, sickness, and circumstances Recognise that people need Jesus and there’s a world to change But the kingdom is here - and Jesus is in the house V11b – Take up your bed and go to your house • What’s ‘your bed?’ What is it that’s ‘held you?’ Sickness, brokenness, failure? Is your history one of sickness and defeat? You can turn your history around – because Jesus is in the house You can now ‘take hold of it’ and ‘rule over it’ You can now ‘rise up’ and keep ‘the bed’ under your feet • You can then help others with compassion by telling them about ‘your bed’ and how Jesus redeemed and healed you from the ‘inside out’ V12 – Immediately he arose, took up his bed, and went out in the presence of them all, so they were all amazed and glorified God, saying “We never saw anything like this!” • I would imagine that the paralytic was asked often over the years “How come you’re healed?” “What happened?” I’m sure his reply would have been something like “I was brought to a place where Jesus was in the house – and I received healing – because when Jesus is in the house anything can happen!” CONCLUSION • I believe that Father God wants us to show that we REALLY love Jesus by keeping and obeying His word (written/prophetic)) more and more • He wants all of us, individually and corporately, to know the manifest presence of Jesus, in our hearts, homes, and church Remember John 14v21 (AMP)…I will let Myself be clearly seen by him and make Myself real to him • Because when ‘Jesus is in the house anything can happen!’. Therefore, when ‘Jesus is in YOUR HOUSE anything can happen to YOU and through YOU!’ • And people will hear what Jesus is doing – and they will be drawn to His presence - and they will come Thu, 07 May 2015 13:10:44 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/210 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/210 No Podcast 00:36:09 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/209 N/A Thu, 23 Apr 2015 10:39:05 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/209 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/209 No Podcast 00:23:48 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/208 FOUNDATIONS FOR BLESSING INTRODUCTION 1) The word ‘Blessing’ has been trivialised in our day. 2) People have a wrong image of God and the Church. 3) God is a loving Father whose primary desire is to bless people and do them good - both through Himself directly, and through His people. ‘Blessing’ – God’s favour, to consecrate, to make holy, to protect, to make happy, to bring increase, to empower to prosper in every area of life, to be successful, to be content and satisfied – for the believer blessing can bring an increased sense of identity as God’s child FOUNDATIONS FOR BLESSING Adam/Eve Gen 1v28 – Then God blessed them and said to them “Be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth…” Noah Gen 9v1 – So God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth…” Abraham Gen 12v1-3 - …I will bless you and make your name great and you shall be a blessing…and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed” Israel Deut 28v1-14 – Now it shall come to pass if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God…that the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth…and all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you… Church Gal 3v7-14 – Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham…Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law…that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus…” God wants His church today to pursue and dwell in His presence, to recognise and receive His blessing, and to learn to pray and pronounce His blessing over individuals, communities, and nations! THE BLESSING OF ABRAHAM Gen 12v1-3 - …I will make you a great nation; I will bless you…and you shall be a blessing…and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed Gal 3v13-14 – Christ has redeemed us from the curse…that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles • God is a loving Father whose primary desire is to bless people • As believers we are the seed of Abraham/in his family line • The blessing of Abraham is part of our inheritance • Israel was called as a nation to demonstrate the blessing of God • God now wants to bless His church so we can demonstrate His blessing to nations • Blessings Deut 28v1-14; Eph 1v3 GOD’S PRIESTS ARE CALLED TO RELEASE BLESSING Lev 9v23-24 – And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of meeting and came out and blessed the people. Then the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people and fire came out from before the Lord Deut 10v8 – At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi – to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord - to stand before the Lord to minister to Him - and to bless in His name – TO THIS DAY 1 Pet 2v9 – But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvellous light • Moses and Aaron went into God’s presence • They came out of God’s presence and blessed the people • God’s glory was seen and supernatural power was released • The tribe of Levi was called to carry God’s presence – to minister to Him – and to bless in His name • God placed in the mouths of the priests the power to speak words that caused God to release life-changing blessing upon the people • As New Testament believers we are God’s new priesthood and we are called to –go into God’s presence – to minister to Him – to carry His presence - and to bless people A HOUSE OF PRAYER - FOR BLESSING Mark 11v17 - …My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations… • The church is God’s house, the Father’s house. Therefore the church should be a house of prayer • A house of prayer for blessing is formed in such a way as to enable God’s manifest presence to inhabit the house • We then release the blessing of the kingdom and the rule of God into a particular area • This will result in salvation and freedom for individuals, and transformation of communities • The starting point for all of us is to become a house of prayer as an individual. This can then progress to our home, church, workplace • Both individuals and the corporate house need to be clean and holy before the Lord • Heart attitudes need to be evaluated. There should be a heart to love and bless, to see the good, and trust God to deal with the bad • Out of a right heart we are to speak words of love and blessing over people’s lives, circumstances, and communities PRAYER AND ACTION TOGETHER Our words and prayers of blessing then need to find expression in action, and we should ask ourselves the following three questions: 1) What do I see in this community that is good and carries a kingdom value that I can support? 2) Who is God putting in front of me that I can bless? 3) Who is God putting in front of me that I should clearly share the gospel with? No answers may come to mind straight away and that’s fine, but it is good practice to ask these questions on a regular basis. CONCLUSION • God’s desire to bless is absolutely outrageous. Nothing can stop Him. • He designed us for a purpose, wrapped up in blessing. • Heaven, our ultimate destination, is full of blessing, and we are invited to pray for the coming of heaven to earth right now (Math 6v10)!!! FINALLY The High Priestly Blessing Num 6v24-17 – The Lord bless you and keep you The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you The Lord turn His face towards you and give you peace Mon, 13 Apr 2015 19:54:19 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/208 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/208 No Podcast 00:24:35 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/207 N/A Tue, 31 Mar 2015 21:12:14 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/207 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/207 No Podcast 00:33:52 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/206 EVANGELISM or EXCITING CHRISTIANITY? INTRODUCTION The ‘E’ word – Evangelism? Guilt – condemnation – knowing I should but haven’t – tension in evangelistic meetings – trying to learn the 27 points to salvation – squeeze your whole testimony into 2 minutes etc??? Another ‘E’ word – Exciting Christianity! When we begin to share the love of God with people in different ways, we begin to discover just how exciting, enjoyable, and fulfilling, Christianity really is! January 2015 – B/A reminded of prophetic word from 1984 about becoming Pastors to the World Gospel Feet – the destiny of Northampton Lifestyle Evangelism – as we go about our daily business – not an organised church programme – but this also allows for a group of people with the same thing on their hearts to work together Isa 61v1-4/Luke 4v18-19 ‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me (Brian Nish) Because He has anointed me (why?) To preach the gospel to the poor He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted To proclaim liberty to the captives To set at liberty those who are oppressed To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord… And we will rebuild the ancient ruins of Northampton And restore the places long devastated And we will revive Northampton Though it’s been deserted for many generations…’ TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE POOR ‘Preach/share/tell’ – St Francis of Assissi “Preach the Gospel, and if necessary use words” (Can become an excuse?) - At some point we need to use words - in one way or another (Mark 4; 1 Pet 1v23 – The word of God is seed) ‘The Gospel’– The Gospel means good news and is good news! We can bring fresh hope to individuals and nations through the good news of the Gospel. People need to hear some good news (Media discussion about reporting bad news). We can share how the good news about Jesus has changed our lives for the better. We can connect the relevant part of our testimony to where people are. ‘To The Poor’ – To be poor means to be deficient or lacking in something – money, health, relationships, peace, satisfaction, identity, purpose, self-worth etc. But the greatest poverty of all is not to have a relationship with God! TO HEAL THE BROKENHEARTED Jesus is the Healer and Restorer of our souls (Psalm 23v3) The world is filled with hurting people. Some hide their hurts better than others but they’re still hurting. Some try to escape through drink, drugs, and others forms of escapism. Hurting people hurt others. Hurts cause people to wear masks. Hurts cause blocked emotions. Hurts can lead to demonic oppression. Hurts cause lies to become established. The good news is Jesus loves people and came to heal the hurting and brokenhearted! TO PROCLAIM LIBERTY & FREEDOM TO THE CAPTIVES & PRISONERS This is to the spiritual, emotional, and physical captives and prisoners. Jesus won the victory for the whole person on the Cross, not just for our spirits. ‘The Voice’ – And to declare to those who are held captive and bound in prison “Be free from your imprisonment!” We can be held captive and bound by some of the following: Addictions (Drugs, alcohol, television, computer, hobby, food etc) Lies that we believe (A bad experience doesn’t hold us captive but the lies we believe about that experience do) Bad habits Worries and fears Sickness (Can affect our freedom to live life fully) Opinions of others Rejection and low self-esteem Past experiences etc TO PROCLAIM THE YEAR OF THE LORD’S FAVOUR ‘MSG’ – God sent Me to announce the year of His grace (This year) ‘CEB’ – To proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour (This year) ‘ERV’ – He has sent Me to announce that the time has come for the Lord to show His kindness (This year) 2 Cor 6v2 AMP – Behold, now is truly the time for a gracious welcome and acceptance of you from God; behold now is the day of salvation 2 Cor 6v2 TLB - …Right now God is ready to welcome you. Today He is ready to save you We must believe, and let people know, the good news that God wants to show His grace, favour, and loving kindness towards them TODAY/THIS YEAR - and not put it off to some time in the distant future! We must believe that God has already prepared the hearts of some of the people we meet on a daily basis, and that they are ready for salvation. On the other hand we must continually sow seed, as opportunities arise, to prepare for future harvests. As we draw nearer to the return of the Lord Jesus Christ seedtime and harvest will be taking place on the same day! PRACTICAL HELPS Acts 1v8 – And you shall be My witnesses (Every Christian) Being a good witness isn’t about a church programme. It’s about living a godly (and attractive) life and sharing the love of Jesus with others as opportunities arise on a daily basis. The Holy Spirit loves to honour Jesus and point people to Him, and therefore loves to empower us to do the same thing! • Ask God for opportunities • All that we do must be motivated by our love for God and people. We are sharing the Gospel with people because we want them to know how much God loves them and that He has a plan for their lives • Make people curious (John 4 – Jesus and lady at the well) • Only share a little at a time – unless the person is drawing more out of you • Be sensitive to Holy Spirit and the thoughts and promptings He gives you • Be sensitive to the timing – it’s not always the right time to speak to a particular person • Share the particular part of your testimony that is relevant to the person you are speaking to • Mother Teresa used to say “Little things done with great love can change the world” An act of kindness – A word of encouragement – Being a good listener – Offering to pray for the sick – Sharing a relevant part of your testimony about God’s love and goodness to you – Being on the alert for opportunities on a daily basis • Finally, don’t get all intense and heavy about it, but enjoy yourself and keep it lighthearted (unless of course you are dealing with a serious situation). IN SUMMARY You could say: Life really begins at the end of our comfort zone! That being a good witness is living a godly (and attractive) life, and having a close walk with the Holy Spirit! That this is an exciting journey of discovery – to discover what God is doing in people’s lives - and to co-operate with Him. That this is an opportunity to experiment – to try different things –and see what happens when we express God’s love through an act of kindness, or pray for the sick etc That this is an opportunity to discover how exciting, enjoyable, and fulfilling Christianity really is Wed, 25 Mar 2015 20:22:01 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/206 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/206 No Podcast 00:39:55 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/205 NA Sun, 22 Mar 2015 22:13:15 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/205 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/205 No Podcast 00:35:55 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/204 GOSPEL FEET/SHOES INTRODUCTION Last Sunday we had several waves of the Holy Spirit and a challenge through the word about exchanging our shoes for gospel feet Luke 4v18-19 – The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me because the Lord has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted; To proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind; To set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord Isa 61v2-4 - To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, to console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord that He may be glorified. And they shall rebuild the old ruins, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations… The prophecy of Isaiah 61 describes the deliverance of Israel from exile in Babylon – but its ultimate fulfilment is found in Christ and the church In Luke 4v16-21 Jesus reads out Isaiah 61 and then boldly claims to be the promised Messiah – and His defined ministry here is the essence of the good news of the gospel of the kingdom of God In Luke 9v1-2, Luke makes it clear that this same ministry was given to the early disciples (who were a microcosm of the church) - and ultimately to the entire church (Acts 1v1-8) Therefore, the church today should be following in the footsteps of Jesus and the early church, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God! THE CHURCH In the beginning – the church was very evangelistic (Acts 2v40-47…and the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved) In times of revival – the church becomes very evangelistic – as people are touched afresh with the love of God The church today – is slowly but surely reaching out more and more – but there’s still room for improvement?? • The church isn’t just here for its own benefit – we are not a stamp club – a golf club – a knitting club – or any other kind of club • The church isn’t just here so people can be cared for, comforted, coddled, and have their needs met • In Math 22v37-38 you are told to love God – and love your neighbour – as yourself • As the seed of Abraham (Gal 3v14) we are called to be a blessing to all the families of the earth • We are called to the same ministry of Jesus and the early church WHAT CAN WE DO Roger Forster of Icthus Church used to say we need to reach out on three levels: Words, Works, and wonders WORDS Standing up for righteousness and truth whenever necessary Speaking words of love and encouragement into people’s lives WORKS Expressing God’s love through acts of kindness (shopping, cutting grass, serving in some way) Getting involved in Street Pastors, School Pastors, Springs Family Centre, or some other organised group or programme WONDERS As you go about your daily business - be on the alert for opportunities to share Jesus – to pray for the sick – to bring a word of knowledge and prophecy Make it your lifestyle – don’t wait for an organised programme! Be bold – in a loving way, not in a reckless way! ISAIAH 61 Allison Sat, 14 Mar 2015 23:02:27 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/204 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/204 No Podcast 00:35:52 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/203 Sunday 1st March 2015 - Steve Flanagan - take off your shoes Tue, 03 Mar 2015 14:05:48 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/203 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/203 No Podcast 00:25:05 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/202 RUN YOUR RACE TO WIN INTRODUCTION 1 Cor 9v24-27 – Don’t you realise that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize. So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadow boxing. I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should do. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified. We’re all in the ‘race of life’ – so you need to ‘run for your life!’ We need to run as if our very lives depend upon it – because they do! We are running not just for a prize in this life, but also in the one to come. The good news is we can all win a gold medal – because in the kingdom of God we can ALL be winners! PUT THE PAST BEHIND YOU Phil 3v13-14 - …one thing I do, forgetting these things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus Sometimes, because of bad experiences or failures, we take ourselves out of the race of life Don’t let your history rob you of your destiny! • Allow God to use your past experiences to shape your character in a positive way Get healed and restored where necessary Develop an attitude of mind which says “If I can come through that I can come through anything” • Allow God to use your past failures as stepping stones to success today Read from list GET BACK IN THE RACE Phil 3v13-14 – one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press towards the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus • Remind yourself of Father God’s grace and love, and that He always wants what is best for you – every day of the week Remind yourself that His grace is sufficient for you to do whatever He has called you to do (2 Cor 12v9) Remind yourself that you are unique, and no one can do what you do, in the particular way that you do it • Then – and not before then – start training again – (athletes: sacrifice, discipline, commitment - 1 Cor 15v10 – I work harder than them all…by the grace of God…) - and get back into the race • Begin to rule and reign again, over your body, and over your circumstance – through receiving an abundance of grace (Rom 5v17) • Begin to run again – by the grace of God (2 Cor 12v9) - reaching forward to those things which are ahead RUN YOUR RACE TO WIN 1 Cor 9v24 - …so run to win! • Remind yourself that because of what Jesus has done - you already have the victory and are running in it – you are not running towards it • Victory for the Christian isn’t something to be achieved at some point in our lives – but is something we already have, and should be living in, and enforcing, on a daily basis! • We run our race to win – by grace – which means we are able - to live godly lives - to love and serve God and people faithfully - and advance the kingdom of God – because of what Jesus has done • Sometimes, as we press on towards the upwards call of God in Christ Jesus, we have to change lanes. We’re still in the race but in a different lane – because we’re in a different season in God (eg Brian/Allison) • If we don’t recognise the change of season we could end up staying in the wrong lane – and struggling – because there’s no grace and anointing for us to run in that lane any longer • Grace and anointing for ministry only fully flows when we’re running in the right lane – for the particular season of God that we’re in at that time CONCLUSION Let me encourage you, wherever you are today, to begin to ‘run for your life’ and begin to ‘run your race to win’ – through receiving an abundance of grace (Rom 5v17) We don’t get the opportunity to come back and run our race again – this is it – so don’t waste your life (‘The Final Quest’ by Rick Joyner) What we do with our 70/80 years on earth today will affect us for eternity God’s grace is sufficient for all of us to run our race to win and gain an eternal prize!!! Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:57:08 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/202 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/202 No Podcast 00:35:00 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/201 Kingdom Life Intro: Pakistan trip – tough environment – persecution and discrimination – but such joy and a reality to their faith. My Return to KLC – called to Northampton – KLC my home Today’s preach – remind you about your name > Kingdom Life (these two words need to be kept together – because Kingdom has to be lived out) 1 Kingdom Heart Mat 13:19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. Kingdom begins as a word – sown into your heart – it was something you heard The seed gradually grows over time – God establishes His rule and reign in the heart of every believer But it is more than just words – it has a supernatural dimension – the power to bring you to life 2 Kingdom Church The kingdom life that develops in us has to be lived out in the church We can just do church without ever doing kingdom living – there has to be a community of believers Built on kingdom principals – grace/forgiveness/love/honesty etc Releasing kingdom power – when we do community properly it creates the opportunity for power to be released If I don’t know you how can I have a meaningful relationship with you When we know each other we pray and support each other – and power is released Kingdom means we are all involved in ministry – all involved in building and extending the kingdom 3 Kingdom World What is in our hearts must extent into the church and also into every part of life Kingdom principals are to shape everything Kingdom power needs to follow kingdom principals Mat 5:13-16 "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavour, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. We are called to flavour the world around us – distinct/different We are called to be a light – people need to see the kingdom being lived – it will serve as a light to their own path Wed, 18 Feb 2015 22:11:46 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/201 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/201 No Podcast 00:39:16 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/200 8.2.15 Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire • Adam and Eve had Significance, Security and Acceptance when first created. • This was lost when sin entered the world. We are seeking these things in life, but they can only come through restoration of our relationship with God. The Devil • He is the father of all lies (John 8:44). His purpose is to prevent us from having a relationship with God. • We need to recognise that we are in a spiritual battle (Ephesians 6:10-18). • We need to put on the armour of God. Jesus • The good news is that Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil (1 John 3:8). He has won the victory (Colossians 2:15). • Jesus is the bread of life (John 6:35). We need to ‘feed’ on Him every day. • He is the way, the truth and the life (John 14:6). • The truth will set us free (John 8:31). • When Jesus was in the wilderness and the devil spoke to Him, he responded with scripture each time. ‘The scripture says…’ (Matthew 4:1-11). • We need to respond with scripture. It’s the truth and the truth will set us free. Smith Wigglesworth • In 1947, Smith Wigglesworth prophesied that there will be a revival greater than ever seen before (see http://www.waltdumont.org/Wigglesworth.htm). When the spirit and the word come together. The Plan • We need to be aware of the thoughts that come from the devil. He does plant things (John 13:2) but we just need to be aware and speak scripture. • Below is a few examples of some of the things we think and feel, and some scripture that we need to remind ourselves of… Lie Truth Scripture I am fearful about things. God has not given me a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 I struggle in my Christian walk. He that is in me is greater than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4 I worry. Turn all your worries over to Him. 1 Peter 5:7 I feel trapped. Jesus Christ has set us free. Galatians 5:1 2 Corinthians 3:17 I feel condemned. There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 I feel lonely. I am with you always, to the very end of age. Matthew 28:20 I can’t keep going. Go to Him and He will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 • Do not allow your feelings to dictate your behaviour. Allow the truth of God’s word direct you. Remember, we are new creations (2 Corinthians 5:17). • We should be living life in all its fullness (John 10:10). Tue, 10 Feb 2015 17:38:14 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/200 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/200 No Podcast 00:25:21 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/199 KLC PRAYER OF JABEZ QUOTE FROM SMITH WIGGLESWORTH GOD IS MORE EAGER TO ANSWER THAN WE ARE TO ASK A MAN WHO IS INTIMATE WITH GOD NEED NOT BE INTIMIDATED BY MAN THE PRAYER OF JABEZ TEXT 1 CHRONICLES 4:9-4:10 NOW JABEZ WAS MORE HONOURABLE THAN HIS BROTHERS. AND HIS MOTHER CALLED HIS NAME JABEZ SAYING BECAUSE I BORE HIM IN PAIN AND JABEZ CALLED ON THE GOD OF ISRAEL SAYING OH THAT YOU WOULD BLESS ME INDEED AND ENLARGE MY TERRITORY THAT YOUR HAND WOULD BE WITH ME AND THAT YOU WOULD KEEP ME FROM EVIL THAT I MAY NOT CAUSE PAIN SO GOD GRANTED HIM WHAT HE REQUESTED WHAT A PAIN. HAS ANYONE SAID THAT ABOUT YOU I HAVE BEEN CALLED A PAIN IT WAS SAID ABOUT JABEZ. HIS NAME MEANS PAIN HE CAUSED HIS MOTHER GREAT PAIN AS SHE BORE HIM AND HIS MOTHER CONSTANTLY REMINDED HIM OF THE FACT HIS MOTHER WAS AN EXPERT AT GUILT TRIPS BUT IN SPITE OF HIS NAME HE OVERCAME THE OBSTACLES OF HIS UPBRINGING THE BIBLE SAYS HE WAS AN HONOURABLE MAN MORE HONOURABLE THAN THE REST OF HIS FAMILY WHY !!!! WE FIND JABEZ HIDDEN IN A LONG LIST OF GENEALOGIES SO AND SO WAS THE FATHER OF SO AND SO ON AND ON IT GOES FOR NINE CHAPTERS IN THE BOOK OF CHRONICLES BUT SUDDENLY JABEZ APEARS LIKE A SHINING STAR IN THIS LONG LIST OF ANONYMOUS CHARACTERS IT IS SIGNIFICANT THAT JABEZ IS NOT REMEMBERED FOR SOME OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT BUT A PRAYER !!! HE DIDNT WIN A GREAT BATTLE OR ERECT A GREAT BUILDING HE SIMPLY PRAYED A PRAYER BUT OF ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE FIRST NINE CHAPTERS OF CHRONICLES HE ALONE IS LIFTED OUT BECAUSE OF THE PRAYER HE PRAYED WHAT WAS SO UNUSUAL ABOUT THIS PRAYER LETS LOOK AT THE PRAYER PIECE BY PIECE IN ORDER TO DISCOVER WHY GOD WAS PLEASED ENOUGH WITH HIS PRAYER TO HAVE IT FOREVER RECORDED IN SCRIPTURE IT IS A SHORT PRAYER 1/. HE PRAYED THAT GOD WOULD BLESS HIM 2/ HE PRAYED THAT GOD WOULD ENLARGE HIS TERRITORY OR BOARDERS 3/. HE PRAYED THAT GODS HAND WOULD BE UPON HIM 4/ HE PRAYED THAT GOD WOULD KEEP HIM FROM EVIL THE FIRST POINT WE WILL CONSIDER THEN IS JABEZ PRAYED FOR GOD TO BLESS HIM HE SOUGHT GODS BLESSING ON HIS LIFE HE WAS NOT WORRIED ABOUT BEING SELFISH HE WANTED GODS BEST. AND BELIEVED THAT GOD WANTED TO GIVE IT TO HIM HE REMEMBERED HIS ANCESTOR ABRAHAM WHEN THE LORD SAID TO HIM I WILL MAKE YOU INTO A GREAT NATION AND I WILL BLESS YOU I WILL MAKE YOUR NAME GREAT AND YOU WILL BE A BLESSING (GEN 12:2). JABEZ SOUGHT THE BLESSING OF GOD THAT HE MIGHT BE A BLESSING TO THE WORLD IF GOD BLESSES ME MY FAMILY ARE BLESSED MY FRIENDS ARE BLESSED THE BIBLE TELLS US THAT OUR WHOLE REASON FOR EXISTENCE IS TO BE A BLESSING TO GOD AND A BLESSING TO THE WORLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG IN PRAYING FOR AND SEEKING THE BLESSING OF GOD ON YOUR LIFE IF IT IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF BEING A BLESSING IT IS NOT WRONG TO PRAY FOR WEALTH IF YOU ARE WAITING TO BLESS PEOPLE WITH YOUR ABUNDANCE IF YOU WANT WISDOM SO THAT YOU CAN HELP OTHERS THEN PRAY FOR WISDOM THE BIBLE SAYS IF ANY OF YOU LACKS WISDOM HE SHOULD ASK GOD WHO GIVES GENEROUSLY TO ALL WITHOUT FINDING FAULT AND IT WILL BE GIVEN TO HIM (JAMES 1:5) BUT IF YOU WANT WEALTH TO SIMPLY SPEND IT ON YOURSELF YOUR PRAYER WILL NOT BE ANSWERED IF YOU WANT WISDOM SO THAT YOU CAN FEEL SMATER THAN OTHERS YOUR PRAYER WILL NOT BE ANSWERED IF YOU WANT SUCCESS OR TO BE A LEADER SO THAT YOU CAN LORD IT OVER OTHERS YOUR PRAYER WILL NOT BE ANSWERED BUT IF YOU WANT TO SERVE OTHERS WITH MORE TALENTS. RESOURCES AND MORE WISDOM THEN PRAY FOR THOSE THINGS IN ORDER THAT YOUR LIFE MIGHT BE A BLESSING JABEZ ALSO REMEMBERED HIS ANCESTOR JACOB WHO WRESTLED WITH GOD WHEN GOD TOLD HIM TO RELEASE HIM JACOB SAID I WILL NOT LET YOU GO UNLESS YOU BLESS ME AND FROM THAT POINT JACOB ENTERED THE PROMISED LAND AND PROSPERED SO THAT HIS DESCENDANTS BLESSED THE WHOLE WORLD WITH UNBELIEVABLE BLESSINGS THROUGH JACOB AND HIS OFFSPRING GODS MESIAH CAME INTO THE WORLD GOD WANTS TO BLESS US. BUT WE HAVE TO RECEIVE IT THROUGH THE PRAYER OF FAITH WE HAVE TO WANT THE BLESSING WE NEED TO WRESTLE WITH GOD AND NOT LET GO UNTIL HE BLESSES US FOR SOME OUR PLATES ARE SO FULL WE HAVE SO MUCH ALREADY OUR HUNGER IS SATISFIED WE ARE TO BUSY TO BE BLESSED WITH ANYTHING ELSE BLESSING MEANS RESPONSIBILITY SERVING GOD BY SERVING PEOPLE TAKES TIME IF GOD GIVES ME MORE I HAVE TO DO MORE AND I JUST WANT TO WATCH THE MOVIE WE NEED TO PRAY THAT GOD WOULD BLESS US AND PUT A NEW FIRE IN OUR SOULS A NEW PASSION FOR GOD A NEW ZEAL IN SERVING HIM AND A DESIRE THAT OUR LIVES MIGHT BE A BLESSING TO THE WORLD THAT HE WOULD ENLARGE OUR HEARTS THAT HE MIGHT ENLARGE OUR PORTION IN HIMSELF BOTH ON EARTH AND IN HEAVEN THE SUREST SIGN THAT WE ARE GROWING IN OUR FAITH IS THAT THERE IS IN US A STRONG DESIRE TO HAVE OUR LIVES USED BY GOD THE THING THAT GRIEVES ME MOST ABOUT OUR CURRENT CULTURE IS OUR PREOCCUPATION WITH OURSELVES ITS ALL ABOUT US WE WANT MORE. AND WE WANT IT FASTER BETTER AND CHEAPER MANY PEOPLE LIVE SHALLOW SELF CENTRED LIVES WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT HOW WE LOOK WHAT WE HAVE AND WHO MIGHT HAVE MORE SO MANY PEOPLE NEVER HAVE A PURPOSE LARGER THAN THEMSELVES THIS IS WHY JABEZ PRAYED THE SECOND PART OF HIS PRAYER JABEZ ASKED GOD TO ENLARGE HIS BORDERS JABEZ WAS FROM THE TRIBE OF JUDAH WHICH WAS RULING CLASS AMONG THE HEBREWS TO INCREASE HIS TERRITORY MEANT THAT HIS PEOPLE,WOULD HAVE MORE AREA TO LIVE IN AND THAT HE WOULD AS A LEADER HAVE MORE PEOPLE TO SERVE HE WAS NOT THINKING ABOUT HIMSELF BUT ABOUT THE WELFARE OF OTHERS MORE LAND FOR THE HEARDS A LEADER IS THE SERVANT OF OTHER PEOPLE JABEZ WANTED TO BE USED BY GOD MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE IS THAT YOUR PRAYER AND DESIRE IS THERE A PASSION A LONGING TO BE USED BY GOD NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES ARE WE LIVING FOR OURSELVES OR ARE WE WANTING GOD TO USE OUR LIVES IN THIS WORLD DO WE DESIRE TO BE BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING THEN PRAY FOR GOD TO ENLARGE YOUR LIFE AND YOUR AREA OF INFLUENCE ASK HIM FOR SOMETHING SO BIG THAT YOU CANNOT POSSIBLY DO BY YOURSELF ASK HIM TO ENLARGE YOUR TERRITORY IN TIMES OF TESTING GOD SPOKE THROUGH THE PROPHET ISAIAH SAYING ENLARGE THE PLACE OF YOUR TENT STRETCH YOUR TENT CURTAINS WIDE DO NOT HOLD BACK. LENGTHEN YOUR CORDS STRENGTHEN YOUR STAKES HE WANTS YOU TO SEE BEYOND THE CIRCUMSTANCES HE WANTS TO ENLARGE YOUR LIFE IF YOU WILL JOIN HIM BY PRAYING AND BELIEVING FOR BLESSING THE THIRD THING JABEZ PRAYED WAS FOR GODS HAND TO BE UPON HIM JABEZ KNEW THAT WHAT HE WAS PRAYING FOR WAS BIGGER THAN HE COULD ACCOMPLISH HIMSELF HE WAS PRAYING FOR SOMETHING SO BIG THAT ONLY THE HAND OF GOD ON HIS LIFE COULD ACCOMPLISH IT WHAT WOULD YOU PRAY FOR IF YOU KNEW YOU COULD NOT FAIL WHAT HAS GOD BEEN SPEAKING TO YOU ABOUT WHICH YOU HAVE BEEN TRYING TO IGNORE WHAT HAVE YOU DREAMED ABOUT BUT DISMISSED BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT IT WAS AN IMPOSSIBLE DREAM BEGIN TO PRAY FOR THE HAND OF GOD TO REST UPON YOUR LIFE SO THAT YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING GREAT FOR HIM IT WILL BE SOMETHING SO GREAT THAT WHEN IT COMES TO PASS YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE WILL SAY THIS HAD TO BE THE HAND OF GOD GODS HAND WITH US TO LEAD US. TO PROTECT US STRENGTHEN US HIS HAND IS ALL SUFFICIENT THE FINAL PART OF JABEZ PRAYER IS THE MOST IMPORTANT JABEZ PRAYED THAT GOD WOULD KEEP HIM FROM EVIL THE BEST TRANSLATION IS FOUND IN THE NEW KING JAMES IT READS LIKE THIS KEEP ME FROM EVIL THAT I MIGHT NOT CAUSE PAIN IT IS ACTUALLY A PLAY ON WORDS HIS NAME MEANT PAIN HE HAD CAUSED PAIN BUT HE DID NOT WANT TO CAUSE ANYMORE PAIN HE WANTED HIS LIFE TO BE A BLESSING HE WANTED TO BE PROTECTED FROM THE HARM OF EVIL. BUT HE ALSO WANTED TO BE KEPT FROM SINNING BECAUSE HE KNEW THAT SIN CAUSES PAIN IT BRINGS PAIN INTO THE WORLD IT BRINGS PAIN INTO THE LIFE OF THE ONE WHO COMMITS IT AND IT BRINGS PAIN INTO THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO THE SIN WAS COMMITTED AGAINST BUT MOST OF ALL SIN CAUSES GOD PAIN JUST BEFORE THE FLOD IN NOAHS DAY THE BIBLE SAYS THE LORD SAW HOW GREAT MANS WICKEDNESS ON THE EARTH HAD BECOME AND THAT EVERY INCLINATION OF THE THOUGHTS OF HIS HEART WAS ONLY EVIL ALL THE TIME THEN IT SAYS THE LORD WAS GRIEVED THAT HE HAD MADE MAN ON EARTH AND HIS HEART WAS FILLED WITH PAIN SIN BRINGS PAIN TO THE HEART OF GOD NOW LOOK AT THE CROSS AN INSTRUMENT OF TORTURE SIN CAUSED GOD REAL PAIN HE HAD TO LOOK AWAY THE REAL CRUCIFIXION IS MUCH DIFFERENT TO THE ONE PORTRAYED IN MANY CHURCHES HE WAS NAKED AND THE FLESH ON HIS CHEST AND BACK HAD BEEN SHREDDED WITH ROMAN WHIPS HIS BODY WAS FILTHY FROM THE CELL WHERE HE WAS KEPT THERE WERE DEEP BRUISES FROM THE BEATINGS THE PAINFUL CROWN OF THORNS CAUSED RIVERS OF BLOOD FROM HIS HEAD TO STREAM DOWN HIS BODY BUT THAT WAS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE MOMENT GOD POURED OUT UPON HIM THE SIN OF THE WHOLE WORLD AND SEPARATED HIMSELF FROM THE SON SIN CAUSES PAIN DAVID SAID I HAVE HIDDEN YOUR WORD WITHIN MY HEART THAT I MIGHT NOT SIN AGAINST YOU JESUS TOUGHT US TO PRAY THE PRAYER OF JABEZ. WHEN HE PRAYED. AND DO NOT LEAD US INTO TEMPTATION BUT DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE LETS PRAY THAT WE TO LIKE JABEZ MIGHT OH THAT YOU WOULD BLESS ME AND ENLARGE MY TERRITORY THAT YOUR HAND WOULD BE WITH ME AND THAT YOU WOULD KEEP ME FROM EVIL THAT I MAY NOT CAUSE PAIN TAKE HOLD OF THE PROMISES OF GOD AND DO SOMETHING GREAT FOR HIM GO AHEAD AND ASK HIM FOR THE MOON AND HE WILL GIVE YOU THE SUN AND THE STARS AS WELL. AMEN Sun, 08 Feb 2015 13:15:42 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/199 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/199 No Podcast 00:29:12 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/198 N/A Sun, 08 Feb 2015 13:15:12 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/198 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/198 No Podcast 00:33:31 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/197 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 16:49:52 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/197 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/197 No Podcast 00:30:43 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/195 HUMILITY and GRACE INTRODUCTION I believe that Humility and Grace are the two book ends for our week of prayer and fasting Elders Meeting The glory is here. We’re in revival until we say we’re out of it. We need intimacy and presence. We need humility before God (Psalm 131 ERV/MSG) A canal lock gate – God has opened His side and poured the water (glory) in – we now need to open our side and let the water out. A picture of bridges taking God’s grace to others, particularly unbelievers. At PFR this developed more into two way ‘bridges of grace’. There are many many people who desperately need to know the love and grace of Father God (Elijah anointing). Brian/prophetic sign for church – moved house/new tel. no.555 (fullness of grace) etc - completely different Therefore, I believe some things will be the same this year, but other things will be completely different – all wrapped up in the grace of God - if we will walk humbly before Him Humility Scriptures Micah 6v8 – God, O man, has shown you what is good, and what the Lord requires of you – to do justice – to love mercy – and to walk humbly before your God James 4v6 – God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble Num 12v3 – Now the man Moses was very humble, more than all the men who were on the face of the earth Math 11v29 – Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls 1 Peter 5v6 – Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time BIBLICAL HUMILITY It is NOT being a wimp, and moaning, grumbling, and grovelling, continually saying that you’re no good, just a failure, and never do anything right! Piano player/false humility • It is recognising that God is the Creator and we are the created • It is recognising our complete inability to save ourselves • It is accepting God’s grace and mercy with gratitude • It is the heart attitude of being ‘poor in spirit’ – for ours is the kingdom of heaven (Math 5v3) • It is submitting to and obeying the word of God because we recognise that God always knows best • It is defending the truth of God’s word and not our own ego or reputation • It is being humble before God, but bold before men and women • It is walking tall on our knees (Bob Gordon) • The apostle Paul had great gifts and revelation but saw himself as the ‘least of the apostles’ and the ‘chief of sinners’ • The closer we get to God the more we know ‘our place’ • It is knowing that in our flesh we are in adequate, but at the same time it is knowing who we are in Christ • A humble person isn’t a weak person, but a strong person, who loves and serves God and people • Faith is humility - as we trust in God with our whole heart and do not lean into our own understanding (Pro 3v5) • It is making a sober assessment of who we are (Rom 12v3). Professional sports people are great examples of making ‘sober assessments’ as they assess their performances Thu, 15 Jan 2015 19:46:48 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/195 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/195 No Podcast 00:31:32 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/193 N/A Sat, 10 Jan 2015 22:13:39 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/193 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/193 No Podcast 00:31:51 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/192 N/A Sat, 10 Jan 2015 22:04:46 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/192 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/192 No Podcast 00:41:22 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/191 Love's recipe Jude 1 Context Their design is to replace the sheer grace of our God with sheer license—which means doing away with Jesus Christ, our one and only Master. Infiltrated by people who exchanged the grace of God for a lie - that grace covers everything so we can be as sinful as we want to be. Passion translation Grace teaches us to say no. The Message 17-19 But remember, dear friends, that the apostles of our Master, Jesus Christ, told us this would happen: “In the last days there will be people who don’t take these things seriously anymore. They’ll treat them like a joke, and make a religion of their own whims and lusts.” These are the ones who split churches, thinking only of themselves. There’s nothing to them, no sign of the Spirit! 20-21 But you, dear friends, carefully build yourselves up in this most holy faith by praying in the Holy Spirit, staying right at the center of God’s love, keeping your arms open and outstretched, ready for the mercy of our Master, Jesus Christ. This is the unending life, the real life! 22-23 Go easy on those who hesitate in the faith. Go after those who take the wrong way. Be tender with sinners, but not soft on sin. The sin itself stinks to high heaven. 24-25 And now to him who can keep you on your feet, standing tall in his bright presence, fresh and celebrating—to our one God, our only Savior, through Jesus Christ, our Master, be glory, majesty, strength, and rule before all time, and now, and to the end of all time. Yes. Keep yourself in the love of God - implies we can remove ourselves from His love - which I don't believe. Questions: • How do we keep ourselves in the centre of God's love? • How do we build ourselves up? Above all not being caused to deviate away from Jesus because of the lifestyle, opinion and teaching of those devoid of the Spirit. 1 Love God with all you heart, soul and mind. This is your mixing bowl, the container into which everything is contained. Matt 22v36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” 37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and great commandment. 2 Pour in forgiveness : • by God, 1 John1v8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us. • of ourselves, and • of others. None of us are perfect so others will not be perfect either. Sometimes their wrongdoings or omissions can hurt us - so we need to forgive. Col 3v12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 3 Add seasoning. Keep your heart healthy! Don’t let bitterness, resentment, jealousy etc take root in you or become a pattern. This will only serve to grieve the Holy Spirit. Eph 4v31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. Heb 12v15 14 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: 15 looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled; Eph 4v 29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. 4 Add handfuls of believing the truth of what God says about you. Don't believe lies that have been spoken to us or over us. This happens so easily! Believe the truth of what God says to us in the Bible or directly to us. Great question: Father what do you think of me? 5 Pour in speaking to yourself and being encouraged by other believers! "Steve Backlund - you're crazy if you don't speak to yourself". Speak out what God says about you: • I'm a son/daughter of God • I'm loved by God • His grace is enough for me • His favour rests upon me • I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me Col 3v16 Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. Heb 3v13 encourage one another daily, as long as it is called ‘Today’, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. 6 Add bottles of being filled with the Spirit - every day and on every occasion. Eph 5 v 15 - 20 7 Cook over an open fire - Pray in the Spirit - with all types of prayer - thanksgiving and supplications - and speak in the language given you by God as a gift - both your native language or the one you have adopted, and the one given you by God. Accept it as a gift and use it. A natural consequence of being filled with the Spirit! Tell Jesus how much you love Him. Seek to find new words and ways of expressing your love to Him. Jesus, please show me how much you love me. Wed, 17 Dec 2014 12:38:26 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/191 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/191 No Podcast 00:40:30 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/190 N/A Tue, 09 Dec 2014 20:22:27 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/190 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/190 No Podcast 00:28:43 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/189 WORDS, WORKS, & WONDERS INTRODUCTION www.brian@jesus.com God wants us to be fruitful in all of these 3 areas in our lives What we say – what we do – all wrapped up in the supernatural WORDS Doctor - “Stick out your tongue – and say Aaargh” The tongue reveals a lot about our health - both physically and spiritually On Judgement Day we will have to give an account for every wrong word spoken Math 12v34-37 – But I say to you that for every idle word that men speak they will give an account for it on the day of judgement The tongue dictates the direction of our lives James 3v1-12 - ...For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. Indeed we put bits in the mouths of horses that they may obey us, and we turn their whole body. Look also at ships; although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires...Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue is also a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one's life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell...With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God's likeness. Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers and sisters this should not be... We can kill or give life by the power of the tongue Pro 18v21 – Death and life are in the power of the tongue - and those who love it will eat its fruit “I'm glad I got that off my chest” The tongue has a lot to do with whether we are satisfied with our lives or not Pro 12v14 – A man is satisfied by the fruit of his mouth Our words are like seeds which will eventually produce a harvest Mark 4v14 – Parable of sower: The sower sows the word... Gen 8v22 – God's promise to Noah: While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, and day and night, shall not cease Gal 6v7 – Do not be deceived, God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap If we will sow the word of God – and these things that agree with the word – in our hearts we will eventually reap a harvest – after its kind Does it seem that God isn't answering your prayers? John 15v7 – If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you – you will ask what you desire and it will be done for you What are you saying (and seeing) after you've prayed? Imagine Jesus laying hands upon you this morning and saying to you “From this day forward you will have whatever you say” Mark 11v23 – For assuredly I say to you whoever says to this mountain 'Be removed and cast into the sea', and does not doubt in his heart, but believes these things he says will be done – he will have whatever he says We need to STOP 'Saying what we have' and START saying 'What we want to see' Start to speak the ANSWER and stop speaking the PROBLEM! Remember – the law of seedtime and harvest! Stick our your tongue again! WORKS – to follow WONDERS – to follow Tue, 09 Dec 2014 20:21:58 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/189 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/189 No Podcast 00:29:17 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/188 N/A Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:26:53 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/188 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/188 No Podcast 00:45:09 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/187 N/A Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:16:02 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/187 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/187 No Podcast 00:17:05 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/186 9.11.14 Psalm 24:3-5 Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. God is holy Who can enter into God’s presence? To can have a close, personal relationship with God? Not just anybody! The more I prayed and read, the more I began thinking about the holiness of God. The Hebrew word for Holiness is kadesh, which means ‘cut off’, ‘separate’ or ‘set apart’. God is cut off from sin. He cannot be where sin is. There are many scriptures that point to God’s holiness. Exodus 3:4-5 Leviticus 11:44-45 Psalm 29:2 Isaiah 6:3-5 It makes me so aware of how small and insignificant I am compared to God! Who can enter God’s presence? I’ve spoken about the holiness of God because I feel it is so important, but this scripture is asking a question of me. Who can enter God’s presence? Answer – anyone with clean hands and a pure heart! What does that mean? Initially, I think of those that try and do good. Do you meet a certain standard? Do you live righteously? Do you keep away from all things bad? There is truth in that. Do you perfectly please God? No. Does anyone? Only Jesus. Jesus died so we can enter God’s presence Jesus entered the holy place (Heb 9:12) by dying on the cross for us, so that we can have a personal relationship with God. The curtain was torn down and we can enter in to His presence. When we receive Jesus into our lives by becoming Christians, we receive that amazing privilege too (Heb 10:19). So we, therefore, can enter God’s presence, through Jesus. WOW! It’s very easy for us to become too comfortable and take it all for granted. This is why we must remind ourselves of who God is – His holiness. We mustn’t be irreverent. God want us to have clean hands and a pure heart So God is saying to us that we can ‘ascend the hill of the Lord’ if we have clean hands and a pure heart. We cannot do this in our own strength, only through Jesus, but God wants us to try! We are called to live like Jesus – to be set apart. Cut off from sin. 1 Peter 1:15-16 (be holy as he is holy). The Bible speaks of us living righteous lives. Having a pure heart. Speaking truth, love etc… But this is all because of Jesus. It’s all because of Christ. But it’s hard. We fail. We muck up. That’s why we need Jesus. We can’t do it in our own strength. Romans 6:1-23. Be slaves to righteous living! Remember that the God you serve is a holy God. Who can ascend the hill? Those who have Jesus. Tue, 11 Nov 2014 22:33:05 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/186 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/186 No Podcast 00:22:17 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/185 NA Tue, 04 Nov 2014 09:44:23 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/185 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/185 No Podcast 00:19:24 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/184 N/A Thu, 30 Oct 2014 22:49:07 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/184 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/184 No Podcast 00:39:12 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/183 The wind and river of God John 3 v 3 - 8 If we are born of the Spirit and are filled with the Spirit then surely we can tell how the wind of the spirit is blowing? Do you agree? We have to catch the wind of the spirit and get blown along in it! What is the Spirit saying and doing? People want God but they don't want the religious spirit. On the whole there is an openness for the culture and values of the Kingdom of God. Our purpose is to demonstrate that life... but not to wrap it up in ugly looking paper that bears no reflection of what's inside. It would be like wrapping a gold ring in a scrappy bit of newspaper!! Ezekiel 47 v 1 - 12 Contemporary English Version Important history of this passage to KLC • as a group of people we have been pursuing God - both in our individual lives and in our times when we meet together - and we continue to do so • it is reflected in our vision statement • we see the result of this in transformed lives - whether among those in the church, or in the communities where we have our influences This open vision is supernatural - it's not normal - it's the opposite of what would be expected with a river • one source - a small stream - no other rivers feeding into it • the river gets deeper the further away from the source No wonder the man says, "pay attention to what you've seen". In other words - this is a foundation of what I am going to show you next. Remember this because it's really important. The river flows into the Dead Sea. There is no life in it. It's so salty that nothing can live in it. The river of God flows into the Sea and brings life - • all kinds of fish and animals - as many fish as the Med • salt remains so that the fish can be preserved - this is not simply about an instance of God's blessing and provision - but about continual sustenance - a life time • trees will fruit every month - for food • leaves will never fail - used for healing of the nations This is representative of the Kingdom of God on earth. The Scripture shows us what we can expect to see as we enter the 'sea of those places where we spend our time' - work, leisure, home etc. We are to sense the direction of the wind of the Spirit and, as God's 'agents' let the fruit in our lives extend the Kingdom of God, whether this be an act of kindness to changing the changing the culture of a workplace or a home etc. We each have a part to play. When a river enters a sea - an estuary - the conditions frequently change - tide and winds. The sea swells once out of the protection of the land and the wind speed often increases. We need to learn to navigate our lives, our witness, and our well-being in this time - it can be unpredictable! We don't want any capsizes! The most important thing is to keep in the flow of the river when in the sea. This means we will remain effective. If we get detached from the source - get cut off from the temple - then we are in danger of being cast adrift and we might have to send out the lifeboat to rescue! Wed, 22 Oct 2014 18:08:46 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/183 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/183 No Podcast 00:39:57 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/182 N/A Wed, 15 Oct 2014 17:18:32 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/182 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/182 No Podcast 00:32:26 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/181 Sunday 5th October 2014 - Janet Robinson - Update from Kingdom Life Church Uganda jcd Mon, 06 Oct 2014 13:29:30 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/181 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/181 No Podcast 00:35:03 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/180 Sunday 28th September 2014 - Tommy Tenney - What not to do Sun, 28 Sep 2014 15:30:29 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/180 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/180 No Podcast 01:01:31 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/179 ‘BECAUSE OF WHAT JESUS HAS DONE’ INTRODUCTION Jesus on the Cross conquered the power of sin, sickness, and death, and made it possible for us to be reconciled to Father God, and receive all His benefits (Isa. 53:4-5 AMP; Eph. 1:3; James 1:17). Salvation, healing, blessing, and all other good gifts, are now made freely available to us, because of what Jesus has done. This truly is amazing grace. One definition of grace is 'to receive benefits we do not deserve, because of what Jesus has done'. Therefore, if we do not make every effort to receive these benefits, we are actually ‘undervaluing’ what Jesus has done on the Cross. RECEIVING THE BENEFITS Obviously, gifts and blessings must be received to be of any benefit to us, so how do we receive them? We access God’s grace by faith (Rom. 5:2) and receive whatever we ask for, when we pray (Mark 11:23-24). BENEFITS, NOT ENTITLEMENTS Understanding and appreciating that Father God’s gifts and blessings to us are ‘benefits’ and not ‘entitlements’, brings a humility to our hearts, which makes it easier for us to receive them (James 4:6). Father God wants all of His children to appreciate His love and grace, and to learn to become ‘good receivers’, so He can bless us. On the other hand, if we see Father God’s gifts and blessings as ‘entitlements’, it can lead to a wrong kind of aggressive faith, which insists it is right (1 Cor 13:2;5), and can create a hardness in our hearts. But faith must come out of a right heart, because faith works through love (Gal 5:6). HEALING IN THE GOSPELS God is sovereign In healing, as in every other area, God is sovereign, and no one has all the answers. But as our loving sovereign Father, God wants us to build our lives upon His Word, and not upon someone else's experience, whether good or bad. Living in imperfect conditions Because healing is the outstanding doctrine which can be tested by results, some demand perfect results, as if we are living in perfect conditions. Every doctrine would fall if judged by this standard, including the doctrine of salvation itself. Wholeness, not just physical healing Also, healing includes healing of the spirit, soul, and body, because they are all interconnected and affect one another. As God's children, we are on a journey to wholeness, and not just physical healing. Jesus healed ALL who came to Him In the Gospels Jesus healed ALL who came to Him. He never turned one single person away - or said "It's not your time" - or "Get your life sorted out first", and, many of those who came to Him must have had all kinds of sin, and other serious issues, in their lives. God may, or may not, reveal areas in our lives where we need to change, as part of the healing process. If He does, we should respond accordingly. Dealing with doubt and unbelief What we should be looking to deal with initially is doubt and unbelief, and to build faith, to enable people to receive their healing. Doubt and unbelief are normally present when people have not yet seen or understood that Jesus healed in the Gospels to demonstrate the Father's will (John 5:19), that He is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Heb. 13:8), and that healing is one of the benefits of the Cross. Jesus met people where they were In the Gospels, Jesus met people where they were with the love and grace of God, and most healings appeared to have happened instantly when He prayed. This may be because Jesus was a perfect channel and had the Spirit without measure (John 3:34), whereas we are imperfect channels who only have a measure of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it may take us longer to get someone completely healed, and this is why ‘soaking prayer’ is so vital in the healing ministry. Although we may not see as many ‘instant healings’ as Jesus, in some ways we can learn so much more through a 'gradual healing', as we journey into wholeness through our relationship with Him. HEALING THROUGH THE CROSS Healing is one of the benefits of the Cross As stated earlier, Jesus conquered the power of sin, sickness, and death, on the Cross (Isa 53:4-5 AMP; Mat. 8:17). Therefore, healing is now available to us, as one of the benefits of the Cross, but like salvation, this gift of grace must be appropriated by faith. Receiving your healing by faith When it comes to receiving healing the following may be helpful, when praying for yourself or another person. Remember afresh 'what Jesus has done', and that healing is now available, as one of the benefits of the Cross. You, or the other person, can then simply speak out the following "Healing belongs to me, because of what Jesus has done - I receive my healing now, in Jesus name"(Mark 11:24). If praying for another person, you should then lay on hands as you pray (Mark 16:18b). Watering the seed After receiving your healing - by faith, when you prayed - if all symptoms do not leave immediately, it is important to do the following: believe that when you received, a seed was planted. You then water that seed, by thanking God that healing is now taking place, by confessing healing scriptures, and by receiving ongoing (soaking) prayer where necessary, until all symptoms leave. Spending time ‘soaking in God’s presence’ can also help with the healing process. When your Doctor prescribes you pills for something, healing begins the moment you take your first pill. You would then normally continue taking the pills until you finish the course. If you are on any form of medication, but believe you have been healed, you should still continue taking the medication, until signed off by your Doctor. Throughout this whole process, it is very important to keep your 'Faith Switch ON' until your healing is complete, especially if you sometimes feel that you are only hanging on by your fingernails! Maintaining a positive confession As part of your current healing confession, or if your healing is complete, but the enemy tries to put the same symptoms back upon you at a later date, you can say the following: “By the stripes of Jesus I am healed, therefore I bless my body to be healed and strong, and I refuse all symptoms, in Jesus name”. Repeat this as often as necessary for your healing to complete. To keep your completed healing, you must continue to walk in it by faith. FATHER GOD'S GRACE AND LOVE Father God so loved the world that He gave us His only Son...(John 3:16). The sacrifice and victory of Jesus on the Cross made it possible for us to be reconciled to Father God, and receive all His benefits. We are now His much loved sons and daughters that He longs to bless, so that we in turn can bless others. Healing is part of this blessing. What imperfect earthly father would not want his children healed if they were sick? How much more does our perfect Heavenly Father want His children healed (Mat. 7:11)? Every good and perfect gift is from above, and comes down to us from God our Father… (James 1:17 NLT). Doctors and medicine are also good gifts, and God can use them as part of our healing. But when He does, it is important to acknowledge that God is still the source. Trusting God with our whole heart Because Father God has made healing possible through the death of His Son on the Cross, He now wants his children to trust Him with their whole heart, and not lean into their own understanding (Prov. 3:5). This is true faith. True faith is humility and trust, and when we humble ourselves before God, grace comes (James 4:6). The enabling power of grace Grace is more than ‘undeserved favour’. It is also an ‘enabling power’ (2 Cor. 12:9), which can be received any time of the day or night (Heb. 4:16). Therefore, when we choose to believe God and His Word we can receive this ‘enabling power’ of grace to strengthen our faith. Because of what Jesus has done Father God, out of His great grace and love, has provided all that we need, to receive this wonderful benefit of healing, in whatever way it comes. Healing, blessing, and all other good gifts, are now available to all, because of what Jesus has done! Mon, 22 Sep 2014 11:03:17 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/179 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/179 No Podcast 00:34:11 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/178 N/A Mon, 22 Sep 2014 10:58:30 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/178 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/178 No Podcast 00:25:31 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/177 THE LAMB OF GOD & THE CROSS OF CHRIST (Part One) INTRODUCTION John 3v16 - For God so loved the world He gave His only Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life Eph 2v4 – But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us… So many conferences, books, and messages, put the emphasis on what we should do for God. This message about The Lamb of God and The Cross of Christ puts the emphasis on what God has done for us – because of His great love for us! Understanding this should be our foundation for serving Him. 1 Cor 1v18 – For the message of the Cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God The message of the Cross doesn’t just save the lost - it also saves the church! My experience For a number of years I have believed that there is a missing ingredient in the church, and that this ingredient is a ‘Spirit of Holiness’ or ‘Holy Fire’, often seen in times of revival. Approx 4/5 years ago I asked the Holy Spirit to reveal His holiness to me. What happened took me by surprise! He took me to the Cross. I was there when they drove the nails through the hands and feet of Jesus. I was there when they hung Him up on the Cross. I was there when He suffered and died for me. Throughout this whole time, in my spirit, I was crying out “No, don’t do it – that should be me!” What I learned from this experience is that holiness isn’t just about conviction of sin, and being separated to God for His purposes - but is mainly about the love of Jesus on the Cross of Calvary. Over recent years I have returned to the Cross several times. A few months ago on a Sunday morning I picked up our wooden cross from the platform, and carried it around, prophesying about returning to the Cross of Christ. A few weeks ago as I was praying I was suddenly struck by ‘something from heaven’ and I ‘erupted’ in tongues…I was then taken back to the Cross again. Paul Worth, about 4 weeks ago at Forefront, began to prophesy about the Cross and then broke down in tears. The Prophets Many of the prophets of our day are proclaiming that the last move of God will be a return to the Cross of Christ! Bobby Conner – “We’re going to radically return to the preaching of the Cross” Rick Joyner – “There is going to be a returning to the Cross. The Cross will be popular again” Bob Jones- “A picture of the ‘Monument to Humanism’ in the church falling down and the ‘Cross of Christ’ being lifted up in its place” Paul Keith Davies- “The Body of Christ has scarcely touched the redemptive truths of the Cross. A deep revelation of the Cross will profoundly equip us” Benny Hinn – “We must get back to the Cross, for the Cross destroys the plague of sickness and sin” John Arnott – “I believe that the next great move of God will have the Cross of Christ and the blood of the Lamb at the centre” John Kilpatrick – “I believe revival came to Brownsville because we honoured the Cross of Christ and the blood of the Lamb” The Theologians Many eminent theologians speak of the necessity of the Cross of Christ taking centre stage in our lives and churches. For example: Jonathan Edwards – John Wesley – Charles Spurgeon - John Stott – Wayne Gruden – Sandy Kirk – JC Ryle - John Piper – to name a few. The Book Throughout this message extracts are taken and adapted from the book ‘Undone – By A Revelation Of The Lamb’ by Sandy Kirk. THE CROSS, REVIVAL, AND THE HARVEST The purpose of this message is twofold: 1) It is to help us realise how much we are loved by God – because a deeper revelation of Jesus, as the sacrificial and victorious Lamb on the Cross, and the blood that He shed for us, will grip our hearts forever 2) It is to prepare our hearts for the last great revival and harvest before Jesus returns W’worth 1947 Prophesied Charismatic Movement, House Churches – and then said the Spirit and Word will come together and we will see the greatest revival this nation has ever seen, greater than the Wesleyan and Welsh revival of former years. This revival will go from the UK, to Europe, and to the ends of the earth. What is the purpose of this last great revival? To equip the church with the love and power of God to bring in the last great harvest before Jesus returns. People get saved when they come to the cross of Christ and are washed clean in the blood of the Lamb! This was all planned before the world began Some things were agreed between Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, way back in eternity, before the world was created. One of these things is what the theologians call ‘God’s Eternal Redemption Plan’. GOD’S ETERNAL REDEMPTION PLAN God’s eternal redemption plan is a covenant between 'God and God'. It begins in the book of Genesis and ends in the book of Revelation - with the Cross of Jesus Christ and the blood of the Lamb at the centre. Obviously, we don’t have an account of the actual words spoken, but in her book ‘Undone – By A Revelation Of The Lamb’, the author says the holy conversation may have gone something like this, as the Father revealed His heart to His Son: “My Son, My Beloved, I want Us to have a family, and I want to give You a bride, but this will cost You everything. It will mean You must tear Yourself from My side and step down into a fallen world of sin and pain. You must lay aside your robes of eternal glory, robe Yourself in human flesh, and then allow Your flesh to be torn to bloody shreds on a cross” The Father wanted the Son to know what He would endure if He agreed to this covenant, so He showed Him what He would go through in advance. Then imagine the Father taking a deep breath and looking straight into the eyes of His Son. With tears of love streaming from His eyes and grief swelling in His heart, He then told His Beloved the most painful and monumental part of the plan: “Then My Son, You must open wide and drink down every drop of My cup of wrath! You must drink it all alone, for I will open the heavens and pour down upon You My undiluted wrath against sin. Over and over again, with pounding fury, You will be punished with My severe judgement, taking upon Yourself the punishment which mankind deserves for sin. My Son, this is what You must endure if You agree to become a lamb”. Then I believe the Father would have explained to His Beloved: “Son, I want you to have a bride who chooses to love You as I love You – with an infinite and unquenchable love. This is why We must create people with a free will. They must be able to choose whether or not they will love You”. Now I see the Father, with searching eyes, asking the eternal question, the one on which the redemption of His bride would hinge: “Son, will You go? Will You lay down Your life as a lamb?” Now from this eternal vantage point, I picture the Son as He slowly closed His eyes and bowed His head. Timeless moments passed as the Son looked ahead and saw what He would endure. He saw Himself flung up on two stakes of wood, stripped of His robe of glory, draped in naked, bleeding flesh. He saw Himself crushed with human sin, and cast into the raging flames of God’s wrath and punishment, and the fiery flames of hell. But He also saw something else. He saw a bride washed in His own blood. He saw Himself rising and ascending to the throne and receiving a bride covered with His resurrection glory. He saw a bride who would love Him, and would only live to bring Him the reward of His sacrifice for her. In fact, He saw you, and He loved you even then, for the Bible says “He chose us in Him before the creation of the world” (Eph 1v4). He saw what would happen to you if He refused to drink the Father’s cup of wrath. But the Son couldn’t bear to see you being punished for your sins. He couldn’t endure living without you in His presence, because ‘you are the joy set before Him’ (Heb 12v2). So He lifted up His head and looked into His Father’s eyes, and with tears spilling from His eyes and love gushing from His heart He said: “Yes, Father, I will go! I will offer Myself as Your Lamb!” At this point, I see the Son of God collapsing into His Father’s arms. Together they weep, the Holy Spirit sobbing with them, for each of them knew the magnitude of this costly sacrifice. Tue, 09 Sep 2014 11:31:26 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/177 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/177 No Podcast 00:30:51 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/176 31.8.14 Give • This is such a vast area, with so many areas to speak of I will not be able to cover all of it. I simply want to convey God’s heart. • I bought a present for my children’s teachers to say thank you for all their support. I didn’t expect a thank you as I wasn’t going to see them, but I wanted to give the present anyway. Something in me wanted to give it. • Made me think about giving. Why is that the normal thing to do? • Because God made us in His image (Genesis 1:27). He is a God who loves to give. • I’ve recently read the book of Acts. I looked at the life of Paul. • He persecuted Christians. • Then he had an encounter with Jesus – this transformed him. • He then preached the gospel and performed miracles. • He dedicated his life to God – he gave himself. • Why? Because of his encounter. • When we encounter Jesus, we have a lot to give away to others. • Personally speaking, when I think of all that God has done for me, I recognise how much I should give it away to others. • Matthew 22:37-39. We are told to love God and love others. • Paul did this by preaching the word and performing miracles. This is what God called him to do (and we can do that too). • God may speak to you to give in a different way. • When you love, you give. • What can you give? Time? Money? Gifts? Advice? Expertise? All? • And who do you give to? Just your friends, or do you take yourself out of your comfort zone? • Matthew 25:40 – ‘when you do it for the least of these, you do it for me’. • 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 – you reap what you sow. Give generously. • And don’t shout about it either – Matthew 6:1-4. • I want to honour people who give up time. • ‘Springs’, ‘Stewards’, ‘Children, Youth and Young Adults workers’, ‘Tea and Coffee’, ‘Cleaners’, ‘Leaders and Speakers’, ‘Worship team’, ‘Prayer Ministry’, ‘Prophetic Encouragement’, ‘Sozo’, ‘Street Pastors’ etc… • Final challenge. Can you give to one of these areas? Can you give your time, your abilities? Tue, 02 Sep 2014 19:27:48 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/176 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/176 No Podcast 00:19:39 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/175 N/A Tue, 02 Sep 2014 19:16:48 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/175 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/175 No Podcast 00:39:46 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/174 KLC. 17/8/2014 I,M STILL AMAZED SCRIPTURE. TITUS 3::3-8 FOR WE OURSELVES WERE SOMETIMES FOOLISH (EVERYONE SAY AMEN) DISOBEDIENT DECEIVED SERVING DIVERS LUSTS AND PLEASURES LIVING IN MALICE AND ENVY HATEFUL AND HATING ONE ANOTHER BUT AFTER THAT THE KINDNESS AND LOVE OF GOD OUR SAVIOUR TOWARD MAN APPEARED NOT BY WORKS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH WE HAVE DONE BUT ACCORDING TO HIS MERCY HE SAVED US BY THE WASHING OF REGENERATION AND RENEWING OF THE HOLY GHOST WHICH HE SHED ON US ABUNDANTLY THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOUR THAT BEING JUSTIFIED BY HIS GRACE WE SHOULD BE MADE HEIRS ACCORDING TO THE HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE AMAZEMENT IS DEFINED AS " A STRONG FEELING OF ASTONISHMENT OR WONDER" THERE ARE SOME THINGS IN THIS LIFE THAT ABSOLUTELY AMAZE ME THE BIRTH OF MY FIRST SON NEW LIFE WOW AMAZED NEVER TO BE REPEATED AMAZED EVERY TIME I LOOK AT MY KIDS AND REALISE MY BLOOD RUNS THROUGH THEIR VEINS I AM AMAZED AT THE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE THAT I POSSESS FOR THEM I AM AMAZED THAT AFTER 42 YEARS MY WIFE STILL LOVES SUPPORTS AND RESPECTS ME ( I AM ALSO AMAZED AT HOW I CAN RACK UP BROWNIE POINTS WITH HER FOR SAYING THINGS LIKE THAT ) I AM AMAZED BY GODS CREATION LOOKING UP AT HUGE MOUNTAINS AND REALISING I AM SO SMALL THE BEAUTY OF A SUNRISE OR SUNSET GAZING AT THE MOON OR STARS STANDING ON BRIGHTON BEACH IN A STORM AND FEELING THE FULL POWER OF THE OCEAN ALL OF THESE THINGS STILL AMAZE ME BUT SOME THINGS THAT ONCE AMAZED ME NO LONGER EXCITE FLAT SCREEN TV,S WERE ALL THE RAGE ONCE BUT NOW THERE RUN OF THE MILL MY FIRST MOBILE PHONE. WOW NOW NOT SUCH A BIG DEAL WHEN I WAS A KID I COULDN'T WAIT TO BE AN ADULT I WAS AMAZED AT THE LIFESTYLE AND COULDN,T WAIT TO LEAVE SCHOOL NOW YOU HAVE A JOB MORTGAGE AND BILL AFTER BILL AND THE THRILL IS GONE AND YOU WISH YOU WERE A KID AGAIN FUNNY ISN,T IT HOW QUICK THE THRILL IS GONE BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU TODAY THAT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT STILL AMAZE ME AND NOTHING MORE SO THAN MY LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST THERE IS A SONG THAT SAYS IT ALL IV,E NEVER GOT OVER THAT IM NOT UNDER THE BONDAGE OF SIN ANYMORE I,M STILL AMAZED THAT JESUS WOULD PAY A DEBT I COULD NOT AFFORD I,VE NEVER GOT PAST THAT I,M FREE AT LAST FROM SIN THAT MADE ME A SLAVE AND I STILL FEEL AS MUCH AS WHEN HE FIRST TOUCHED ME OH YES I,M STILL AMAZED THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO EVEN SCRATCH THE SURFACE TODAY THAT WE CAN HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH A HOLY GOD BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HIT A FEW HEIGH POINTS 1 I,M STILL AMAZED BY GODS LOVE 2/ I,M STILL AMAZED BY GODS SALVATION 3/ I,M STILL AMAZED BY GODS MERCY 4/ I,M STILL AMAZED BY GODS GRACE 5/ I,M STILL AMAZED BY GODS SON 1/. I,M STILL AMAZED BY GODS LOVE V::3. FOR WE OURSELVES ALSO WERE SOMETIMES FOOLISH DISOBEDIENT DECEIVED. SERVING DIVERS LUSTS AND PLEASURES LIVING IN MALICE AND ENVY HATEFUL AND HATING ONE ANOTHER 4/ BUT AFTER THAT THE KINDNESS AND LOVE OF GOD OUR SAVIOUR TOWARD MAN APPEARED SOMETIMES WE ARE ALL HARD TO LOVE I AM THANKFUL TO JENNY MY CHILDREN MY FRIENDS AND MY CHURCH FAMILY AND AMANDA WHO IS SUCH AN ENCOURAGER PEOPLE WHO POSSESS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE FOR ME ITS AMAZING HOW YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO KNOW YOU BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE AND YET STILL LOVES YOU WELL GOD KNOWS MORE ABOUT YOU THAN ANYONE HE KNOWS YOUR ACTIONS HE KNOWS YOUR THOUGHTS HE KNOWS WHAT YOU HAVE DONE HE KNOWS WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO KNOWING ALL THIS HE LOVES YOU ANYWAY NOW THAT IS AMAZING IN VERSE 3 PAUL PAINTS A PICTURE OF THE OLD MAN OR THE PERSON WE WERE BEFORE CHRIST HE SAYS WE WERE FOOLISH THIS MEANS TO BE WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING OR IGNORANT OF THE THINGS CONCERNING GOD DISOBEDIENT ONE WHO IS REBELLIOUS TOWARD GOD DECIEVED. CONTINUALLY LED DEEPER AND DEEPER INTO SIN BY SATAN SERVING DIVERS LUSTS AND PLEASURES ONE WHO IS A SLAVE TO THE DESIRES OF THE FLESH LIVING IM MALICE. THIS REFERS TO A LIFESTYLE OF EVIL ENVEY ALWAYS GRASPING FOR MORE AND DESIRING WHAT OTHERS HAVE HATEFUL. MEAN SPIRITED AND HARD TO GET ALONG WITH HATING ONE ANOTHER WALKING WITHOUT LOVE FOR YOUR FELLOW MAN I DONT KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT THAT DESCRIBES SOMEONE WHO IS HARD TO LOVE. BUT NOTICE WHAT PAUL SAYS IN VERSE 4::: BUT AFTER THAT THE KINDNESS AND LOVE OF GOD OUR SAVIOUR TOWARD MAN APPEARED THAT MEANS IN SPITE OF WHAT WE ONCE WERE (AND WHO WE STILL ARE) GOD CHOSE TO LOVE US ROMANS 5::8. BUT GOD COMMENDETH HIS LOVE TOWARDS US. IN THAT WHILE WE WERE YET SINNERS CHRIST DIED FOR US. HOW AWESOME IS THAT GOD KNOWS US YET HE LOVED US ENOUGH TO SEND HIS ONLY SON AM STILL AMAZED AT GODS LOVE NOT ONLY THAT 2/. I,M STILL AMAZED AT GODS SALVATION WEBSTER,S DEFINES SALVATION AS RESCUE FROM HARM DESTRUCTION OR DANGER JESUS PAID MY SIN DEBT IN ORDER TO SAVE ME WE WERE LOST HE SAVED US WE WERE DEFILED HE WASHED US WE WERE DEAD. HE MADE A WAY FOR REGENERATION. NEW CREATION WE WERE EMPTY. HE FILLED US WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT RELIGION IS MAN TRYING TO GET UP TO GOD SALVATION IS GOD COMING DOWN TO MAN IF WE LOOK TO THE CROSS WE WILL SEE EVERY REASON TO BE AMAZED I,M AMAZED TO KNOW HOW FAR GOD WOULD GO TO SET A LOST MAN FREE . I,M STILL AMAZED AT SALVATION AS A WHOLE 3/ IM STILL AMAZED AT GODS MERCY NOT BY WORKS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH WE HAVE DONE BUT ACCORDING TO HIS MERCY HE SAVED US BECAUSE OF HIS MERCY I WONT RECEIVE THE PUNISHMENT I DESERVE BUT A FULL FREE PARDON 45 YEARS AGO HE SHOWED ME MERCY. I,M STILL AMAZED 4/. I,M STILL AMAZED BY GODS GRACE WHILE MERCY IS NOT RECEIVING WHAT WE DO DESERVE GRACE IS RECEIVING SOMETHING WE COULD NEVER DESERVE OUR WORKS WILL NEVER BE ENOUGH BUT HIS GRACE IS MORE THAN SUFFICIENT GOD DOESEN,T JUST PARDON OUR SIN HE INITIATES A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH US HE WALKS WITH US INTIMATELY HE CARES FOR US IMMENSELY HE BLESSES US IMMEASURABLY I DONT KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT WHEN IT COMES TO GOD,S LOVE SALVATION ,MERCY AND GRACE I AM STILL AMAZED GOD TOOK EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE SEEN THUS FAR AND WRAPED IT UP AND GAVE IT TO US IN THE FORM OF HIS SON 5/. I,M STILL AMAZED BY GODS SON THE NAME JESUS IS AMAZING NEITHER IS THERE SALVATION IN ANY OTHER NO OTHER NAME THAT SAVES US JESUS LEFT THE GLORIES OF HEAVEN CAME TO EARTH TOOK ON A ROBE OF FLESH AND LAID DOWN HIS LIFE I,M AMAZED THIS STRANGER WOULD ACCEPT A MANGER IN TRADE FOR A KINGLY THRONE AND I,M STILL AT A LOSS WHY HE,D TAKE THE CROSS INSTEAD OF A STREET OF PURE GOLD HE,S THE ONLY KING WHO GAVE EVERYTHING IN EXCHANGE FOR A COLD DARK GRAVE AND I STILL LOVE TO PONDER THIS GOD GIVEN WONDER OH YES I,M STILL AMAZED EVERYTHING ABOUT JESUS CHRIST IS AMAZING HE WAS BORN OF A VIRGIN LIVED A SINLESS LIFE TAUGHT WITH AUTHORITY HEALED THE SICK CLEANSED LEPERS MADE THE BLIND TO SEE OPENED DEAF EARS CAUSED THE DUMB TO SPEAK THE LAME TO WALK CAST OUT DEMONS RAISED THE DEAD LAID DOWN HIS LIFE PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE ROSE FROM THE GRAVE ASCENDED TO HEAVEN SAT DOWN AT THE FATHERS RIGHT HAND PROVIDED ATONEMENT FOR SINS HE IS MAKING INTERCESSION ON OUR BEHALF HE HAS FORGIVEN OUR SINS SAVED OUR SOULS FROM HELL CHANGED LIVES GIVEN ETERNAL LIFE. AS A GIFT HE HAS GONE TO PREPARE A PLACE HE HAS PROMISED TO COME AGAIN TO RECEIVE US HE HAS DEFEATED SIN. SATAN DEATH HELL AND THE GRAVE SOON HE WILL SPLIT THE SKY WITH A SHOUT THE VOICE OF AN ARCHANGEL AND THE SOUND OF A TRUMPET HE WILL CALL HIS CHILDREN HOME WE WILL RISE UP OUT OF THIS WORLD OF SORROW WE SHALL MEET HIM IN THE AIR AND SO SHALL WE EVER BE WITH HIM SO THAT JUST A FEW REASONS WHY I AM AMAZED AT GODS SON HOW ABOUT YOU Mon, 25 Aug 2014 15:36:18 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/174 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/174 No Podcast 00:25:39 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/173 N/A Wed, 13 Aug 2014 12:29:12 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/173 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/173 No Podcast 00:21:49 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/172 N/A Mon, 04 Aug 2014 13:08:59 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/172 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/172 No Podcast 00:13:36 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/171 Shifting atmospheres - the Kingdom of peace God's sons and daughters, made in His image, have a mandate from Him to fill and rule the earth - establish His Kingdom, where Jesus is the King. The earth is our domain, but it is also to where God banished Satan after His rebellion in Heaven. So the battleground is on the earth! We overcome and enforce the rule of God in our lives and in the areas of our influence. A key aspect of this ruling is in the area of reconciliation and restoration - of all things - by presenting Jesus. It is in this position that God gives to each of us gifts to use and dreams to fulfill. "Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called children of God" Shalom, usually translated 'peace', is one of the great words of the OT. Occurs 350 times. Root meaning is to be whole, sound and safe - fundamental idea is one of totality. The webbing together of God, humans, and all creation in justice, fulfillment, and delight is what the Hebrew prophets call shalom. "Universal flourishing, wholeness and delight – a rich state of affairs in which natural needs are satisfied and natural gifts fruitfully employed, a state of affairs that inspires joyful wonder as its Creator and Savior opens doors and welcomes the creatures in whom he delights". Shalom, in other words, is the way things ought to be. God's plan is to bring a universal 'shalom' to his creation. This is vastly more than the absence of conflict and immensely more than inner peace or peace of mind - these are shallow reflections of what God means when He uses the word shalom. It carries a sense of harmony, right relationship and proper functioning of all elements in the environment. This is how planted the Garden of Eden and placed humankind within it before our rebellion, and it is the state in which it will be returned when Jesus presents the Kingdom to His Father at the end of the age. Shalom is not about being but a collective well-being. Everything within us and around us is well, fruitful and blessed. Is 9: 6-9 Clear link in OT of shalom with God's reign. Hence a strong basis for peace being foundational in the Kingdom of God which Jesus declared and initiated. He is the God of peace! Romans 14:17 As believers we are reconciled to God through Jesus Christ. He is our peace. Eph 2:14 He has destroyed the barrier between God, and us and between ourselves, whatever our gender, ethnicity, culture etc. We are now one body in Christ and our identity is this. Reconciliation means making peace, under the Lordship of Jesus, of everything in heaven and earth. This results in balance, harmony and well-being throughout the whole created order. We do not yet see this in anything like its fullness yet to come - but when this is complete King Jesus will present the Kingdom to His Father. The Church is, in this sense, the Kingdom breaking through out of a community of believers where shalom is the trademark. If balance and harmony does not exist then it is not a true representation of Christ. Shalom is both the goal of the Kingdom and the present experience of the community of Jesus' disciples. He is the God of peace and we are peacemakers! Note: Jesus said that it's not always possible to see peace established in the community because He is the Prince of Peace in a violent world - and introducing Him into a deeply-rooted demonic atmosphere can bring an aggressive reaction. His coming into a situation may bring division: Luke 12:51 But: Rom 16:12 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet!! How do we create an atmosphere of peace? Colossians 3:15 Philippians 4:7 Romans 14:19 Heb 12:14 James 3:17 What are the hallmarks of a 'shalom' community of believers? 1. healing, wholeness and well being 2. physical needs met 3. community of safe relationships and lack of hostility - one of valuing and honouring 4. joy 5. justice being displayed and promoted 6. a reconciled and reconciling community How do we make a shift in atmosphere's? Luke 10 1. carry peace and deposit where it is received - you have the power to release it and withdraw it 2. be a peacemaker - your presence can help to create a Godly atmosphere in all settings that you live. Release peace of God in your own home, when you enter other homes, workplaces, shops, gyms, restaurants etc I am a believer but I don't know this peace - 1. work to create an atmosphere of peace internally - in your whole being - establish well-being. Then you will be able to release it in your areas of influence. Daily read out loud these scriptures and receive them. 2. Prayer now and on-going. Mon, 04 Aug 2014 13:05:50 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/171 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/171 No Podcast 00:33:07 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/116 Sunday 25th August – AM Meeting @ Kingdom Life Church, Northampton UK EXERCISING FREEDOM Across the world, many people are fighting and giving their lives in the cause of Freedom! Egypt, Syria and many others are experiencing uprisings as people strive for freedom. ARAB SPRING! – Across the Middle East the people are crying out for freedom! I love WW2 History • January 5, 1942 - Airey Neave and Anthony Luteyn successfully escaped from Colditz Castle, Germany, Neave being the first British officer to accomplish this feat. COLDITZ Although it was considered a high security prison, it boasted one of the highest records of successful escape attempts. This could be owing to the general nature of the prisoners that were sent there; most of them had attempted escape previously from other prisons and were transferred to Colditz because the Germans had thought the castle escape-proof. One lavish scheme even included a glider that was kept in a remote portion of the castle's attic, although it was never used because Germany surrendered to the Allies before the scheduled date of the planned escape. Stalag Luft 3 – The Great Escape – Nearly 70 years ago! 3 men dug a tunnel 30m long using a home-made vaulting horse as a cover during the day! They succeeded in escaping. A short time later, 71 escaped through the tunnel named “Harry” in the Great Escape. That was 100m long! During the effort to dig “Harry”, they concealed from the guards the use of: 200 tonnes of sand removed. 4000 bed boards 90 double bunk beds, 635 mattresses, 192 bed covers, 161 pillow cases, 52 20-man tables, 10 single tables, 34 chairs, 76 benches, 1,212 bed bolsters, 1,370 beading battens, 1219 knives, 478 spoons, 582 forks, 69 lamps, 246 water cans, 30 shovels, 1,000 feet (300 m) of electric wire, 600 feet (180 m) of rope 3424 towels. 1,700 blankets had been used Unfortunately most of the escapees were caught and some were executed – but what a great effort! Squadron Leader Roger Bushell RAF injected into every man a passionate determination to put their every energy into the escape. He declared, "Everyone here in this room is living on borrowed time. By rights we should all be dead! The only reason that God allowed us this extra ration of life is so we can make life hell for the “Enemy”… There are two points I wish to make: 1. We LONG for Freedom in our lives. 2. We are experts at HIDING things. (But, no one can hide anything from God)! God wants to do two things: 1. Give a New Start to anyone who wants it. 2. Inspire New Energy in tired souls. Character “The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.” ― John Wooden New Start Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we’ve been given a brand-new life, and have everything to live for, including a future in heaven (1 Peter 1:3–4 MSG). “I want to make sure you thoroughly understand that Jesus is in the business of giving people a fresh start. It doesn’t matter what you’ve done; it doesn’t matter where you’ve been; it doesn’t matter how bad you think you’ve blown it: Jesus will give you a fresh start. The apostle Peter says several things happen once you give your life to Jesus: • You open up your life to God and get to know him. • You’re given a brand new life, which gives you everything to live for. • You get a future in heaven. You can say it this way: You get your past forgiven, you get a purpose for livin’, and you get a home in heaven. What a deal! You’re past, present, and future are taken care of as you put your trust in Jesus. A fresh start! Rick Warren “Everything that we have—right thinking and right living, a clean slate and a fresh start—comes from God by way of Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 1:30 MSG). I am convinced that when atrocities happen, as they do so often – it is because men (and sometimes women too) think that they will never have to pay for their actions. The root of sin is “I”. But there is a better way to live. Let’s look at two examples of how Jesus makes a difference! Acts 16:16-40 New International Version (NIV) Paul and Silas in Prison 16 Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a female slave who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling.17 She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.” 18 She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so annoyed that he turned around and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” At that moment the spirit left her. 19 When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities. 20 They brought them before the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar 21 by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice.” 22 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods. 23 After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. 24 When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks. 25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose. 27 The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!” 29 The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” 31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.” 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house. 33 At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized. 34 The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole household. 35 When it was daylight, the magistrates sent their officers to the jailer with the order: “Release those men.” 36 The jailer told Paul, “The magistrates have ordered that you and Silas be released. Now you can leave. Go in peace.” 37 But Paul said to the officers: “They beat us publicly without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens, and threw us into prison. And now do they want to get rid of us quietly? No! Let them come themselves and escort us out.” 38 The officers reported this to the magistrates, and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were alarmed. 39 They came to appease them and escorted them from the prison, requesting them to leave the city. 40 After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house, where they met with the brothers and sisters and encouraged them. Then they left. Key Points: Arrested, severely beaten with rods and locked in inner cell! 1. They were singing and the other prisoners were listening. SINGING at Midnight! They had something. 2. They were released supernaturally but didn’t leave – WHY? Other prisoners were listening. This was more important – this was TRUE freedom. 3. Nothing can stop God – he wants to use you to cause this kind of chaos in the enemy camp!! Peter is the key character in this next passage – he is so demoralised. He has denied Jesus three times. Despite the resurrection he is so down that he has gone back to fishing – back to what he knows! John 21 The Message (MSG) Fishing 21 1-3 After this, Jesus appeared again to the disciples, this time at the Tiberias Sea (the Sea of Galilee). This is how he did it: Simon Peter, Thomas (nicknamed “Twin”), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the brothers Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. Simon Peter announced, “I’m going fishing.” 3-4 The rest of them replied, “We’re going with you.” They went out and got in the boat. They caught nothing that night. When the sun came up, Jesus was standing on the beach, but they didn’t recognize him. 5 Jesus spoke to them: “Good morning! Did you catch anything for breakfast?” They answered, “No.” 6 He said, “Throw the net off the right side of the boat and see what happens.” They did what he said. All of a sudden there were so many fish in it, they weren’t strong enough to pull it in. 7-9 Then the disciple Jesus loved said to Peter, “It’s the Master!” When Simon Peter realized that it was the Master, he threw on some clothes, for he was stripped for work, and dove into the sea. The other disciples came in by boat for they weren’t far from land, a hundred yards or so, pulling along the net full of fish. When they got out of the boat, they saw a fire laid, with fish and bread cooking on it. 10-11 Jesus said, “Bring some of the fish you’ve just caught.” Simon Peter joined them and pulled the net to shore—153 big fish! And even with all those fish, the net didn’t rip. 12 Jesus said, “Breakfast is ready.” Not one of the disciples dared ask, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Master. 13-14 Jesus then took the bread and gave it to them. He did the same with the fish. This was now the third time Jesus had shown himself alive to the disciples since being raised from the dead. Key points: 1. Peter needed restoration from Jesus to live again. (Had seen Jesus but not enough). 2. Peter dives in and runs to get to Jesus. When that moment comes and you see Jesus is still reaching out to you despite your sin. You just want to go to him! Ephesians 4v 17-24 Romans 6v 1-4 Zephaniah 3v17 The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” You see many people think God is some stern father who just wants to give us trials to make us better people – this is a misunderstanding. God is happy this morning. God is in a good mood this morning! God loves you unconditionally. Jesus (God’s Son) is reaching out a hand offering you NEW LIFE, A RESTORED HEART, COMPLETE FORGIVENESS, A BRIGHT FUTURE IN LIFE And ETERNITY IN HEAVEN WITH HIM! What a deal! NOW is the time to take that offer. God is asking for two things this morning: Those who want to invite Jesus into their lives for the first time. THE PRISONERS & JAILER. Those who want to be restored and given a new start. PETER. Sat, 31 Aug 2013 21:24:53 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/116 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/116 No Podcast 00:29:26 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/112 FORGIVENESS Introduction Isa 53v6 - “All of us like sheep have strayed away. We have left God’s path to follow our own. Yet the Lord laid on Jesus the sins of us all” Mark 11v25-26 – “…If you have anything against anyone forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your sins. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive you your sins” Some of the experts tell us that in the western world two of the biggest health problems are 'Unforgiveness' and 'Worry'. Because of the death of Jesus on the Cross God forgives us our sins, we receive salvation, and become His child. But if we want God to go on forgiving us when we sin - then we need to forgive others - and remember to forgive ourselves. We also need to make forgiveness a lifestyle, because this keeps our soul prosperous, and when our soul is prosperous God can bless us. “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things, and be in health, just as your soul prospers” (3 John 1v2) Forgiveness - a key to healing and freedom A Personal Testimony “When I came to understand about forgiveness and put it into practice in my life, I began to realise how much anger, unforgiveness, and resentment had hindered my relationship with God and with people. I also saw how it had affected me physically. As I saw incidents in my life where people had hurt me and I was enabled to forgive them, I became freer as a person. This also resulted in me beginning to receive healing from arthritis which had begun to affect my fingers and toes”. Judgement is a form of unforgiveness We are warned in the Gospels not to judge, or we will be judged. In fact the very thing we judge people on comes back upon us, and in a greater measure (Math 7v1-5 Luke 6v37-42). We have activated the law of sowing and reaping, which can be a blessing or a curse (Gal 6v7). When we judge someone we have moved beyond having an opinion, to being negative and critical about a person’s behaviour. As children, teenagers, and adults, we can make judgements, particularly about our parents, which can lie dormant for years, and then bring forth a negative harvest later in life. This goes against the biblical command to “honour your parents that all may go well with you and that you may live long on the earth” (Eph 6v2-3). How can we know if we have judged others? If there’s fruit there’s a root! If we have a negative pattern of behaviour in our lives which we cannot seem to break free of, even although we want to, there’s probably a root of judgement somewhere. The first place to check out is our relationship with our parents. If we recognise a negative pattern of behaviour in our lives, which was also in theirs, then this is probably the root. If not our parents, we can ask God to show us who. Then there needs to be forgiveness:- • Ask God to forgive you for judging your parents/others. • Forgive your parents/others and release them. • Take responsibility for your behaviour in this area – repent and ask for forgiveness – and forgive yourself • Put the cross between yourself and the law of sowing and reaping in this particular area. What forgiveness doesn’t mean Understanding what forgiveness doesn’t mean may help us: • It isn’t saying that the other person was right • It isn’t saying that what the other person did doesn’t matter • It does not necessarily mean that we have to restart a relationship with that person • It does not mean that we automatically trust the person again and allow them into our life to hurt us again • It does not mean that we don’t prosecute the person if they have injured us or stolen from us. Although we are to forgive them sometimes we also need to bring the person to the law of the land Taking responsibility Maybe you feel the other person is responsible for what happened? When adults relate to other adults, we must all take responsibility for what happens and own up to our part, however small, in the breaking up of a relationship. God calls any unforgiveness in our own hearts ‘sin’. When an adult does something to a child the child is never to blame. The adult alone is responsible, especially for abuse. The example of Jesus on the cross Because of His great love for us all, God gave us His Son, Jesus. Jesus, despite our sin - and long before we were sorry - went to the cross for us, and bore our sins and sicknesses, so that we could go free. He didn’t demand that we were sorry first, but said as they drove the nails into His hands, “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do”. As humans we can sometimes forgive in a conditional way (I'll forgive you if...).But we need to forgive in God’s way – which is unconditionally! Forgiveness is not an option It is essential for: • A close walk with God • Close loving relationships • The health of our spirit, soul, and body What do I do if forgiving seems impossible? What if the hurt is just so deep that you feel you can’t, or don't want to, forgive? Remember that God knows your heart. He knows the pain of your hurt. He understands. Remember that His forgiveness is unconditional. He made no demands. Staying in unforgiveness: • Chains you to the other person • It is a burden – a weight on your back - and affects your health • It poisons you – not the other person (root of bitterness) • You will keep returning to that moment of hurt, re-living it, and deepening the wound • You are held frozen in a moment of time • You cannot go forward freely into the future The way out of unforgiveness 1. Receive God’s forgiveness for yourself 1. Come to God and confess your unforgiveness as a sin 2. Repent of holding unforgiveness towards others 3. Receive God’s forgiveness for yourself – and forgive yourself “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1v9). 2. Make the decision to forgive the people who hurt you Just do it – speak it out. “I forgive you…… (name) for…… (say what they did)” 3. Now stand firm Sometimes we can forgive and it never troubles us again. But if we are living in a situation that constantly reminds us of the hurt we may be tempted to take it back. Every time these thoughts rise up: • Pray for the person who hurt you • Ask God to bless them • Do something kind for them if possible Finally Choose forgiveness as your lifestyle! Mon, 19 Aug 2013 18:01:21 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/112 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/112 No Podcast 00:28:17 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/113 PURITY & HOLINESS INTRODUCTION A good textbook sermon has an Introduction, Three Points, and Conclusion In a very good sermon all Three Points start with the same letter This morning I was going to talk about Passion, Purity, and Power! At first I also thought this was also the correct running order? 'If we have a passion for God we will want to be pure and move in His power' - and that's true, up to a point But then I realised that it's only through understanding God's purity and holiness that we can fully understand and appreciate His love and passion for us In other words 'How can I love God more and be more passionate about Him?' By understanding how much God loves me! How can I understand how much God loves me? By understanding His holiness! PURITY & HOLINESS Psalm 47v8 - God reigns over the nations. God sits on His holy throne Isa 6v1-8 - In the year that King Uzziah died I saw The Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. Above it stood six seraphim; each one had six wings; with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one cried to the other and said "Holy, holy, holy, is The Lord of hosts, the whole earth is full of His glory". And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke. So I said "Woe is me for I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, The Lord of Hosts. Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a live coal, which he had taken with the tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth with it and said "Behold this has touched your lips. Your iniquity is taken away and your sin is purged" 1 Peter 1v15-16 - ...be holy for I am holy 'Holy, holy, holy' - not 'Love, love, love' or 'Mercy, mercy, mercy' etc In both the O/T (Isa 6v3) and N/T (Rev 4v8) - shows that God is the same in both Testaments Every Person in the Trinity is holy - Father, Jesus, and Holy Spirit The absolute ultimate in holiness - you can't be more holy than this Seeing God's holiness will cause us to fall down and worship Him! 'Holiness' (Describe the indescribable?) To be set apart, unique, in a class by oneself, having no rivals or competition, hallowed, sacred, worthy of honour, God's absolute moral purity and perfection, the blinding radiance of God's light and beauty, the awesome majesty of God's glory Everything that God is - and does - is perfectly pure and holy! Therefore, God's love is a 'holy love' - God's motives are 'holy motives' - God's goodness is a 'holy goodness' - God's power is a 'holy power' etc Without the holiness of God sin has no meaning and grace has no point! Without the holiness of God sin is merely human failure, and not failure before God. Sin would mean different things to different people Without the holiness of God grace loses its meaning as a free gift from God, and the Cross serves no purpose Therefore, we need to understand that God's holiness means - HE MUST DEAL WITH SIN - to fully understand His love! We also need to understand that it was because of God's great love towards us - that He planned a way in which His holiness could be satisfied - and His love expressed - at the Cross THE CROSS OF CALVARY Gen 3v21 - Also for Adam and Eve the Lord made tunics of skin and clothed them Isa 61v10 - For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation; He has covered me with the robe of righteousness Back in the Garden of Eden we see the first blood being shed and a covering being made for sin, because God in His holiness must deal with sin We also need to note that because of His great love for Adam and Eve (and mankind) God Himself did this! God provided the sacrifice! I believe that the animal He killed was 'a lamb without spot or blemish' Therefore, way back in the Garden of Eden God was showing us how He was going to deal with the sin problem - and also pointed prophetically to Jesus on the Cross - who would become our sacrifice - as the perfect and spotless Lamb of God Throughout the Old Testament all the shedding of blood through the animal sacrifices, were pointing to Jesus who was yet to come, and who would shed His blood once and for all for us - at Calvary On the Cross of Calvary - God again provided the sacrifice - and His HOLINESS and LOVE 'kissed' REVIVAL 'Revival is when God gets so sick and tired of bring misrepresented that He shows up Himself' (Leonard Ravenhill) 'Revival is the visitation of God which brings to life Christians who have been sleeping, and restores a deep sense of God's near presence and holiness' Each revival has its own distinctive features, but there are also similarities. There is a restoration of the sense of the closeness of the Holy One. The sense of God's nearness creates an awareness of our own sins - so the power of the cleansing blood of Jesus and His sacrifice and victory on the Cross - is once again greatly appreciated Roy Hessian - 'Revival isn't going down the street with a big drum - it is going back to Calvary with a big sob' Personal testimony - 'The Passion of Christ' Revival is returning to the Cross as well as moving in resurrection power Revival can be a mixture of conviction and repentance, love and joy, signs and wonders, all with an evangelistic overflow Revival is what our church, town, region, and nation needs CONCLUSION 1) How can I understand how much God loves me? By understanding His holiness! 2) When I have a greater understanding of how much God loves me - I will be passionately in love with Him - and I will want to live a pure and holy life - and move in His power - to bring Him glory 3) So let us pray and ask God to send 'HOLY REVIVAL FIRE' to our church, town, region, and nation Tue, 20 Aug 2013 19:03:12 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/113 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/113 No Podcast 00:27:03 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/111 N/A Mon, 05 Aug 2013 20:23:15 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/111 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/111 No Podcast 00:54:56 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/115 N/A Tue, 20 Aug 2013 19:19:40 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/115 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/115 No Podcast 01:07:07 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/110 Weak Made Strong – To Strengthen, Encourage and Build you up! When we are young we believe we are invincible. Throughout scripture we read about human weakness and God’s strength. • Adam and Eve ate the apple they were told not to eat • Jacob deceived his father to gain his brother’s blessing • Samson surrendered his authority due to lust • David committed adultery and then murder to cover his sin • Jonah ran away from God • Peter denied Jesus three times • Thomas doubted the resurrection • Paul had a “thorn in the flesh” he struggled with. But in all of scripture we find the Goodness of God coming through and turning around • Individuals from Peasants to Kings are given new hope and healed • Families are reconciled • Nations are destroyed and created! My talk this morning focuses on two things that God wants Kingdom Life Church to know as we grow. KINGDOM LIFE CHURCH NEEDS TO a) Allow Christ’s Power to rest on you b) Become a stronger Community I believe that as we move into this we will experience a SHIFT in the Spiritual Realm that will place us on an accelerated path to revival both personally and as a community. I also believe that God wants to use those who are HUMBLE and OBEDIENT! Man called Peter Riordan on RTE Radio at weekend inspired me – humility was exceptional. Wife of 48 years became ill. He cared for her for two years until she died. “People want to ask “why me”? You know I could give you a thousand reasons why me. Troubles come and I deserved it. Not that I’m that bad but you know what I mean!” But instead of wallowing in the pain, this guy cares for others. He’s just been voted Ireland’s carer of the year! Now 82 years old he spends all his time helping people. ALLOWING CHRIST’S POWER TO REST ON YOU 2 Corinthians 12 v 9-10 9 But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. First Point: Allowing Christ’s Power to Rest on you This involves humbling ourselves before God. It means acknowledging that He is the one who has all the power. We claim no credit for anything but give glory to God daily. We must be familiar with the floor! God is everywhere but His presence can manifest itself in many ways. The Holy Spirit comes to rest where Humility and Obedience are found. If you create the environment He will be here and He will be here in great power. That is true PERSONALLY and CORPORATELY! GIDEON Judges 6 v 11-16 11 The angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to keep it from the Midianites. 12 When the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, ‘The LORD is with you, mighty warrior.’ 13 ‘Pardon me, my lord,’ Gideon replied, ‘but if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders that our ancestors told us about when they said, “Did not the LORD bring us up out of Egypt?” But now the LORD has abandoned us and given us into the hand of Midian.’ 14 The LORD turned to him and said, ‘Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?’ 15 ‘Pardon me, my lord,’ Gideon replied, ‘but how can I save Israel? My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.’ 16 The LORD answered, ‘I will be with you, and you will strike down all the Midianites, leaving none alive.’ God Chose Gideon! Deliverance arrived in the form of The Son of God Himself! Gideon had no hope and didn’t realise that God wanted to use Him. God chose Gideon to demonstrate that He is all powerful. All he needs is a humble, obedient heart. Gideon was the most humble of the most humble family in the most humble tribe in all Israel. He was also very aware of that! However, Gideon was also a man with huge POTENTIAL – only God sees the real you. Young lions aren’t aware that they’re going to grow into the King of Beasts! They flop around playing and then one day they notice massive claws and huge muscles developing. As Christians we can be unaware of our potential because we don’t know how big God is! As we grow we should start to flex the muscles of the Spirit within us. HOW? • Study God’s word for yourself • Pray in the Spirit and deepen your walk with Him • Pray for spiritual gifts and use them • Make room for the Prophetic in your life and in your meetings Gideon proceeds to test God in a number of ways before he starts to trust a little bit. Jump forward to Chapter 7 – The Midianites are back and camped in the valley. They will soon attack again. Chapter 7 v 1-8 7 Early in the morning, Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) and all his men camped at the spring of Harod. The camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh. 2 The LORD said to Gideon, ‘You have too many men. I cannot deliver Midian into their hands, or Israel would boast against me, “My own strength has saved me.” 3 Now announce to the army, “Anyone who trembles with fear may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.”’ So twenty-two thousand men left, while ten thousand remained. 4 But the LORD said to Gideon, ‘There are still too many men. Take them down to the water, and I will thin them out for you there. If I say, “This one shall go with you,” he shall go; but if I say, “This one shall not go with you,” he shall not go.’ 5 So Gideon took the men down to the water. There the LORD told him, ‘Separate those who lap the water with their tongues as a dog laps from those who kneel down to drink.’ 6 Three hundred of them drank from cupped hands, lapping like dogs. All the rest got down on their knees to drink. 7 The LORD said to Gideon, ‘With the three hundred men that lapped I will save you and give the Midianites into your hands. Let all the others go home.’ 8 So Gideon sent the rest of the Israelites home but kept the three hundred, who took over the provisions and trumpets of the others. 32000 was too many! God wants the glory! God deserves the glory! To God be the glory! 22000 didn’t fancy it! – God knew they were just there out of duty. 9700 were too focused on their own comfort – God knew they were too self-obsessed! 300 were looking out for the others above themselves. God saw those. Those are the men God chooses. YOU MUST BECOME A COMMUNITY that looks out for each other. God can win with 300! He looks at the heart. QUESTION: Why are you here? Is it out of duty? Is it out of religious routine? Is it because it makes you feel better? My point is that the best reason for being here this morning is to encourage one another. To bless someone. STRONG COMMUNITIES LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER. “IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD!” Let’s see what God does next! Now the camp of Midian lay below him in the valley. 9 During that night the LORD said to Gideon, ‘Get up, go down against the camp, because I am going to give it into your hands. 10 If you are afraid to attack, go down to the camp with your servant Purah11 and listen to what they are saying. Afterwards, you will be encouraged to attack the camp.’ So he and Purah his servant went down to the outposts of the camp. 12 The Midianites, the Amalekites and all the other eastern peoples had settled in the valley, thick as locusts. Their camels could no more be counted than the sand on the seashore. 13 Gideon arrived just as a man was telling a friend his dream. ‘I had a dream,’ he was saying. ‘A round loaf of barley bread came tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent with such force that the tent overturned and collapsed.’ 14 His friend responded, ‘This can be nothing other than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God has given the Midianites and the whole camp into his hands.’ 15 When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed down and worshipped. He returned to the camp of Israel and called out, ‘Get up! The LORD has given the Midianite camp into your hands.’ 16 Dividing the three hundred men into three companies, he placed trumpets and empty jars in the hands of all of them, with torches inside. 17 ‘Watch me,’ he told them. ‘Follow my lead. When I get to the edge of the camp, do exactly as I do. 18 When I and all who are with me blow our trumpets, then from all round the camp blow yours and shout, “For the LORD and for Gideon.”’ 19 Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after they had changed the guard. They blew their trumpets and broke the jars that were in their hands. 20 The three companies blew the trumpets and smashed the jars. Grasping the torches in their left hands and holding in their right hands the trumpets they were to blow, they shouted, ‘A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!’ 21 While each man held his position round the camp, all the Midianites ran, crying out as they fled. 22 When the three hundred trumpets sounded, the LORD caused the men throughout the camp to turn on each other with their swords. The army fled to Beth Shittah towards Zererah as far as the border of Abel Meholah near Tabbath. 23 Israelites from Naphtali, Asher and all Manasseh were called out, and they pursued the Midianites. 24 Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim, saying, ‘Come down against the Midianites and seize the waters of the Jordan ahead of them as far as Beth Barah.’ So all the men of Ephraim were called out and they seized the waters of the Jordan as far as Beth Barah. 25 They also captured two of the Midianite leaders, Oreb and Zeeb. They killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. They pursued the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon, who was by the Jordan. Do you see my point today? ALLOWING CHRIST’S POWER TO REST ON US In order for this to happen… God wants us to be HUMBLE and OBEDIENT. He wants us to be HOSTING HIS SPIRIT IN POWER. People outside the church need to see His Power to heal and the supernatural. And God is BUILDING A COMMUNITY here. A COMMUNITY SUPPORTS AND LOOKS OUT FOR EACH OTHER. That is so attractive to people. And it is what the church is supposed to be. FAMILY – Most people lack positive relationships in their lives. ACTION: Be someone who is humble and obedient to God ACTION: Be someone who has Christ’s Power resting on them ACTION: Be someone who builds community and is a good friend. Sun, 21 Jul 2013 21:26:19 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/110 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/110 No Podcast 00:41:42 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/109 KLC 14 / 7/ 2013 1. SAMUEL 17 V. 38:::51 CONTENDING FOR THE KINGDOM I SPEND MANY NIGHTS WITH GOLIATH HE IS THERE IN MY THOUGHTS HE WANTS TO INVADE MY PRIVACY TO INTIMIDATE ME HIS FAVOURITE PHRASE IS WHAT IF OR HAS GOD SAID RECENTLY LIFE HAS BEEN TOUGH AND THE OTHER DAY I WOKE EARLY AND HE WAS THERE HE VIES FOR THE BEDSIDE POSITION HOPING TO BE THE FIRST VOICE YOU HEAR HE WANTS TO WAKE US WITH WORRY AND STIRS US WITH THOUGHTS OF STRESS YOU AIN'T GOT WHAT IT TAKES YOU COME FROM A LONG LINE OF LOSERS I TURNED TO FACE HIM AND SAID THIS BED IS NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR THE THREE OF US. AND WE'RE NOT LEAVING RECENTLY I HAVE GLIMPSED HIM ACROSS THE VALEY USING HIS FAVOURITE WEAPON INTIMIDATION COME AND HAVE A GO IF YOU THINK YOUR HARD ENOUGH. IT'S TIME HE FELL WHAT ARE OUR GIANTS TODAY FEAR UNEMPLOYMENT ABANDONMENT ABUSE A MISTAKE BUT TODAY IS THE DAY TO STAND NO INTIMIDATION. THE LORD HAS WON THE VICTORY RAISE THE BATTLE CRY AND SING THE VICTORY SONG WHO IS ON THE LORDS SIDE A SLENDER YOUTH KNEELS BY THE BROOK HE SEARCHES FOR SMOOTH STONES FIVE IN NUMBER THAT FIT PERFECTLY IN A SHEPHERDS SLING STONES THAT FLY STRAIGHT AND TRUE INTO THE HEAD OF A LION OR A BEAR OR IN THIS CASE A GIANT GOLIATH TOWERS ABOVE THEM ALL NINE FEET NINE INCHES TALL AND SNARLING LIKE A LION THIS DAY I DEFY THE RANKS OF ISRAEL GIVE ME A MAN AND LET US FIGHT EACH OTHER WHAT ARE THE ODDS FOR THE YOUNG CONTENDER PERHAPS BETTER THAT THE ODDS YOU PLACE ON YOUR SELF FOR VICTORY OVER YOUR GOLIATH OUR GOLIATH DOESN'T CARRY A SWORD OR SHIELD BUT HE BRANDISHES THE BLADES OF UNEMPLOYMENT ABUSE DEPRESSION ETC HE DOESN'T PARADE IN THE HILLS OF ELAH HE PRANCES THROUGH OUR WORKPLACE OUR OFFICE OUR BEDROOM OR CLASSROOM GOLIATH WAS AN ANCIENT FOE OF THE ISRAELITES JOSHUA DROVE THEM FROM THE PROMISED LAND 300 YEARS EARLIER SAULS SOLDIERS SAW GOLIATH AND MUMBLED NOT AGAIN HOW LONG HAS HE STALKED YOU I STLL SEE FAMILY TRAITS IN MYSELF DIVORCE IS AN EPIDEMIC IM MY FAMILY NO ONE OWNES THERE OWN HOUSE PERHAPS YOU HAVE SPOKEN THESE WORDS I AM BECOMING A WORKAHOLIC I AM JUST LIKE MY FATHER IS THIS EVER GOING TO STOP GOLIATH IS BACK ON THE SCENE WHEN SAULS MEN HEARD OF THIS PHILISTINES CHALLENGE THEY WERE TERRIFIED REMEMBER THAT THE COMMANDER OF THE LORDS ARMY IS WITH US SO LETS LOOK AT THE FIVE STONES OF SUCCESS WE ALL KNOW WHAT DAVID DID YOY PICK UP FIVE STONES AND YOU MAKE FIVE DECISIONS 1/ THE STONE OF THE PAST GOLIATH JOGGED DAVID'S MEMORY WHILE EVERYONE ELSE WAS AFRAID DAVID REMEMBERED GOD HAD GIVEN HIM STRENGTH TO WRESTLE A LION AND STRONG ARM A BEAR HE WOULD DO THE SAME WITH THIS UNCIRCUMCISED PHILISTINE GIANT OR NOT A GOOD MEMORY MAKES HEROES A BAD MEMORY PRODUCES WIMPS REMEMBER THE MARVELLOUS WORKS HE HAS DONE LIST HIS FAVOURS HAS HE NOT WALKED YOU THROUGH HIGH WATERS PROVEN TO BE FAITHFUL HIS MERCIES ARE NEW EVERY MORNING HE HAS MADE ROADKILL OUT OF YOUR ENEMIES WRITE YOUR WORRIES IN THE SAND CHISEL YESTERDAY'S VICTORIES IN STONE PICK UP THE STONE OF THE PAST 2/ THE STONE OF PRAYER BEFORE GOING HEIGH DAVID WENT LOW BEFORE ASCENDING TO FIGHT DAVID DESCENDED TO PREPARE DON'T FACE YOUR GIANT WITHOUT DOING THE SAME DEDICATE TIME TO PRAYER PRAYER SPAWNED DAVID'S SUCCESS AS HIS KNEE WAS IN THE BROOK MUDDY AND DAMP WISDOM GREW IN HIS HEART HE STRENGTHENED HIMSELF IN THE LORD HIS GOD ISAIAH 26:3. YOU WILL KEEP HIM IN PERFECT PEACE WHOSE MIND IS STAYED ON THEE FIX YOUR MIND ON GOD NOT JUST PEACE BUT PEACE WHOSE QUALITY IS PERFECT UNDILUTED UNSPOTTED UNHINDERED PEACE TO WHOM TO THOSE WHOSE MINDS ARE FIXED ON GOD PEACE IS PROMISED TO THE ONE WHO FIXES THOUGHTS AND DESIRES ON THE KING 3/ THE STONE OF PRIORITY OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY IS GODS REPUTATION DAVID JEALOUSLY GUARDED IT DAVID FOUGHT SO THAT ALL THE EARTH MAY KNOW THAT THERE IS A GOD IN ISRAEL FOR THE BATTLE IS THE LORDS DAVID SAW GOLIATH AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GODS GLORY TO BE MANIFEST DID DAVID KNOW HE WOULD LIVE NO BUT HE WAS WILLING TO GIVE HIS LIFE FOR THE REPUTATION OF GOD DO WE SEE OUR GIANT IN THE SAME WAY OUR LACK IS GODS OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW HIS PROVISION OUR SIN IS GODS OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE HIS AMAZING GRACE YOUR STRUGGLE IS HIS OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM TO DECLARE HIS POWER SEE OUR STRUGGLE AS GODS CANVAS ON IT HE WILL PAINT HIS MULTICOLOURED VICTORY 4/. THE STONE OF PASSION DAVID RAN TOWARDS HIS GIANT NOT AWAY ON ONE SIDE OF THE BATTLEFIELD SAUL AND HIS COWARDLY ARMY GULPED ON THE OTHER SIDE GOLIATH AND HIS CHUMS SCOFFED MOCKING GOD IN THE MIDDLE DAVID RAN ON HIS SPINDLY LEGS WHO BET ON DAVID WHO PUT MONEY ON THE BOY FROM BETHLEHEM NOT THE PHILISTINES NOT THE HEBREWS NOT DAVID'S BROTHERS OR DAVID'S KING BUT GOD DID. HE KNEW HIS MAN AND SINCE GOD DID AND DAVID KNEW GOD DID HIS LEGS BECAME A BLUR OF PUMPING KNEES DO THE SAME PROBLEM PONDERING HAS NEVER WON VICTORIES LISTING HURTS WON'T HEAL THEM ITEMISING PROBLEMS WON'T SOLVE THEM CATEGORISING REJECTIONS WON'T REMOVE THEM DAVID SEVERED THE GIANTS HEAD FROM HIS BODY HE DEALT WITH HIS GOLIATH BY EMPHASISING THE LORD LETS LIFT JESUS HIGHER THE FINAL STONE 5/ THE STONE OF PERSISTENCE IT IS SAID THAT GOLIATH HAD FOUR BROTHERS YOU CAN DISCOVER THIS IN 2 SAMUEL 21 THE OTHER FOUR STONES WERE FOR THEM IF THEY SHOULD SHOW UP DAVID WAS READY FOR THE FAMILY IF NEEDED IMITATE HIM NEVER GIVE UP ONE PRAYER MIGHT NOT BE ENOUGH ONE DAY OF FASTING AND PRAYER MIGHT NOT SUFFICE YOU MIGHT GET KNOCKED DOWN A TIME OR TWO BUT DON'T QUIT I GET KNOCKED DOWN BUT I GET UP AGAIN KEEP LOADING THE STONES KEEP SWINGING THE SLING DAVID TOOK FIVE STONES HE MADE FIVE DECISIONS DO THE SAME PAST. PRAYER. PRIORITY. PASSION. AND. PERSISTENCE NEXT TIME GOLIATH WAKES YOU UP REACH FOR A STONE ODDS ARE HE WILL BE OUT OF YOUR ROOM BEFORE YOU CAN LOAD YOUR SLING DAVID WROTE THESE WORDS IN PSALM 121::v 2 MY HELP COMES FROM THE LORD THE MAKER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH AMEN AMEN Mon, 15 Jul 2013 21:07:51 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/109 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/109 No Podcast 00:32:42 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/108 Nick Nicholson "There is always hope" 7 July 2013 I imagine that many of us here have individual journeys, or perhaps journeys with others which, over the years, has produced highs and lows, great peaks and deep troughs, triumphs and disappointments, hurts and wounds inflicted by others and have had great love expressed to us by others. Despite all of life's experiences - whether they are good or bad, we have a sure promise from God that He intimately and deeply loves us, cares for us and ultimately demonstrated this by Jesus taking upon Himself ....... 'a living and dying, and rising again' demonstration of His love and affection for us. This is a tangible, to be experienced, resurrection power of God that is played out with our cooperation in the restoring of our lives - our hopes, our dreams, our emotions, our state of mind, our relationships, our opinion of ourselves, how we live our lives. In the most difficult of times, and in the darkest places and dark seasons in our lives, even when there seems to be no hope, when it seems that hope has finally been extinguished and buried under a weight of disappointment, there is always hope! God is a God of hope! Hope resides within Him. He is the most hopeful being or person that there could possibly be! All hope comes from God. What we experience as hope has its origin in God Himself. We are all made in His image, and hope is part of the image. His plans for us are to prosper us and to cause us to flourish Jeremiah 29v11 1 Cor 13 v 13 Hope can arise in our hearts because God loves us..... unconditionally.....no matter what we have done or haven't done.... no matter how well we have performed or how badly we have performed.....no matter how well we have loved or how badly we have loved. Please don't measure God's love towards you by the standard of how others have loved you because such a measure is flawed. Hope is something that is birthed in us like a seed. A seed planted in a good culture of soil and water germinates and matures to become a beautiful plant like a sunflower - full of glory. So hope that is planted in the culture of God's love matures in us to produce faith. The Bible records Jesus telling the parable of the sower who sows seed (Mark 4). Some fell on the path and the birds.... some germinated but chocked by weeds.... some in good soil and produced a crop up to 100 times that which was sown. A key component of good soil is knowing that God loves me and wants the best for me. Ps 23 He restores my soul. There is always hope! Second chance is God's heart. Third chance is God's heart. Fourth chance is God's heart. He never gives up on us - nothing throws Him off His intention to cause us to prosper and flourish and to cause us to live lives full of well-being. God is a truly an excellent restorer of broken, smashed and dysfunctional lives, relationships and families, and a master craftsman at moulding beautiful, healed people in their place. It takes courage to square up to the challenge of being transformed and then becoming a transformer. It's often easy to settle for the status quo in our lives and not to ruffle feathers of failed relationships, either with people or with God. When we have messed up, or in turn others have messed us up, God's invitation for Him to heal us is a doorway to hope. And if we hold on tight during the journey of restoration, sometimes through gritted teeth and tears, He does not disappoint. There are eventually's in your destiny - in your journey with God. Make pleasing and honouring God your highest priority - this is like a magnet to God and He comes with His favour. In the process, God says to us " go and work with my power to partner with me in transforming the lives of those in your neighbourhoods, communities, workplaces, schools, touching with God's love those who we once were, and are probably still in the process of coming out of - hurt, disappointed and hopeless people". The best motivation for helping such people is to have experienced that yourself, and to be coming out the other end with fresh hope, vision and purpose. What so often really qualifies us is our own experiences of coming through a crisis of life in one piece, stronger and restored Is 61v1-7 We are being restored by God to His original best that was completely good. The Church of Jesus Christ is being restored to be the community of the King that will ultimately, when Jesus returns for us all, become His Bride - perfect in every way - and we will know Him completely. Let's press on together, not loose heart, encourage one another on the journey using the gifts that Jesus has and is giving us to achieve His great purpose. We are shaping the future with God. Wed, 10 Jul 2013 09:43:32 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/108 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/108 No Podcast 00:31:05 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/107 ‘REJECTION – THE SYMPTOMS, CAUSE, & CURE’ INTRODUCTION Isa 53v3-5 (700 years BC) – He was despised and rejected and forsaken by men, a Man of sorrows and pains, and acquainted with grief and sickness; and as one from Whom men hide their faces He was despised, and we did not appreciate His worth or have any esteem for Him Surely He has borne our grief – sickness, weakness, and distress – and carried our sorrows and pain. Yet we ignorantly considered Him stricken, smitten and afflicted by God But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our guilt and iniquities; the chastisement needful to obtain peace and well-being for us was upon Him, and with the stripes that wounded Him we are healed and made whole Math 21v42 - …The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This was all the Lord’s doing and it is marvellous in our eyes Luke 17v25 – But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation 1 Pet 2v4 – Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious Math 27v46 – My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? X Ref Psalm 22v1 (1,000 years BC) ‘Rejection’ – To refuse to accept, to refuse to receive, to put aside, to discard, to forsake, to spit out ‘Forsake’ – To reject and completely abandon Rejection has been with mankind since God sent Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden after the Fall (Gen 3v23). Rejection is one of the enemy’s strongest weapons, and is also the result of our basic human needs not being met (i.e. not knowing we are loved, accepted, and valued by Father God) Most of us have experienced rejection at times in our lives. For example, when for no apparent reason someone turns against us, or someone issues a thoughtless comment, or a relationship breaks down Some of life’s most painful rejection comes from childhood experiences. Rejection suffered in the early years can set the tone for a person’s entire life. This means someone can go through life feeling unloved, unworthy, useless, insecure, or insignificant Hell is total separation from God, and a state of being forsaken. Jesus went through this ‘hell experience’ of being rejected and forsaken on the cross for us, so we could know Father God’s love and acceptance. Father God never intended for us to struggle with feelings of rejection or low self-worth. Instead He wants us to understand that we are loved, accepted, and valued by Him as His child. Healing from rejection is now possible because of what Jesus has done! SYMPTONS OF REJECTION The following is a list of common symptoms of a person struggling with feelings of rejection: • Fear of opinion of others • Insecurity • Suspicious of anything nice done for you • Difficulty in trusting God • Difficulty in trusting people • Always seeking proof of your value and self-worth • Over emphasis on material things • Over emphasis on dress and appearance • Domineering spirit • Critical spirit • Frustration and anger • Self-imposed isolation • Feelings of inferiority (Doctor - inferiority complex?) • Projecting a false sense of superiority • An inability to form lasting relationships • An inability to receive correction • Perfectionism • Rejecting others before they reject you • Negative about everything including yourself • Self-pity, depression, and thoughts of suicide THE CAUSE OF REJECTION The causes of rejection are diverse: • A thoughtless, seemingly harmless word, spoken to a child by a parent or other person they hold in high esteem • Childhood experiences – rejection at school/from friends/others • Traumatic events • Betrayal/feeling stabbed in the back • Various hurts • All forms of abuse – spiritual, mental, emotional, physical, sexual • Divorce – feelings of failure, low self-esteem, and rejection • A death or abandonment by a parent (Testimony) • Knowing you're an orphan, even if adopted • Guilt from past sins (1 John 1v9 - plus forgive yourself) • Negative words and criticism from others (5 positives to replace 1 negative) • Believing the enemy’s lies about yourself • Not knowing your identity in Christ THE CURE FOR REJECTION Deal with the enemy If rejection isn’t dealt with in our lives it can become an entry point for demons. When dealing with demonic activity in this area the following spirits often work together: Rejection; Self-rejection; Fear of rejection. Derek Prince used to teach that if it’s not dealt with, rejection eventually takes either a ‘hard route’ or a ‘soft route’ in our lives: Hard route: Rejection > Rebellion > Witchcraft (1 Sam 15v23) Soft route: Rejection > Self-pity > Depression > Suicide Where there is demonic activity the person in bondage needs to forgive, and repent and renounce the enemy and his lies specifically where necessary. Demons can then be cast out in Jesus name (Mark 3v14-15; Luke 4v18; Luke 10v17-20). Deal with the roots To deal completely and successfully with rejection it also requires honesty, and a willingness, to get to the root of the problem, which is not knowing we are unconditionally loved, accepted, and valued as a person, by Father God. We can never base our value as a person on the opinion of others. If we do, we are sure to suffer disappointment and rejection. Only God can meet all our basic needs through His grace and love. We can deal with the roots of rejection through doing the following: • Identify the source of the rejection and the accompanying feelings (Gen 4v6; Psalm 139v23-24) • Forgive the people you need to forgive. This frees you to receive God’s forgiveness, healing, and restoration in your own life (Math 18v21-22; Mark 11v25-26). • Reaffirm your identity and position as God’s child. Remember that your heavenly Father loves you unconditionally and eternally, and nothing can ever separate you from His love. Your sense of value and worth comes from Him (Math 3v17; Rom 8v15-17; Rom 8v35-39; 2 Cor 5v17; Eph 1v3-14; Eph 2v4). • Continue to renounce the lies you are believing and apply the truths of God’s word to your life. You don’t need the approval of this world, or its favour. All you will ever need has been provided for you through Jesus Christ (Math 24v35; John 8v31-32; Phil 4v19; James 1v22-25). • Remember, Father God may not approve of all your behaviour, but He will never reject you as a person, and He will always help you to change where necessary, through his grace and love (Luke 15v11-32; Heb 4v14-16; Heb 13v5). Sun, 30 Jun 2013 22:03:51 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/107 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/107 No Podcast 00:31:39 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/99 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:04:15 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/99 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/99 No Podcast 00:29:30 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/98 PURSUE GOD'S PRESENCE and BUILD UPON HIS WORD INTRODUCTION Jer 29v13 - And you will seek Me and FIND Me - when you search for Me with your whole heart James 4v8 - Draw near to God and He will draw near to you Psalm 119v25b - Revive me according to Your word Math 24v35 - Heaven and earth will pass away but My words will never pass away All of us need more of God's presence - and - more of God's word in our lives W'worth prophecy "...when the Spirit and the Word come together we will see the greatest revival this nation has ever seen..." GOD'S PRESENCE Wed PFR - God's presence - Clifford - Janet - Janet T etc The Holy Spirit is God's presence on earth today Jesus said "It is to your advantage that I go away, because if I do not go the Holy Spirit will not come - and when He comes He will convict the world of sin, of righteousness, and judgement" (John 16v7-8) We thank God for the measure of His presence amongst us - everyone who comes here comments on this - but there's more When the Holy Spirit comes with His 'revival' presence there is conviction of sin - in individual hearts and in the community - and yet being loved at the same time Hebridean Revival/Duncan Campbell - "Revival is God 's presence in the community" Welsh Revival - people filled with joy on one side of church and conviction on the other 'Bend me - Bend us' 'Send Your Holy Spirit for Christ's sake' God wants all of us to personally encounter His presence in new ways as part of this new season. I believe He wants us to encounter both His love and His holiness A wise man once said that "We're all as close to God as we want to be" And you will seek Me and FIND Me...(Jer 29v13) Draw near to God and He will draw near to you (James 4v8) How do seek God? How do we draw near to Him? We must be 'intentional' in our seeking Build a relationship with the Holy Spirit as a Person Ask Him to reveal the Father and Jesus to you Praise and worship God at every opportunity Take time to 'soak' in His presence - allow God to minister to you Tell God you love Him and want to know Him in a deeper way Ask God to reveal Himself to you in new ways Pray for God to pour out His Spirit on your life, your home, your church, your community Take regular times during the day to be filled afresh with the Holy Spirit The more we know God and the more we are filled with Him the easier it will be to witness to others on a daily basis. We will minister out of our overflow! BUILDING UPON HIS WORD This world has many fads and many expert opinions which all come and go. There are also wars, terrorism, and all sorts of other evils taking place everywhere Behind the scenes the battle is for TRUTH! Many in this nation believe that all truth is equal "My truth is just as valid as your truth" God sees things differently! God's word is unchanging and eternal, - and is ABSOLUTE truth Therefore, it surely makes sense to build our lives and ministries on the word of God In December, part of a word that God gave to Allison and myself was this: "I have given you everything you need, I have given you My word - and My word is truth" Part of a word from Bethel Students about three significant keys for us as a church was: 1) Bonds of family 2) Unity 3) The truth of the word of God (The fulfilment of His promises to His people) Can we trust the bible? The bible is the world's best selling book ( now taken off best sellers list!) Translated into more languages than any other book: Bible 2,500 languages Pilgrims Progress 2,000 languages Pinocchio 260 languages Bible consists of 66 books written over 1500 years by 40 different authors and has a consistent theme throughout Go to any library in the world and try to find the same? There is more historical evidence for the bible than any other historical document 24,000 original manuscripts for New Testament alone Homers Iliad 643 original manuscripts Many other historical documents only have a handful of original manuscripts Therefore, if critics want to dismiss the accuracy of the bible they must also dismiss most of history How can we build our lives upon the word of God? Again, we need to be 'intentional' Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God We need spiritual as well as natural food on a daily basis Believe that the bible is the word of God and is absolute truth Read it, pray over it, and cry out for insight and understanding Dig beyond the surface level Train yourself to obey the word because that will bring blessing (James 1v25) Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God (Rom 10v17) No word - no faith! Learn to mix the word with faith (Heb 4v2) and claim the promises of the bible for yourself Sometimes we have to mix the word with faith and patience (Heb 6v12) The more the Spirit and the Word come together in our lives the more we will experience personal revival CONCLUSION Let us pursue God's presence - and build our lives and ministries upon His word Remember the W'worth prophecy "...as the Spirit and the Word come together we will see the greatest revival this nation has ever seen, eclipsing the Wesleyan and Welsh revivals of former years, and this revival will go from this nation to mainland Europe" From IHOP last year "Revival is going to start in Britain - wild fire which is unstoppable - and this revival will go from Britain to Europe" Let the cry go up "God I want more of Your revival presence in my life - and I ask You to revive me also according to Your word" Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:17:24 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/98 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/98 No Podcast 00:36:39 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/97 THE AWE OF GOD INTRODUCTION Deut 10v17 – For the Lord your God is the God of gods, and Lord of lords; the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality, nor takes a bribe Psalm 47v2 – For the Lord Most High is awesome, He is a great King over all the earth Psalm 68v35 – O God, You are more awesome than Your holy places Mathew Henry - 'When we have found God good, we must not forget to pronounce Him great; and His kind thoughts towards us must not diminish our HIGH thoughts of Him' ‘AWE’ – Reverential fear and respect - and – admiration for the infinite and majestic wonder of God The awe of God in us will bring forth ‘Humility’ - because of ‘His Majesty’ The awe of God is key for us to operate in greater power and authority than ever before! Every human being has been hardwired by God to live daily in awe of Him. This is the calling and umbrella of protection over every person. This is what should define and give shape to every area in our lives. The awe of God should be the thing that in some way motivates everything we think, say, and do, in every area of life and ministry. The awe of God is meant to rule over every area of our existence! Therefore, a vital ministry of the church must be to do everything it can to turn people back to the central purpose for which they were created – to live in a loving, joyful, and faithful relationship with God as our Father, and yet at the same time stand in awe of who He is! GENESIS Genesis 1v1 – In the beginning – God – created the heavens and the earth Louie Giglio – ‘Indescribable’ 7 mins 55 secs – www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVsqCLyoU3o ISAIAH Isaiah 6v1-8 – In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple…Woe is me for I am undone…For my eyes have seen the King…Here I am send me… DANIEL Daniel 7v9-10 & 13-14 – I watched till thrones were put in place and the Ancient of Days was seated…And His kingdom the one which shall not be destroyed REVELATION Rev 1v10-18 – I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day and I heard behind me a loud voice as of a trumpet saying “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last…And I have the keys of Hades and Death” REVELATION Rev 20v11-15 – Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away…And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire REVELATION Rev 21v1-6a – Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth…And He said to me “It is done. I am the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End” FINALLY When we see God as He truly is we can do nothing else but stand in awe of Him 'AWE' - Reverential fear and respect - and - admiration for the infinite and majestic wonder of God This is the God who wants to come with His revival presence and power to His church in this nation. He has come before, and He will come again, if we will meet His conditions. I believe God wants to come with 'WILD, HOLY, LOVING, REVIVAL FIRE' Does anyone here want revival? Are you willing to meet God's conditions? Evan Roberts from the Welsh Revival gave four conditions for revival: 1) Is there any sin in your/my life that has not been confessed to God? Our sins must be put away and our lives cleansed by the blood of Jesus. 2) Is there anything in your/my life that is doubtful and doesn't honour God? Have you/have I forgiven everyone? 3) Build a relationship with, and honour and obey the Holy Spirit. 4) Confess the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour, and be a loving and good witness for Him. Mon, 27 May 2013 17:15:55 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/97 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/97 No Podcast 00:38:29 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/95 A NEW SEASON PENTECOST SUNDAY 2013 INTRODUCTION The Christian Calendar has definite dates to celebrate special occasions. The main ones being Christmas, Easter, and Pentecost. Sometimes God uses a set date – sometimes He sets a new date eg Toronto 4th Jan 1994 BUT – as Christians, we can celebrate Christmas, Easter, and Pentecost EVERY DAY! Today is Pentecost Sunday. Pentecost in the park is good, but Pentecost in our heart is better. We need to remember the purpose of Pentecost - and seek God for more power from heaven to be His witnesses from Northampton to the ends of the earth! LAST SUNDAY The presence of the King amongst us The dove is here to stay – signifying a new season has began MONDAY AT ELDERS MEETING A sense of God’s holy presence with the following: Josh 5v12-6v5 Background. After 40 years wandering in the wilderness because of unbelief, Israel had now crossed the river Jordan and were in the Promised Land at a place called Gilgal They celebrated the Feast of Passover, and for the first time ate the produce of the land The day after they ate the produce of the land the manna ceased – signifying a new season had began Joshua encounters the Lord and told to take off his sandals – this is holy ground He is given instructions about taking Jericho Walk around Jericho once per day for six days On the seventh day walk around seven times Interpretation and Application As Elders/Ldrs we are to symbolically walk around Northampton once per day for six days (Mon to Sat) On the seventh day (Sun) we are to walk around Northampton seven times God also said to us “Be still, and know I am God. Just be still, be in reverence, no need for action, just be still” Acts 1v8 On going to bed Brian was reminded of Acts 1v8 “And you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you shall BE MY WITNESSES in Northampton, in the county, in the nation, to the ends of the earth” I believe the Joshua and Acts scriptures are linked together. We are looking for the walls (mountains of influence) to come down so we can take Northampton for Jesus – and God is going to give us power to be His witnesses – in our town, county, and nation. It is very important to understand that the power is given to be His witnesses – and not just to have ‘lovely charismatic meetings’!!! Joshua and Acts together Therefore, as we walk around the walls of Northampton in prophetic symbolism – God also wants to empower us to be His witnesses – to impact our town and region with the supernatural power of the Kingdom of God – and to bring Kingdom values and influence to the walls (mountains of influence) within our society. In 1975, God gave Bill Bright (Campus Crusade), Loren Cunningham (YWAM), and Francis Schaeffer, the same vision about seven mountains of influence (walls) within society, and said to them “If we can influence each of these areas for Christ, we will win the culture of our nation”. These seven mountains are: Family Religion Education Media Government Business Arts & Entertainment Therefore, the challenge for each one of us - is to seek and demonstrate the supernatural power of the Kingdom - and to bring Kingdom influence to at least one of these mountains within our society – ‘so the walls come tumbling down’! TUESDAY PFR Brian A – When Man Utd were celebrating winning the league by going around Manchester in a bus, there must have been a building up and growing sense of anticipation in the crowd as the bus got nearer to where they were. So it should be for us – a building up and growing sense of anticipation of what the Lord is about to do amongst us, and in our town, county, and nation. WEDNESDAY PFR Isa 1v19 – If you are willing and obedient you shall eat the good of the land Use NKJV, ERV, MSG Num 13v1-14v11 The first time around Israel were in unbelief and were not willing and obedient. Therefore they did not eat the good of the land, but were sent into the wilderness for 40 years. God has called us to ‘walk by faith and not by sight’ (2 Cor 5v7) We are on a prophetic journey, trying to follow God’s presence, and obey His prophetic words to us. Therefore, we will eat the good of the land, by being willing and obedient to these things God reveals to us. What is the good of the land? ‘Reigning in life through the abundance of grace’ which includes all of the following:- Salvation; healing; deliverance; knowing the Father’s love and our identity as His sons and daughters; having a prosperous soul; being filled with love, joy, and peace; having good healthy relationships with God and people; being richly provided for with some left over to give away; walking in God’s calling upon our lives; using our God given gifts to bless others; receiving grace and favour wherever we go; seeing the promises of God fulfilled in our lives; experiencing the goodness of God in every area of life and ministry; being eager to get out of bed in the morning to begin a new day; God blessing us to be a blessing; seeing our towns and cities being healed and restored; seeing our nation turn back to God; living in the overflow of revival all the days of our lives; enjoying the superabundant life God has given us to the full CONCLUSION This is a new season – the dove is here to stay amongst us corporately We must continue to pursue the presence of the King We must continually seek God for more power to be His witnesses We must demonstrate the supernatural power of the Kingdom We must bring Kingdom values and influence to bear on the seven mountains within society It's time to be willing and obedient and eat the good of the land The dove of the Holy Spirit wants to land upon us individually today - are you willing to receive Him? Wed, 22 May 2013 17:37:22 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/95 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/95 No Podcast 00:26:43 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/94 THE DOVE IS HERE TO STAY INTRODUCTION Taking a huge risk today by preaching this message??? I believe the W’worth prophecy re Spirit and Word coming together… I believe, honour, and live by the Word of God - But I want to put God in His proper place by putting Him – as a Person - before His Word Rom 14v17 - ...the Kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy - in the Holy Spirit John 16v7- ...it is to your advantage that I go away for if I do not go the Helper will not come to you. But if I go I will send Him to you Luke 4v18 - The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me Acts 1v8 - You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you The Holy Spirit is God on earth today He is the One who equips and enables the church to advance the Kingdom Holy Spirit is often symbolised as being wind, fire, water, oil, finger of God, power, dove - which can appear impersonal. Jesus is symbolised as a rock, lamb, lion but that doesn't mean He isn't a divine Person Holy Spirit is a Person - and He wants a relationship with us Holy Spirit is the presence of God Today I want to focus on the Holy Spirit as a dove Chris Bowater – “Catch the sound of heaven - The dove is here to stay” What doves represent in the bible Innocence, gentleness, sensitivity, purity, peace, and the Holy Spirit In the O/T doves could be used as a sacrifice ‘The law of first mention’ - the first time a subject is mentioned in the bible it carries the same basic meaning throughout the whole bible The book of Genesis is often called the 'seedbed' of the bible DOVES SIGNAL A NEW SEASON Noah Gen 8v8-12 And Noah sent out from himself a dove to see if the waters had receded...but the dove found no resting place and returned to the Ark...and in seven days he sent the dove again and it returned with an olive leaf...and in another seven days he sent out the dove and it didn't return God sent the flood to destroy sin and wickedness from the earth When the dove brought back the leaf and - then didn't return - it meant that God's wrath (anger with sin) was satisfied and sin had been punished It also meant it was time for a new season to begin - to return to the land and begin to rebuild Jesus John 1v32 And I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained upon Him The dove landed and remained upon Jesus Again this signalled the beginning of a new season upon the earth And, pointed prophetically to the One who would become the sacrifice and take God's punishment for sin upon Himself: To restore our relationship with God To restore our relationships with one another To restore our relationship with the land KLC The prophetic word - "The dove is here to stay" Confirmation for us that we are entering in to a new season on the earth What is this new season? Isa 61 In other words, this new season is a time to bring love, healing, and freedom - and a time to repair, rebuild, and restore - both people and places - upon the earth HOSTING THE DOVE We need to learn to host and steward the presence of the dove more and more, both individually and corporately In his book "Hosting the Presence" Bill Johnson asks the question "Are we camped around the sermon or the presence?" John 5v39 - You search the scriptures for in them you think you have eternal life - and these are they which testify of Me The scriptures testify of Jesus – they point to Him We should worship and follow the God of the bible - but some people have made their bible their God The bible is there to reveal God to us - and be a light to our path God and His presence is more important than His word! We should put God first and His word second Adam and Eve had a relationship with the Person and presence of God - not with the words He spoke to them Therefore in our lives and in our meetings - If God is serving 'wine' - we should drink - If God is serving 'bread' - we should eat In O/T Israel camped around the presence Ex 13v2 - Israel had a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night Ex 33v11 - pillar of cloud at tabernacle door (tent of meeting) Ex 33v15 - If Your presence (not commandments!) doesn't go with us, don't bring us up from here Moses met with the Person, and glory of God, in the Tent of Meeting His relationship was with God Himself - not the Ten Commandments written on two pieces of stone - important as they were In N/T the church camped around the presence The Early Church didn't have the New Testament - they had to depend upon the O/T - their relationship with the Holy Spirit - and His presence and guidance on a daily basis Acts 2 - the pouring out of the presence of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost Acts 5v3 - ...Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit? Acts 5v12-16 And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done...that at least the shadow of Peter (presence of God) passing by might fall on some of them... Acts 13v2 - And as they ministered to the Lord and fasted the Holy Spirit said "Now separate to Me (Holy Spirit) Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I (Holy Spirit) have called them As Christians we often say that we want to return to N/T Christianity? To do that we need to learn to ‘honour and camp around His presence’ In times of revival people ‘camp around the manifest presence of God’. In fact, some people travel miles just to taste and receive from His presence FINALLY Last Wed OSL Day feedback – The best day of 3 – God’s presence is here When people come from Bethel, and other places, they tell us that the presence of God is here Sadly, we can get so used to His presence that we can take it for granted So let’s thank God for His presence amongst us and bless it that it may increase – and pursue Him for more Yes, God is bringing His Spirit and His Word together in these days of revival – but let us always remember to put God before His Word! “The dove is here to stay”!!! 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Paul Worth – Sunday 28th April 2013. No notes at present – these should follow shortly Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:53:18 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/89 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/89 No Podcast 00:40:29 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/88 Speaking Out! Boasting is dangerous! Ever found that out? I know I have. Many times. Rich Froning – Book out in July: First In 2011 and 2012 he was champion. He came back with a tattoo: Galatians 6: 14 up the side of his torso: 14 But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which[a] the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. Paul also states in 2 Corinthians 10: 17 “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” 18 For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends. This story has brought an opportunity for me to share my faith with a friend at work. He does Cross Fit and when I mentioned him he lit up! We discussed the bible verse and there was a new spark in his eye. I know he’s close. I have been thinking about this and have decided that I don’t boast enough about Jesus! Let’s look at someone who really did have the right to boast – Jesus himself! John 12: 44-50 44 And Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me. 45 And whoever sees me sees him who sent me. 46 I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. 47 If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. 48 The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day. 49 For I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment—what to say and what to speak. 50 And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has told me.” Jesus had just entered Jerusalem riding on a donkey to public acclaim. Before that, he had raised Lazarus from the dead – many believed. Even Jewish Leaders. But so many did not believe. They planned to kill Lazarus! Then people from Greece came looking for Him and Jesus withdrew – He knew it was time! His heart was broken because His people did not believe. That’s when He cried out those powerful words… His words are so powerful. They have the power to cut right to the heart of the issue. Hebrews 4: 12 12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Jesus is the only way to get to The Father. The Father had even spoken audibly to the people: John 12: 27-32 27 “Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But for this purpose I have come to this hour. 28 Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” 29 The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” 30 Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not mine. 31 Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out. 32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” STILL – they did not believe! Lydia was one who believed: Acts 16: 11-15 11 So, setting sail from Troas, we made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis, 12 and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the[d] district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days. 13 And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together. 14 One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul. 15 And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us. NB: The Lord opened her heart. This is what God does – He opens hearts. Sometimes through circumstances and their personal journey. Sometimes via a miracle! I want to talk about three types of people 1. Those FAR AWAY from God but with an open heart. 2. Those CLOSE to a decision but with questions. 3. Those who have REJECTED God and walked away. How do we reach them? FAR AWAY but open: Sow a seed into their life – reap a harvest later. Takes courage. May require you to step out of the comfort zone and say something controversial! Eg: “I’m praying for you”; “God loves you”. And then sometimes God wants to do a miracle! Jesus said He did what He saw The Father doing. We need to learn to hear the voice of God. Then we have to be bold and open the door for the miracle. CLOSE to a decision: Let your life speak to them. You are being watched – you are the bible they are reading! Be a friend and answer questions if you can. Emphasise that God wants RELATIONSHIP not RELIGION. Those who have REJECTED God: God loves to restore. The Prodigal Son completely rejected his Father’s way of life and left. When he returned The Father was still there – waiting, running, embracing, restoring. Even the most cynical, anti-God, hardened criminal can come back. This is a classic candidate for a miracle! Barriers 1. Fear of rejection 2. Perceived lack of knowledge 3. Caught up in self Fear of Rejection: We never know where people are in their journey. Share when you can – God can use anything to increase His Kingdom. Don’t be afraid – Jesus stands with you. You are loved unconditionally. Lack of Knowledge: If you know Jesus, you have a story worth sharing. Your ideas and beliefs matter. Express God’s love for people rather than judging or criticising. Caught up in self: Get your heart right with God. Starts with humility and repentance (turning around). Keep short accounts. Would you be ready? Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:29:17 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/88 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/88 No Podcast 00:49:30 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/87 THE KINGDOM OF GOD INTRODUCTION Jesus said "Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added to you" (Matthew 6v33) Do you want your needs met? Seek first the Kingdom! "...for the Kingdom of God is not eating or drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit" (Rom 14v17) Do you want righteousness, peace, and joy in your life? Seek first the Kingdom! "The Kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, and when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all he had and bought it" (Math13v45-46) How much do we value the Kingdom of God? What is this Kingdom we are to seek? 'Kingdom' - the Kings domain - where King Jesus rules and reigns - the Kingdom is bigger than the church 'Church' - the church is the main agent and vehicle of the Kingdom (Math 16v18-19; Eph 3v10) Kingdom and Church work together in the purposes of God THE KINGDOM OF GOD The Kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom (Psalm 145v13) The pearl of great price (Math 13v45-46) It is like a mustard seed (Math14v31) It is in heaven (Math 6v9-10) It is at hand (Math10v7) It is within us (Luke 17v21) It is Love - Light - Power - Righteousness - Blessing (1 John 4v8; 1 John 1v7; 1 Cor 4v20; Heb 1v8; Eph 1v3) It is a present day reality It exists NOW in the invisible realm It is superior to the visible realm JESUS IS THE KING OF THE KINGDOM Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end (Isa 9v6-7) Jesus brought the Kingdom to earth in a new measure (Math12v28) Jesus taught about and demonstrated the Kingdom (Acts 1v1) Throughout the Gospels Jesus taught about the Kingdom After His resurrection Jesus spent 40 days speaking on the Kingdom (Acts 1v3) On that Final Day Jesus will finally abolish all rule and authority and present the Kingdom to the Father (1 Cor 15v24) YOUR KINGDOM COME Your Kingdom come - Your will be done - on earth - as it is in heaven (Math 6v10) Our purpose in life is to come into the King's presence (Mark 3v14) Then bring the reign of His Kingdom upon the earth (Mark 3v15) In heaven is every spiritual blessing (Eph 1v3) and every good and perfect gift (James 1v17) We are to bring the blessing and goodness of the Kingdom of heaven to earth WE HAVE AN OPEN HEAVEN OVER US As God's sons and daughters we have an open heaven over us (Math 3v16-17) As we walk with God in love and obedience we keep this open heaven and receive the blessings of God (Deut 28v12; Mal 3v10; Acts 2v2) But if we get into disobedience we can close the heavens over our heads (Deut 28v23) A renewed mind (Rom 12v2) and obedience to God are 'gateways' into the supernatural When we agree with God and His word and obey Him the Kingdom of heaven advances But if we agree with the devil in our thinking, talking, and actions, then the gates of hell advance THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven (Math16v19) Bind - the negative on earth Loose - the positive from heaven We need to both 'Bind' and 'Loose' (eg Bill Johnson) ADVANCING THE KINGDOM We advance the Kingdom by both Teaching AND Doing (Acts 1v1) Jesus taught about and demonstrated the Kingdom (Gospels) The church is to teach and demonstrate the Kingdom Salvation/healing/deliverance/supernatural are signs of the advancing Kingdom Walking in love and the fruit of the Spirit are signs of the advancing Kingdom Our teaching and revelation should always be put into action We should always make room for God to move CONCLUSION God is calling us to follow in the footsteps of Jesus and give priority to spending time in the King's presence and to speak about and demonstrate His Kingdom We need to realise that the church isn't an end in itself - but is the main agent and vehicle for the Kingdom We have been given the keys of the Kingdom to Bind and Loose We are to walk in love and obedience under an open heaven and bring the blessing and goodness of heaven to earth by using the tools God has given us Our town, region, and nation, needs to see demonstrations of the Kingdom of God It is time for us as a church to demonstrate the life of the Kingdom - that's why we are called Kingdom Life Church!!! Sun, 14 Apr 2013 20:17:32 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/87 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/87 No Podcast 00:40:10 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/86 THE KINGDOM OF GOD A ‘WORRY- FREE’ ZONE INTRODUCTION (Math 6v25-34 + Phil 4v6-8) 1) Some experts say 60%-90% of all health problems are caused by worry? There is a recognition that worry is a major disease 2) Most people worry about ‘something’ Some people worry about ‘everything’ e.g. Poor people worry about having enough money to live on Rich people worry about losing the money they have 3) Some people come from a long line of worriers (in the family line) 4) Worry can have a positive side if you call it ‘concern’ It is good to be ‘concerned’ about paying your mortgage and bills on time It is good to be ‘concerned’ about a healthy diet and keeping fit etc But when ‘concern’ changes to ‘worry’ the problems begin 5) Worry doesn’t add to our life – it subtracts – in hours, days, months, years 6) Worry is mainly caused by anxiety about the future 7) Health Warning – “Worrying can seriously damage your health” 8) Definitions – (1) A divided mind, a distraction, a preoccupation with things causing anxiety, pressure, and stress (2) A runaway mind (A) SOME DANGERS OF WORRYING 1) We can lose our perspective – because of the ‘worry mountain’ 2) It can damage our health – headaches, backaches, ulcers, high blood pressure, heart problems, depression etc 3) It can affect the way we treat others – we can become harsh and lash out at those around us 4) It can disrupt our walk with God – it can stop us praying, reading bible. worshipping, enjoying God, church, and life 5) We can suffer from the ‘what if syndrome’ ‘What if’ – I get sick? I get fired? I have no money? People don’t like me? Everyone leaves the church? We have burglars? (B) HOW CAN WE STOP WORRYING AND ENJOY LIFE MORE? 1) Believe you can learn to stop worrying. If Jesus said ‘Do not worry’ it must be possible 2) Believe God cares more about you than the birds of the air (Math 6v26) 3) Seek first the kingdom of God (Math 6v33-34) 4) Turn your worries into prayer (Phil 4v6-7) 5) Take every thought captive to Christ (2 Cor 10v5) Stop living by your ‘wits’ – and start living by the ‘word’ 6) Keep a thankful heart (Phil 4v6) 7) When tempted to worry – by thoughts or feelings – choose to trust God and His word 8) Keep close to God. Spend time in His presence. The closer you feel to God the less you will be tempted to worry ‘OVERCOMING WORRY’ HANDOUT 1) Recognise that worry is the opposite of faith. Replace worry with faith in God and His word 2) Every morning speak this faith phrase out 3 times - “I believe in God” 3) Say to yourself “I can overcome any habit, even worry, with God’s help” 4) Pray the following: “Father, this day I place my life, my loved ones, my work in Your hands. There is no harm in Your hands, only good. I believe You love me and will take care of me this day” 5) Memorize verses that speak of love, faith, hope, happiness etc 6) Commit to speaking positively instead of negatively 7) Do not participate in ‘worry conversations’. Inject faith and hope into such conversations 8) Cultivate friendships with positive people, who think and speak faith 9) Actively help other people to overcome their worry habit. In helping others you will grow in power to overcome worry yourself 10) When tempted to worry remember that God is IN YOU and Jesus said He will be WITH YOU always 11) Submit to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you (James 4v7) 12) God isn’t sitting in heaven biting His fingernails and worrying what’s going to happen next – He’s the Sovereign Lord God Almighty, as well as our loving Father, and He’s got it all worked out!!! CONCLUSION . 1) SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD and DO NOT WORRY 2) Believe the kingdom can become a WORRY-FREE ZONE for YOU 3) Ask God to change YOU from a ‘WORRIER’ into a ‘WARRIOR’!!! Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:57:43 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/86 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/86 No Podcast 00:31:16 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/85 Glorious freedom Sir Alex Paterson "You cannot train a man for freedom under conditions of captivity". ____________________________ John 8 v 31-47 This is true discipleship: If you hold to my teaching, you will know the truth and this truth will set you free. Out of this flows all discipleship. Jesus is being very clear in this discourse: • you're not hearing me because you want to carry on being a slave to sin and therefore hearing the lies that satan keeps speaking to you • satan is a murderer and he wants to keep people enslaved to sin • if I set you free you will be really free • whoever belongs to God hears what God speaks. Everyone who sins is a slave to sin but we, as sons and daughters, have a permanent home in God's family. That's why the Spirit within us cries "Daddy" because we have seen set free from the curse of the law. This is proof of being really free! The Spirit bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God (Rom 8v16). 1. You're free - don't get bound up, or stay bound up Galatians 3 v 13-14 ; 5v1 Gr: Picture here is what took place among the Greeks. When a slave was set free the Greeks drew up a legal document according to which the slave to be freed was purchased by a god. As the slave could not provide the money the slave master - the owner of the house - paid it into the temple treasury in the presence of the slave, and the document which was drawn up contained the words "for freedom". As a result no one could enslave him again as he was now the property of the god. It is "for freedom" that Christ has set us free Sin's power to hold you and me in its grip has been broken once and for all time. It has no legal hold over us. We now belong to Father God because Jesus smashed the curse of the law and of sin and death. It's in pieces. The legal contract that Satan held over us has been shredded! God's written a new written and sworn by Himself called 'for freedom". So now we have to learn too walk away from it. Our difficulty is that we’ve been trained to live under its curse. That's why we have to be transformed in our minds so that the way that Holy Spirit leads us and what He speaks to us can be lived out in our life. There is now no guilt that can effective in our lives from our past life. Rom 8v1; 12 v 1,2 2. Don't let our freedom be an excuse for license to sin Paul talks in the letter to the Galatians (5 v 13) about not allowing our freedom to indulge ourselves, but rather to serve one another humbly in love. As he said, the entire law is fulfilled in keeping the one commandment "love your neighbour as yourself". Freedom is not a lack of restraints or obstacles - that leads to anarchy. Freedom is: 1. Understanding, and then living according to the boundaries that God, in his infinite wisdom, has put in place for humankind - both physically and spiritually 2. It is living, singing and dancing in the large, broad place that our heavenly father has designated to us. Freedom has limits because it has a design and a purpose. The secret to freedom is that when we use it according to its design, its limits do not diminish our freedom but cause it to flourish and prosper. Gal 3v13-15 (The Message) This means that we have to learn ourselves first! This is loving yourself as your heavenly Father loves you. We have to learn to give up lesser gods in order to discover that only He can satisfy the deepest longings of our hearts. This is freedom! We ‘choose‘ not to sin because we love our freedom, and we want to please our lover. As we love Him more and more so we want to offend Him less and less. This is called holiness. Romans 8v1-17 (The Message) Questions: 1 To which 'native language are we tuned? The language of condemnation and guilt that holds me in its grip, or the language of life and freedom from our past and current life that sets me free to be an effective disciple? 2 How can you 'tune in' more effectively to hear what Holy Spirit is saying to you? 3 In what ways do I not love myself as my heavenly Father loves me, and what is the antidote!? Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:16:15 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/85 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/85 No Podcast 00:37:30 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/79 Martin Kedian Sunday 24th March 2013 RIVERS OF LIVING WATER. JOHN 7:37-39. DEUTERONOMY 31:9-13 TABERNACLES WAS A POPULAR FESTIVAL RICH IN SYMBOLISM AS PART OF THE FEAST EVERY DAY INCLUDED A WATER CEREMONY IN WHICH A PROCESSION OF PRIESTS DESCENDED TO THE SOUTH BOARDER OF THE CITY TO A SPRING THERE A PRIEST FILLED A LARGE GOLDEN PITCHER AS THE CHOIR CHANTED ISAIAH 12:3 WITH JOY YOU WILL DRAW WATER FROM THE WELLS OF SALVATION THE WATER WAS THEN CARRIED UP THE HILL TO THE WATER GATE FOLLOWED BY CROWDS CARRYING BRANCHES AND SINGING PSALMS 113::118 SHAKING THE BRANCHES AS THEY PROCESSED WHEN THEY ARIVED AT THE TEMPLE THE PRIEST WOULD POOR THE WATER INTO A LARGE BASIN AND IN ANOTHER BASIN THEY WOULD POUR WINE NOW WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE WATER AND WINE REPRESENTS IN GODS WORD THE HOLY SPIRIT AT THE RIGHT TIME THE PRIEST WOULD RAISE THE BASINS AND POUR OUT THE WATER AND WINE WHICH WOULD POUR DOWN THE STEPS OF THE TEMPLE WHICH LOOKED LIKE A RIVER THE CROWD CIRCLING HIM CONTINUED SINGING ON THE SEVENTH DAY OF THE FESTIVAL THEY DID THIS SEVEN TIMES FOR THE JEWS THIS WAS A CEREMONY SPOKE OF MANY THINGS IT WAS A PLEA TO GOD FOR RAIN SINCE THE AUTUMN IS A TIME WHEN DROUGHT OFTEN DREW NEAR IT WAS ALSO SYMBOLIC IT WAS A REMIND OF GODS PROVISION OF WATER FROM THE ROCK IN THE WILDERNESS IT FULFILLED EZEKIEL,S VISION OF OF A RIVER FLOWING FROM THE TEMPLE IN A MIRACULOUS DISPLAY OF GODS BLESSING IT WAS A SPECTACULAR VISION OF LIFE GIVING WATER FLOWING FROM GODS LIFE GIVING TEMPLE JESUS DRAMATIC ENTRANCE ON TO THIS STAGE AND HIS ASTOUNDING WORDS ARE TO BE UNDERSTOOD IN THIS CONTEXT ON THE FINAL DAY OF CELEBRATION JESUS STEPS INTO PUBLIC VIEW AND MAKES HIS MOST STUNNING PRONOUNCEMENT OF THE FEAST AS THE SEVENTH WATER PROCESSION CLIMED UP THE STEEP HILL OF SOUTH JERUSALEM JESUS STANDS UP AND CRIES OUT (LOUD) IF ANYONE IS THIRSTY LET HIM COME TO ME AND DRINK 1/ THE INVITATION THIS WAS JESUS UP HE STANDS IN THE MIDST OF THIS JEWISH FESTIVAL AN UNINVITED PREACHER AND SHOUTED LOUDLY AND EMPHATICALLY SO THAT ALL MIGHT HEAR AND HEED WHAT JESUS SO LOUDLY AND PUBLICLY OFFERS IS AN INVITATION AND A PROMISE IF YOUR THIRSTY THEN COME TO ME THE CONDITION FOR THE INVITATION IS AN AWARENESS OF THIRST TO RECOGNISE THAT INER THIRST THERE IS NO LASTING EARTHLY SATISFACTION THER IS NO LASTING EARTHLY SATISFACTION MARRIAGE FAMILY MONEY FAME ENLIGHTENMENT TRAVEL ETC ETC NOTHING COMPLETELY SATISFIES THERE MAY BE HAPPY EVENTS ALONG THE WAY BUT THESE MOMENTS ARE FLEETING AND WE CAN NEVER GO BACK IN TIME AND RECAPTURE THEM OUR LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO SATISFY IS BECAUSE WE ARE THIRSTY PEOPLE WE LONG FOR DEEP SATISFACTION A RIVER ON THE INSIDE WE THIRST DEEP IN OUR SOULS DOWN AT THE CORE OUR SOULS ARE THIRSTING FOR GOD EVERY DESIRE EVERY ASPIRATION EVERY LONGING OF OUR NATURE IS NOTHING LESS THAN A YEARNING FOR GOD WE WERE BORN FOR HIS LOVE AND CANNOT FULLY LIVE WITHOUT IT HIS IS THE JOY WE HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR EVERYTHING WE DESIRE IS FOUND IN HIM AND INFINITELY MORE JESUS IS THE ANSWER FOR THIS DEEP THIRST BUT IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND OPPORTUNITY TO DRINK DEEPLY 2 THE PROMISE LITTLE DID THEY KNOW IT BUT THE ROCK THAT HAD GIVEN THEIR FATHERS WATER TO DRINK HAD NOW COME IN THE FLESH TO GIVE THEM RIVERS OF LIVING WATER LIKE THE PRIEST THAT POURED OUT WATER AND WINE JESUS CAME TO BE OUR BAPTISER IN THE HOLY SPIRIT HOW AWSOME IS THIS RIVER MIGHTIER THAN EVERY NATURAL CREATED RIVER THIS IS THE RIVER OF LIFE CHANNELLING LIVING WATER HOW FAR DOES THE RIVER GO IN YOU HOW WIDE ARE THE BANKS 1/. WHERE THERE'S RIVERS THERE'S LIFE BRING A RIVER TO A DESERT AND IT PRODUCES AN OASIS THE AMAZON BASIN WITH IT MILES OF RIVERS HOLDS MORE SPECIES OF PLANT AND ANIMAL AND PRODUCES MORE OF OUR OXYGEN. THAN ANY OTHER PLACE IN THE WORLD AN ABUNDANCE OF RIVERS MEANS AN ABUNDANCE OF LIFE THERE IS AN EXPLOSION OF HOLY SPIRIT LIFE IN THE RIVER 2/. RIVERS OF PURE LIFE LIFE IS NOT JUST PRODUCED IN US BUT PURE LIFE. LIVING WATER. FLOWS THROUGH US THIS LIFE IS NOT DILUTED BY THE WATER OF THIS WORLD OR MIXED BUT 100% LIFE FLOWING FROM. THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE YOU CAN'T BE ANY MORE ALIVE THAN WHEN THE SPIRIT IS FREE TO FLOW FREELY THROUGH BUT BE WARNED WE CAN QUENCH OR DAM UP THAT FREE FLOWING OF HIS SPIRIT WITH DOUBT FEAR DISCOURAGEMENT. UNFORGIVENESS BITTERNESS AND SIN 3/. RIVERS PRODUCE LIFE WHEREVER THE RIVER FLOWS IT PRODUCES LIFE LET THOSE RENEWING RESTORING HEALING CLEANSING PURIFYING POWERFUL LIVING WATERS TOUCH THOSE DRY DEAD AREAS OF OUR INNER MAN. WOW WE ARE A WALKING OASIS IN A DRY AND THIRSTY WORLD A DESERT WASTELAND FILLED WITH LIFELESS MEN LET THE RIVERS FLOW. LET IT REVIVE THOSE THAT WORK AND LIVE AROUND US 4/. RIVERS ATTRACT LIFE ANIMALS OF ALL KINDS ARE DRAWN TO WATER DRAWING LIFE FROM IT ATTRACTED BY ITS LIFE GIVING FLOW THE ANIMALS ARE COMING GET READY 5/ WHEREVER THERS RIVERS THERE,S CONSTANT CHANGE BY ITS VERY NATURE THE RIVER UNDERGOES CONSTANT CHANGE IF WE ARE WILLING TO BE A CHANNEL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT WE TO MUST BE WILLING TO UNDERGO SOMETIMES RADICAL CHANGE IN OUR LIVES AND BE WILLING TO LIVE OUR LIFE IN A FLUX OF TRANSFORMING POWER 6/. CONSTANT CLEANING RIVERS ARE CLEANER THAT PONDS BECAUSE THEY CLEAN THEMSELVES THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IS A CONSTANT SANCTIFYING OF ALL THE DROSS AND CANKER LET THE HOLY SPIRIT DO HIS WORK IT EASY IN HIS POWERFUL FLOW ALL IT TAKES IS TO LET GO 7/ CONSTANT CHANGING COURSE A RIVER MAKES ITS OWN CHANNEL OFTEN TAKING UNEXPECTED TURNS WHEN WE GET COMFORTABLE DOING WHAT WE ARE DOING HEADING WHERE WE ARE HEADING THE HOLY SPIRIT OFTEN BEGINS CUTTING NEW CHANNELS AND WATER COURSES LETS GO WITH THE FLOW 8/ CONSTANT CHANGE OF DEPTH THE FIRST MOVE OF A RIVER IS NOT TO WIDEN BUT TO GO DEEPER COME HOLY SPIRIT GO DEEP IN US FORMING A SERVANT HEART. A HOLY HEART TO PRODUCE DEPTH IN US. LETS NOT STAY IN THE SHALLOWS THIS CUTTING CAN BE PAINFUL AND HUMBLING ARE WE PROTECTIVE OF OUR LIFE OR ARE WE FLOWING IN HIM 9/. CONSTANT OVERFLOWING RIVERS NATURALLY OVERFLOW THE HOLY SPIRIT IS NOT JUST A REVIVING SPIRIT HE IS ALSO AN EVANGELISTIC SPIRIT THIS RIVER IS PROGRESSIVE POWERFUL LETS NOT SWIM AGAINST THE FLOW WHEN I AM IMMERSED IN THE RIVER I AM CENTRAL TO GODS PROPHETIC PURPOSE FOR MYSELF THE CHURCH AND THE NATION TODAY BEFORE US IS THE RIVER OF GOD THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME MUST BE SEIZED IN THE LIFETIME OF THE OPPORTUNITY OUR DESTINY HAS A SELL BUY DATE EVERY MOMENT GOD BRINGS WE EITHER SIEZE OR WE LET IT PASS BUY QUESTION. HOW FAR DOES THE RIVER FLOW OUT OF US ARE WE GOING WITH THE FLOW OR SWIMMING AGAINT THE STREAM Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:47:43 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/79 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/79 No Podcast 00:21:01 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/78 GOD's WAYS ARE NOT OUR WAYS INTRODUCTION (Isa 55v8-9) For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways says The Lord For as the heavens are higher than the earth so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts Pro 3v5 - Trust in The Lord with all your heart and do NOT lean into your own understanding God just isn't like us! Part of Him will always be a wonderful mystery! Before saying any more I want to put in two caveats: 1) God still uses sanctified common sense, through a renewed mind, which agrees with His word 2) Avoid the super spiritual flaky end - where people are hearing from God 24 hours a day - and always insist that what they have heard is right B/A at Ffald-y-Brenin Blessing Conf BIBLICAL EXAMPLES Ex 14v21 - At the Red Sea Swim - or get the ferry from Egypt to the Promised Land? No - God parted the waters Ex 17v6 - No water to drink Dig a well or find a river in the desert? No - strike the rock and water will come out Num 20v8 - No water to drink again No problem, Moses knew what to do now?? Wrong! This time speak to the rock (relationship not methodology) Josh 3v13 - Crossing the Jordan in flood "Quick, look for the staff of Moses" Look for wood to build a boat (LARGE) No - get the priests to stand in the water Josh 6v1 - Taking the city of Jericho Lay siege to the city - starve them out No - march around the city walls for 6 days - in silence On 7th day march around 7 times - blow trumpets and shout - and the walls will fall down flat Josh 7-8 - Sin in the camp. Defeat at Ai Victory at Jericho. Just like Moses, Joshua knew what to do now. Wrong! He should have enquired of the Lord first (relationship not methodology or over confidence) Ez 4v4-6 - Ezekiel and prophetic symbolism Lie on his left side for 390 days (for sins of Israel) Lie on his right side for 40 days (for sins of Judah) Jesus in the Gospels Jesus born in a stable Angels appeared to shepherds - not kings and governments He often challenged people to do something to release their faith At pool of Bethesda "Take up your bed and walk" (John 5v8) Feeding of 5,000. He gave the bread and fish to disciples to feed the people He anointed the eyes of a blind man with clay "Go to the pool of Siloam and wash Acts 10v9 - Peter's vision on the rooftop This was against everything that Peter had believed in all his life - what a choice! Acts 16v9 - Paul's vision about man of Macedonia They had tried to go to different places but God had prevented them Now they respond in obedience to a dream EXAMPLES FROM CHURCH HISTORY Charles Finney A successful lawyer to a great revivalist The healing farmer God told him to spit on his hands then pray for the sick Gladys Aylward Went to China against all the odds 1950s revival in Argentina Told in a prayer meeting to 'hit the table' Tommy Hicks given the word 'Peron' 1994 Toronto revival John Arnott didn't understand what was going on God said to him "John you don't even understand your own wife, so how are you ever going to understand Me?" 1997 Smithton revival Smithton had a population of 532 people Ffald-y-Brenin A small retreat centre that's very difficult to find WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR US? We're not only God's children (Rom 8v16) but we're a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, and a holy nation (1 Pet 2v9) Holy - separated to God/purity/total surrender God is our Creator - He is sovereign - He knows the end from the beginning - and He is our loving Father Therefore we need to do the following: Recognise that Father knows best Develop an intimate relationship with Him and listen for His voice Continually renew our minds with the word of God Live in a place of total surrender to Him Both hear AND obey His written and prophetic word Remember that obedience is better than sacrifice (1 Sam 15v22) Trust in The Lord with all your heart and do NOT lean into your own understanding Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:42:54 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/78 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/78 No Podcast 00:34:04 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/75 Fire from Heaven Kingdom Life Church Steve Flanagan – 10th March 2013 Today is Mother’s Day! My Mum is amazing. The most treasured memories come from my childhood. Mum: • Looked after me and kept me clean and presentable • Prayed for me every day – sometimes with tears • Waved goodbye to me every day when I left the house • Listened to me speak • Loved my pictures • Laughed at my jokes • Forgave me when I messed up • Made my meals • Taught me to tie my laces • Patched up my wounds • Washed and ironed my clothes • Gentle with my feelings • Encouraged me to follow my dreams • Told me to be careful when I set out on adventures • Trusted me to tell the truth • Advised me when I needed guidance • Taught me to respect and honour women • Bought me a Bible at a tipping point in my life • Loved me unconditionally. And so much more….. This is why we love our mothers! What mothers do is similar to what the Holy Spirit does in our lives. When I am afraid He is my COURAGE When I am alone He is my COMPANION When I am confused He is my COUNSELLOR When I am challenged He is my CONFIDENCE When I am hurting He is my COMFORTER When I am broken He is COMPLETE We’re coming off the back of The Father’s Heart Conference. What a success! So good to re-visit that subject. I know I received such a blessing when I went up for prayer – how about you? Father reminded me that I am a son to Him. That I am Royalty. That I am loved and wanted! Well, this is my seventh speaking engagement this week! 5 Assemblies (two spontaneous rounds of applause from teenagers)! Spoke at C4 on Wednesday evening on “The Centrality of the Heart” in our relationship with God. But this morning I feel different – there is a force behind this message that is unique. God wants me to share this today. FIRE! I don’t know what your experiences with fire are! I come from a family with a confirmed Pyromaniac in it! My dad’s Uncle Ken was told that he faced Prison or the Armed Forces at 17. Set fire to all sorts of things! I recall experimenting with matches in the garden shed as a teenager – very unwise! Fire took hold and I had to extinguish it quick! School friend experimented with gas canisters in his dad’s garage after watching a James Bond film. He had to have skin grafts and was disfigured by the fire! You don’t mess about with fire! Fire is very quick to catch hold and burns ferociously when fuel, heat and oxygen combine. This is not a flippant message about the “Fire” of God this morning. There is real power at work. In recent years we have experienced the “Fire” of the Holy Spirit in this place. It has consumed us, excited us and clothed us – but what for? There’s always a purpose. The Elijah Anointing for Northamptonshire is an exciting move of God in this Town and County. When we had the two Prophets here, David Devenish said that we may be looking for the wrong thing. That what God does here may not look like revival normally does! I believe that God wants us to receive new Fire. But this fire will not be just to get us worked up and therefore bold to share the Good News! It will do that. However, this new Fire is going to be to release into our community and worlds. This Fire is going to be directed at strongholds in our lives, families, workplaces and neighbourhoods! This Fire is for the Prayer Warriors! 1 Kings 18 v 20-39 The Prophets of Baal Defeated 20 So Ahab sent to all the people of Israel and gathered the prophets together at Mount Carmel. 21 And Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long (A)will you go limping between two different opinions? (B)If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” And the people did not answer him a word. 22 Then Elijah said to the people, (C)“I, even I only, am left a prophet of the LORD, but Baal's prophets are (D)450 men. 23 Let two bulls be given to us, and let them choose one bull for themselves and cut it in pieces and lay it on the wood, but put no fire to it. And I will prepare the other bull and lay it on the wood and put no fire to it. 24 And you call upon the name of your god, and I will call upon the name of the LORD, and the God who (E)answers by fire, he is God.” And all the people answered, “It is well spoken.” 25 Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first, for you are many, and call upon the name of your god, but put no fire to it.” 26 And they took the bull that was given them, and they prepared it and called upon the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice, and no one answered. And they limped around the altar that they had made. 27 And at noon Elijah mocked them, saying, “Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is musing, or he is relieving himself, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened.” 28 And they cried aloud and (F)cut themselves after their custom with swords and lances, until the blood gushed out upon them. 29 And as midday passed, they raved on until the time of (G)the offering of the oblation, but there was no voice. No one answered; no one paid attention. 30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” And all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been (H)thrown down. 31 Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD came, saying, (I)“Israel shall be your name,” 32 and with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD. And he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two seahs[a] of seed. 33 (J)And he put the wood in order and cut the bull in pieces and laid it on the wood. And he said, “Fill four jars with water and (K)pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.” 34 And he said, “Do it a second time.” And they did it a second time. And he said, “Do it a third time.” And they did it a third time. 35 And the water ran around the altar and filled the trench also with water. 36 And at the time of (L)the offering of the oblation, Elijah the prophet came near and said, “O LORD, (M)God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that (N)you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that (O)I have done all these things at your word. 37 Answer me, O LORD, answer me, that this people may know that you, O LORD, are God, and that you have turned their hearts back.” 38 (P)Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and said, (Q)“The LORD, he is God; the LORD, he is God.” Elijah called for Fire to fall from Heaven for a purpose. To demonstrate the Lordship and Sovereignty of God The Prophets of Baal are like the strongholds of our society. The secularism, selfishness and worldliness that define the age we live in. Those Gods are going to be shown to be worthless, in the light of what God will do through us. Joshua 24 v 15 15 (A)And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the LORD, (B)choose this day whom you will serve, whether (C)the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or (D)the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. (E)But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” You see The Lord is calling us to make choices. CHOOSE WHOM YOU WILL SERVE… We set ourselves and our households apart from the moral standards of the world around us. We are in this world, but we are not of it. Don’t be ashamed of our God. His Kingdom is here and is coming. Matthew 6 v 24 24 (A)“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and (B)money.[a] Chasing money, flash holidays, expensive cars and the celebrity lifestyle is not what our lives should be focused on. God wants our Hearts to be his. Matthew 6 v 20-21 20 (A)but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. I spoke on Wednesday about the Heart. I’m sure that everyone here has given their whole heart to Jesus. We’re not holding anything back in reserve. Back to Elijah – what happened next? 1 Kings 18 v 41-46 The LORD Sends Rain 41 And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is a sound of the rushing of rain.” 42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Mount Carmel. (C)And he bowed himself down on the earth and put his face between his knees. 43 And he said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” And he went up and looked and said, “There is nothing.” And he said, “Go again,” seven times. 44 And at the seventh time he said, “Behold, (D)a little cloud like a man's hand is rising from the sea.” And he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down, lest the rain stop you.’” 45 And in a little while the heavens grew black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode and went to (E)Jezreel. 46 (F)And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah, (G)and he gathered up his garment and ran before Ahab to the entrance of (H)Jezreel. This is a model for us to follow. Elijah saw what God wanted to do and then he went to the top of the Mountain called Carmel and he did this: Kneel and face between knees! The hand of the Lord is going to be with us. We will call the fire and rain to come. The Fire will consume things that we know are from the enemy. The Rain will water the soil for the new lie to spring forth! James 5 v 16b-18 (AE)The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.[b] 17 Elijah was a man (A)with a nature like ours, and (B)he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for (C)three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. 18 (D)Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit. James shared this as a model for us. We must PRAY! Note: “The earth bore it’s fruit”. We will pray good things into place. Jesus said: Luke 12 v 54-56 Interpreting the Time 54 He also said to the crowds, (A)“When you see (B)a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, ‘A shower is coming.’ And so it happens. 55 And (C)when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be (D)scorching heat,’ and it happens. 56 You hypocrites! (E)You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time? You know I wonder if we’ve been guilty of reacting badly to what’s going on around us? Have we criticised and argued when we could have prayed in faith? Have we been offended morally and spoken out against it – but failed to pray? Have we been railing against the darkness in our own strength (like a match) when prayer could switch a light on? HOW SHOULD WE PRAY? Hannah’s Prayer: Hannah's Prayer – 1 Samuel 2 v 1-10 2 And Hannah prayed and said, (A)“My heart exults in the LORD; (B)my horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth derides my enemies, because (C)I rejoice in your salvation. 2 (D)“There is none holy like the LORD: for there is none besides you; there is (E)no rock like our God. 3 Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. 4 (F)The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble bind on strength. 5 Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger. (G)The barren has borne seven, (H)but she who has many children is forlorn. 6 (I)The LORD kills and brings to life; he brings down to Sheol and raises up. 7 (J)The LORD makes poor and makes rich; (K)he brings low and he exalts. 8 (L)He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap (M)to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. (N)For the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and on them he has set the world. 9 (O)“He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness, for not by might shall a man prevail. 10 (P)The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; (Q)against them he will thunder in heaven. (R)The LORD will judge the ends of the earth; he will give strength to his king (S)and exalt the horn of his anointed.” Hannah was a woman of great faith and she was the mother of Samuel the Prophet. Mothers – my plea to you this morning is to pray for your children. Even if they’re old now! Solomon Prayed: 1 Kings 8 v 54 54 (A)Now as Solomon finished offering all this prayer and plea to the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, where he had (B)knelt with hands outstretched toward heaven. Solomon was King but he knew what his position before God ought to be. Elijah Prayed: 1 Kings 18 v 42 And Elijah went up to the top of Mount Carmel. (C)And he bowed himself down on the earth and put his face between his knees. Elijah humbled himself before his God. Hezekiah Prayed: 2 Kings 20 v 4-6 4 And before Isaiah had gone out of the middle court, the word of the LORD came to him: 5 “Turn back, and say to Hezekiah (A)the leader of my people, Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father: (B)I have heard your prayer; (C)I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the LORD, 6 and I will add fifteen years to your life. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, (D)and I will defend this city for my own sake and for my servant David's sake.” Hezekiah needed that encouragement! How about 15 years added to your life? This is evidence that God sees our tears and that He cares. Check this out! 2 Chronicles 7 v 1-3 Fire from Heaven 7 (A)As soon as Solomon finished his prayer, (B)fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, (C)and the glory of the LORD filled the temple. 2 And the priests could not enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD filled the LORD's house. 3 When all the people of Israel saw the fire come down and the glory of the LORD on the temple, they bowed down with their faces to the ground on the pavement and worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD, saying, “For he is good, (D)for his steadfast love endures forever.” It goes on to say: V 14 14 if my people who are called by my name (O)humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. God wants to demonstrate this today. 2 Chronicles 5 v 13 13 and it was the duty of the trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard in unison in praise and thanksgiving to the LORD), and when the song was raised, (A)with trumpets and cymbals and other musical instruments, in praise to the LORD, (B)“For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever,” the house, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud, I want you to think of two things: One thing you want to see finish. One thing you want to see start. We will ask God to send us fresh fire and then to rain on the ground. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:09:34 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/75 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/75 No Podcast 00:39:25 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/69 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:19:15 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/69 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/69 No Podcast 00:30:04 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/61 ‘THE SUPERNATURAL REALM’ INTRODUCTION Mark 3v34 – And He appointed twelve – that they might be with Him – and that He might send them out to preach – and to have power – to heal sicknesses – and to cast out demons · Our first calling is to be with Him · Only as we do this will we move in the supernatural power of God Mark 16v17 – And these signs will follow those who believe… · Signs should follow believers – believers shouldn’t follow signs Psalm 23v6 – Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life · God’s goodness and mercy will follow us as we follow the Lord as our Shepherd THE SUPERNATURAL IN THE OLD TESTAMENT Gen 21v1 – Abraham and Sarah have a child in their old age (100/90 yrs) Ex 7v10-12 – Aaron’s rod turned into a serpent Ex 7v20 > 12v30 – The plagues of Egypt (Water became blood; frogs; lice; flies; boils; locusts; darkness etc) Ex 14v21-31 – The parting of the Red Sea Ex 16v14-35 – Manna from heaven in wilderness (and their clothes and shoes didn’t wear out – Deut 8v4) Ex 17v5-7; Num 20v7-11 – Water from a rock Num 22v22f – Balaam, the angel, and a talking donkey Josh 3v14-17 – The parting of the river Jordan Josh 6v6-20 – The walls of Jericho came down Josh 10v12-14 – The sun stood still (x ref 2 Kings 20v9-11 the sun goes back 10 degrees on sundial) Judges 14v16 – God gives Samson supernatural strength 1 Kings 17v6 – Elijah fed by ravens 1 Kings 17v8-18 – Elijah and widows flour and oil which never ran out 1 Kings 17v21-22 – Elijah raises widow’s son from dead 1 Kings 18v38-39 – The Lord’s fire fell on the altar at Mount Carmel 2 Kings 2v11 – Elijah goes up to heaven in a whirlwind 2 Kings 13v21 – Elisha’s bones revive the dead Dan 3 – Daniel’s 3 friends in fiery furnace Dan 6 – Daniel protected in the lion’s den THE SUPERNATURAL IN THE NEW TESTAMENT This is apart from all the healings that took place Luke 1v35 – The Holy Spirit coming upon Mary for a child John 2v1-11 – Jesus turns water into wine Luke 5v1-11 – First miraculous catch of fish Mark 4v39 – Jesus calms a storm Luke 8v26-39 – Jesus casts demons into a herd of pigs Mark 6v30-44 – Jesus feeds 5,000 Mark 6v45 – Jesus walks on water Mark 8v1-13 – Jesus feeds 4,000 Math 17v24-27 – Peter finds temple tax in fish’s mouth Mark 11v12-14 – Jesus withers the fig tree John 21v4-11 – Second miraculous catch of fish Acts 8v4 – Philip transported to Azotus Acts 9v3-9 – Paul struck blind for 3 days Acts 16v25-26 – Paul and Silas and earthquake in prison THE SUPERNATURAL IN CHURCH HISTORY Marie Woodworth Etter John Alexander Dowie John G Lake Smith Wigglesworth William Branham Paul Cain Jack Coe Burnie Davies AA Allen Oral Roberts Kenneth Hagin TL Osborne Lonnie Frisbee Kathryn Kuhlman John Wimber Benny Hinn Reinhard Bonnke Randy Clark Bill Johnson Heidi Baker YOU & ME!!! Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:35:42 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/61 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/61 No Podcast 00:39:18 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/54 FOLLOW UP TO ELIJAH PROPHECY By David Devenish & David Carr (1 Kings 17,18,19 & 2 Kings 1, 2) David Devenish Elijah Was Afraid And Ran For His Life • Not exactly a victorious message • This is the reality of a massive anointing on frail human flesh • Elijah was a man just like us (James 5v17) • Therefore if you have frail human flesh you qualify for God’s anointing The Jezebel Spirit • This is a powerful spirit which can move through men as well as women • It will particularly attack those in authority and/or those who carry genuine prophetic anointing • This spirit will try to dominate, manipulate, and control (witchcraft) • Allowing this spirit to operate can lead to sexual immorality, deception, and depression. It can make you feel like crawling into a corner and giving up • Very often this spirit will get angry when crossed or confronted • We need to keep our guard up against this spirit in the church, and be aware that any sexual immorality is a door through which this spirit will enter Elijah Felt Weak And Lay Down • God knew that Elijah needed a rest. It’s ok in ministry to have a rest • God sent an angel to refresh and provide sustenance for Elijah and God will refresh and provide sustenance for us. • Part of this is to rest in, and receive, the imparted grace of God. We need to become good receivers of His grace Elijah Was A Loner • Sometimes breakthroughs require loners, but God’s long term purpose is not for loners, but for His church to break through • This is the purpose for God’s church in Northampton. We are called to be forerunners. Other places will have others purposes under God • Revivals are when the kingdom of God makes its greatest advances • Revivals are spurs to our faith, but don’t set precedents on how God will work • We need to discover how God wants to work in each revival season and listen for His voice • Very often God’s voice isn’t found in the wind, earthquake, or fire, but in the still small voice • God will be whispering to those who are listening, and telling them what He is doing to do in this next revival season • God told Elijah to go and anoint Elisha, who was the next generation, because this anointing isn’t just for one man or one generation, but for all those who will receive and embrace it • God’s purpose is for His whole church and every generation to flow together in Him, and for this mighty river to reach out into a needy world David Carr Elijah Suddenly Arrived • Where did Elijah come from? How did he get in and out of the palace? • Elijah may have suddenly arrived on the public scene but he must have been thoroughly prepared by God in secret • The bible doesn’t dwell on Elijah’s past, and we shouldn’t dwell on our past either • Our past will never get us into our future. In fact if we dwell on our past it can prevent us coming into our future • We must draw a line under our past Victory And Provision • Victories can become dangerous times, because when we are winning it is easy to become less reliant on God • God only takes us into the wilderness by His Spirit to prepare us for something better • When we look to God as our source of supply He can even use ravens to feed us, therefore we are not limited by poverty in the world • Have we lost the victory we previously had? Transfer Of Anointing • God does not use inactive people. Prove Him in the natural, and He will use you in the spiritual • We must produce people from the pews who are as good as we would expect from the pulpit • Ever had an argument with God and He hasn’t spoken? BUT His presence has revealed who He is – who I am – and what I should be • If it doesn’t cost us we will never move in the anointing • We need to be forming a character which can contain the anointing • This anointing must be transferred to the body – there must be widespread connections – Leaders must make this happen. If the relationships and anointing are only within leadership this will not work Gilgal, Bethel, Jericho, And Jordan • Gilgal is the place of circumcision. Churches at this time, not just leaders, must get rid of all fleshliness and past history • Bethel is the house of God. What condition are our homes in? Bethel must be a place that people want to come. We must get churches ready to absorb those coming in • Jericho is the place of reproach. Are we ready to accept our failures? Are we prepared to accept that we cannot solve every problem? We cannot do it all, but the next generation can achieve what we can not do • Jordan is a place of separation. ‘If you see me you will get the anointing’. We must keep our eyes on the past anointing, the anointing of our fathers, and, know how to use the present anointing, to be able to use the future anointing – when the old and new come together • It is easy to change from ‘bad to good’, but it is much harder to change from ‘good to better’ Summary How are we on all of the above? Are we willing to leave our past behind us? Are we willing to pay the cost, to get our homes and our churches right? This is not a time for loners, but for whole churches, and every generation to get involved. Are we willing for hard work and sacrifice? Will we take time to listen for the still small voice? We need to lay a platform for the next generation, but the next generation needs to be prepared to wash hands and clean shoes. Transformation doesn’t just happen, but needs working at. God’s grace is sufficient for all He has called us to do! Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:18:50 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/54 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/54 No Podcast 01:35:29 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/58 Grace Where you'll find grace 2 Samuel chapter 9 We're not home yet there may be Circumstances sickness hardships Trials temptations of every kind Oak trees and ditches lie in wait But if grace doesn't make you dance a Little on the way we must not have Heard the same gospel It is my joy and consolation to journey With such precious souls as you None of us got here by ourselves Ministers of the grace of god Messengers of mercy faithful loyal True Grace. More than we deserve. Greater Than we imagine Grace before Christ while we were yet Sinners Christ died for us Grace gifts people on the journey Grace that gets us home. Hands held high as we cross the finishing line Mephibosheth would never forget that Day word spread quickly King Saul and Prince Jonathan are dead And David is now king This news brought both grief and panic There was a custom in that day that if a King took the throne He would often eliminate the family of The king before him As Mephibosheth sat playing on the Floor in the rushes his nurse quickly Grabs him up and heads towards the Door to run for safety But she drops him crushing both of his Ankles crippling him for life 1/ he never saw a day like this coming his Way a day that would affect his life and Future A day that destined him for destitution To live as a pauper instead of a prince 2/ but Mephibosheth would discover that Soon would come a day that would make A far greater impact on his life and Future The day he found grace Grace is a dirty word for the devil He likes to see the saints sweat For it is by grace you have been saved Through faith. And this is not from Yourselves it is the gift of god. Not by Works so that no one can boast It's the power behind the gospel Not creed, religion, or philosophy Ours is a gospel of grace It’s the wonder of the gospel (that god Would reach somebody like me) It is the distinction of the gospel (No other religion is based on such a Concept) 3/. Grace. God’s favour that is unearned Undeserved and un repayable This concept is the key to the entirety Of the New Testament 4/ too often we limit it to the work of Salvation in our lives But grace is power for our lives 2 Timothy 2:1 be strong in the grace that Is in Christ Jesus 1 peter 4:10 as good stewards of the Manifold grace of god 2 peter 3:18 but grow in grace Revelation 22:21 the grace of our lord Jesus be with you all amen Satan would have you leave the grace of God at the altar of salvation But God’s grace only starts there Enriching and enabling our lives The devil will tell you that grace is just For salvation. After that it’s up to you That we must pull ourselves up Make ourselves holy work hard please God in our own strength But grace is Gods undeserved favour in Our lives David had just beaten his greatest Enemies the philistines, Moabites, and Syrians He sat in his palace looking back over his Past and how he had come from a Sheepfold to a throne room No doubt he was stunned by the wonder Of God’s grace in his life I believe he began to look for a way to Demonstrate the grace of god to Someone that was just as unworthy as He was Vs. 3 that I may show the kindness of god Unto him Mephibosheth would become the Recipient of David’s act of grace But there is a deeper story here The story of God’s grace towards us It reveals where we can find grace 1/ grace will find you first David asked. Is there not yet any of the House of Saul that I may show the Kindness of god unto him Grace begins in the throne room and Finds us Like Mephibosheth before we were ever Aware of grace it already began seeking Us out While we were yet in sin he loved us and Sought us out God’s grace remembers us Forgotten by his nation abandoned by his Family no reason to remember Mephibosheth But out of God's grace David Remembered this crippled man They were quick to remind David that Mephibosheth was crippled As if this would turn David’s heart He didn't remember him because of what He could get out of him he was of no use David was motivated by grace God’s grace carries us Mephibosheth could not help himself He couldn't reach David if he had to So David sent men to carry him God’s grace is dependent on his ability Not mine When you can't walk any further let his Grace carries you When you can't believe any more. Let his Grace carry you 2 Corinthians 12:9 My grace is sufficient for you for my Strength is made perfect in weakness When you’re weak let his grace carry you God’s motivation to reach us is pure Grace God’s grace peruses us It will go where you are Ask the prodigal son it found him in a pig Pen and brought him home Ask joseph it found him in a pit dug by his Brothers and lifted him as high as second In command in Egypt Ask the Samaritan woman it found her at The well in the middle of the day Like David god sends out his messengers Of grace Brothers and sisters will we be Ministers of the grace of god No matter where you are today grace Can find you and change your life : grace is where you abandon your Crippled past David summoned Mephibosheth but him Needed to respond Although grace is offered it is up to us To embrace it But embracing it means we let go of our Crippled past : abandon a crippled life Not only Mephibosheth feet were Crippled his life was as well He could have let bitterness and fear Keep him in lo debar The name lo debar has this meaning No pasture barren desolate place Hiding place destitute place God desires to trade our past for his Presence Let go. And take hold of grace : abandon a crippled mentality His handicap left him feeling worthless He called himself a dead dog How transforming it must have been to Realise he had value in the eyes of the King He was restored to the palace We to we're made to be royalty in the Kingdom An intimate position Mephibosheth. Was part of the family As one of the kings sons God’s grace won't just make us servants Or just the royal priesthood sons and Daughters of god. Wow wow wow A position of fellowship There was a restoring of his Inheritance. Grace restores the land A work of grace is at work in this county As the gospel is preached. Restoration is At work in lives families businesses Culture society the land is being Restored renewed and revitalised He had the king’s ear so do I He ate what the king ate Come on. The table is set There is a place for you no one can take Your royal seat away Are you ready to feast? Grace prepares a table for me even in The presence of my enemies Perpetual provision As long as the king is on the throne Night and day this was not a passing Provision it was continuous eternal Grace is where you receive Gods favour At his sons expense Mephibosheth wasn't receiving grace on The basis of what he had done But on the basis of what his father Jonathan had done David blesses Mephibosheth because of his past Friendship with Jonathan Likewise we are not receiving grace Because of our own goodness or works But on the basis of the work of Jesus Christ We live in the achievement of another Mephibosheth lived in the grace his Father had paid the price for We live in the grace that Jesus paid the Price for In the abundance of his inheritance In the favour of the only begotten son Conclusion I do not understand the mystery of Grace. Only that it meets us where we Are but does not leave us where it Found us Are we today receiving embracing that? Grace of god offered to us right now It is a choice If you are a believer and find yourself in A place where you stand in need of his Grace His grace is available for you as we'll Come today this is his new day of grace. Amen Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:11:54 +0000 ************ Martin Kedian - The Grace of God ************ https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/58 klc-word https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/58 No put-some-keywords-here 00:36:23 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/59 Restoration of all things - the complete gospel Intro: We have such a wonderful salvation, which is an extravagant gift of grace to each and every one of us. Yet to limit it to a personal, individual salvation that rescues and saves us 'by the skin of our teeth' is to completely misunderstand God's plan of restoration, and fails to grasp God's ultimate purpose. We need to understand and grasp hold of the completeness of the amazing gospel of Jesus or else we will fail to fully understand our God-given mission as the church of Jesus Christ and our individual parts in it, whether this outwardly seems a large or a tiny contribution. Grace is the same no matter what our calling. We have need of other another. Heb 12v1-2 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. What Jesus could see was what would take place as a result of his sacrifice. Jesus went to the cross to restore us past, present and future. Jesus went to the cross with that joy before him. This would mean the restoration of all things - every dimension of human experience and all of creation (Rom 8). This is a journey that will take us back via the Garden of Eden, and yet forwards, to the Kingdom in all its fullness. This is what Jesus saw as He endured the cross. He saw past the immediate and saw the result. C.f. Heb 11 - what the patriarchs and others in OT times did in their walk with God. They were forerunners and seers. Jesus was the culmination of the law and the prophets - He didn't come to do away with either but to fulfill both (Luke 24v 44). Peter preaching in Solomon's porch at the temple in Jerusalem: Acts 3v17-21 17 “And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. 18 But what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer, he thus fulfilled. 19 Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out, 20 that times of refreshing may come from the presence of   1    Restoration of all things        the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus, 21 whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago.   2    • repent, turn around, have your sins blotted out • that time of refreshing may come from Jesus • heaven must receive until all things have been restored which the patriarchs and seers saw (Acts 1v11) What are these things? What does restoration mean and what does it look like? Back to the garden - how was it then - walked with God and each other in unity. Everything was good in God's eyes. • creation was perfect and in balance • Adam and Eve enjoyed being made in the image of God, knowing intimacy with God and unbroken fellowship with God When they fell from grace they lost all of the above and instead tried to work things out for themselves - works and religion. Humankind's fall set all of creation under tension - a beautifully balanced creation was upset and imbalance was introduced that exists today. BUT the balance will be restored when humankind is fully restored. Immediately God shows his redemptive plan by giving them clothing made from an animal skin - pointing to the ultimate sacrificial Lamb of God - Jesus. To restore means to bring back to a former of original condition (cf furniture or car). Biblically however, restoration of humankind means it is always increased, multiplied or improved so that its latter state is significantly better than its original state: • Job - lost everything but received back double what he lost • Joseph was sold into slavery but ended up as the most important official in Egypt, second only to Pharaoh • under the law of Moses if anyone stole an ox or a sheep it was not sufficient for it to be restored - i.e. one for one - it had to be paid back as 5 oxen or 4 sheep • Jesus told His disciples that if they gave up everything to follow Him they would receive back 100-fold • seed that was sown in good soil in the parable of the sower yields a crop 30, 60 or a 100-fold (Mk 4) This is a really important principle of the Kingdom of God to understand, embrace and pursue. Restoration of all things        1 Restores my soul - restores the individual in relationship with Father God (Ps 23) 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still water. 3 He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Balance here - is not insensitive to our trials and difficulties, and our dark times - he knows that we are but dust and frail but He loves us as we are and we are more than conquerors as we are filled with HS even though we may not always feel like it! Feeling and fact are not always the same and this is one occasion when they're not! He stores our tears in a bottle Ps 56 v 8. That’s precious. Each tear we shed is precious to Him, is counted and stored. 2 He restores us as sons and daughters Romans 8 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs— heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. 3 Restores our intimacy with Him We were designed to walk with God, and to worship Him. Our fall led us to fear His presence because we knew we had displeased Him (Genesis 3v10: Adam said to God "I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.) It produced in us a desire to hide from Him rather to fellowship with Him. In Christ God restores the hearts of the Father to the children, and the children to   3    Restoration of all things        the Father in a relationship that promotes intimacy. Ultimately, at the wedding feast of the Lamb, Jesus, we together will become the Bride and Christ will be the Bridegroom - when the Church has prepared and purified herself. At this time the full and complete intimacy that we had with the Father in the Garden will be fully restored. Ephesians 5 25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.     4    Restoration of all things        Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:34:24 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/59 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/59 No Podcast 00:33:49 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/60 THE ANGELIC REALM INTRODUCTION The bible points to the last days generation as being one filled with spiritual activity, but our primary focus must always be on the Lord Jesus Christ, rather than angels or created beings. Nevertheless, as we mature and walk more intimately with God, we should expect our spiritual sensitivity to the angelic and supernatural realms to increase. If the Early Church needed help from God’s Spirit and His angelic host to accomplish their divine mandate, how much more do we in our generation, as we seek to advance the kingdom of God and bring in the great harvest!! Without embracing the angelic and supernatural realms, we simply cannot achieve God’s purpose for this generation, and succeeding generations, upon the earth. God has always had His men and women, both in the bible and throughout church history, who have been prepared to press in to His holy presence, and press through to the supernatural realm, to demonstrate the power of the kingdom to an unbelieving generation (eg Marie Woodworth Etter, John G Lake, William Branham, Smith Wigglesworth). NOW IT’S OUR TURN!!! Elders meeting > B/A 24 hours > On my knees “Well done…Next phase…” > “Loose miracles of every description…” Our next phase is to ‘Walk in love and unity – the miraculous, supernatural, and angelic realms’ ANGELS Angels are mentioned at least 108 times in the Old Testament and 165 times in the New Testament. Therefore, the Doctrine of Angels is a very important Christian doctrine! The Angelic Realm describes the whole range of spirits that God has created, including both good and evil angels, and special categories such as cherubim, seraphim, and archangels. How Did Angels Originate? They were created by God. Col 1v16-17 – For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities - all things have been created by Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together Neh 9v6 – You alone are the Lord. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host Psalm 148v2-5 – Praise Him all His angels…Let them praise the name of the Lord for He commanded and they were created How Many Angels Are There? Although the bible gives no definite figure we are told that the number of angles is very great. Daniel 7v10 – A thousand thousands ministered to Him and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him Math 26v53 – Or do you think I cannot pray to My Father and He will provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels (legion = 6,000) Heb 12v22 – But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels Angels do not die, therefore they do not decrease in number. And, if God wanted to, He could create more angels at any time. What Do Angels Look Like? Angels are essentially ministering spirits (Heb 1v14 – Are they not all ministering spirits…), and do not have physical bodies like humans. Since angels are spirit beings they live in the invisible spirit realm. Elisha once prayed for God to open the eyes of his servant to see into the invisible realm (2 Kings 6v7). Angels can take on the appearance of men when occasion demands. Abraham welcome three angelic guests who appeared to be travellers (Gen 18). Two angels went to Sodom where they were assumed to be simply visitors (Gen 19). In Heb 13v2 it says “Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by doing some have unwittingly entertained angels” An angel can appear to be a man with unusual features. Daniel saw an angel who had “a face like lightning, his eyes like torches of fire, and his arms and feet like burnished bronze” (Dan 10v5-6). Angels can appear in dazzling white and blazing glory (Math 28v2-4; Luke 24v4). Angels can look like very unusual beings (Rev 4v6-8 – the four living creatures). Angels can be gigantic (Rev 10v1-2 – And he set his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land). Some bible passages picture angels with wings (Isa 6v2-6). In Psalm 91v4 it talks about “being covered with His feathers, and taking refuge under His wings”. Does God have feathers and wings or is this to do with angels? In Daniel 9v21 it talks about angels flying (wings can be helpful to fly?). But most biblical references say nothing about wings, and it’s obvious that angels can move around without them. Angels in the bible are always fully grown adults. When people encounter angels a typical response would be to have a sense of fear and awe, or a sense of peace and well being, or an awareness of God’s presence, or an inner knowing that this is an angel of God. Nowhere in the bible do angels appear as cute little cuddly cherubs - that we try to reach out and tickle because they are cute!!! Are All Angels Good? All angels were originally good and holy, enjoying the presence of God and the environment of heaven. But, there was an angel in heaven called Lucifer, who most commentators agree, was absolutely beautiful and led the worship…UNTIL ONE DAY he decided he would exalt his throne above the throne of God Isa 14v12-15 – How you are fallen from heaven O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, you who weakened the nations. For you said in your heart – I will ascend into heaven – I will exalt my throne above the stars of God – I will also sit on the mount of the congregation on the farthest sides of the north – I will ascend above the heights of the clouds – I will be like the Most High – Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit At that moment Lucifer was cast out of heaven to the earth, with a third of the angels who followed him (Rev 12v4). From that day forward, Lucifer, who is now called Satan, set up his kingdom of darkness upon the earth to oppose God and His kingdom of light. 2 Cor 11v14 tells us that Satan transforms himself into an angel of light, so we need to keep our guard up, because not every angel is from God! There is now a great unseen conflict raging in the spirit realm, beyond anything we can imagine. But it is not a fight between two equal and eternal forces. God, who created all beings, is still in charge, and once he has used these wicked angels to accomplish His purpose on earth, He will bring them all to a final defeat. What Do Angels Do? We can’t be sure whether every angel carries out the same tasks, or whether some of them specialize in certain areas. But the bible does speak about classes of angelic beings like ‘cherubim’ (Ez 1) and ‘seraphim’ (Isa 6). We also know the names of two archangels; ‘Michael’ (Dan 10v13; Jude 9) and ‘Gabriel’ (Dan 9v21; Luke 1v19, 26). The unnamed angels who appear most often in the bible carry out a variety of tasks – all designed to serve God:- • Worship – This is the main activity portrayed in heaven (Isa 6v1-3; Rev 4-5) • Messengers – They serve as messengers to communicate God’s will to men. They helped reveal the law to Moses (Acts 7v52-53), and served as the carriers of much of the material in Daniel and Revelation • Guiding – Angels gave instructions to Joseph about the birth of Jesus (Math 1-2), to the women at the tomb (Mark 16v5-7), to Philip (Acts 8v26), and to Cornelius (Acts 10v1-8) • Providing – God has used angels to provide for physical needs such as food for Hagar (Gen 21v17-20), Elijah (1 Kings 19v6), and Christ after His temptation in the wilderness (Math 4v11) • Protecting – Keeping God’s people out of physical danger, as in the case of Daniel’s three friends in the fiery furnace (Dan 3), and Daniel in the lion’s den (Dan 6). We all have at least two guardian angels to protect us from harm (Psalm 91v11-12). The bible tells us that one angel killed 185,000 Assyrians (2 Kings 19v35) • Delivering – Getting God’s people out of danger once they’re in it. Angels released the apostles from prison (Acts 5), and repeated the process for Peter (Acts 12) • Strengthening and Encouraging – Angels strengthened Jesus after His temptation (Math 4v11), encouraged the apostles to keep preaching after releasing them from prison (Acts 5v19-20), and told Paul that everyone would survive the impending shipwreck (Acts 27v23-25) • Answering Prayer – God often uses angels as the means of answering the prayers of His people (Dan 9v20-24; Dan 10v10-12; Acts 12v1-17) • Caring For Believers At The Moment Of Death – In the story of Lazarus and the rich man, we read that angels carried the spirit of Lazarus to ‘Abraham’s bosom’ when he died (Like 16v22) CONCLUSION God wants His church to walk in love and unity – and the miraculous, supernatural, and angelic realms – to advance His kingdom and bring in a great harvest on the earth He is releasing angels to help us, but we need to ‘test everything and hold fast to what is good’ (1 Thess 5v21) Does it glorify and honour Jesus? Does it agree with the Word of God? Does it bring a sense of God’s love and care? Will it produce kingdom fruit? Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:35:06 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/60 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/60 No Podcast 00:37:24 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/119 KLC SUNDAY 9/2013 LIFE’S MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES A BOSS WAS TALKING TO HIS EMPLOYEE ABOUT SELLING THEIR PRODUCTS AND HE SAID THE MAIN THING TO REMEMBER IS REPETITION IS THE KEY REPETITION REPETITION REPETITION IF YOU HAVE A PRODUCT TO SELL KEEP HARPING ON ABOUT IT AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY BUT DON'T FORGET REPETITION REPETITION REPETITION IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO GET RESULTS THE EMPLOYEE SAID. YES SIR BOSS. NOW WHAT WAS IT YOU CAME IN TO SEE ME ABOUT THE EMPLOYEE REPLIED. A RAISE IN SALARY. A RAISE IN SALARY A RAISE A RAISE A RAISE WHAT IS YOUR PRIORITY IN LIFE OR WHAT ARE YOUR PRIORITIES IN LIFE A SALARY RAISE FOR MANY THAT IS WHAT THEIR GOAL IS MONEY MONEY MONEY MAT 16--26 WHAT GOOD WILL IT BE FOR A MAN IF HE GAINS THE WHOLE WORLD AND FORFEITS HIS SOUL OR WHAT CAN A MAN GIVE IN EXCHANGE FOR HIS SOUL ILL - THE FOUNDER OF MC DONALD'S RAY KROCK WAS ONCE ASKED WHAT HE BELIEVED IN HE SAID I BELIEVE IN GOD MY FAMILY AND MC DONALD'S BUT WHEN I GET TO THE OFFICE I REVERSE THE ORDER MC DONALD'S FAMILY AND GOD ON A TRACK BUT THE WRONG TRACK !! THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN THE WORLD HAVE MIXED UP OR WRONG PRIORITIES 2 TIMOTHY 3 SAYS THERE WILL BE TERRIBLE TIMES IN THE LAST DAYS PEOPLE WILL BE LOVERS OF THEMSELVES LOVERS OF MONEY AND LOVERS OF PLEASURE RATHER THAN GOD FOR MANY THE PRIORITY IS LOVE SELF MONEY AND PLEASURE AND THEY ARE WRONG. IN THE EYES OF. GOD THEY ARE WRONG !!!!!! LET ME ASK AGAIN WHAT ARE OUR PRIORITIES WHAT DO WE BELIEVE IN MOST OF ALL WHAT DO WE VALUE MOST OF ALL WHAT DOES YOUR LIFE SAY HOW DOES IT READ WHAT DO OTHERS SEE AS YOUR PRIORITIES AND MORE IMPORTANTLY WHAT DOES GOD SEE I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT I THINK OUR PRIORITIES AS CHRISTIANS SHOULD BE IN LIFE OR LIFE'S MOST IMPORTANT ISUES 1/. FAITH 2/ FAMILY 2/. FUTURE SOUNDS LIKE A BT ADD 1/ FAITH ::: WE MUST LIVE BY FAITH HEB 11--1 NOW FAITH IS BEING SURE OF WHAT WE HOPE FOR CERTAIN OF WHAT WE DO NOT SEE HEB--11::6 AND WITHOUT FAITH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE GOD BUT ANYONE WHO COMES TO HIM MUST BELIEVE THAT HE EXISTS AND THAT HE REWARDS THOSE WHO EARNESTLY SEEK HIM BROTHERS AND SISTERS ARE WE LIVING BY FAITH FAITH IN THE SON OF GOD WHO LOVED US AND GAVE HIMSELF FOR US GOD DESIRES WE LIVE IN FAITH IN HIM IN EVERY AREA OF LIFE TO TRUST HIM IN ALL THINGS 2 COR 5 WE LIVE BY FAITH NOT BY SIGHT BROTHERS AND SISTERS DO YOU BELIEVE WITH ALL YOUR HEART THAT YOU ARE GOING TO HEAVEN WHEN YOU DIE. LET ME HEAR IT MY NEXT QUESTION IS THEN DO WE BELIEVE WITH ALL YOUR HEART THAT FATHER GOD CAN TAKE CARE OF ANY AND ALL PROBLEMS THAT WE FACE IN LIFE NOW THAT'S ANOTHER THING IS IT NOT MOST OF US BELIEVE THAT JESUS WENT TO PREPARE A PLACE FOR US YET WE SOMETIMES DOUBT HE WILL MAKE A WAY FOR US IN THE HERE AND NOW. IT MAKES NO SENCE THROUGHOUT MY LIFE I HAVE BEEN CONFRONTED BY MANY SITUATIONS AND PROBLEMS AND THESE NEED TO BE DEALT WITH BY FAITH IN OUR LIVING ALL POWERFUL GOD HE MAKES A WAY WHERE THERE SEEMS TO BE NO WAY NO TASK TO HARD FOR HIM IN FAITH RECEIVE FROM HIM PROV 3::16 TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND DO NOT LEAN ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING IN ALL YOU WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE HIM AND HE DIRECT YOUR PATHS LIVING IN FAITH IN THE LORD IS THE KEY TO VICTORY WE WALK BY FAITH NOT BY SIGHT FAITH IS THE CURRENCY OF THE KINGDOM IT IS MONEY ON DEPOSIT AWAITING INTEREST 1/ FAITH. WE MUST LIVE BY FAITH 2/ FAMILY 1/ FAITH WE MUST LIVE BY FAITH 2/ FAMILY WE MUST NOT DOUBT OUR HONOURED PLACE HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE BOY WHO ATTENDED CHURCH FOR THE FIRST TIME WHEN ASKED WHAT HE THOUGHT OF IT HE REPLIED I LIKED THE MUSIC BUT THE COMMERCIAL WAS TO LONG I HOPE TODAY COMMERCIAL IS OK EVERY ONE NEEDS A PLACE TO BELONG THAT FITS LIKE YOUR FAVOURITE JEANS THAT'S WARM AND WELCOMING LIKE YOUR MUCH LOVED CHAIR AT HOME WE WERE NOT MADE FOR ISOLATION TO BE ALONE BUT TO BE ON A JOURNEY TOGETHER EXPERIENCING LIFE WITH OTHERS WE ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE A NATION OF STRANGERS AS A NATION WE ARE ANOREXIC FOR FELLOWSHIP FOR COMMUNITY AND FAMILY MANY ARE LONLY ISOLATED AND DEPRESSED EVERY WEEK THIS SWEET OLD LADY CUED IN LINE AT THE POST OFFICE FOR STAMPS ONE DAY AS SHE GOT TO THE COUNTER THE CASHIER TOLD HER YOU DON'T HAVE TO CUE YOU CAN GET THEM IN BOOKS OF TWENTY FROM THE MACHINE OVER THERE THE LADY REPLIED YES BUT THE MACHINE DOESN'T ASK ABOUT MY ARTHRITIS. WE LONG TO BE CONNECTED THERE'S A CHAIR OVER THERE THAT IS JUST MY SHAPE WHEN I CAME TO FAITH IN CHRIST I WAS ADOPTED IN TO A FAMILY I DISCOVERED A NEW SENCE OF BELONGING A COMMON VISION I FOUND THESE THINGS STRENGTH THE POWER OF TEAMWORK SUPPORT SPIRITUAL WARMTH LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE EVERYONE NEEDS A PLACE TO BELONG WHERE YOU ARE GREETED WITH A SMILE AND A SEE YOU SOON WHEN YOU LEAVE GOD DOESN'T CALL US JUST TO BELIEVE HE CALLS US TO BELONG 3/ FUTURE WE MUST LOOK TO THE FUTURE DO WITH JOY THE WORK BEFORE YOU BUT ALWAYS CARRY ETERNITY IN YOUR HEART MY FUTURE IS IN HEAVEN YOUR FUTURE IS IN HEAVEN I WANT TO DANCE ON THE STREETS THAT ARE GOLDEN THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT IT WE WILL GET THERE BECAUSE OF THE GRACE OF GOD AND HEAVEN IS WHERE OUR HEARTS AND OUR HEADS SHOULD DWELL I HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOT OF GOOD THINGS IN THIS LIFE I HAVE ENJOYED THE BEAUTY AND BLESSING OF MARRIAGE THE JOY AND EXCITEMENT OF HAVING CHILDREN THOUSANDS OF GREAT MEALS PERHAPS A FEW TO MANY AND SEASONS OF GREAT JOY I HAVE TASTED LIFE'S GOODNESS AND ALSO SIPPED A LITTLE FROM THE CUP OF SADNESS BUT MY HEART IS A HEART THAT IS SET ON PILGRIMAGE OH LORD YOU KNOW THIS WORLD IS NOT HOME MY TREASURES ARE LAID UP SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE BLUE MY SAVIOUR BECONS ME FROM HEAVENS OPEN DOOR AND I CAN'T FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE THE BEST IS YET TO COME AND I AM LOOKING FOREWORD WITH GREAT ANTICIPATION TO THAT BEST IN HEAVEN I WONDER WHAT THE MENU WILL BE FOR THE WEDDING BANQUET IN HEAVEN WHEN JESUS RECEIVES HIS BRIDE WOW COL 3--1:3 SINCE THEN YOU HAVE BEEN RAISED WITH CHRIST SET YOUR HEARTS ON THINGS ABOVE WHERE CHRIST IS SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD SET YOUR MINDS ON THINGS ABOVE NOT ON EARTHLY THINGS FOR YOU DIED AND YOUR LIFE IS NOW HIDDEN WITH CHRIST IN GOD I BELIEVE THAT FATHER WANTS HIS CHILDREN TO ENJOY ALL THE GOOD THINGS HE HAS GIVEN US IN THIS LIFE BUT LETS NOT BECOME SO ABSORBED WITH THIS TEMPORARY PASSING TIME THAT WE DON'T LOOK FORWARD AND UPWARD TO THE BEST OF THE BEST SOME DAY THIS BRIEF LIFE WILL BE OVER AND THE NEXT LIFE WILL BE FOREVER WE NEED TO BE BUILDING A LIFE THAT PREPARES US FOR THAT LETS STORE UP TREASURE IN HEAVEN BY BUILDING THE KINGDOM ON EARTH AMEN Thu, 05 Sep 2013 19:24:46 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/119 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/119 No Podcast 00:35:53 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/120 N/A Thu, 12 Sep 2013 20:11:06 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/120 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/120 No Podcast 00:12:08 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/121 Being fruitful, honouring Father John 15 v 1-8 Abiding in Christ and in His word is a pre-requisite to bearing fruit. It is therefore very difficult, if not impossible to be fruitful without doing both. Bearing fruit is a sign of being a disciple Bearing fruit shows that you're healthy in Christ Asking Father for what we desire as we abide in Christ produces fruit which in turn brings glory to Father. What does fruit look like? 1 really varied shape and colour (grapes, bananas, apple, pear, strawberry, star fruit 2 different sizes 3 different tastes There are a variety of fruits of the Spirit. Each has a particular shape, colour, and taste or experience reflecting the multi-varied character and personality of Holy Spirit. We bear fruits of the Spirit as we walk in the Spirit. Galatians 5v16 - 26 God is not anti joy, sex or pleasure. Jesus was the most joyful person alive and is the most joyful person in heaven! He created us with drives, passions and appetites. He saw that what He had made was good. So we mustn't think that somehow God wants to spoil our lives or be against fun. That's a lie. It's that His heart is broken when He sees these beautiful things perverted by greed or lust Temptation is defined by what is in the heart. We chose. He allows us to step into situations where what is in our hearts is exposed. It's in this way that we take grace to ourselves and He changes our heart so that we mature in Christ Strong’s - "mastery". Mastery is having control of your own spirit, soul and body. It's allowing the grace of Jesus to be exercised in us. Our appetites that are out of control can exhibit themselves in many ways and in different excesses; for example: - food and drink, anger, sex, pornography, gambling etc. - anything that controls you rather than you controlling it. Mastery means in that time of temptation, we crucify the flesh, bringing it under control, it's being watchful until it's formed in us as a pattern, it's taking a decision to be the head and not the tail, being the master and not the slave. It's knowing when to turn on the 'grace' switch. Other practical measures. 1 Be particularly watchful in your leisure time, and when you're tired 2 Study and know the Bible. 3 Another useful tip - WWJD! Galatians 5 v 1 Galatians 5 v 13 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 13:11:21 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/121 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/121 No Podcast 00:37:11 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/122 N/A Tue, 01 Oct 2013 08:49:51 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/122 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/122 No Podcast 00:28:51 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/123 GOD’S MANIFEST PRESENCE (The Secret Place – or – Behind The Veil) INTRODUCTION (John 14v19-21) Why were we created? ‘Westminister Confession’ – “The chief end of man is to glorify God and ENJOY HIM forever” We are created for fellowship with God and to enjoy Him We can’t fellowship and enjoy someone we don’t know we can be Christians for years and yet not really ‘know’ God Our first calling is to know God and be with Him The Great Commandment (Math 22v37) – BEFORE - The Great Commission (Math 28v19) God has created us with a ‘longing/thirst’ deep within our soul that only He can satisfy even seeing thousands saved and great signs and wonders won’t satisfy the longing of our soul God wants us to know His Presence before His Power GOD’S PRESENCE Gen 2/3 – Adam/Even in Garden of Eden – lived in God’s Presence The Fall/sin, sickness, death – put out of God’s Presence O/T sacrifices – blood covered sins of people high priest once per year entered holy of holies went behind the veil at Mercy Seat encountered God’s Presence the meeting point between God and man on earth Math 27v51/Heb 6v19 – Jesus on the cross conquered sin, sickness, death veil torn in two from top to bottom made the way back into God’s Presence behind the veil O/T Mercy Seat – N/T Throne of Grace the meeting point between God and man on earth Rev 20v11 – The Judgement Seat/Hell/2nd death separation from God’s Presence forever A RETURN TO FIRST THINGS The first and great commandment is to love God with all your heart…(Math 22v37) The Great Commandment BEFORE The Great Commission Seek first the kingdom of God…..(Math 6v33) (3) Return to your first love…Rev 2v4 - and do the first works……..Rev 2v5 (4) Jesus appointed twelve – to be with Him – then preach gospel etc (Mark 3v14) That I may know him (Phil 3v10) – and the power of His resurrection etc We need to return to first things – First His Presence – then His Power SEEK HIS PRESENCE God wants to be found!! Jer 29v13 – You will seek Me and find Me when you search with all your heart God and heaven are nearer than we think?? Father/Son in heaven – Holy Spirit upon earth – Yes? but also within us (John 14-17) God and His kingdom are in heaven – Yes? but also upon earth Kingdom within you (Luke 17v21) – Kingdom of heaven at hand (Math 10v7) – My kingdom not of this world (i.e, a spiritual kingdom) (John 18v36) – God is everywhere (Psalm 139v7) From O/T Mercy Seat – to – N/T Throne of Grace – behind the veil the meeting place between God and man on earth Practical Helps be convinced it’s biblical be convinced it’s for you have a regular time and place to meet with God tell God you’re seeking Him be quiet/be still play appropriate worship music use sanctified imagination (i.e. ‘see’ Jesus/Throne etc as shown in bible) draw near to God and He will draw near to you (James 4v8) ‘consciously’ enter in to His Presence/into the Spirit realm stay there and ‘soak’ in His Presence and love RESULTS/BENEFITS OF HIS PRESENCE A satisfied soul – filled with more of God and His love A more fruitful life and ministry Go from His Presence with His love and power to bless others CONCLUSION Why were we created?? To ENJOY GOD!! Put first things first – The Great Commandment BEFORE The Great Commission. Seek His Presence – enter in – and ‘soak’ – make it a lifestyle. Be like the apostle Paul who counted everything as loss for the sake of KNOWING Him (in his personal experience). The more WE know God the more WE will become like Him. God is love. So let us enter in – receive His love – and then give it away to others. Fri, 04 Oct 2013 12:58:21 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/123 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/123 No Podcast 00:39:25 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/124 N/A Tue, 15 Oct 2013 08:59:24 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/124 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/124 No Podcast 00:33:36 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/125 LOVING ONE ANOTHER INTRODUCTION 1 John 4v8 – God is love John 3v16 – For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life Rom 5v5 - …the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us John 13v34-35 – A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, as I have loved you…By this all men will know that you are My disciples… 1 John 4v11 – Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another 1 Cor 13v1-8(AMP) – If I speak in the tongues of men and even of angels, but have not love (that reasoning, intentional, spiritual devotion, such as inspired by God’s love for and in us) I am only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers (the gift of interpreting the divine will and purpose) and understand all the secret truths and mysteries, and possess all knowledge, and if I have sufficient faith so that I can remove mountains, but have not love (God’s love in me), I am nothing, a useless nobody. Even if I dole out all I have to the poor in providing food, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but have not love (God’s love in me), I gain nothing. Love endures long, and is patient and kind; love is never envious nor boils over with jealousy; it is not boastful, does not display itself haughtily. It is not conceited – arrogant and inflated with pride; it is not rude (unmannerly), and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God’s love in me) does not insist on its own rights, or its own way, for it is not self seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it – pays no attention to a suffered wrong. It does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but rejoices when right and truth prevail. Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person; its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything without weakening. Love never fails – never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end. Mother Teresa “Little things done with great love can change the world” “If you judge people, you have no time to love them” “It is not how much we do, but how much love we put into the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put into the giving” Everyone needs to feel loved. It’s the way God made us. God wants us to grow in love and unity – with Him, with one another, and with His whole church as His Spirit leads us. I believe amazing things will come out of this. God wants to demonstrate more of His power - but power without love is bad - and love without power is sad (Heidi Baker). GOD’S LOVE FOR US • God loves and accepts us, He is good, and always wants what is best for us, as a loving Father • God continues to love and accept us, regardless of our successes or failures. • God’s desire is to bless us, not because of our performance, but because of the performance of Jesus on our behalf. • God’s love rescues us from rejection and insecurity, and performance orientated living. • God loves, accepts, and values us just as we are. • God’s correction is a proof of His love for us, and that He loves us too much to leave us as we are. • Knowing that we are loved and accepted by God sets us free to be a loved, secure, joyful, enthusiastic, spontaneous, unpredictable, and risk-taking people • The more we receive and understand God’s love for us, the more we will want to give this love to others LOVING ONE ANOTHER If God so loves us, then we ought to love one another (1 John 4v11). God’s love has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit (Rom 5v5). Love and faith are of the heart, and we can active this love within us by our faith (Gal 5v6) – by choosing to speak and act in love regardless of how we feel • Be patient • Be kind • Don’t be jealous • Don’t be proud and arrogant • Don’t be rude and unmannerly • Don’t insist on your own rights or your own way • Don’t be touchy or fretful or resentful • Pay no attention to a suffered wrong • Do no rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness but rejoice when right and truth prevail • Endure everything without weakening • Believe the best about every person • Honour one another (Rom 12v10) • Live in harmony with one another (Rom 12v16) • Stop passing judgement on one another (Rom 14v13) • Accept one another (Rom 15v7) • Instruct one another (Rom 15v14) • Serve one another in love (Gal 5v13) • Be kind and compassionate to one another (Eph 4v32) • Submit to one another (Eph 5v21) • Encourage one another (1 Thess 5v11) • Spur on one another (Heb 10v24) • Do not slander one another (James 4v11) • Offer hospitality to one another (1 Pet 4v9) • Fellowship with one another (1 John1v7) • Don’t grumble against each other (James 5v9) • Have fervent love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins (1 Pet 4v8) • Carry each other’s burdens (Gal 6v2) • Remember, love never fails! (1 Cor 13v8), and without love we have nothing (1 Cor 13) It may be helpful to discover another person’s love languages. You can then express love to them in ways which are particularly meaningful to them. You can also ask God for creative ways to express your love. When you’re with another person, be sensitive to the Holy Spirit within your own heart, because He may be nudging you to say or do something. Sun, 20 Oct 2013 09:13:30 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/125 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/125 No Podcast 00:23:32 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/126 Richard George visiting speaker from "The way of the Spirit" Sunday 20th Oct 2013 at Kingdom Life Church Raised up with Christ Fri, 25 Oct 2013 13:19:41 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/126 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/126 No Podcast 00:41:23 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/127 N/A Tue, 29 Oct 2013 14:26:29 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/127 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/127 No Podcast 00:44:23 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/128 Walking in Agreement John 20 v 17 ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God'. • hugely important statement • why? Jesus constantly referred to Yahweh as His Father. This was blasphemy to the religious leaders of the day. God was holy and unapproachable by people, only the High Priest on one day of the year after being purified.......He could not be known by someone as in a Father/child relation - it was absurd • Jesus systematically taught His disciples what His Father was like, and demonstrated to them and those who would listen and watch, His Father's character, nature and personality, and what this meant to them. This was hugely insulting to the religious leaders • John 14 v 6-14 • the way to the Father • if you've seen me you've seen the Father John 20v17 - my Father and you're Father! He's now your Daddy! The suffering and death of Jesus on the cross, followed by His resurrection, is the turning point of humanity! Now people can truly know God, and not only what He is like. The response of the disciples to what Jesus taught them was - how can we live like this; it's impossible. The whole point was that knowing Daddy and being filled with the Spirit makes it not only possible but actual! This is extraordinary! Use your creative imagination - get your sanctified creative juices flowing. • God who created all things is now my Daddy • He who placed each star in it's place is my Daddy • He who raised Jesus from the dead in now my Daddy • You're His son or daughter - not empty phrase but full of meaning and releases life. Walk in agreement Matthew 18 v 13-35 Agree = sumphoneo - to sound together, be in accord or harmony. cf symphony - agree in prayer that is concordant. Not a matter of just saying I agree. It has to be an issue of hearts joining together. Then what we agree will have been loosed to us in heaven, and from heaven to earth in the domain in which we live, in the here and now. Gen 11v1-9 - Tower of Babel Key issue here - they wanted to build themselves a name. Pride and arrogance - not from humility and love for one another. They were in unity of purpose together in what they wanted to achieve. These were not people who we are told believed in God or followed Him. But notice that God had to scatter them so that they developed different languages and could no longer understand each other in solving the problem. Acting in agreement/unity is massively powerful. Now imagine a group of Christians being in agreement in purpose, and in heart! And now add into that mix a group of Christians who also know their heavenly Daddy! What incredible power! Not only is their human endeavor one in purpose, but because they are in symphony with one another, all of the authority of heaven is in agreement. Sat, 09 Nov 2013 01:00:59 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/128 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/128 No Podcast 00:32:21 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/129 'APPLYING THE WORD OF GOD' - 'BEING DOERS OF THE WORD OF GOD' INTRODUCTION Acts 3v21 speaks of the "restoration of all things". In the Garden of Eden Adam and Eve trusted completely in God's character and His word until they were deceived by Satan with his "Has God said?". He called into question God's character and motives, and His word. As part of this restoration, God is leading us back to that place where we, His children, trust completely in His character and word once again. The Bible is still the worlds best selling book and has been translated into many languages. We have so many different translations in the English language, that we have no excuse for not reading and applying the word of God to our lives. We also have the well known Wigglesworth prophecy about "...when the Spirit and the Word come together this nation will see the greatest revival it has ever seen" I believe that this means that God wants us to be continually filled with the Holy Spirit AND the Word. Revival is not just about a revival of God's life and presence, but also a revival of His word. In Psalm 119 King David says "I love Your word - I will obey Your word - Your word is good - Your word comforts me - Your word strengthens me - Your law is my delight - revive me according to Your word etc" The main battleground of our warfare is the mind - and the battle is over the word - which is the truth. Spiritual warfare isn't a battle for power it's a battle for truth - the lies and deceptions of the enemy Vs the truth of God's word THE CONDITION OF OUR HEARTS (Mark 4v3-20) "Listen. Behold a sower went out to sow. and it happened as he sowed that some seed fell by the wayside, and the birds of the air came and devoured it. Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth, and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth. But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away. And some seed fell amongst thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no crop. But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced - some thirty fold, some sixty, and some a hundred" "The sower sows the word. And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts. These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground, when they hear the word immediately receive it with gladness, but have no root in themselves and so endure only for a time. Afterwards when tribulation or persecution arises FOR THE WORDS SAKE, immediately they stumble. Now these are the ones sown amongst thorns. They are the ones who hear the word, but the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things, enter in and choke the word and it becomes unfruitful. But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, ACCEPT IT and bear fruit - some thirty fold, some sixty, and some a hundred" In this parable Jesus is drawing attention to the condition of our hearts: 1) A hard heart - someone who doesn't pay attention to or accept the word of God. Comes along Sunday by Sunday but nothing changes in their life, so Satan just keeps coming along and taking away the word. This will happen again today! 2) A shallow heart - someone, who on the surface, loves God and His word, but has no real depth in their walk with God, so when problems arise FOR THE WORDS SAKE they soon stumble. 3) A worldly heart - someone who hears the word but who is still too much in love with the things of the world, to receive the word and apply to their life, and become a true disciple of Jesus. 4) A good heart - someone who hears the word, accepts it, applies to their life, and bears fruit. DECEIVING YOURSELVES (James 1v21-25) "Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in the mirror, for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the word, he will be blessed in what he does" God's word is true and we need to accept His truth in our hearts (Psalm 51v6). Whether or not we feel it is true, we need to believe it is true! Jesus is the truth - the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth- and the word of God is truth (John 14v6; 16v13; 17v17). Satan is the father of lies and he seeks to keep people in bondage through deception - but it is the truth that sets us free (John 8v32). When we are sure God loves and accepts us, we can be free to own up to our sins and face reality, instead of running and hiding from the truth and painful circumstances. Faith is the biblical response to truth and believing what God says is simply a choice we can all make. If you say "I wish I could believe God, but just can't", you are being deceived. Of course you can believe God - because what God says is always true! Believing is something you choose to do, not something you feel like doing. If you have believed the lies of the enemy for a number of years, then choosing the truth may be hard for you at first, but as you continually choose the truth, the truth will continually set you free! BUILDING ON THE ROCK (Math 7v24-27) "Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock; and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand; and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, and it fell. And great was its fall". Are we building our lives on the rock or on shifting sand? Are we those who only hear the word of God, but never apply it to our lives? Or are we those who hear, obey, and apply the word of God to our lives? CONCLUSION AND APPLICATION As said at the beginning, God is restoring all things. This includes encouraging His children to once again "Trust in Him and His word with their whole heart, and not lean into their own understanding" (Pro 3v5). Why? Because that's the way He planned it in the beginning, in the Garden of Eden. And that's the very two things that Satan challenged when he said "Has God said?" He called in to question God's character and motives, and the truth of His words. Pray and ask God to reveal any lies you are believing. Write them down on a piece of paper - this makes them stark, blunt, and clear. Ask God what the truth is, and write this down on another piece of paper. Repent of believing the lies, renounce specifically, and break it off your life. Then throw this first piece of paper away. On the second piece of paper which contains the truth, continually read it and speak it out over your life, for the next 30 days. The truth of God's word will set you free from the lies of the enemy and cause you to bear fruit - thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold! Wed, 13 Nov 2013 21:29:04 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/129 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/129 No Podcast 00:33:20 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/130 Get Real – Kingdom Life Church Introduction: Quote: I had a college professor who said, ‘All around you, people will be tiptoeing through life, just to arrive at death safely. But dear children, do not tiptoe. Run, hop, skip, or dance, just don’t tiptoe.’ S Claiborne (The Irresistible Revolution p.225) Don’t settle for safe middle class Christianity God has been speaking to me about the Kingdom – expressed through community God is a community in Himself – He is three and one – perfect community Illustration – Church weekend away. I had to take John, a difficult character, I didn’t want to take John but no one else was prepared to take him and God challenged me, He said, ‘You take Him – he is your responsibility’ (and I had to bring him home!) True Christianity can only be experienced and expressed through community. If there is no community then there is no genuine Christianity. 1 John 1:1-7 fellowship with God results in fellowship with one another 1 A Community of Mercy Jesus talked more of mercy than grace – grace mentioned 4 times in the gospels, mercy over 20 Mercy is the channel for grace Jesus taught it and demonstrated it – example blind Bartimaeus – a man who was at the very bottom of society, Jesus calls him and heals him, and in the process he restores the man’s dignity he restores his name. Luke 6:38 Give and it will be given to you… This is not a verse about money, it’s a verse about mercy, we need to put it into context read from verse 27-38. Mercy is unconditional – He is kind to the unthankful and evil! V35 (I would rather He judged them!) Mercy sees a person not just a problem Mercy has no boundaries or limits 2 A Community of Good Works If we are not careful we become disconnected from the poor Quote: The church becomes a distribution centre, a place where the poor come to get stuff and the rich come to dump stuff. S Claiborne (The Irresistible Revolution p.159) Problem is neither are changed – we are disconnected James 2:13-22 Mention verse 13 – mercy triumphs over judgment – church has become a place of judgment it needs to become a place of mercy. James challenges us that faith and works are not mutually exclusive – they must go together Works actually perfect our faith v22 We must have genuine works – not self righteous acts or trying to curry favour with God With hearts changed by the mercy of God we must in turn show mercy through good works Conclusion: Are you part of a church community or simply an attendee? Start to build some meaningful relationships Find a genuine need and meet it Go practice faith outside these four walls Tue, 19 Nov 2013 17:26:43 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/130 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/130 No Podcast 00:44:40 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/131 T 17 NOVEMBER 2013 OUR FAITHFUL GOD I STAND HERE THIS MORNING AWARE OF THE TROUBLES OF THIS WORLD OF ITS SICKNESS AND PAIN AND THINK OF A VERSE OF THE HYMN ABIDE WITH ME VERSE 2. SWIFT TO ITS CLOSE EBBS OUT LIFES LITTLE DAY EARTHS JOYS GROW DIM ITS GLORIES PASS AWAY CHANGE AND DECAY IN ALL AROUND I SEE O THOUGH WHO CHANGEST NOT ABIDE WITH ME MANY OF US CAN TESTIFY TO THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD HERE THIS MORNING MYSELF INCLUDED I WANT US TO LIFT OUR EYES AND BEHOLD A GOD WHO IS FAITHFUL WHO WAS WHO IS AND WHO IS TO COME TEXT LAMENTATIONS 3:22 3:25 BECAUSE OF THE LORDS GREAT LOVE WE ARE NOT CONSUMED FOR HIS COMPASSIONS NEVER FAIL THEY ARE NEW EVERY MORNING GREAT IS YOUR FAITHFULNESS I LOVE TRUE STORIES THEY LINGER LONG IN THE MEMORY HERES ONE IN ARMENIA IN 1998 SAMUEL AND DANIELLE SENT THEIR YOUNG SON ARMAND OF TH SCHOOL SAMUEL SQUATTED BEFORE HIS SON AND LOOKED HIM IN THE EYE HAVE A GOOD DAY AT SCHOOL AND REMEMBER THAT NO MATTER WHAT ILL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOU THEY HUGGED AND THE BOY RAN OFF TO SCHOOL HOURS LATER A POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE HIT THE AREA IN THE MIDST OF PANDEMONIUM SAMUEL AND DANIELLE TRIED TO DISCOVER WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO THEIR SON THE RADIO ANNOUNCED THAT THEIR WERE THOUSANDS OF CASUALTIES SAMUEL GRABED HIS COAT AND HEADED FOR THE SCHOOL ON HIS ARIVAL HE SAW TOTAL DEVASTATION THE SCHOOL WAS A PILE OF RUBBLE OTHER PARENTS WERE STANDING AROUND MORNING AND CRYING FOR A TIME SAMUEL JOINED THEM THEN SAMUEL FOUND THE PLACE WHERE ARMAND,S CLASSROOM WAS HE LIFTED OF A BROKEN TWISTED ROOF BEAM OF THE PILE OF RUBBLE AND THEN A ROCK AND PUT IT TO THE SIDE THEN ANOTHER AND ANOTHER ONE OF THE PARENTS LOOKING ON ASKED WHAT ARE YOU DOING DIGGING FOR MY SON SAMUEL ANSWERED YOUR JUST GOING TO MAKE THINGS WORSE THE BUILDING IS UNSTABLE AND HE TRIED TO PULL SAMUEL AWAY FROM HIS WORK SAMUEL SET HIS FACE LIKE FLINT AND KEPT WORKING AS TIME PASSED ONE BY ONE THE OTHER PARENTS LEFT THEN A FIREFIGHTER TRIED TO PULL SAMUEL AWAY FROM THE RUBBLE SAMUEL LOOKED AT HIM AND SAID WONT YOU HELP ME THE FIREFIGHTER LEFT AND SAMUEL KEPT DIGGING ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THE NEXT DAY HE TOILED PARENTS PLACED PICTURES OF THEIR CHILDREN AND FLOWERS IN THE RUINS BUT SAMUEL KEPT WORKING HE LIFTED A BEAM AND TOSSED IT ASIDE WHEN HE HEARD A FAINT CRY HELP HELP SAMUEL STOPPED AND LISTENED BUT NOTHING THEN HE HEARD A MUFFLED VOICE PAPA SAMUEL BEGAN TO DIG FURIOUSLY FINALY HE COULD SEE HIS SON COME ON OUT SON HE SAID WITH RELIEF NO ARMAND SAID LET THE OTHER KIDS COME OUT FIRST BECAUSE I KNOW YOU,LL GET ME CHILD AFTER CHILD EMERGED FROM THE HOLE I WONDER WHAT THEY THOUGHT WHEN THEY SAW THEIR FACES IN THE PICTURES PLACED IN THE RUBBLE UNTIL FINALY ARMAND EMERGED SAMUEL TOOK HIS SON IN HIS ARMS AND ARMAND SAID I TOLD THE OTHER KIDS NOT TO WORRY BECAUSE YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU,D ALWAYS BE THERE FOR ME FOURTEEN CHILDREN WERE SAVED THAT DAY BECAUSE ONE FATHER WAS FAITHFUL SO THEN HOW MUCH MORE FAITHFUL IS OUR HEAVENLY FATHER WETHER TRAPED BY FALLEN DEBRIS OR ENSNARED BY LIFES HARDSHIPS AND STRUGGLES WE ARE NEVER CAST ADRIFT FROM GODS FAITHFULNESS HE IS TRUE TO HIS CHARACTER HE IS RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY AND CAN BE COUNTED ON ALWAYS HERE IS A SIMPLE DEFINITION GOD,S FAITHFULNESS MEANS THAT EVERYTHING HE SAYS AND DOES IS CERTAIN HE IS 100% RELIABLE 100% OF THE TIME HE DOES NOT FAIL FORGET FALTER CHANGE OR DISAPPOINT HE SAYS WHAT HE MEANS AND MEANS WHAT HE SAYS AND THEREFORE DOES EVERYTHING HE SAYS HE WILL DO KEY PASSAGES ON GODS FAITHFULNESS LETS LOOK AT SOME EXODUS 34::6 THE LORD THE LORD THE COMPASSIONATE AND GRACIOUS GOD SLOW TO ANGER ABOUNDING IN LOVE AND FAITHFULNESS DEUTERONOMY 7::9 KNOW THEREFORE THAT THE LORD YOUR GOD IS GOD HE IS THE FAITHFUL GOD KEEPING HIS COVENANT OF LOVE TO A THOUSAND GENERATIONS DEUTERONOMY 32::4 HE IS THE ROCK HIS WORKS ARE PERFECT AND ALL HIS WAYS ARE JUST A FAITHFUL GOD WHO DOES NO WRONG UPRIGHT AND JUST IS HE JOSHUA 21::45 NOT ONE OF THE LORDS GOOD PROMISES TO THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL FAILED EVERY ONE WAS FULFILLED PSALM 25::10 ALL THE WAYS OF THE LORD ARE LOVING AND FAITHFUL FINALY PSALM 89::8 REMINDS US. O LORD GOD ALMIGHTY WHO IS LIKE YOU YOU ARE MIGHTY O LORD AND YOUR FAITHFULNESS SURROUNDS YOU THESE VERSES WHEN TAKEN TOGETHER ESTABLISH THAT GODS FAITHFULNESS IS NOT SOME MINOR OR SECONDARY PART OF HIS CHARACTER TO STATE THAT GOD IS FAITHFUL GOES TO THE VERY CORE OF WHO HE REALY IS IF HE DIDNT KEEP HIS WORD HE WOULDN'T BE GOD I AM AN ENGINEER. I THINK LIKE AN ENGINEER I THINK OF THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD LIKE A CAR ENGINE PISTONS FAN BELTS WATER PUMPS AND THOUSANDS OF MOVING PARTS ALL WHIRL AROUND WITHIN A SMALL SPACE PRODUCING POWER TO CREATE MOMENTUM THE PARTS ALL WORK TOGETHER IN SYNCHRONISATION IN HARMONY AS COMPONENTS OF THE WHOLE ENGINE THAT IS THE WAY GODS ATTRIBUTES FUNCTION TOO IF YOU TOOK AWAY LOVE GODS CHARACTER WOULD BE INCOMPLETE GODS LOVE WORKS WITH ALL THE OTHER ATTRIBUTES HIS LOVE WORKS WITH HIS JUSTICE TO PRODUCE THE RIGHT RESULTS WE CAN COMPARE GODS FAITHFULNESS TO THE OIL IN THE ENGINE THAT LUBRICATES AND KEEPS EACH PART RUNNING SMOOTHLY GODS FAITHFULNESS MEANS THAT EACH ATTRIBUTE IN HIS CHARACTER IS WORKING AT FULL CAPACITY AT ALL TIMES WHEN DOES GODS LOVE FAIL NEVER BECAUSE HE IS FAITHFUL WHEN IS GOD LESS THAN HOLY NEVER BECAUSE HIS CHARACTER IS PURE AND HE IS ALWAYS FAITHFUL TO WHO HE IS AND TO WHAT HE SAYS A W TOZER PUTS IT THIS WAY ALL OF GODS ACTS ARE CONSISTENT WITH HIS ATTRIBUTES NO ATTRIBUTE CONTRADICTS ANY OTHER BUT ALL HARMONISE AND BLEND INTO EACH OTHER IN THE INFINITE ABYSS OF THE GODHEAD GODS FAITHFULNESS IS AT THE CORE OF HIS VERY NATURE HE IS KNOWABLE. HOLY THE CREATOR. OMNIPOTENT OMNISCIENT. OMNIPRESENT JUST SOVEREIGN UNCHANGING AND LOVING BECAUSE HE IS FAITHFUL TO HIS OWN CHARACTER HE NEVER CHANGES ANY OF HIS ATTRIBUTES 1 THESSALONIANS 5::24 THE ONE WHO CALLS YOU IS FAITHFUL HE WILL DO IT THE HEBREW WORD FOR LOVE IS HESED A WORD RICH WITH MEANING IT HAS WITHIN IT THE IDEA OF LOYAL LOVE A LOVE THAT HAS BEEN FAITHFUL FOR ALL OF TIME A LOVE THAT WILL NOT LET US GO BECAUSE IT DOES NOT DEPEND ON EMOTION BUT ON AN ACT OF THE WILL GOD IS FAITHFUL AND WILL FOR ALL TIME STICK BY THE PEOPEL HE HAS CHOSEN GOD LOVES US BECAUSE HE PROMISED TO LOVE US AND NOTHING CAN CAUSE HIM TO BREAK HIS PROMISE. HE IS A FAITHFUL GOD AS BAD AS THINGS ARE FOR SOME IF IT WAS NOT FOR GOD FOR HIS LOVE AND FAITHFULNESS FOR HIS LOYALTY THINGS WOULD BE MUCH WORSE SCRIPTURE TELLS US HIS COMPASSIONS NEVER FAIL THE WORD COMPASSIONS IS PLURAL THAT IS VERY UNUSUAL IN ENGLISH HE IS NOT COMPASSIONATE THE ONCE HE IS COMPASSION PERSONIFIED GODS COMPASSIONS ARE PLURAL BECAUSE HIS MERCY IS INTESE AND LIMITLESS IT COMES ROLLING IN WAVES FROM THE VERY PRESENCE OF GOD THE RIVERS OF MERCY RUN FULLY AND CONSTANTLY THEY NEVER RUN DRY THE WORD COMPASSION COMES FROM THE HEBREW WORD WOMB IT ROOT MEANING IS PROTECTION FROM HARM TO HAVE COMPASSION IT SHOWS US THE GENTLE FEELING OF CONCERN AND CARE THAT GOD HAS FOR HIS CHILDREN THE WORD LITERALLY MEANS TO BE MOVED IN THE HEART OUT OF LOVE FOR ANOTHER GODS COMPASSION EMANATES FROM DEEP WITHIN HIM AND FLOODS OUR LIVES HE IS MOVED IN HIS HEART WHEN HE PICTURES YOU WILL GOD MEET OUR NEEDS HOLD THIS THOUGHT. THEY ARE NEW EVERY MORNING THATS THE WAY IT IS WITH GODS COMPASSION AND MERCY YOU CAN NEVER USE IT UP ITS LIKE MANA IN THE WILDERNESS GATHER AS MUCH AS YOU NEED IT WILL NEVER RUN OUT JUST ENOUGH FOR THAT DAY TRUST HIM THERE WILL BE SOME MORE TOMORROW. DONT LIVE ON YESTERDAYS BLESSING THEY ARE NEW EVERY MORNING GODS BLESSING IS NEVER EARLY BUT IT ISNT LATE EITHER THEY ARE NEW EVERY MORNING WHAT IS MY HOPE FOR LIVING SIMPLE. THAT GREAT IS HIS FAITHFULNESS HOW AMAZING IS THE LIMITLESS SUPPLY OF GODS GRACE OFFERED TO US AT THE START OF EACH AND EVERY NEW DAY LETS CELEBRATE HIS FAITHFULNESS EVERY DAY TO SAY THAT GOD IS FAITHFUL IS TO SAY THAT HE IS COMMITTED TO YOU HE IS STEADFASTLY DEVOTED TO YOU AND IS LOOKING TO PULL US OUT FROM UNDER THE RUBBLE OF THIS LIFE HIS FAITHFULNESS IS A SHIELD OF PROTECTION AS WELL A STORY TO FINISH A YOUNG MAN WHO WAS AN ATHEIST AND WAS TRAINING TO BE AN OLYMPIC DIVER WAS CHALLENGED BY HIS FRIEND ON MANY OCCASIONS ABOUT FAITH IN CHRIST HE MADE IT CLEAR THAT HE HAD NO USE OF CHRIST IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS ONE NIGHT HE WENT TO THE COLLEGE POOL TO PRACTICE. THE LIGHTS WERE OF BUT THE MOON BRIGHT ENOUGH TO PRACTICE HIS DIVES HE CLIMED UP TO THE HIGHEST BOARD TURNED HIS BACK TO THE POOL ON THE EDGE OF THE BOARD HE EXTENDED HIS ARMS OUT AND SAW A SHADOW ON THE WALL THE SHADOW WAS IN THE SHAPE OF THE CROSS INSTEAD OD DIVING HE KNELT DOWN AND FINALY ASKED JESUS TO BE HIS LORD AND SAVIOUR AS HE STOOD UP ON THE DIVING BOARD A MAINTENANCE MAN WALKED IN AND TURNED THE LIGHTS ON THE DIVER GASPED IN HORROR THE POOL HAD BEEN DRAINED FOR REPAIRS LETS SING A HYMN GREAT IS YOUR FAITHFULNESS Mon, 25 Nov 2013 22:44:18 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/131 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/131 No Podcast 00:35:03 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/132 N/A Wed, 11 Dec 2013 22:27:38 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/132 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/132 No Podcast 00:42:27 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/133 N/A Wed, 11 Dec 2013 22:36:22 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/133 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/133 No Podcast 00:21:13 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/134 N/A Thu, 02 Jan 2014 17:48:08 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/134 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/134 No Podcast 00:32:16 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/136 THE GOODNESS OF GOD INTRODUCTION (Psalm 34v1-8) 1) We are living in exciting and yet turbulent days  Doom and gloom prophets?  Financial crisis/storms/suffering – God shaking? (Yet once more?)  How we see God will shape how we see world events (Our ‘lens’) 2) The history of mankind will probably show that no religion has ever been greater than its image of God.  As Christians, we instinctively try to become like the God we believe in  Therefore, the most important question before us as believers is ‘How do we see God?’ 3) Just as God is loving and gracious, God is good, and is the source of all true goodness.  You cannot have true goodness without God  God’s goodness and His glory are one, and the standard for goodness is God Himself 4) I have looked throughout the bible and I cannot find ONE single verse which says that God is BAD!! But there are plenty which say that GOD IS GOOD!! Ex 33v19 – Moses asked to see God’s glory and God said that He would make all His goodness pass before Him Ex 34v6 – And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed “The Lord God merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth” Psalm 25v8 – Good and upright is the Lord (moral goodness) Psalm 31v19 – O how great is Your goodness Psalm 34v8 – Taste and see the Lord is good Psalm 54v6 – I will praise Your name O Lord for it is good Psalm 69v16 – Hear me O Lord for Your loving kindness is good Psalm 86v5 – For You O Lord are good and ready to forgive Psalm 100v5 – For the Lord is good and His mercy is everlasting Psalm 107v1-2 – O give thanks to the Lord for He is good….let the redeemed of the Lord say so Psalm 143v10 – Your Spirit is good Rom 2v4 - ….the goodness of God leads you to repentance 2 Thess 1v11 – Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling and fulfil all the good pleasure of His goodness… THE GOODNESS OF GOD IS GOOD THEOLOGY 1) When God spoke to Moses about all His goodness passing by He spoke of Himself as being abundant in goodness and truth (Ex 34v6). This is the quality of generosity. Generosity means a disposition to give to others in a way which has no mercenary motive and is not limited by what the recipients deserve, but consistently goes beyond it. Generosity expresses the simple wish that others should have what they need to make them happy. (JI Packer) 2) The goodness of God is that which disposes Him to be kind, cordial, benevolent, and full of good will towards men. He is tender hearted and of quick sympathy, and His unfailing attitude towards all moral beings is open, frank, and friendly. By nature He is inclined to bestow blessing and He takes holy pleasure in the happiness of His people. (AW Tozer) 3) The goodness of God means that God isn’t the author of evil and suffering  The Fall of man in the Garden of Eden affected creation as well as mankind and Satan is now god of this world (Gen 3; Math 4v8; Eph 2v2)  But because of His great love towards us even in this God can cause all things, including evil and suffering, to work for good (Rom 8v28) 4) Because God Himself is the highest and greatest good, He is also the source of all other good  He does good things and extends His goodness to others  It is his nature to be kind, generous, and benevolent, to demonstrate goodwill towards men  Every good thing we now enjoy, or ever hope to enjoy, flows from Him  No good thing has ever existed, or ever will exist, that does not come from His good hand 5) God is infinitely good and His goodness knows no limits  What God gives out of His goodness He does so with joy and gladness  Heaven is filled with the goodness of God, and God wants to fill the earth with this same goodness 6) Knowing the goodness of God doesn’t make us immune from trials and difficulties in life  But it does mean we can find God’s goodness within them  God also knows what is ‘good for us’ – although we may not agree with Him at the time? 7) Along with the general benefits which God has bestowed on all people the believer has additional good things to enjoy  The word of God which is described as good (Heb 6v5)  We can know and do the will of God which is called good (Rom 12v2)  We have assurance that God will work every detail of our lives for good (Rom 8v28)  We will receive good and perfect gifts from our Father in heaven (James 1v17), this includes healing  In fact, the expressions of God’s goodness to His children are endless! 8) We must be careful not to take God’s goodness for granted  The person who knows God personally, who understands and appreciates His goodness, won’t do this  He/she will not only enjoy God’s blessings fully, but will use them thankfully and unselfishly, giving glory back to God 9) God wants His children to be blessed, holy, and happy  What father wouldn’t?  Therefore, as God’s children, the more we experience His goodness to us, the more we will want to testify of His goodness to others  This in turn can lead them to repentance (Rom 2v4) CONCLUSION 1) How do we see God? 2) If we see God as loving, gracious, and GOOD, then this is how we will respond to Him – and this is the God we will share with others 3) This will also be the ‘lens’ through which we see world events Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:56:40 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/136 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/136 No Podcast 00:07:08 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/137 KLC SUNDAY 12/1/2014 Title . THE THREE CROSSES Calvary was the place of three Crosses : of Rebellion of Repentance of Redemption and today the choice is ours The cross of our Lord Jesus Christ is the corner stone of our faith It is the chosen symbol of the Christian faith Thank God we see it now as an empty cross Because this seeming tragedy for good and apparent victory for evil Was overturned by the power and purposes of God Into the the triumph of the resurrection of Jesus But what does this mean to us The cross is more than some ornament The cross is Gods final word regarding the character and consequence of human sin It shouts of and proclaims the wonder and sacrifice of divine love Jesus went to the cross so that we through his death and resurrection might have a personal relationship with God The cross is Gods declaration of love Here full atonement for sin was made It's Jesus stretched out between heaven and earth suffering more than anyone has ever suffered for you and for me The cross is Jesus as our Saviour The cross is most holy place we can come to The cross the place where heavens love and justice meet As Jesus hung upon that cross he made seven great statements treasured by believers for millennia It is significant that seven is Gods perfect number These words cover the basic needs of mankind Lets meditate on them together The testament of Jesus to a world wrecked by sin So Seven words from the cross The first word Father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing Luke 23:24 Forgive them said Jesus who was he addressing There were many groups around the cross nearest to him would have been the execution party Roman soldiers men of discipline and cruelty They had the unspeakable task of hammering in the nails But perhaps they were the least guilty of all parties gathered to witness the putting to death of an innocent man They were under orders failure to obey would mean instant death Yet they were involved they crucified The Lord of glory As Jesus prayed his unselfish prayer of forgiveness his eyes would have taken in other groups each with there own agenda The teachers who hated him The priests who brought him with silver The traitor who sold him to them The crowd who cried crucify him at the farce of his trial And in the distance Pilate washing his hands and shifting the blame in his palace But here was Jesus encompassing a wider body included were the band of disciples his constant companions for three years who stood by not lifting a finger They failed to make even a token protest against the terrible atrocity being committed What does this tell us All of those gathered either passively of actively helped to crucify The Lord of glory They were however only representatives of a wider number who crucified Christ Because the message of the bible is it was the sin of the world that nailed Jesus to the cross I will tell you who crucified him I did and you did and the groups around the cross did The old Negro spiritual asked the question Where you there when they crucified my Lord They crucified The Lord It would be truer to say we crucified The Lord Every one of us is equally guilty They do not know what they do said Jesus What a perceptive word this is Mankind so blinded by evil So corrupted by sin that it reacted violently to the purity and holiness of Christ These representatives of mankind swept along by the power of satan in seeking to destroy The Lord of Glory They do not know what they do But they did it all the same The wonder of the cross is that there is forgiveness For the disciples who forsake Jesus and fled in the night Forgiveness for the evil ones who drove him to the cross Forgiveness for the soldiers with the nails Forgiveness for the teachers and priests Forgiveness for every one who has ever made a mistake Forgiveness for you and for me It is forgiveness that needs to be received by each one personally Years later John restated this truth when he wrote If we confess our sins he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness 1John 1:9 Forgiveness is the hallmark of Christianity Christ exampled forgiveness we to need to. men and women of forgiveness The second word Today you will be with me in paradise. Luke 23:43 In his first word Jesus embraced all mankind in an act of forgiveness offered to all who will receive The potential of forgiveness to all His second word narrows its focus to one single needy sinner God not only sees the whole world but sees it made up of individual races and families and then each individual On the most pivotal day in the history of humanity It happened that there were two thieves who were crucified alongside Jesus They were not there to make the numbers up or the story more rounded and interesting Here was Jesus numbered with the transgressors One thief was convicted of his own vileness when contrasted with the righteousness of Jesus This righteousness visible for all who had eyes to see He realised he was witness to something not of this earth It seems he knew of Jesus for when the other thief was casting abuse at Jesus he rebuked him They were Receiving their just reward Jesus had done nothing amiss He feared God and that was the beginning of his repentance No man is beyond redemption in whose soul still lingers some fear of God As he spoke faith rose in his soul and he blurted out his appeal Jesus remember me when you come into your Kingdom It was a plea that did not fall on deaf ears The response was immediate Today you will be with me in paradise This word from the cross teaches us that the way of salvation is simple This man was saved simply because he asked This word from the cross reminds us that the worst sinner can be saved He was a criminal had broken the law but the measure of his sin didn't alter his chance of being saved one bit Let no one despair none to bad As the hymn writer put it The vilest offender who truly believes that moment from Jesus a pardon receives This word from the cross reminds us that salvation doesn't depend on religious ceremonies good deeds or any contribution from man No time for any of these A personal encounter and conversation with Jesus is all that is required Salvation is free yet costly One further point Two thieves were crucified one repented one didn't The time of decision came for both Rebellion or Repentance it was now or never There is a duel tug The eternal pull of evil and the eternal pull of Gods Spirit Thank God for conscience Lord remember me There is salvation in the cross The third word Jesus said to his mother Dear woman here is your son And to the disciple Here is your mother John 19 26:27 When Mary kissed her little baby she was not just kissing another baby She was kissing the face of God The baby boy she had delivered on that first Christmas was now on a cross delivering her This third word introduces to us the wider implications of this great salvation It shows us relationships as seen through the cross of Jesus especially that of love Psychologists say there are two things men want power and love At the very heart of our wanting is the love of Jesus given at the cross For God so loved the world that he gave his only son So here stands Mary among the crowd I wonder if she remembers the word spoken at the temple This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be spoken against so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed And a sword will pierce your own soul too This was the moment when the sword was thrust into her It was yet more pain and suffering for Jesus to view his mother in the crowd He is touched with his mothers suffering but refers to her as woman not mother It would have seemed more tender and loving to have called her mother The more she thinks of him as son the greater the pain Mary must now begin to think upon Jesus as her Lord Mary's emotional suffering must be replaced by adoration Jesus pain and agony is redemptive in its purpose Mary to would minister to the broken hearted It shows that in the cross all barriers have been broken Mary represents the women of the world all to often treated as inferior She represents those getting on in years At the cross there's no age barrier no sex barrier for all who come to Jesus are part of his household This word tells us that there is love at the cross for us which having been received is to be shared The fourth word My God my God why have you forsaken me Mat 27:46 There is such a heart wrenching in this cry such a depth of human emotion matched only by the darkness which draped itself around the cross How could the sun shine The darkness lasted for three hours symbolic of the darkness that wrapped itself around the soul of Jesus Wave upon wave of evil swept over his consciousness all the sin of the world All of the awful legacy of the fall of mankind was laid upon Jesus That he who knew no sin was made to be sin for us that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him How Jesus felt as his loud cry broke into the dreadful silence of the moment of destiny we cannot know Never before had he stood alone separated from his father Bearing the sin of the world alone He who was made sin for us was feeling the punishment of the sinner It could be said that Christ's self emptying was not a single act or bereavement but a growing poorer and poorer until nothing was left to him but a piece of ground where he could weep and a cross where he could die The fifth word I thirst John 19:28 The hours of torture took a tremendous toll on the body of Jesus execution by crucifixion was not a sudden death It was long painful and drawn out underneath a baking sun His wounds in his hand and feet would soon be infected leading to fever and dehydration Jesus was divine but truly man he felt all the emotions and pain as we feel them My Saviours sufferings were real He earlier refused a drink of drugged wine designed to alleviate some of the pain Now his mission almost complete his cry of thirst could be met with from a sponge dipped in vinegar His lips need to be moistened for he still had two momentous words to utter which the world must hear clearly The fifth word tells us that there is suffering in the cross The sixth word It is finished. John 19;30 This was the loud cry that rang over the ghastly scene What was finished Was he referring to his suffering to his life's work. Certainly both of those Jesus cry was proclaiming victory over the evil one In the gigantic struggle between good and evil the son of man had suffered grievously but had finished the work of redemption He didn't say I am finished He said it is finished It was a shout of victory over sin death and hell Nothing left for man to to but enter into the results of Christ's finished work The price has been paid a full a perfect and sufficient sacrifice The seventh word Father into your hands I commit my spirit. Luke 23:46 The father receives the sin offering made by Jesus as would soon be demonstrated by the resurrection Jesus laid down his life he gave it it didn't just ebb away Jesus consciously gave his life he laid it upon the alter Jesus said father into your hands I commend my spirit He spoke of his confidence in God his Father The first martyr left this world with the same security Lord Jesus he said receive my spirit There is security in knowing him For I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed to him against that day Allow these words to speak to you 1/. Father forgive them There's forgiveness at the cross 2/ Today you will be with me There's salvation for you at the cross 3/ woman here is your Son There is love for you at the cross 4/ my God my God why have you forsaken me There's atonement for you at the cross 5/ I thirst. Jesus suffered for you at the cross 6/ it is finished Jesus was the victor over sin for you at the cross 7/ Father into your hands I commit my spirit There is eternal security for you at the cross May the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ be our source of inspiration and our entrance into the family of GOD Mon, 27 Jan 2014 19:52:54 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/137 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/137 No Podcast 00:33:10 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/138 N/A Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:08:00 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/138 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/138 No Podcast 00:31:23 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/139 A COMMUNITY OF GRACE INTRODUCTION Nick last week 'The first and Great Commandment' - "Love The Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and all your mind". The second is to "Love your neighbour - as yourself" (Math 22v37) How do we do this? "Come on, you need to love God more?" No! "We love God because He first loved us" (1 John 4v19) Read Eph 2v4-8 "But God who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace, in His kindness towards us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved, through faith, and that not of yourselves it is the gift of God" THE GRACE OF GOD Definition - "Grace is God's free and undeserved favour - His unconditional love - His lavish provision - and His active power" The Father's great love is the source and foundation of all grace Everything we have in God we have received from His grace We are not only saved by grace - but we should continue in grace - to reign in life - and to finish our race Martin-Lloyd Jones said "If grace doesn't sound absolutely outrageous you probably haven't preached on grace!" Read 'Living In The Grace Of God' by Rob Rufus Some Facts About Grace Grace - means that God loves and accepts us, that He is good, and always wants what is best for us, as a loving Father Grace - is the reality of God's ongoing love and acceptance of us, regardless of our successes or failures Grace - is God's desire to bless us, not because of our performance, but because of the performance of Jesus on our behalf Grace - rescues us from rejection and insecurity, and performance orientated living Grace - reveals that we are loved and accepted by God just as we are - but that He loves us too much to leave us as we are Grace - means that God's correction is a proof of His love for us, and He does this with a smile on His face as proud Father Grace - sets us free to be what God created us to be - a loved, secure, joyful, enthusiastic, spontaneous, unpredictable, and risk-taking people! WHAT IS GOD REALLY LIKE? Rob Rufus in his book highlights the fact that there are three main channels through which we can receive the grace of God: 1) Faith - Rom 5v2 says "...through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand..." 2) A humble heart - James 4v6 says "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble 3) A true revelation of the character of God - 2 Peter 1v2 says "Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord" Sadly, even some Christians have a distorted view of the character of God. What I am going to share is my personal view of some aspects of the character of God. I cannot prove it theologically, but neither can you disprove it theologically! I am going to grasp the nettle and tackle some difficult questions about God's character. Gen 1-3 - God creates the heavens and earth - and Adam/Eve for relationship with Himself - and to rule and reign on His behalf Malachi 3v6 - "For I am The Lord, I do not change" John 14v9 - Jesus says "He who has seen Me has seen the Father" Heb 13v8 - "Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today, and forever" The God of the O/T and N/T is the same God. He is a loving Father and a good God who wants a family's to spend time with Him, and to rule and reign on planet earth on His behalf. God does not have a split personality and doesn't have bad days! God lives outside time and can see the past, present, and future. Noah and the flood? (Gen 6) Jacob I loved, Esau I hated? (Rom 9v13) The hardening of Pharaoh's heart? (Gen 14v4) Conquering of Jericho? Saved Rahab/family/friends? (Joshua 6) God is against sin because it leads to wickedness, destruction, and death. But even in the O/T God saved all those whose hearts were open to Him. God didn't undergo a personality change somewhere between the Old and New Testaments!!! God always has been, and always will be, a good and loving Father. Understanding this should make it easier for us to receive His grace! A COMMUNITY OF GRACE (Acts 4v32-33) The more we understand and receive the grace of God, the more we will treat others with grace. Read 'Living In The Grace Of God pages 49-50 Living in the grace of God means: that we love and accept one another, with all our differences we don't judge one another when things go wrong because we recognise "that there but for the grace of God go I" we make an effort to encourage others daily, because we recognise that need in ourselves we value people more, and do what we can to pray for and help them because we so appreciate God's wonderful grace towards us we want to share this grace with others this can lead us beyond the walls of the building to infiltrate the world, heal the sick, set the captives free, and feed the hungry we will show non-judgemental love and mercy to a sick and dying world The church will become a community of grace! Tue, 28 Jan 2014 17:49:11 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/139 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/139 No Podcast 00:39:34 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/140 REIGNING IN LIFE THROUGH GRACE INTRODUCTION Eph 2v4-5 & 8 – But God who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us……..made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved)……..for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God Rom 5v17 – For if by one man’s offence death reigned through the one, how much more will those who receive an abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ Definition:- “Grace is God’s free and undeserved favour – His unconditional love - His abundant goodness - His lavish provision – and His active power etc etc etc” We are not only saved by grace – but we should continue in grace – to reign in life – and to finish our race. Read 'Living In The Grace of God' by Rob Rufus and 'Grace, the Power to Reign’ by Harold Eberle (A) GRACE ENABLES US TO REIGN IN LIFE 1) We reign in life because of our position – not our performance or condition • Our position never changes, but our performance and condition does • We are new creations (2 Cor 5v17) • We are children of God/sons and daughters (Rom 8v16) • We are joint heirs with Christ (Rom 8v17) • We are seated in heavenly places in Christ Jesus ( Eph 2v6) 2) We reign in life through receiving an abundance of grace (Rom 5v17) • We can approach the throne of grace any time of day or night - and Jesus understands (Heb 4v16) • Remember, God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble (James 4v6) • “God I’m coming to Your throne because I need grace to reign in life” • His grace is sufficient (2 Cor 12v9) whatever our weakness or circumstances 3) We reign in life because grace enables us to receive God’s love • “Come on how much do you love God?” Result – feel condemned. • We love God because He first loved us (1 John 4v19). Result – we feel loved and then respond to and receive His love 4) We reign in life because grace gives us freedom to choose • Righteousness or sin • To love God and people or not • To honour and please God or not • To obey God and His word or not 5) We reign in life because grace gives us power :- • To say ‘No’ to ungodliness and sin (Titus 2v11-12) • To change bad habits etc (Titus 2v11-12) • To serve God (1 Cor 15v10) • To reign in life (Rom 5v17) (B) ARE WE MOTIVATED BY GUILT OR GRACE? 1) When guilt is our motivation good intentions don’t last. • If we pray, read out bibles, and do good works from guilt we can only keep it up for a few weeks • People motivated by guilt lack consistency, determination, and perseverance 2) When grace is our motivation we will do things that last. • We will live our lives passionately and totally follow Jesus • This means at any cost or any price • We can do this for 60/70 years, not just for a few weeks • Grace liberates us to win our neighbourhoods, cities, and the nations (C) RUNNING OUR RACE BY GRACE (1 Cor 9v24) 1) We may think we are too weak to run this race? • Good – we qualify for God’s grace (2 Cor 12v8-10) • There is no way we can run and win this race in our own strength • We are completely inadequate • God meets us at our point of inadequacy (I can’t – but God can!) 2) We access God’s grace by faith • We have access by faith into this grace (Rom 5v2) • Faith means we believe in God’s grace • Faith believes we can come to the throne of grace (Heb 4v16) • Faith believes we can receive God’s grace 3)Faith is humility • Trust in the Lord with all your heart (Pro 3v5) • God gives grace to the humble (James 4v6) • Grace comes to strengthen and enable our faith • We have nothing to boast about 4) Only grace can enable us to run and finish the race. Baseball game article by Bob Jones (‘Morning Star Journal’ page 80) “The Lord’s team was playing Satan’s. The Lord’s team was at bat, the score was tied zero to zero. Love came up to bat, swung at the first pitch and hit a single, because love never fails. The next batter was Faith, who also got a single because Faith works with Love. The next batter was Godly Wisdom. Satan wound up and threw the first pitch; Godly Wisdom let it pass because Godly Wisdom doesn’t swing at Satan’s pitches. Ball one. Three more pitches and Godly Wisdom was on with a walk, because Godly Wisdom never swings at what Satan throws. The Lord then turned to Bob and said He was going to bring in His star player. Up to the plate stepped Grace. No one recognised him and he sure didn’t look like he could do much. Satan’s team relaxed. Satan wound up and fired his first pitch. To everyone’s surprise Grace hit the ball harder than anyone had ever seen. But Satan wasn’t worried, his centre fielder, the Prince of the Air had let very few ever get by him. He went up to get the ball, but it went right through his glove, hitting him on the head and bringing him crashing to the ground. It was a home run, the Lord’s team had won! The Lord then asked Bob if he knew why Love, Faith, and Godly Wisdom could get hits but couldn’t win the game. Bob answered that he didn’t know why. The Lord explained “If your love, faith, or wisdom had won the game you would think that you had done it by yourself. Love, faith, and wisdom will get you one base, but only My grace can get you home!” Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:20:46 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/140 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/140 No Podcast 00:34:44 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/141 N/A Tue, 18 Feb 2014 17:45:45 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/141 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/141 No Podcast 00:29:29 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/142 JESUS IS IN THE HOUSE In the NewTestament, individuals are called 'a house of God', and another name for the church is 'the house of God' THE HOUSE OF GOD 2 Cor 5v1 (NASB) For we know that if the earthly tent, which is our house, is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For indeed, in this house, we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven Eph 2v19 & 22 Now therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and members of the household of God...in whom you are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit 1 Tim 3v15 I write that you may know how to conduct yourself in the house of God Heb 3v6 ...but Christ as a Son over His own house - whose house we are - if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of hope firm to the end 1 Pet 2v5 ...you also as living stones , are being built into a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ 1 Pet 4v17 For the time has come for judgement to begin at the house of God I am a house of God We are a house of God We live in houses made of bricks and mortar God's house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations JESUS IS IN THE HOUSE (Mark 2v1-12) CONCLUSION God wants ALL of us to know the MANIFEST Presence of Jesus in our hearts, homes, and church Because when 'Jesus is in the house' anything can happen Therefore when Jesus is in YOUR house, anything can happen to YOU, and through YOU Tue, 18 Feb 2014 17:56:03 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/142 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/142 No Podcast 00:35:47 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/145 WHAT WOULD JESUS DO? INTRODUCTION Math 4v19 – Follow Me - and I will make you – fishers of men (missionaries) Math 4v19(EXB) – Come follow Me - be My disciples – and I will make you – and teach you – how to fish for people (missionaries) Math 28v18-20 – And Jesus came and spoke to them saying “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age” Jesus still calls each one of us today and says exactly the same thing “Come follow Me – be My disciples – and I will make you – fishers of men (missionaries) ‘Disciple’ - A learner and follower of a particular teacher. ‘A Christian Disciple’ - A learner and follower of Jesus Christ. ‘Mission’ – A special assignment given to a person or group ‘A Christian Missionary’ – A person sent on a mission by Jesus Christ – to advance the kingdom of God, and seek and save the lost We are ALL called to be DISCIPLES and MISSIONARIES!!! What does this mean for us today? I believe it means to be like Jesus in our attitude, words, and actions – and - to look to Jesus as our example, and follow in His footsteps, on a daily basis. To continually ask the question when confronted with people and situations throughout the day “What would Jesus do?” I believe if we read the Gospels to see “What DID Jesus do?” it will make it easier for us to understand “What WOULD Jesus do?” in our daily situations JESUS IN THE GOSPELS Jesus Knew He Was Loved And Accepted By The Father As His Son Math 3v17 – And suddenly a voice came from heaven saying “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased” John 17v26 – And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them Jesus Revealed The Father John 14v9 – Jesus said to him “Have I been with you so long and yet you have not known Me Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father…” John 17v25-26(ERV) – Father, You are the One who always does what is right. The world does not know You, but I know You, and these followers of mine know that You sent Me. I showed them what You are like, and I will show them again. Then they will have the same love that You have for Me, and I will live in them Jesus Loved And Obeyed The Father John 5V19(NLT) – So Jesus explained “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by Himself. He only does what He sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son also does John 12v49-50(NLT) – I don’t speak on My own authority. The Father who has sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it. And I know His commands lead to eternal life, so I say whatever the Father tells Me to say Jesus Was A Man Of Prayer Mark 1v35 – Now in the morning, having risen a long time before daylight, Jesus went out and departed to a solitary place, and there He prayed Luke 5v16 – So Jesus often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed Luke 18v1 – Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart Jesus Came As A Servant King John 13v14 – If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you Mark 10v45 – For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many Jesus Taught About The Kingdom Of God Mark 1v14-15 – Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel” Luke 4v43 – but Jesus said to them “I must preach the kingdom of God to the others cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent” Jesus Loved Righteousness And Hated Wickedness & Sin Heb 1v8-9 – Your throne O God, will last for ever and ever; a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of Your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions 1 John 3v8(NLT) – When people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil Jesus Was Often Misunderstood And Suffered Persecution 1 Peter 2v21-23(NLT) – For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in His steps. He never sinned, nor ever deceived anyone. He did not retaliate when He was insulted, nor threaten revenge when He suffered. He left His cause in the hands of God, who always judges fairly 1 Peter 4v12-14(NLT) – Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange was happening to you. Instead, be very glad – for these trials make you partners with Christ in His suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing His glory when it is revealed to all the world. So be happy when you are insulted for being a Christian, for then the glorious Spirit of God rests upon you Jesus Denied Himself And Took Up His Cross Mark 14v36 – And He said “Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Take this cup away from Me. Nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will” Phil 2v6(NIV) – Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to His own advantage. Rather He made Himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled Himself by becoming obedient to death – even death on a cross Jesus Went About Doing Good Acts 10v38 - …how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good, and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him Luke 6v27-35 – But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you…But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same…But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. Therefore be merciful, just as your Father is also merciful Jesus Loved And Restored The Brokenhearted Psalm 23v1-3 – The Lord (Jesus) is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul… Psalm 147v3(AMP) – He (Jesus) heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds, curing their pains and sorrows Jesus Healed The Sick And Set The Captives Free Math 9v35 - Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people Math 12v28 – If I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you. Or how can you enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house Jesus Came To Seek And Save The Lost Luke 19v10 – For the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost Luke 15v4-7 – What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls his friends and neighbours, saying to them “Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost”. I say to you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS TODAY • ‘Jesus is in the house’ – and will manifest His presence to each one of us if we will meet His conditions - which is simply to show that we really love Him by keeping His word • The next challenge for us is to demonstrate that we are truly His ‘disciples’ and ‘missionaries’, by walking in His footsteps on a daily basis – and asking the question “What would Jesus do?” when encountering people and situations – and looking for opportunities to reach the lost • The same baptism and filling of the Holy Spirit that was upon Jesus is also upon us. As we go on being filled with the Holy Spirit, we will be empowered and enabled to follow in His footsteps • Father God wants to use our uniqueness, personality, gifts, and abilities, to help and bless others, and advance the kingdom of God – in our town and nation – as well as across the nations of the earth. As we do this Jesus will be glorified, and honour will be restored to the Father’s name! Mon, 24 Feb 2014 16:03:09 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/145 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/145 No Podcast 00:44:02 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/147 ‘BECOMING A HOUSE OF PRAYER’ Or ‘BECOMING A MAN/WOMAN OF PRAYER’ INTRODUCTION Most people cringe at the thought of prayer because they think it’s boring, or they feel inadequate, or feel guilty because they think they don’t pray enough We probably all pray a lot more than we think! Prayer can be fun, exciting, adventurous, dangerous, and prophetic! A Core Value: “When I pray, He answers” – and when He answers, He does good things, because He is a good God Math 6v6 – But you – WHEN you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut the door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place, and your Father who sees in secret, will reward you openly Luke 18v1 – And then He spoke a parable to them, that men ALWAYS ought to pray and not lose heart Mark 11v17 – My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations • Jesus says ‘WHEN’ you pray – not ‘IF’ you pray • Jesus says we should ALWAYS pray, and not lose heart • Jesus says ‘My house (the church) shall be called a house of prayer for all nations God’s House 2 Cor 5v1-2(NASB) – For we know that if the earthly tent, which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens, For indeed in this house we grown, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven… 1 Tim 3v15 – I write that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God 1 Pet 2v5 – you also, as living stones, are being built up into a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ • I am a house of God - therefore I should become a house of prayer • We are a house of God – therefore we should become a house of prayer • One explanation of being a house of prayer is: ‘God speaks to us and moves our hearts – then we speak those very words back to God – and this moves His heart’. The result is God’s resources are released into the earthly realm. The mystery is how simple it is: ‘We just tell God - what He tells us - to tell Him’ Quotes on Prayer Prayer is the most vital work of the church Prayer is a privilege, because we can influence God, and access heaven’s resources Prayer is the key that unlocks the storehouses of heaven Prayer is where the action is Prayer is a two-way conversation Prayer is the real work – evangelism is just the mopping up Prayer should not be regarded as a duty which must be performed, but rather as a privilege to be enjoyed, a delight that is always revealing some new beauty Prayer is the secret of power Prayer is not conquering God’s reluctance, but taking hold of God’s willingness The greatest tragedy in life is not unanswered prayer, but unoffered prayer The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course (Billy Graham) If the church wants a better pastor, it only needs to pray for the one it has!!! When we rely upon organisation, we get what organisation can do When we rely upon education, we get what education can do But when we rely upon prayer, WE GET WHAT GOD CAN DO!!! JESUS AND THE EARLY CHURCH PRAYED There are approx 95 references in the Gospels and Acts to ‘Prayer’ Mark 1v35 – Now in the morning, having risen a long time before daylight, Jesus went out and departed to a solitary place, and there He prayed Luke 5v16 – So Jesus often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed Heb 7v24-25 – But, Jesus, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. Therefore He is able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them Acts 1v14 – These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the woman and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers Acts v 24 & 31 – So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said “Lord, You are God, who made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all that is in them…And when they prayed the place where they were assembled was shaken, and they were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness DIFFERENT KINDS OF PRAYER Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness to pray (Rom 8v26-27) Prayer of agreement (Math 18v19) Prayer of faith (Mark 11v24) Intercessory prayer (Ez 22v30 – standing in the gap) Conversational prayer (Talking to and listening to God, just as you would in a normal conversation with anyone else) Prophetic prayer (Ez 37v1-14 – listening to God then prophesying to dry bones) Prayer in tongues (1 Cor 14v2 – often when we run out of words in English) Petitioning prayer (Luke 11v5-13 – asking for bread) Prayers of thanksgiving (Phil 4v6; 1 Thess 5v17-18) Prayers of declaration and authority (Personalise and declare over your life and circumstances the word of God and these things that agree with His word) Blessing prayers (Num 6v23-27 – This is the way you shall bless the children of Israel. Say to them: The Lord bless you and keep you…) IN THE PRAYER CLOSET (Secret Place) • Have a regular place to meet with God • Prayer is a connection of intimacy – intimacy between Father God and yourself in the secret place • Have a notepad to write down all the distracting thoughts which come to mind, and write them down (these thoughts could be from God?) • It is always good to start with remembering who God is: ‘Our Father – in heaven’ – ruling and reigning from His throne in the third heaven - and worship Him. This brings perspectives to life’s situations • Take time to enjoy His presence and bask in His love and goodness • Ask Father if there is anything particular He wants you to pray about. If nothing comes to mind, begin to bring your petitions to Him. Remember God knows every hair upon your head, therefore He cares about the little details in your life. Nothing in your life is too small for God to care • When you have brought your petitions, then listen to see if there are any answers. If there are, write them down • Take more time to enjoy His presence and interact with Him • Personal testimony – Russian tongue/picture – Chinese tongue – sometimes I know what I’m praying about, at other times I don’t • Remember – ‘In His presence is fullness of joy, and at His right hand are pleasures for evermore’ (Psalm 16v11); ‘Even them I will bring to My holy mountain, and make them joyful in My house of prayer’ (Isa 56v7). Don’t become an intense, burdened, weary intercessor – there’s joy in the house of prayer!!! Sun, 02 Mar 2014 19:59:38 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/147 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/147 No Podcast 00:34:35 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/148 Trusting God Relationships • Get alongside someone who can support you. • Get alongside someone who you can support. • Don’t presume. People are not as ‘sorted’ as they appear! Trust • My future is secure. • God has the VERY best in store for me. • He has a plan and a future for my life. Gideon – Judges 6 • God calls us, not where we are at, but where He sees we are going to be. • Judges 6:36-37 – Gideon needed proof! • He was obedient, because he trusted God. • Trusting isn’t easy. • Circumstances don’t always go the way we want them to. • God doesn’t always change the circumstances but He always has a purpose IN the circumstances. • The Joy of the Lord is my strength. Strength Isaiah 40:27-31 • People of Israel felt as though God wasn’t there. • Isaiah responded with… Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and His understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. (NIV) Tue, 18 Mar 2014 11:53:57 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/148 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/148 No Podcast 00:24:21 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/149 Followers of Christ - 23 March 2014 Quotes: Jesus of Nazareth always comes asking disciples to follow him - not merely accept him, not merely believe in Him, not merely worship Him, but to follow him: one either follows Christ our one does not. There is no compartmentalization of the faith, no realm, no sphere, no business, no politic in which the Lordship of Christ will be excluded. We either make him Lord of all Lord's, or we deny him as Lord of any. Lee Camp The Christian life does not just evolve. It also requires specific decisions and public commitments to deepen our faith and obedience. Mark Galli Followers follow, it's that simple, we are either following or we are not. We need to make a sober assessment - but recognise there is grace to enable us. The Christian life is a series of decisions, I've made many - we have to decide to follow daily. We should note that the bible refers to disciples - plural. We have to do discipleship together, it is not a solitary practice. Ephesians 5:8-21 The Identity Issue Settle the identity issue - you were once darkness - not in darkness. It's what we were, it was our identity. Now we are light - not just in the light. We may sometimes fail but it doesn't change who we are. There is grace available. The world needs to see a people full of light. Light exposes darkness It will expose the darkness in you first - it will make you uncomfortable. We need to bring our stuff into the light, there is a personal responsibility here. We have lost the power of confession, it breaks the enemies power, it helps to set you free. The light in you will expose the darkness around you, don't be surprised if the world doesn't like it or doesn't understand you. We must bring this light into the world consistently. Find out the will of God We have a responsibility to uncover the will of God, we have to search God out, we have to diligently pursue him. We build up a storehouse of the word of God. His will is revealed in his word. We read the word in order to know God, in order to have relationship with Him. Be Filled With The Spirit To be effective as a disciple you must be filled with the Holy Spirit. You have to go on being filled, daily. The Spirit produces fruit, in particular the fruit of God's goodness. The goodness comes out as or lives get squeezed. The goodness is opposite to the way of the world - we bless those who persecute us! Conclusion Read God word Be Filled With The Spirit Make the decision to follow daily Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:07:31 +0000 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/149 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/149 No Podcast 00:39:12 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/155 LOVING ONE ANOTHER (2) INTRODUCTION 1 John 4v8 – God is love John 3v16 – For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life 1 John 4v10-11- In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, then we also ought to love one another Mother Teresa “Little things done with great love can change the world” “If you judge people, you have no time to love them” “It is not how much we do, but how much love we put into the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put into the giving” Everyone needs to feel loved. It’s the way God made us GOD’S LOVE FOR US God loves and accepts us, He is good, and always wants what is best for us, as a loving Father God continues to love and accept us, regardless of our successes or failures God loves, accepts, and values us just as we are. The more we receive and understand God’s love for us, the more we will want to give this love to others LOVING ONE ANOTHER If God so loves us, then we ought to love one another (1 John 4v11). John 14v21 - He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me John 13v34 - A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, as I have loved you...By this all men will know you are My disciples James 2v8 - If you really fulfill the Royal Law according to scripture, you shall love your neighbour as yourself God’s love has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit (Rom 5v5). Love and faith are of the heart, and we can active this love within us by our faith (Gal 5v6) – by choosing to speak and act in love regardless of how we feel Be patient Be kind Don’t be jealous Don’t be proud and arrogant Don’t be rude and unmannerly Don’t insist on your own rights or your own way Don’t be touchy or fretful or resentful Pay no attention to a suffered wrong Do no rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness but rejoice when right and truth prevail Endure everything without weakening Believe the best about every person Honour one another (Rom 12v10) Live in harmony with one another (Rom 12v16) Stop passing judgement on one another (Rom 14v13) Accept one another (Rom 15v7) Instruct one another (Rom 15v14) Serve one another in love (Gal 5v13) Be kind and compassionate to one another (Eph 4v32) Submit to one another (Eph 5v21) Encourage one another (1 Thess 5v11) Spur on one another (Heb 10v24) Do not slander one another (James 4v11) Offer hospitality to one another (1 Pet 4v9) Fellowship with one another (1 John1v7) Don’t grumble against each other (James 5v9) Have fervent love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins (1 Pet 4v8) Carry each other’s burdens (Gal 6v2) Remember, love never fails! (1 Cor 13v8), and without love we have nothing (1 Cor 13) FINALLY Love can sometimes involve being inconvenienced, sacrifice, death to self, and going the extra mile - as well as all it's wonderful benefits! Mon, 31 Mar 2014 16:07:44 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/155 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/155 No Podcast 00:27:06 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/156 Discipling individuals and nations God so loved the world that He gave... Agape - unconditional love, love by choice and by an act of the will. Never seeks anything but the highest good for the person loved. Love that does not need chemistry, an affinity or feeling. A word, and therefore love, that is virtually unknown to writers outside the NT. God never runs out of anything! We are in a world that has limited resources, in a creation that grows old, and that in itself that has a limited time. We must not become confused in our thinking relating what we see and know around us to influence what God says about HImself. He lacks nothing. He doesn't need anything. He's entirely and completely self-sufficient and self-sustaining. Because He loves all day doesn't mean that He has less love with which to love by the end of the day! He has as much then as when we get up! 'God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son and commissioned you and me to demonstrate that.’ Gen 1 v 27-28 27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. 28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” i.e. have dominion/rule over all things Ps 24 v 1 The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it Ps 37 v 7-9 7 Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. 8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret – it leads only to evil. 9 For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in/wait on the Lord will inherit the land/earth. Matthew 5 v5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit/possess the earth. Meek does not connotate weakness but rather controlled strength, controlled dominion. The word carries the ideas of humility and self-discipline. I'm on a quest to understand how, and then do, discipling of nations: What I see so far: 1. we have to be disciples ourselves first and foremost. Then we can be self-disciplined! If we are self-disciplined and humble in God's hands then we can inherit/possess the earth!!!! 2. we need to disciple individuals - active 'on the job', in everyday life, skin your knees with me, fly with me….. 3. we have to be prepared to catch the wind of the Spirit, lead where He blows and trim the sails to steer the course. 4. demonstrating the Kingdom in society is much more than just leading people to Christ. It is that of course - that is first and foremost - but it’s clear the the Kingdom of God has a King and the rule and reign of the King is not simply over an individual but over the structures, culture and values of the society in which that individual lives. So for the Kingdom to come we need to push out into streams and spheres of society, making disciples of individuals as we go, and establishing the values and culture of the Kingdom in all the spheres of influence. Tell me about your God-given dreams and visions and how you see them taking shape. The Kingdom is at hand..... How do you use your hands? - that's where the Kingdom is to be seen through you. You use your hands - the Kingdom is at your hands. Mon, 07 Apr 2014 18:04:40 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/156 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/156 No Podcast 00:31:03 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/157 ‘OPEN THE STOREHOUSES OF HEAVEN’ PROPHECY I heard a voice saying “Open the storehouses of heaven” and when I looked I saw the following: Firstly: A huge storehouse with big doors, and one normal sized door, all closed (the normal door is where individuals have pressed in to lay hold of the blessing of God for others over the years). Secondly: The big doors were pulled open by two large angels, and gifts and blessings were made available to the whole church, and not just individuals who have pressed in. Thirdly: There was the sense that the gifts and blessings inside the storehouses weren’t just lying in heaps on the floor, but were named and organised on shelves with people’s names on them. Fourthly: There was also the sense that these were for disciples of Jesus who were truly following Him, and were demonstrating their love for Him by keeping and obeying His word. These disciples would ensure that the gifts and blessings of God would be administered properly on earth, and would touch and bless people at their point of need. WHAT’S IN THE STOREHOUSES? The sacrifice and victory of Jesus on the Cross not only gave us access to the Father’s presence, but also gave us access to all the gifts, blessings, and benefits that God has ‘in the store’ for us. What are some of these? Sometimes the bible is called ‘a storehouse of God’s promises’. These promises show us some of the things that are available in God’s storehouse:- Deut 28v1-12; Psalm 103v1-6; Eph 1v3; Phil 4v19; James 1v17-18 (VOICE) God’s love, grace, goodness, mercy, forgiveness, salvation, healing, deliverance WHO CAN ACCESS THE STOREHOUSES? True disciples of Jesus (John 14v23) Mark 1v17 – Follow Me John 15v4-5 – Abide in Me John 15v9-10 – Obey Me 2 Tim 1v7 - …God has given us a Spirit of power, love, and a sound mind (self-control, discipline) True disciples of Jesus follow Him, abide in Him, obey Him, seek first the kingdom and His righteousness, and look to bring the blessings of the kingdom of heaven to earth Math 6v10 – Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven HOW DO WE ACCESS THE STOREHOUSES? Remember and recognise that Jesus paid the price to give us access to Father God’s presence, and all His gifts, blessings, and benefits. This is all the grace of God, and nothing that we deserve. So how do we access this grace? Rom 5v1-2 – Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ – through whom we have access BY FAITH into this grace in which we stand… John 15v7-8 – If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit, so you will be My disciples Therefore, as loving, righteous, and obedient disciples, WE COME TO FATHER GOD – IN FAITH – and – IN THE NAME OF JESUS - and ask for what we need from the storehouse in heaven, either for ourselves, and/or others OBEDIENCE ALSO BRINGS BLESSING Deut 28v1-2; Pro 3v9-10; Mal 3v10-12; James 1v22-25 ADMINISTRATING GIFTS AND BLESSINGS Mark 6v31-44 – Feeding of 5,000 Mark 6v40 – So they sat down in ranks, in hundreds and in fifties Jesus ‘administrated’ a miracle because He didn’t want anyone to miss out. The gifts and blessings of God are set out in an ‘orderly manner’ in the storehouses in heaven – and we need to ‘administrate’ them in an ‘orderly manner’ upon earth – so that we touch people at their point of need - and no one misses out! Mon, 14 Apr 2014 13:41:48 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/157 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/157 No Podcast 00:30:41 https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/158 N/A Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:27:51 +0100 Content https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/158 jellycast https://klc-word.jellycast.com/node/158 No Podcast 00:29:22