The glory is the manifest presence of Jesus. Heaven is a presence-based culture, a relational environment. The glory of God is the source of life itself. And to live in His glory means to explore the great delight of who God is. Daily, there is an ever-increasing insight, revelation and experience of His goodness, of His kindness, of His greatness. Bill Johnson
25 I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.’ Jeremiah 31:25 NIVUK https://bible.com/bible/113/jer.31.25.NIVUK
The heart of God for our personal fulfillment in life is bigger than we can imagine. That’s why He has covenanted with us to go “beyond all we could ask or think” (see Eph. 3:20). He is that kind of Father. Bill Johnson
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. 5 For the Lord is good and his love endures for ever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. Psalms 100:4-5 NIVUK https://bible.com/bible/113/psa.100.4-5.NIVUK
Psalm 126:1-5
Vanity-thinking you can do anything on your own without the Lord. Must be diligent and work hard. If you do it yourself without the Lord, or do it your own way, it will fail. You can do a lot of work and it comes to nothing, or, worse, the Lord blows it away.
It is vain to get up early and toil late, if we do it in anxiety because we don’t trust the Lord. With God we get a better yield for less labour.
Children are a heritage from the Lord. To say that someone should have no more children is to speak a curse. We have freedom in Christ to decide for ourselves but not for others.
In ministry you need sons. We must raise sons.
The anointing for impartation is here!
Pharisees could not recognise Jesus because they refused to be baptised by John. Anointing to recognise Jesus.
To receive an impartation just rest in the Holy Spirit.
Prayer for Australia.
The Main Thing: The apostolic message
1989 God spoke to John about restoration of Apostles. People were responsive
November 1996. Month of prayer for Rockhampton. Weight of sin of the city was on them
February 1997. Week of fervent prayer. God did not allow anyone to pray. God was saying they had hardened their hearts,needed to sit and listen until He was ready to speak. Thursday the following week, God spoke about a coming judgement. Told John to go to the nations with a message. Friday night at prayer meeting ominous sense of judgement on the church. Saturday was about judgement on the leadership.
Resolution : the church had to embrace the apostolic message and support John in the apostolic. Then John experienced this sense of impending doom and judgement for himself.
Vision: standing before a mountain that extended upward, narrow path. Jesus asked “Can I take you on a journey?” Found the grace to say Yes. Two difficult years followed, but had knowledge that the Lord was leading him.
2002. Three moves of Holy Spirit. Whatever God calls John to, he calls all of us to. Also, whatever God has promised John He promises to all of us.
Chuck came in 2002 with the message about sonship. God told him this message will change the nation. Then told John to take this message to the nation.
We need to be worshipping and praying in holy fear, knowing that we are on holy ground
2 Peter 1:3-5. We are called to the excellence of God. We are meant to be partakers of God’s excellence. We are to supplement faith with this excellence.
Hallmark of the apostle is gentleness which is the moral excellence referred to in 2 Peter
Listening Lifestyle – prioritise listening prayer
Word from the Lord.:“Take responsibility for the apostolic message”
Big issue for the church:Apostles were still valid, but how does the church relate to that calling to be an apostolic people? Is the church supposed to use its resources to support the apostolic ministry?
To take responsibility means more than cheering on the others
Need to shoulder some of the burden. Mark 10:34-45. Can you drink the cup I drink? Who wants to take this on without God’s call?
God said to Cain, “Where is your brother? “Cain’s response is an apostolic question, “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
Pastors need to care about the whole body. To just care about my own people, that is Cain’s error. Apostles are supposed to present the Bride to Christ so to be apostolic means burden for the whole church not just my own ministry This means we must pray for them.
Pray for real apostles to emerge and for the apostles you know.
Haggai 1:1-8. The Lord’s house is the church. People are so concerned building their own house, but we need to be concerned with the Lord’s house.
It’s not hard to close the demonic portals. They are put there by human efforts so people under the authority of Jesus can close them through the blood of Jesus.
Unclean sacrifices are outweighed by the righteous sacrifice of Jesus
Luke 6:12-13.First time term apostle is used. Speak on behalf of someone else
1 Corinthians 12. Not everyone is an apostle or prophet, but everyone is something. We are all part of the body
Ephesians 4. Five fold ministry goal is about building up the body not about some people looking good
Pastors are seen as top rung in church. But in Acts there are no pastors. Apostles and prophets are at the foundation.
In Cuba many people have gone out claiming to be apostles and prophets, taking money and honour. Apostles and prophets are meant to be the foundation that empowers the church not take power away.
Apostolic anointing brings familial aspect to church that replaces hierarchy and corporate governance.
We need to receive ministry of apostles. Need to recognise who they are by the Holy Spirit. Takes a revelation.
Philip snatched out of great meetings in order to share gospel with one man who took gospel to Ethiopia.
“I am willing to spend and be spent….”
Father and son model is the key to world evangelism
2 Timothy 2:1-2. We are saved because Paul instructed Timothy as a father to a son
Who is qualified to share the gospel? The demoniac man got healed, went home and told people what Jesus had done for him. Jesus commissioned him to share the gospel.
We are transformed by seeing Jesus and imitating Him.
What you are waiting for is already residing in you. Just believe the word of God!
We need to stir up the gift that is in us.
Prayer for Peru.
Gates of Hades.
Jim Anderson. Last 20 years in high valley in Peru
Gates of Hades are spirit portals opened by areas of particular violence or occultic practices. Like a funnel for demons.
All through the Andes peaks are Gates of Hades established by human sacrifice. Sense of crushing weight. The city and valley named ‘I am dying.”
Development of Apostles
Apostles go through long process of testing, and are finally approved by God.
1 Corinthians 4:1- entrusted by God that
1 Thessalonians 2: 3-4 – approved, entrusted, tested.
The testing is to teach us how to trust.
Also tests of honesty, integrity.
Tests in life you don’t know it’s a test
1 Peter 1:5-7… tested genuiness of your faith.
James 5:10-11. Remain steadfast in the Lord.
Three stages in development of an apostle
