Apostolic Summit Session 3

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John Alley and Bob Hauselman 

Psalm 133. Give hearts to leaders brings anointing that runs down the robe of the High Priest (Christ). Robe =covering 
Isaiah 4:2-6. Mount Zion represents the church. The Lord will create a cloud by day, fire by night, a canopy, shelter, shade, refuge. This is covering. 
Revelation 7:15-16. He who sits on the throne will be their shelter 
We are not called to be independent but interdependent. 
God does not hide things from us, but He does hide things for us, usually in other people. 
It’s not the quality of the father that matters, but the attitude of our heart as a son. David’s attitude towards Saul. 
We choose to know an apostle no longer according to the flesh. When you give your heart to someone and love them regardless of the outward appearance, then the Lord opens your eyes to see a greater glory. 
Bob and John are each other’s covering. 
Apostle needs to have love and trust of local church. Where there is a breakdown in local leadership, apostle is called on by the church to come and bring correction or whatever is needed. 
Apostolic council – senior leaders who can be called in if the apostle can’t come. 

Apostolic Summit Session 2

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John Alley 

Denominations provide covering of a kind, but it is a human covering Spiritual dimension. Leadership that is holy, transparent provides a spiritual protection and blessing. A force field. Pastors need covering- apostles. Ideal is to have unity in city-wide church with city elders. No matter how mature you are in the ministry, you still need to be able to honour someone who is over you in the Lord. Spiritual fathering is distinct from covering, but apostolic covering should become fathering. Jesus submitted to the authority of another man, John the Baptist of it was only then that He became the Christ, the anointed one. Abraham submitted to Melchizedek by means of a tithe. This connection brought spiritual power. Spiritual covering provides a connection like the connection of pipes that lets water flow from a tap. 

David Kelly from Freedom Center Kentucky 

Had been looking for a spiritual father that denominations could not provide. John also feels richer in the relationships Proper covering brings clarity and confidence. Place of protection and provision that changes everything. John came at a time of drought which ended after John’s visit. Also after this their landlord deeded the church property at no cost. Church experiencing freedom,healing etc John experienced opening up of the apostolic ministry in churches in Australia when he received Chuck as his father. This is a time when all of our societal systems are fracturing and groaning. It’s a time when God is releasing apostolic covering and the church will be anointed to provide the covering that replaces the traditional sources. 


Ross Blamey,  Victoria 

The apostolic message is not about planting churches with an apostolic flavour. We need to get the message into the church and into God’s people. We need to guard what is coming into our lives. 

Apostolic Summit Thursday Night

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Here are my notes from Session 1 of the Apostolic Summit.

John Alley gave an overview of the restoration of apostolic ministry

The apostles were seen as just the original 12.
Considered to be “Holy ground”
For ten years John presented an apologetic for restoration of apostles.
Mid 1990s seismic shift. The Lord was not just restoring apostles, but restoring apostolic nature of the church. This would change the church world wide.
This is a huge task that will take multiple generations.
Many have since jumped on the bandwagon, appropriating the title. Everybody wants to be the latest and greatest. Self-appointed.
When the Lord brings it all to order, there will be fewer apostles than we thought, and we will be surprised who the true apostles are.
Many of those who build big churches are not apostles, but excellent pastors and churches.
Most of the people with apostolic gifts are not apostles. Most of us have gifts relating to 5-fold but are not pastors etc.
Many claim to be apostles without being commissioned by the Lord.
Example. David anointed to be king, but was not the king for many years. He had kingly properties but was not the king.
You can have a strong anointing but not be an apostle.
2 Peter 1:1-2. Sent to those who “have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours.” Talking about faith of those in leadership in the church.
To exercise a governing authority in the church you need to be commissioned by Christ.
We are in a season of transition moving towards the apostolic church.
The trouble is that if everyone is an apostle nobody is.
Korah’s rebellion. He was a Levite but wanted more than. Like pastors who call themselves apostles, teachers wanting to be prophets.
Revelation 2:2-4. They tested those who called themselves apostles
Central to apostles’ teaching is to lead the church in love for God and for one another. Jesus as the new High Priest gave a new law: to love one another as He has loved us.
If someone comes claiming to be an apostle if they don’t have love they are not an apostle.
True apostle

  • no envy
  • not sectarian
  • no sense that their network is the only true group
  • no denominationalism
  • not competitive
  • serves others
  • takes lowest place
  • humble
  • considerate of others

Apostolic Summit 2021

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We are heading off tomorrow morning to go to Rockhampton for the 2021 Apostolic Summit. It failed to happen last year due to Covid restrictions.

Posting will be a little lighter than normal, but I am hoping to blog about the Summit as we go.

You can check out the live stream here.

Reflection on Matthew 19:1-12

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Scripture

“Some are born eunuchs, some are made eunuchs by others, and some choose not to marry for the sake of the Kingdom of heaven. Let anyone accept this who can.”

Observation

Some Pharisees come to Jesus, trying to trap Him (again). The question they pose is about divorce. Jesus says that when God joins a man and woman they become one flesh. They must not be separated. The only exception is in the case of adultery.

The disciples ask if it better not to marry. Jesus says that some are born eunuchs, others are castrated, and yet others become like eunuchs for the sake of the Kingdom of God.

Application

Jesus has a high value on marriage- much higher, it seems, than many of His followers.

Even so, Jesus sees that some people may observe a life of celibacy for the sake of God’s kingdom. This has been exemplified in the Catholic Church through the millennia by priests, monks and nuns, and others. In Protestant churches, some people experience a definite call to remain single in order to better serve the Lord.

In that sense, it is neither better nor worse to marry nor to stay single, as long as what we do is for the glory of God.

In our hypersexualised culture where it seems that personal pleasure is the highest god, this is a radical departure.

Christians place sexual activity in the context of marriage, which is defined as one man and one woman voluntarily committed to one another for life. This commitment is the opposite of the “If it feels good do it” narrative of our culture.

Prayer

Lord, I thank you for the gift of sexuality. I give this part of my life over to you to be used for the glory of your kingdom. Amen.

Quote for the Day

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Stewarding blessing and increase well should be the intention of every believer. If abundance is a normal Kingdom expression, we should prepare for increase with prayers and study on the subjects we anticipate God’s blessing in. Bill Johnson