by Tony Clark
The ‘fruit of the Spirit’ - it’s not immediate. Fruit takes time to come forth. 90 percent of the journey is the growth of the tree, then comes the fruit. When the Holy Spirit is at work in your life you will feel GROWTH, and STRENGTH and SENSITIVITY and NEWNESS. These are natural attributes of the tree. But there will come a time when the outward evidence of the Spirits inward work in your life will be seen; LOVE, JOY, PEACE, FAITHFULNESS, GOODNESS, KINDNESS, PATIENCE, GENTLENESS, TEMPERANCE. And what a beauty to behold. It is the proof of the truth at work in you.
Tuesday, 23 July 2013
The Voice
by Glenice Mills
There are many voices out there - voices trying to influence people’s thinking. However, the bulk of these voices come from groups built on an unrighteous foundation, who have an agenda for their viewpoints to be pushed, with no regard to others’ opinions. Though often small in number, they hold great influence. We see groups such as unions, gay rights, the greens, pro-abortionists, and extreme Muslims appearing to express the viewpoints of the multitudes. We could say these individual organisations are ‘a’ group.
The good news is: there are groups representing Christians, such as the Australian Christian Lobby, who are the voice expressing our viewpoint, and reminding those in government positions of our Judaeo-Christian values.
This sounds arrogant but we have ‘the’ voice. Why? Because we are representing the Lord Jesus Christ and all that He stands for. There is a clear differentiation between ‘a’ and ‘the’.
If we take the Scripture ‘Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life’ and make it ‘Jesus is a Way, a Truth, and a Life’ we completely change the authority He holds and all that Jesus represents to us. We diminish His power and authority and bring Him and what He represents down to the level of ‘other gods and viewpoints’.
The Lord is issuing a challenge about how we, as Christians, see ourselves. When and if we have a thinking that says ‘we are a voice’ rather than ‘we are the voice’ we don’t truly express who the Lord says we are. We see ourselves as ‘lesser than’ as ‘being embarrassed by the viewpoints we hold’, and we inadvertently come in agreement with the enemies thinking and way of looking at things.
We, as women can also easily fall into the trap of believing our voice is ineffective because of how we see ourselves. We have a distorted mindset that says that those in government listen to the voice of men and somehow our voice does not have the power and influence it should. Again we diminish our unique expression of the Lord through His voice, the voice of women. It is subtle and these wrong strongholds of thinking become a way of being that cause blindness to come upon us, again causing us to come in agreement with the enemy.
There is the voice from 5 fold women and men each with their unique expression, their unique sound. Each one: the voice of the apostle, the prophet, the evangelist, the pastor, the teacher comes from a different base, each a representative of the Lord as they serve in their function.
It is the time for the voice of 5 fold women to arise. This is not about making a name for ourselves, but rather about the Lord’s voice through His women going out there to bring change in the Spiritual realm. When it comes to governance it is about position - positioned to influence. 5 fold is a governmental positioning that is - God’s government to the church.
I want to take it one step further - as a prophet - to speak and declare the voice of the prophets - the prophets to be received, their voice to be heard and for reform to take place. The heart of a prophet is always repentance - God’s heart of ‘return to Me’.
It is the hour for the voice of women prophets to speak for justice, truth and righteousness. No longer on the back foot, quietly submissive, in false humility, appearing to do the right thing, when deep on the inside of them is a burning fire, a burning desire to speak, to confront, to declare the Lord’s heart in this day and time!
It is time for the unique sound, the unique expression of God to come forth. It is time to come out of hiding, to come out, and to be known. Arise women of God!!!
Religious agendas, old ways of doing things, the traditions of man, the wrong doctrine of women and their role in church - it is time for these ungodly strongholds to be debunked, to be smashed and for truth to reign like never before! How long must women bow to the lies of the enemy that would hold them back, that would keep them in captivity, and be a muzzle on the Lord’s dear precious ones?
John the Baptist was the voice declaring ‘prepare the way for the Lord Jesus Christ‘. We are in a time when the voice, the voice of both men and women, standing together, encouraging one another, in unity and of one accord, declaring the way of the Lord, the return of the Lord! It cannot and will not happen until men and women stand alongside one another in right balance, each free to be full expressions of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Lord is looking for ones of courage - women of courage prepared to stand out, to be the voice for truth, and men of courage prepared to stand with, and back their women up. Men’s voices also need to rise up and stand against all oppression and discrimination against women.
The apostolic is always about reformation - that is re - forming something. Perhaps it could be described as being instrumental in changing the shape of something into another form. Re means to go back and do again. This reformation cannot and will not happen until and unless the voice and input of women is allowed to be freely expressed. Perhaps the next reformation to the church will be the full acceptance and receiving of women for ALL they truly are without fear, prejudice, judgment and criticism. Reformation, that is apostolic change, will radically influence and redefine culture. It will be history making. The free expression of the voice of women must happen before the Lord returns. The Lord is coming back for His Bride, and His Bride means and includes His women.
There are many voices out there - voices trying to influence people’s thinking. However, the bulk of these voices come from groups built on an unrighteous foundation, who have an agenda for their viewpoints to be pushed, with no regard to others’ opinions. Though often small in number, they hold great influence. We see groups such as unions, gay rights, the greens, pro-abortionists, and extreme Muslims appearing to express the viewpoints of the multitudes. We could say these individual organisations are ‘a’ group.
The good news is: there are groups representing Christians, such as the Australian Christian Lobby, who are the voice expressing our viewpoint, and reminding those in government positions of our Judaeo-Christian values.
This sounds arrogant but we have ‘the’ voice. Why? Because we are representing the Lord Jesus Christ and all that He stands for. There is a clear differentiation between ‘a’ and ‘the’.
If we take the Scripture ‘Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life’ and make it ‘Jesus is a Way, a Truth, and a Life’ we completely change the authority He holds and all that Jesus represents to us. We diminish His power and authority and bring Him and what He represents down to the level of ‘other gods and viewpoints’.
The Lord is issuing a challenge about how we, as Christians, see ourselves. When and if we have a thinking that says ‘we are a voice’ rather than ‘we are the voice’ we don’t truly express who the Lord says we are. We see ourselves as ‘lesser than’ as ‘being embarrassed by the viewpoints we hold’, and we inadvertently come in agreement with the enemies thinking and way of looking at things.
We, as women can also easily fall into the trap of believing our voice is ineffective because of how we see ourselves. We have a distorted mindset that says that those in government listen to the voice of men and somehow our voice does not have the power and influence it should. Again we diminish our unique expression of the Lord through His voice, the voice of women. It is subtle and these wrong strongholds of thinking become a way of being that cause blindness to come upon us, again causing us to come in agreement with the enemy.
There is the voice from 5 fold women and men each with their unique expression, their unique sound. Each one: the voice of the apostle, the prophet, the evangelist, the pastor, the teacher comes from a different base, each a representative of the Lord as they serve in their function.
It is the time for the voice of 5 fold women to arise. This is not about making a name for ourselves, but rather about the Lord’s voice through His women going out there to bring change in the Spiritual realm. When it comes to governance it is about position - positioned to influence. 5 fold is a governmental positioning that is - God’s government to the church.
I want to take it one step further - as a prophet - to speak and declare the voice of the prophets - the prophets to be received, their voice to be heard and for reform to take place. The heart of a prophet is always repentance - God’s heart of ‘return to Me’.
It is the hour for the voice of women prophets to speak for justice, truth and righteousness. No longer on the back foot, quietly submissive, in false humility, appearing to do the right thing, when deep on the inside of them is a burning fire, a burning desire to speak, to confront, to declare the Lord’s heart in this day and time!
It is time for the unique sound, the unique expression of God to come forth. It is time to come out of hiding, to come out, and to be known. Arise women of God!!!
Religious agendas, old ways of doing things, the traditions of man, the wrong doctrine of women and their role in church - it is time for these ungodly strongholds to be debunked, to be smashed and for truth to reign like never before! How long must women bow to the lies of the enemy that would hold them back, that would keep them in captivity, and be a muzzle on the Lord’s dear precious ones?
John the Baptist was the voice declaring ‘prepare the way for the Lord Jesus Christ‘. We are in a time when the voice, the voice of both men and women, standing together, encouraging one another, in unity and of one accord, declaring the way of the Lord, the return of the Lord! It cannot and will not happen until men and women stand alongside one another in right balance, each free to be full expressions of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Lord is looking for ones of courage - women of courage prepared to stand out, to be the voice for truth, and men of courage prepared to stand with, and back their women up. Men’s voices also need to rise up and stand against all oppression and discrimination against women.
The apostolic is always about reformation - that is re - forming something. Perhaps it could be described as being instrumental in changing the shape of something into another form. Re means to go back and do again. This reformation cannot and will not happen until and unless the voice and input of women is allowed to be freely expressed. Perhaps the next reformation to the church will be the full acceptance and receiving of women for ALL they truly are without fear, prejudice, judgment and criticism. Reformation, that is apostolic change, will radically influence and redefine culture. It will be history making. The free expression of the voice of women must happen before the Lord returns. The Lord is coming back for His Bride, and His Bride means and includes His women.
Stairway to Heaven
by Trish Whelan
“You can’t get to heaven in your natural state, you must be born and grow up as a spiritual being.”
To ‘grow up’ in the natural is about knowing and trusting that your natural parents will teach and guide you along your journey. Growing, and learning how to speak, using our natural senses to communicate. Communication is the language of understanding. Understanding allows acceptance and Trust. Trust allows a language of Love.
So what is LOVE- GOD is LOVE
So too, you can choose to be born of the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit, and be re-parented, guided in Wisdom, loved unconditionally into your true self, finding your call and purpose on this earth, for these the end times!!
Growing up in the Spirit is all about knowing God, the Father, through Jesus, His son….
Intimacy in its truest form- in the form of unconditional LOVE
The Tower of Babel was destroyed, not because God hated People (how could He hate what He created), but because man is always trying to get to heaven in the natural form, by works and a prideful motive of self righteousness…
Glorified man always leaves God out of the equation!
The tower will always glorify man, but the stairway to heaven is a humble walk. A spiritual climb to find yourself worthy, by the Grace of God, to enter the Kingdom of Heaven and be a Child of God NOW!!!!
Michael Bolton sang, “I wanna know what Love is”
John Lennon is famous for saying, LOVE is all you need and Joni Mitchell was trying to “get back to garden”.
The world longs for Love, but Love in a natural state will always be conditional, therefore elusive and never attainable. Hence, in the words of Mick Jagger, “I can’t get no, satisfaction”
When the Tower of Babel was destroyed, God also divided mans language. He knew that He had created man to become intelligent (knowledge of the mind) builders of their future, having the ability to create in wondrous ways and do many exploits. He also knew that man, without God, would always take the glory for such things and therefore live a life of self fulfilment, greed and isolation- imminent death!! If hell is (spiritual and natural) life without God- then life would be a living hell.
How could a God of love, give His people over to themselves, when He knows that everlasting life is a spiritual concept of divine intimacy.
The blueprint for the building man has always wanted to construct to reach heaven and be close to God, can only be found in the heart of God….The foundation is Jesus Christ- He is building His church. We are the bricks and God is the mortar… Jesus is the door in which to enter- enter the Holy of Holies, on earth as it is in heaven.
We must come to a place where we are so hidden in the things of God that the only way we can communicate in LOVE is through the language of the Holy Spirit.
If music is the universal language, then let WORSHIP be the bridge to connect heaven to earth, lets commune with God once again in the garden and become a temple worthy for the GOD OF THE UNIVERSE to dwell amongst.
In the words of Lenny Kravitz,….
“LET LOVE RULE”
“You can’t get to heaven in your natural state, you must be born and grow up as a spiritual being.”
To ‘grow up’ in the natural is about knowing and trusting that your natural parents will teach and guide you along your journey. Growing, and learning how to speak, using our natural senses to communicate. Communication is the language of understanding. Understanding allows acceptance and Trust. Trust allows a language of Love.
So what is LOVE- GOD is LOVE
So too, you can choose to be born of the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit, and be re-parented, guided in Wisdom, loved unconditionally into your true self, finding your call and purpose on this earth, for these the end times!!
Growing up in the Spirit is all about knowing God, the Father, through Jesus, His son….
Intimacy in its truest form- in the form of unconditional LOVE
The Tower of Babel was destroyed, not because God hated People (how could He hate what He created), but because man is always trying to get to heaven in the natural form, by works and a prideful motive of self righteousness…
Glorified man always leaves God out of the equation!
The tower will always glorify man, but the stairway to heaven is a humble walk. A spiritual climb to find yourself worthy, by the Grace of God, to enter the Kingdom of Heaven and be a Child of God NOW!!!!
Michael Bolton sang, “I wanna know what Love is”
John Lennon is famous for saying, LOVE is all you need and Joni Mitchell was trying to “get back to garden”.
The world longs for Love, but Love in a natural state will always be conditional, therefore elusive and never attainable. Hence, in the words of Mick Jagger, “I can’t get no, satisfaction”
When the Tower of Babel was destroyed, God also divided mans language. He knew that He had created man to become intelligent (knowledge of the mind) builders of their future, having the ability to create in wondrous ways and do many exploits. He also knew that man, without God, would always take the glory for such things and therefore live a life of self fulfilment, greed and isolation- imminent death!! If hell is (spiritual and natural) life without God- then life would be a living hell.
How could a God of love, give His people over to themselves, when He knows that everlasting life is a spiritual concept of divine intimacy.
The blueprint for the building man has always wanted to construct to reach heaven and be close to God, can only be found in the heart of God….The foundation is Jesus Christ- He is building His church. We are the bricks and God is the mortar… Jesus is the door in which to enter- enter the Holy of Holies, on earth as it is in heaven.
We must come to a place where we are so hidden in the things of God that the only way we can communicate in LOVE is through the language of the Holy Spirit.
If music is the universal language, then let WORSHIP be the bridge to connect heaven to earth, lets commune with God once again in the garden and become a temple worthy for the GOD OF THE UNIVERSE to dwell amongst.
In the words of Lenny Kravitz,….
“LET LOVE RULE”
7 Steps
by Trish Whelan
1/ GO FORTH
Leap from a foundation of Faith, into the spirit of worship; having a heart of gratitude and gladness.
2/ LIVE THE TRUTH
Don’t compromise your beliefs for any man, be of good courage in the face of fear and peace will guard your heart into the true prophetic song of the Lord.
3/ POSITIVE ENERGY
The essence of worship in Spirit and Truth, will cast out all fear and doubt to usher in the waterfall of the true Godly sound of heaven-in its essence is true beauty, youth and Life.
4/ RISE ABOVE
Focusing on nothing but Jesus in worship as a daily walk, allows the true freedom to ‘walk on water’. Engaging in a life of the miraculous, being changed into His image in the Holy of Hollies and resonating sounds from heaven to bring forth change on earth.
5/ DYING TO LIVE
Bringing our will in line with the Father’s; that there be a constant melodious exchange of ‘more of Him and less of us’ allowing the Glory of heaven to fall and be caught in our being.
6/ MANIFESTATION OF LOVE
HOPE is now shed abroad in our hearts as we embrace the unconditional LOVE of the Godhead; the breaking forth of the New things of God from the shattered earthen vessels chosen for such a time as this.
7/ RECONCILED TO THE FATHER
The promises of God shall BE, as we unite in this spiritual quest, from the height of Victory, claimed by Jesus Christ our King and commander.
Stand your ground, rise to your challenge, BECOME the over-comers of the Kingdom of Heaven. Be your greatest potential. The children of God returning home.
IT IS WRITTEN, SO BE IT!!!!
1/ GO FORTH
Leap from a foundation of Faith, into the spirit of worship; having a heart of gratitude and gladness.
2/ LIVE THE TRUTH
Don’t compromise your beliefs for any man, be of good courage in the face of fear and peace will guard your heart into the true prophetic song of the Lord.
3/ POSITIVE ENERGY
The essence of worship in Spirit and Truth, will cast out all fear and doubt to usher in the waterfall of the true Godly sound of heaven-in its essence is true beauty, youth and Life.
4/ RISE ABOVE
Focusing on nothing but Jesus in worship as a daily walk, allows the true freedom to ‘walk on water’. Engaging in a life of the miraculous, being changed into His image in the Holy of Hollies and resonating sounds from heaven to bring forth change on earth.
5/ DYING TO LIVE
Bringing our will in line with the Father’s; that there be a constant melodious exchange of ‘more of Him and less of us’ allowing the Glory of heaven to fall and be caught in our being.
6/ MANIFESTATION OF LOVE
HOPE is now shed abroad in our hearts as we embrace the unconditional LOVE of the Godhead; the breaking forth of the New things of God from the shattered earthen vessels chosen for such a time as this.
7/ RECONCILED TO THE FATHER
The promises of God shall BE, as we unite in this spiritual quest, from the height of Victory, claimed by Jesus Christ our King and commander.
Stand your ground, rise to your challenge, BECOME the over-comers of the Kingdom of Heaven. Be your greatest potential. The children of God returning home.
IT IS WRITTEN, SO BE IT!!!!
Worship
by Trish Whelan
Leap with me on the high places
Hide in the sanctity of the cleft
Set your vision above the circumstantial
Come, stand on the hills with Joy and Gladness
Don’t compromise that which I wrote on your heart
When I call you to be, there I AM also
Being of good courage is knowing me
Sail on the Peace of the wind, let melody flow
The essence of worship, in Spirit and in Truth
Will cause the shadows of hopelessness to dispel
I AM the true sound, cascading from heaven
Let the fountains of youth break free from the well
Step out of the boat, walk toward my voice
Stay in the focus of His majesty
Worship is a daily walk, every second a choice
Residing in the sanctuary of Holy intimacy
There must come a unity of our will to His
Individually, corporately, dying to live
A melodious exchange, beyond time, beyond thought
For the Glory of heaven to fall, and be caught
Imagine, dream, become the song of the light
For all His children, upon HOPE, have flight
Rise above to the embrace of The King
A collision of love, bringing forth THE NEW THING!!!!
Leap with me on the high places
Hide in the sanctity of the cleft
Set your vision above the circumstantial
Come, stand on the hills with Joy and Gladness
Don’t compromise that which I wrote on your heart
When I call you to be, there I AM also
Being of good courage is knowing me
Sail on the Peace of the wind, let melody flow
The essence of worship, in Spirit and in Truth
Will cause the shadows of hopelessness to dispel
I AM the true sound, cascading from heaven
Let the fountains of youth break free from the well
Step out of the boat, walk toward my voice
Stay in the focus of His majesty
Worship is a daily walk, every second a choice
Residing in the sanctuary of Holy intimacy
There must come a unity of our will to His
Individually, corporately, dying to live
A melodious exchange, beyond time, beyond thought
For the Glory of heaven to fall, and be caught
Imagine, dream, become the song of the light
For all His children, upon HOPE, have flight
Rise above to the embrace of The King
A collision of love, bringing forth THE NEW THING!!!!
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