In this final message in The Practice of Corporate Presence series, Tim and Deb tag team. Tim looks at two of the outcomes of the fall - we became more conscious of ourselves than of Him, and we gained the ability to self-evaluate apart from the voice of God. In Christ that curse is broken, and it’s now our choice to cultivate that place where we are more aware of Him than of ourselves. Deb reminds us that ultimately it’s all about Him - no other agenda than Him, and that cultivating God awareness goes against the momentum of our “me first” culture.
Learning To Receive From God
We've been looking at the importance of learning to receive from God. Rather than do another teaching, we want you to hear from three of our people, Hannah, Sarah, and Steve on how they learned to receive from and experience God, and how they access His presence at any time.
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Confessions of a Serial Head Tripper - The Importance of Learning to Receive From God
The religious spirit wants to keep you operating in one direction with God - from you to Him. The Kingdom is heaven to earth - Him to you. Learning to experience God is a core Kingdom discipleship discipline. Jesus’ first miracle, the birth of the Church/Bride, and the metaphors of the Bride in Song of Songs all involve wine. Learning to drink of the wine of heaven, and living out of “first love” is something we cannot forsake.
Worshipping Bigger Than The Room - Part 2
In part 2 of this series, Deb goes deeper into the “assignments’ we receive in worship that empower us to take ground. As we worship bigger than the room we are taking ground well beyond the room we gather in. It’s part of who we are supposed to be as sons and daughters of God.
Worshipping Bigger Than The Room - Part 1
Continuing our theme of taking ground in spirit together, Debbie unpacks the power of our priestly function and authority - a function that marries intercession and worship. We start by exercising this function in our own world, and as we use our priestly “super powers” our authority increases beyond our own world into cities and nations and begins to shape history.
The Practice of Corporate Presence - Part 4 - Present Your Bodies
Tim continues on the theme of sacrifice in worship. In this session he looks at presenting our bodies as living sacrifices, and what that looks like in the practice of corporate presence. True worship that breaks through in the spirit realm involves our whole selves - spirit, soul, AND body. It’s much more than just the words we say or sing.
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The Practice of Corporate Presence - Part 3 - Unity and Following The Lead
A great example of a corporate people taking ground together was Israel taking Jericho under the leadership of Joshua. If that was a modern day church service with the standard consumer mentality, that situation probably would have played out a little differently. Tim draws principles from this story on the role of leadership and our response, and the power of agreement to create a "critical mass" that leads to corporate breakthrough.
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The Practice of Corporate Presence - Part 2 - Bring Your Fire
We're not meant to come to corporate worship randomly or unprepared. Paul said, "When you come together, each of you has a..." - each of you - not just those "on the roster". Fire falls on sacrifice, and as we all learn to step out of the consumer mentality and bring a sacrifice of praise, His fire falls and we ALL break through to a higher level in the spirit.
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Four Shifts in Worship and Corporate Presence
Steve Frost shares his own journey around four shifts in worship and corporate presence, and encourages us, like a good Aussie BBQ, to always "bring a plate to share" when we come together.
The Practice of Corporate Presence - Part 1
In part 1 of this series, Tim explains that "it's different when we're together". We can't approach corporate presence the same way we approach our individual God time. 1 Corinthians 12 - 14 gives us the clearest instructions on how to do corporate presence in a way that raises the "water level" for everyone.
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Taking Ground In Spirit, Together
2018 has been prophesied as a year of taking ground. So far we have been focussed on taking ground IN us. Now Tim moves the focus to taking ground in the spirit, together as apostolic kingdom family. Worship is one of our primary weapons in taking ground, and it is our first and most important ministry. The invitation of this season is to upgrade our fire - our hunger levels. The church in Ephesus found out from Jesus in Revelation 2 that taking a whole city, persevering, and holding fast to truth are not enough. We must cultivate first love!
Reflections On The Season
In preparation for this Sunday's LifeHubs, here's 3 questions to reflect on from this season. Come ready to share and pray for each other so we can all step into the full upgrade that's available.
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Convictions - Who Am I
In this final session around "the squeeze", Tim leads us through a process of uncovering my convictions about who I am - looking at the early voices that form our view of our identity, and some of the Scriptures that need to be part of that foundation. Tim finishes by leading us into an experience of being unconditionally loved, to anchor us to the deepest reality of our identity.
You can download the worksheet HERE
You can download the “Who Am I In Christ” Scriptures HERE
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Convictions Workshop - Who Is God For Me?
In a follow on from last week's message, Tim leads us through a process to to define and process our convictions on who God is for us, so that unprocessed negative experiences don't war against the revelation of the nature of God in us.
You can download a blank copy of the worksheet here
You can download the sample of a completed worksheet here
Convenience vs Conviction
There are some seasons where the decisions you make have a disproportionate impact compared to the rest. This is one of those seasons. The decisions we make in this season right now will determine the size of the territory we occupy in the next season. Tim unpacks the difference between living from convenience versus living from conviction. God wants to back us, but we need to give Him something to back!
The Squeeze of 2018 - My Internal Ecosystem
When you're squeezed, what's really in you shows. In this season, God is upgrading our internal "ecosystem" - taking ground in us so that He can ultimately take ground through us. We have a responsibility to take charge of our own internal atmosphere. Tim gives some practical steps to do just that.
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The Squeeze of 2018 - Practical Tips For The Journey
This week is less about teaching something new and more about practical tips on how to navigate the ground we are ploughing in this season. The "squeeze" word came in the context of another word for 2018, which was about taking ground. This squeeze season is about God taking ground IN us first, so He can then take ground THROUGH us.
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The Squeeze of 2018 - The Personal Journey
After last Sunday's word about the squeeze and the new wine, Tim takes some extra time with some practical keys on how to apply and embed this prophetic word so that we steward the season we are in well.
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The Squeeze of 2018 and the New Wine
One of the prophetic words for this year was about a “squeeze”. We are in that squeeze season right now. When you are in a season like that it is critical to know what God is doing and what He is trying to build in you, or you will prolong the season unnecessarily or bail out of your true purpose. If you are struggling, stretched, challenged, or offended in any area of your life, this word is for you. He is wanting to bring new wine out of you - but you have to cooperate with His process in your life.”
Life More Abundantly
Our great friend Fini DeGersigny from Jubilee Church in Sydney ministers at i61 - sharing how we can live life more abundantly. This is followed by a ministry time where his team bless us with some prophetic words.