Sunday 30 August 2009

Servanthood

Servanthood
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Philippians 5:11 ……… Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death — even death on a cross. Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Without a heart to serve others we cannot live a Christ-like lifestyle. To reach others with the reality of Jesus we must be prepared to serve them.
A minister of the gospel is not only someone who preaches from the pulpit; a true minister is simply one who serves others.
Jesus laid aside His deity and came to earth to show us the way to absolute victory in life and a prerequisite of that victorious life is to serve.
A major part of The Way Christian Ministries’ (TheWayCM) Training for Life course (TFL) is to develop a heart to serve within and among our trainees. To do this the lifestyle that we aim to live should be the same as that of Christ Jesus.
Our TFL course aims to develop the whole person. It is an holistic course. Why not consider coming along for a two weeks ‘sampler’ or a ten weeks semester; for details see: http://www.thewaycm.com/tfl.html .
You may even want to consider coming on a mission with us. There is a mission opportunity at the end of each ten weeks semester. We will be going to Andhra Pradesh in Southern India at the end of the first semester 2009, for the first two weeks in December.
At TheWayCM we believe in ‘doing the word’. Wherever your mission-field is; your own home, your neighbourhood or the other side of the world, if you have a Christ-like attitude to serving others, you will be to them the tangible gospel that they can see, hear, taste, smell and touch. Jesus plainly told us in Matthew chapter 25 verse 40 that if we do this for others, we do it for Him.
Lord Jesus, thank you for teaching us by example. Amen
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Tuesday 25 August 2009

Faith

Faith
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Hebrews 11:1 ........ Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
Faith is powerful and active. Faith is awesome. This passage from Hebrews chapter 11 tells us that if we believe we have what we hope for, even although we cannot see it, we will have the substance, the elements; the tangible reality of it.
This supernatural provision from God all hinges on the dynamic of divine faith and that means that we have heard God speak to us on the matter. Faith comes by hearing from God (Romans 10:17).
We have already talked previously of what it means to live by faith. The essence of this requires that we are constantly in dialogue with God in the same way that Jesus taught us to live.
In The Way Christian Ministries God is our provider for everything. As long as we are in God’s will, doing what He tells us, He will provide all that is necessary. Although we believe this, it requires us to hold fast, not wavering through unbelief, to be fully persuaded that God will be faithful to do what He has promised (Romans 4:20).
God manifests His supernatural provision through natural channels. He uses people to distribute His wealth. Real people with real hands to distribute real money, people like you and me. That can be a faith challenge. Often our giving can require just as much faith as our faith to believe we will receive what God has promised.
Faith is outworked in the natural. We can see the evidence of it with our eyes, we can touch it. However, we have to see it, smell it, touch it, hear it and taste it in the spirit first before it becomes a reality.
As Christians we are God’s catalysts for faith both in the provision and in the receiving. The kingdom of God is all about faith from first to last (Romans 1:17). Therefore we are called to live by faith.
Has God challenged you to believe for the ‘impossible’? Has God challenged you to provide for the ‘impossible’? Has God challenged you to do the ‘impossible’?
Live the dream; by faith all things are possible.
Thank you Jesus, you have taught us to live by faith. Amen
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Tuesday 11 August 2009

Riches

Riches
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1 Timothy 6:17-19 ......... Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
Here I am sitting in our little caravan in Somerset on the way to Liskeard in Cornwall where I will minister at the weekend. We have just come from Faith Camp in Peterborough where we spent a lovely week meeting old friends and making new ones. Nancy and I feel very blessed.
The Lord has richly blessed us in every way for many years. We are rich. We live by faith, trusting in the Lord to continue to provide all that we need in every situation.
Often we are shocked at the way the world has gone over-the-top with money. The huge amounts of money that get paid to people in bonuses and salaries seem so exaggerated and extreme. In times of a global recession and crippling poverty these sums of money are disproportionate and therefore obscene.
I am sure that those who receive such large sums of money are often generous and philanthropic but I cannot help feel that the world has gone crazy.
I praise God that He has shown us that we have a treasure of far greater value than the world could ever give us. Christians have Christ in us and our salvation is sealed with the precious Holy Spirit. God lives in us, what earthly wealth could compare to that! We are co-heirs with Christ, sharing in all that He has as sons of God. The riches of heaven are our inheritance.
Not only that, but as we share what we have with others, God our Father returns more back to us thus giving us more to share. Hallelujah.
The grace of God has made us rich. We are rich beyond all we could ever ask or imagine and our riches can never spoil or perish. Unlike the wealth of this world that will be lost when we die, the riches of heaven will last forever.
When we invest into the kingdom of God we invest for eternity. Earthly investments have no guarantee and no eternal value. Where are you investing and where is your treasure?
Lord Jesus, thank you for giving us the treasures of heaven. Amen
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Tuesday 4 August 2009

Tongues and Interpretation

Tongues and Interpretation
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1 Corinthians 14:13 .......... For this reason anyone who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret what he says.
The Apostle Paul, who wrote this letter to the church in Corinth, speaks a lot about tongues and their interpretation; especially in the context of prophecy.
Of the nine gifts of the Holy Spirit listed in 1 Corinthians 12, five of them are oral gifts and two of them are tongues and the interpretation of tongues. The other three are the word of knowledge, the word of wisdom and prophecy.
Prophecy is speaking forth the revelatory word of God for the building-up of those who hear it. Prophecy is powerful and creative.
Jesus, the word of God who lived among us, created the whole universe and its entire contents by speaking forth the word of God that His Father gave Him to say.
When Christian believers, under the anointing of the Holy Spirit, prophesy in the name of Jesus, we unleash the power of God to work through us with unlimited creative potential.
Privately, as we speak in tongues, we edify ourselves. Not only that, we clear the lines of communication between heaven and earth and we are able to clearly hear what God is saying to us.
It is crucial that we take note and we take heed of what God is saying (more about Spiritual Journals later). Important as it is that we hear God, it is equally important that we do what He says.
Corporately, tongues are for building-up and speaking into the lives of the gathered group who hear us. The interpretation of the tongues often comes from the speaker of the tongues. The interpretation is a prophetic word from God and should be treated as such.
We must not treat prophecy with contempt but respectfully respond as unto the Lord.
Private tongues are for our personal edification; corporate tongues are for the edification of everyone else.
Lord Jesus, thank you for baptising us in the Holy Spirit and teaching us how to prophesy. Amen
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