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Why do I need to be Fully Devoted to Jesus, as opposed to just being devoted? You may think it is just semantics, and you could even be 100% correct, but, I think you will agree with me that being partially devoted to something or someone is simply not devotion at all. Living a life that is Fully Devoted to Jesus is one of those All or Nothing decisions that we have to make. Because if we are only...

We will be continuing our series on spiritual positioning. Today I will be starting a few messages on positioned in love. Positioned in love. I need to take a few messages to unpack this so that we understand the context and the principles for what I'm going to be sharing regarding being positioned love.

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What is faith? Heb 11:1 (NKJV) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. So, faith is like a spiritual currency. Faith is based upon our persuasion and conviction of. It is the response of obedience to God’s word. God’s Word is critical. Without God’s Word, there can be no faith.

It’s one thing to make a decision, it’s another thing to commit heart and soul to the implications of those decisions. For example, I can decide to get married, but have I truly committed heart and soul to serve and sacrifice for my wife’s dreams. There are degrees of decisiveness. It is difficult to become successful in something you are not willing to fully commit to. Reflect on your life and th...

For relationships to go deeper, for us to really know God, we have to be in communication with Him. We have to be able to hear, recognise and understand what He is saying. We can determine the level of our own relationship with the Lord. And relationship is not about appearances. Appearances can say one thing… for a time, but we can never pull the wool over God’s eyes. Often hearing is about posit...

We have been discussing and exploring various spiritual positions in life. We've looked at the power of being positioned in thanksgiving, being positioned in praise, the importance of the position of forgiveness, and last week we looked at how crucial it is for us to be continually positioned in worship. Today we are going to explore the importance of being positioned in purpose. Positioned in pur...

We will discover as we look at this spiritual position that God is seeking those who are positioned in true worship. Joh 4:23-24 (NKJV) But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. [24] God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." Isn’t it interesting who Jesus...

God is taking His Church to a place of greatness. Jesus is coming for a powerful bride. We know the destiny of the Church is great but we need to figure out how to unlock this greatness. It is clear in God’s Word but many are not walking in this dimension. My passion in life is to see greatness unlocked. There are keys to greatness. There are keys to spiritual promotion. Many people use worldly me...

Last week we spoke about how generally in life, positioning is important. And we spoke about how just as positioning in the natural realm is key, so spiritual positioning is key. We need to be constantly checking that we are positioned aright for God’s next move. Positioned aright for the season we are in. Positioned in belief, because belief positions us aright for the next God move. We need to t...

In life in general, we know that positioning is important. For instance, when you buy a new bicycle, you have to take it to someone who can do a bike fit for you to ensure that when you cycle you are positioned correctly. This is to protect you from unnecessary injuries and to ensure you get the best out of your body and bike. In a similar way, we are all familiar with the saying, “you have to be...

We often quote Mt 6:33 “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added to you.” Seeking first the kingdom will often be seen in how you relate to the local church. The church is God’s vehicle for the extension of His Kingdom.

A lot of human behaviour is controlled and shaped by the fear of rejection. Think of the number of times you reject yourself before you can be rejected; that’s the source of a lot of shyness. The enemy wants us to remain in a state where we are stung and wounded by rejection so that we end up socialising along the lines of least resistance. When you have been wounded you tend to make inner vows, b...

I have entitled this message the Law of Love because many people associate love with an emotion one feels but it is essentially a law or command from God and also a spiritual law that works as a potent force in this life. When it comes to the different faces of rejection we experience, many of us are bound by the fear of rejection. Love is the antithesis of fear. Love is an antidote for the fear o...

Last week we began to explore the concept of spiritual warfare in the context of relationships. We highlighted the fact that it is more to do with obedience than pseudo spiritual formulae. We stated that you cannot separate deliverance from discipleship. We went on to discuss the various strategies the enemy uses against us. It is important to note that the Devil has power (Dunamis) but has no rea...

Family is God’s Primary Shield. Man was created in God’s image and the enemy’s strategy is to distort that identity. Jesus is the identity activator. My job is to see my wife how God sess her and reinforce that. Healing takes place in community. Some men are called to restore and some women are called to restore. Families are that primary community God has given us to produce whole people. We are...

Any area that we can exhibit influence in is an area we can lead in. Leadership does not always look like an office with a title on the door. All of us have people we influence, lead, shape, and are¬ role models for. We can all lead in one area or another, on relationship or another. We can lead amongst our siblings, friends, colleagues, teams, families, social groups, and so forth. Therefore, thi...

Eugene Merrill speaks of how the history of the Old Testament is biographical. He notes that although it is related from God's viewpoint, not humanity's, ironically it is relatively absent of any story about God. That God is the principle actor - the protagonist - but that God always tells the story about himself through the lives and lips of his people. So one learns about God primarily as one ob...

Our lives are busy. Very full. For many, being reflexive is a luxury, or something not often done intentionally. Questions are powerful. My husband often says when you have been asked a question you’ve not been asked before, it helps you, you think how you’ve not thought before. And when you begin to think how you haven’t thought before, you say things you’ve never said before. And your tongue is...

Sometimes the as we journey through life, the horizon may look clear and certain, and it may appear that we know how navigate our way through the ins and outs of our circumstances. However, we need to open our eyes and trek with God. God’s presence is our surest guide.

Committing suicide is the most extreme form of escaping from pain. Many men are in deep pain today. Among all age groups, male deaths by suicide outnumber female deaths by 4:1. The other most common suicide victims are divorced and/or estranged fathers. In fact, a divorced father is ten times more likely to commit suicide than a divorced mother, and three times more likely to commit suicide than a...

The Gospel redeems children and their role in society. Pagan societies abused children and sacrificed them. Biblical Christian societies restore honour to children. The enemy’s strategy is to inflict wounds of rejection on children so that they grow up into adults who are broken and in turn wound others. Research has established over the years that parental neglect has severe consequences on child...

Today we will be reflecting on a subject that should resonate with every believer hearing this message today: God’s faithfulness in times of adversity. To say that life is full of challenges, trials, and uncertainties is probably an under-statement. And, despite what you read in the papers or watch on the news, I promise you that adversity is not unique to South Africa. It may sometimes feel like...

The one thing we can be guaranteed of in terms of the promises of God is that before receiving them there will be a period of waiting. That period of waiting is usually the hardest for most of us. Q: Is it possible that we can do the will of God, that we can be obedient and still not receive the promise? A: Yes! We have need of patient endurance so that after we have done God’s will we receive His...

As I reflect on many in our congregation and community and our church in this season, I want to encourage us all regarding standing firm in faith. Continuing to stand and believe and trust God through whatever challenges come our way. We have national challenges, power challenges, work place challenges, school challenges, relational challenges, family challenges, personal challenges, financial cha...