Bizweni Church

It is important to remember, that Christ – the LAST Adam – offered ONE sacrifice for sins for ALL time. One died for all, therefore ALL died. Therefore, from the resurrection of Christ we no longer recognize any man according to the flesh. Therefore, if any man is in Christ, he is a NEW creation (2 Cor. 5:17)!

Our heavenly Father has no other agenda than blessing us and bringing us into full sonship! Salvation is only the beginning; now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the manifestation of the sons of God – empty of self, to be filled with Christ, and walking as mature sons.

God IS love. His love never fails, never ends, just as He is eternal.  Nothing can separate us from the love of God! As He is, so also are we in this world. The one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him.

We have entered the THIRD day from Jesus. The third day now awakes with new faith, even though it is still dark out there… God's day begins in the evening (See Gen.1:5). As Paul says in Rom.13:11,12: The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Yes, it is still "dark" out there (in today's world), but those who focus on darkness become darkness.

Hebrews 12:1-3 (NIV) 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

With the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day. We are currently in the transition into the 7000th year from Adam, which can also be seen as the SEVENTH DAY. The number 7 means Complete, Full, Perfect and Rest.

If we ever want to fully awaken to the TRUTH of the FINISHED WORKS of Christ, we must change our relationship with TIME; and that means to live outside of time, which means to live by the Spirit. If any man is in Christ, he is a new creature!

In this teaching we are looking at the importance and function of true FAITH, without which it is impossible to please God. NOW faith celebrates as certain what hope visualizes as future. When we look at Scriptures such as "God's divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness..."

December is a busy time for everyone. But it is important that we all recognise the opportunity it brings for us to look back on the past year and ask ourselves one question, 'How was my walk with Jesus?'

Through the finished work of the cross, God reconciled all of humanity back to Himself through Jesus Christ. The old sinful nature has been nailed to the cross and we have been raised to newness of life.

Jesus says "the words that I speak are spirit and life because they come from a life source that is in me". When I or you therefore open my mouth, I should speak words that are spirit and life because I am connected to the life source that is Christ in me.

2 Peter 1:5-9 (NKJV) 5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.

Why do so many Christians live without accessing the fullness of what has been made available to us in Christ? Why do so many Christians live with the feeling that they are not entitled to the good things God has made available to them who are in Christ?

Listen to what God has to say, and if you are obedient to His word, then you will see things open up in a whole new way. God is taking not only the local household through a change into a new beginning, but the whole world and hence it is a critical time. So, if we listen and listen well, we will hear God in the still small voice and it is there that the profound insight that God is giving us, will become clear.

Galatians 2:20 (NKJV) I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

In order to discover who we truly are in Christ, we must be set free from religious belief systems. There is a difference between the scriptures and the WORD in us! The letter kills, but the Spirit gives Life! In this message we will hear the truth about the mystery of Christ in us - in who we are. As you listen to this message, you will hear about the manifestation of this Truth that has not been seen yet!

With all that is happening in the world lately, there is a growing consciousness in their mind – asking "is this the end..."?  This is leading to a worldwide death-consciousness. As ambassadors for Christ however, we cannot lean on our own "understanding". We have to trust the Lord with all our HEART.

Jesus said "The Holy Spirt will lead in all truth, tell you of things to come and bring Glory to His name." Your GPS for life.

The heart is deeply instinctive in nature, and when we are led by our hearts, we are likely to end up in some sticky situations because it's generally not a good idea to base major life decisions on feelings and emotions. Though they can provide us with vital information, they are volatile and inconsistent.

The heart is a vital organ and key to us staying alive. However, the Bible continuously refers to the heart but in a very different context. In this message we will explore what is meant in Scripture when the heart is referred to.

Psalms 133:1-3 (NKJV) 1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity! 2 It is like the precious oil upon the head, Running down on the beard, The beard of Aaron, Running down on the edge of his garments. 3 It is like the dew of Hermon, Descending upon the mountains of Zion;

A simple parable bearing deep truth. God wants to give His Kingdom to those who produce it's fruit. Here we unpack the simplicity to these verses and relate them to our every day lives.

In John 12 we read of Mary that took very expensive perfume and anointed the feet of Jesus. She was prepared to do something different, to break from tradition to be near Jesus. Are you prepared to do something different?

Paul's response to issues within the local church gives us a brilliant and stunningly practical insight into how we can aspire to spiritual maturity within our own walk with God.

There is an awakening needed in the Body of Christ, to embrace the FINISHED WORKS. The last words of Jesus on the Cross were: "IT IS FINISHED"! For too long we have allowed religion to keep the Body of Christ divided. As the (physical) body is one and yet has many members, so also is Christ.

The mind is a powerful tool. Because of the finished work of the cross, we have the mind of Christ. The enemy is constantly trying to keep us trapped in old mindsets by challenging our identity in Christ. For this reason Paul is urging us to be renewed in the spirit of our minds. As sons of God we must fill our minds with throne room realities.

Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbour as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments." Matthew 22:37-40 (NIV)

God did not send His Son into the world to condemn it; but that the world might find eternal, everlasting life through Him. Jesus came to bring many sons to glory. He has saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose. He abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. We have been seated with Him in heavenly realms!

The Mandate that God has for the church is so much more than what we sometimes realise. For the church to fully understand the plan of God, we need to study the life of Jesus. In John 14, Jesus utters these words, "He who has seen me has seen the Father". Jesus was an accurate representation of His Father on earth.

During the period of Jesus' earthly ministry many miracles were recorded. In John 9 we find one miraculous encounter that is about as wonderful as it is strange. Unable to comprehend the miracle before them, the Pharisees tried to discredit both the man and Jesus.

In the book of JOHN 11, Jesus made this declaration: I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE, which He accomplished on the cross. It is not a future event to be waited for; it is in the person of Jesus Christ, the I AM.

6 So the Lord said, "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you. 7 And which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he has come in from the field, 'Come at once and sit down to eat'?

Two thousand years ago, the Pharisees asked Jesus when the Kingdom of God was coming. This question is currently coming from a growing number of people, in the light of the news of wars, famines and earthquakes.... Many people around the world want to know WHEN the "end" will come.

The visible hurt in our world is inescapable. Jesus said He came, not for the healthy, but for the sick. Though the gospel will clash with certain ideologies, Jesus encourages us to approach the world as a unhealthy patient in need of care. Peter states that we ought to hold Christ as Lord in our hearts, unwaveringly and boldly, while tending to the hurting world with gentleness and respect.

1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. 2 Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.

"Easter" is not what we celebrate, but Passover, "Easter" comes from Eastre goddess of the east and her cymbal is a rabbit, which makes one think the cymbal for a playboy is a rabbit.

Matthew 10 contains some of the most potent instructions given my Jesus to his disciples. The mission, being sent into the world, is often taken on too casually. These verses highlight that it is not a matter of 'gong about out lives' with the occasional Godly interaction here and there.

When Jesus started His earthly Ministry, God the Father acknowledged Him as His Son. Jesus was then lead by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted and overcame.

In this teaching Dr. William Hinn shares a very important Truth about the role of the Holy Spirit – also known as the Helper (Jn. 14:16) – in the manifestation of the Kingdom of God. Jesus taught his disciples to pray, "Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done IN earth as it is in heaven." The Kingdom of God starts within us!

Upon discovering the empty tomb, the two women were instructed by an angel to go and tell the disciples that Jesus had risen. The message of His resurrection was both wonderfully joyous and terribly dangerous. Those among the scoffers at Golgotha were the cheif priests, teachers of the law and elders in the community.

Jude 1:21 "Stay always within the boundaries where God's love can reach and bless you." The power of God is the Devine contribution to keeping us safe in our salvation. But we must make an effort to keep ourselves in the Love of God.

There is great blessing that lies in walking in the word of God in our daily lives. That is, wielding the sword of the Spirit against which no enemy can stand (Ephesians 6:10-18) 

2 Kings 13: 14-19. The arrow shot by the King Joash. It was not just an arrow shot without purpose, it was a symbolic spiritual act that preceded the actual physical battle.

Of all the miraculous and wonderful things accomplished during the course of Jesus's earthly ministry, the disciples only ever requested to be taught how to do one of these, prayer. In response, Jesus presents a template, known to many as 'The Lord's Prayer'.

Judges 6:7-40 Gideon a Mighty Man of Valour - "Dapper Held"
Prob 11:11 "The good influences of a godly citizen causes a city to prosper, but the moral decay of the wicked drives it downhill."

Before we were born, God knew us, and He had a purpose for each of us. Thousands are still wandering aimlessly with no awakened sense of their predestined purpose or calling. Isn't it time for everyone to come into alignment with that which was written in their scroll of destiny?  It is time for the sons of God to be manifested.

It is often the case that our favourite verses can be recalled from memory and recited prefectly. This can be a powerful tool at our disposal as long as we grasp the full context from which these verses have been extracted.

The Lord is My Shepherd I shall not want. Make this your declaration to Live By

Jesus said: As the Father has sent Me, so I am sending you. He was the Word that became flesh (incarnate) and moved into the neighbourhood. That means that our mission is to be living epistles in the world! Unfortunately – in the age of the church – we have seen how the Body of Christ has divided into thousands of denominations and independent churches.

Starting off a new year gives us the opportunity to decide how we would like to start and end it. Psalm 91 delivers a clear call to trust in the Lord, and to pursue His purpose which comes with His protection. Moses trusted God through 40 years of wandering the desert, finding the conviction to continue when all seemed lost, seeking His purpose over comfort, and ultimately, finding refuge and protection in His plan. Following this guideline, I trust that we too, can find rest in the shadow of the Almighty for 2023 and beyond. 

All creation is waiting for the manifestation of the sons of God! Creation is waiting for the true light of sonship, so that the darkness can be dispelled by the glorious brightness of God's sons. However, the revealing of the glory of sonship is a process.

For us to truly understand the love God has for the world/cosmos, we need to have a complete change of mind and heart, thus to metanoia, to take up His heart and mind. God is calling us to come up higher, and see. There is an urgency in the heart of God and he wants to show us the future!

We often hear that the opposite to love is hate, but there is in fact an attitude that is far worse. That attitude is indifference. Indifference produces excuses and most often lame excuses at that. The Lord knows our lame excuse, our indifference and therefor it is time to turn to love and allow love to make a way.

The time has come for us to engage our thoughts with throne room realities – the Finished works of Christ – not on things of this world. Through His precious and magnificent promises, His divine power has granted to us all things pertaining to life and godliness, that we might become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust.

Our two fundamental questions are "Who am I and Who are you?" Luke was determined to understand who Jesus was as he told his gospel story and God revealed to him the significance of the Holy Spirit.

In a world of confusion and misinformation, the gospel relies on an people able to speak the truth with uncompromising boldness and love. Paul's rebuke of the Galatian church speaks loud and clear about the gospel fundamentals that define the very essence of the good news we wish to spread into all the corners of the world.

By faith Abraham lived as an alien in the land of promise.....for he was looking for the city which has foundations.  All the faith heroes gained approval through their faith, did not receive what was promised, because God had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect. What a responsibility upon us who are still running the race...! Jesus – the pattern Son – lived in heaven on earth, and He prepared the way, so that in Him we are no longer strangers and aliens, but fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God's household.

The destiny of the Word is not a book but rather a people expressing a relationship with the Word who is Christ. We are the Word of God walking the earth being the Life which is the Light of men. The Word incarnate is everlasting life, living through us, and will not return void but accomplish what it was sent for.

Without faith it is impossible to please God, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. We find ourselves in a Cosmic shift; a transition into the next Age, and therefore it is crucial for us to fully connect with Father's Plan. We are surrounded by the Cloud of witnesses – those who died believing, without receiving what was promised.

Ps 19, a Psalm of David, was sung in gatherings of the congregations. What emerges from this psalm is 3 divisions that reveals these important attitudes we must develop

Don't let your worry distract you from seeing what God is doing today! Matthew 6:25-34 shows us how to rightly order our lives so as to be present in God's kingdom today. Through all the highs and lows of ordinary life, our greatest comfort is to know, that our God is the same, yesterday, today and forever.

There are many scriptures where Jesus refer to Himself as the Son of Man.
Peter delivers this wonderful revelation of the Son of Man, declaring “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
In John 5:25-27 we read that God gave Jesus the authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.
But why did Jesus refer to Himself as the Son of Man and how does this revelation influence our identity in Christ?
For us to affectively administer the keys to the kingdom of heaven, we will need to follow the example set by the pattern Son, Jesus Christ, the Son of Man.

Our personal world is a creation of the consciousness that we carry of the I AM.  That is why it is so important for us to let go of outdated mindsets – forgetting what lies behind! No one puts new wine into old wineskins.

The theme of the Bible is that we trust in the Lord and keep His Word.

If we trust in the Lord and keep His Word, His blessing will follow but to those who don’t, they are not under His protection and fall under the curse.

When Jesus appeared to His disciples after his crucifixion and death, Thomas said he would not believe until his hands felt the wounds of His body. Here we examine why the resurrected body of Jesus still had wounds, and why Pauls prayer to remove the thorn in his flesh was answered with grace.

God has put ETERNITY in the heart of every person, without which we will not find out the work which He has done from the beginning to the end. (Eccl 3:11). There is another TRUTH that mankind has struggled to embrace. The Lord God said: "I am the Alpha and the Omega." For how long will we wait and postpone - looking for future dates...?  Jesus is the consummation of the ages!  His "I AM"-ness defines time.

When we connect to our true source of Life and hear the sound of the Spirit of Truth, our lives will be redefined.
Just as the Samaritan woman in John 4 experienced it, she changed a whole village.

Taking a look at sacrifices in the Old Testament we see that God always demanded the sacrifice to be a first fruit unto Him and that the sacrifice must be without blemish. Exodus 13:1-2 and Leviticus 23:12 are two of the many scriptures that make mention of this.

The last words of Jesus on the Cross, were: "It is finished." For the last 2000 years, however, one of the questions that came from many people (including born-again Christians) was: "When is the End of the world; When is the Second Coming?"

One of the most powerful weapons God has given to us as believers in our daily walk in the world, is our testimony. (See Rev 12:11) He has called and empowered us to witnesses to Him from our Jerusalem unto the uttermost parts of the earth. (Acts 1:8) Unfortunately, this truth has been misunderstood by many sincere believers within the Church.

One of the first things we teach our children is to say thank you. To show gratitude is expressing that I recognise your gift, I recognise what you've done, I recognise your effort and I recognise your sacrifice. It is not just good manners to say thank you but is is the will of God for us to be thankful and to give thanks. (I Thessalonians 5:16-19)

God is the source of creation and everything finds its life in Him. We are His Image and likeness. To live a fullness of life everyday is to be divinely aligned; that is our spirit, soul, and body in perfect harmony with our source of life which is Christ in us.

What is more tragic than to see individuals who are placed here by God to fulfil some unique and glorious destiny, still wandering aimlessly with no awakened sense of divine purpose or calling? In the Scroll of the Book it is written of all of us while we were still in our mother's womb!

I heard in my spirit the Father calling, "where are you?". I sensed His heart of love towards us for relationship. He is calling us to come up higher and see from His perspective and position our hearts in faith, to be empowered to fulfil His purpose from a place of rest. The condition of your heart determines your outcome.

God, who is LOVE, is busy building His house. Jesus said: " If anyone loves Me, he will keep My Word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him, and make Our abode with him."  What we have to keep in mind, is that the living stones that are being placed in His Temple, have been (and are being) chosen in the furnace of affliction.

Should the church take responsibility for the state the world is in today? What is the responsibility of the church? The church, corporately and individually, must act as watchmen over their countries, their communities, their families and even over each other.

It is becoming obvious that the Holy Spirit is awakening an awareness of the true meaning of God's Household. We must not forget the prayer of Jesus – that we may be perfected in oneness, so that the world may know that He was sent.

There is absolute authority and power in the name of Jesus because all authority has been given to Him. (Matthew 28:18) It is the name above every other name. Just the mention of His name will change situations and break strongholds. It is the only name by which we are saved and at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.

As we continue on this journey; I believe we are discovering a greater understanding of our true Identity in Christ. God is unveiling truths that was hidden for a time like this in the shakings that are taking place. There is a groaning in the earth and that includes our physical bodies to be transformed into resurrected life through the Spirit of resurrection in us.

The Word of God tells us that Christ became sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. (2 Corinthians 5:21). We are complete in Him. However, as sons of God we are continually transformed into that complete picture in Christ.

When the scribes and Pharisees asked Jesus for a sign,  He referred to the sign of Jonah, who was in the belly of the sea monster for three days and three nights. Then Jesus continued: Something greater than Jonah is here. The Son of Man would be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.

The first mention of the Lord's Passover was just before the Last Plague when the LORD prepared the Israelites for their exodus from Egypt. The Israelites had to kill a lamb, take some of the blood and put it on the lintel and two doorposts of each house where they lived. Then the LORD went through the land of Egypt to execute judgments against all the gods, but whenever He saw the blood, He PASSED OVER that house.

The Bible says that God is righteous, that He loves righteousness and that He is righteous in all His ways.

There are many Scriptures in the Bible referring to the glory of God. God promised that all the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord and that the glory of the latter temple shall be greater than the former. God's intent with the Church is to present the Church to Himself a glorious church that displays the glory and the power of God.

Israel walked in the wilderness for 40 years and failed to embrace their redeemed identity! For how long will humanity remain slaves to a lost identity? A lost sense of identity is the basis of all sin. Christ came as the LAST Adam and deleted fallen humanity's history. He offered ONE sacrifice for sins for ALL time, and sat down at the right hand of the Father.

God is calling us to walk as His sons in the earth to bring Life, and the Life is the Light of man. It is a walk of maturity empowered by His Faith and His Wisdom, both being present in the beginning when He spoke Light into the earth and created everything. He is calling us to Arise and Shine and be His co-creators.

The statistics in South Africa regarding poverty is extreme and as children of God we have the answer.
We cannot look the other way while people are in dire need for God to be revealed through our lives

As sons of God we are called to proclaim - broadcast or transmit His virtues, goodness, moral excellence and glorious wonders throughout the world (1 Pet 2:9).  To proclaim also means to make known His praises by praising.

It is important to understand what Jesus explained about Himself in all the Scriptures – especially from Moses onward and all the prophets! Israel is also referred to as the “church in the wilderness” in Acts 7:38. Even though the Israelites survived by supernatural means in the wilderness for 40 years, they failed to grasp what God had in mind for them. Their unbelief disqualified them.

The mother of Jesus knew for 30 years what His purpose was. His time in the carpenter's shop was over. She knew that His time had come to act and to demonstrate the Kingdom. She waited long enough for the mighty to fall, for the poor to dance, for broken hearted and bodies to be restored. His time had come to restore lives, to deliver and heal.

In order to enjoy a fruitful and significant quiet time in the presence of God (meditation), we have to discover the eternal NOW (the present moment). God is always speaking from the eternal NOW. We must bring every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. Don't stay in the prison of your senses. Discover the divine supply that is in your spirit!

God is Light and in the beginning He spoke Light into the earth to prepare the earth, setting the environment for creativity to take place. He prepared earth to bring forth life. He made mankind in His image and likeness thus being filled with His Light and His Spirit to rule and reign the earth, by creating and expanding it with no limitations.

To pursue God should be the primary commitment of every true son of God. To know God is to have an intimate relationship with Him. It is the love language of our hearts. To know God is to become one with Him, to desire Him above all else, to seek Him above all else.

There can be no doubt that the "age of the church" as we've known it, is going to change. Yes, Jesus said that He was building His Ekklesia, and He is still busy doing that. What is often overlooked, however, is what He said about His Ekklesia – that He would give them the keys of the kingdom of heaven!

Just more than 2000 years ago, wise men from the East (specializing in astrology) were led by a Star to Bethlehem where Jesus was born. They followed His Star! We are currently in another Cosmic transition.

I believe there is a prophetic call from the heart of God to His people and the body of Christ to return to our First love. It is an outcry to His bride, the church, to re-evaluate our walk with God.

The world is currently finding itself in an ever- deepening crisis. The word "crisis" not only speaks of a time of intense difficulty and danger but also of opportunity. The question is: "How do we as believers respond to crisis, circumstances or challenges?"

Do we understand the value of true JOY in life?  Look at Jesus, who for the JOY set before Him, endured the Cross...! We must never forget that whom the Lord loves, He disciplines. God deals with us as sons!

God's master plan was and still is, that through the medium of marriage, He will establish an everlasting expression of His love for His bride, in the earth. Through this union God want to demonstrate His love, faithfulness, commitment, grace, joy, peace, and all the rest of His amazing characteristics, to the world.

God's original Plan for Man is still His ultimate intention. He is looking for a Corporate Son through whom He can share Himself to all creation. Although Adam was created perfect, he still had to go through a series of moral choices – growing to maturity. Was the Fall a surprise to God? No.

Holiness and the People of God

The first man, Adam, became a living soul. When Jesus – who was the LAST Adam – came, He became a Life-giving Spirit. This reality must manifest in every born-again believer's life.

A Living Hope

We must never forget, that our Lord God, is the beginning and the end, the first and the last. And He knew what He was doing from the very beginning!

Knowing God

We have been co-raised with Christ into a new life. The old adamic life/nature has been dealt with at the cross and it is not part of us anymore. We are seated with Christ in the heavenlies.

Great is Thy Faithfulness

Living in the Tension

The Kingdom of God (The Already and the Not Yet)

The Pursuit of the Faithful

We are told by the apostle Paul, to be wise and to redeem the time, because the days are evil. For how long will we as believers continue to be like children held in bondage under the elemental things of this world? Jesus came in the FULNESS OF TIME more than 2000 years ago!

With everything happening around us in the world, the Church is once again reminded of the reality that we are engaged in a spiritual battle. However we are not fighting for victory but we are fighting from a position of victory because of the finished work of the Cross.

In this message we uncover the truth about living a blessed life.

After walking in the wilderness for 40 years, Joshua was commissioned to lead Israel into the Land of Promise. The words of God were very clear: "Every place on which the sole of your feet treads, I have given it to you...". They had to take action and destroy all the Canaanites from that land! Unfortunately, they did not fully obey the Lord.

As sons of God we are mandated to live and manifest the supernatural life of the kingdom on earth. But unless one is born again from above he cannot see nor enter the spiritual realm of the kingdom.

The greatest battle of all times has, and still is the battle for the mind. Someone once said, "It is not what you physically do that determine the outcome of your life, it is what is going on inside of you."

In our Easter Sunday message we revisit the story of the two travelers on the road to Emmaus

God, our creator, purposed long ago in His sovereign will that ALL human history should be consummated in Christ. His original plan is still His ultimate intention.

The book of Nehemiah is filled with many lessons for the contemporary church. And for any church anticipating a season of renewal, Nehemiah shows us that without a renewed structure, mind, and heart, we will not be able to truly advance into the new season. Here, we will explore these lessons and how they apply to us today.

God's rest celebrates His finished works! How do we appropriate that rest, other than WALKING WITH GOD...? If you walk with God, you don't have to know where you're going! It is not by our own efforts and achievements – but by having an intimate relationship with God.

What's keeping you awake? A question which, for each of us, will surely have a different answer. No matter the answer, the writers of the Proverbs and Hebrews want us to shift our confidence from our own abilities, to instead, take on the Lord as our confidence.

Justus unpacks the route forward for gatherings starting up in March in this special announcement

Jesus, throughout His earthly ministry, often withdrew to spend time in prayer alone. Here, we look at three specific instances when Jesus took time away from everything else to seek and pursue God in prayer and how they are relevant for us today.

Isn't it amazing to see how many people – including Christians – are waiting and looking for predictions and signs about the future? Yes, in ancient times God spoke to the fathers in the prophets, but in these last days the fulfilment finally dawned in sonship. Even Jesus was grilled by the Pharisees on when the kingdom of God would come.

As we step into a new year, one with many of the same challenges as before, we are reminded of the importance of prayer. As news of the spreading virus comes closer to home, it is crucial that we devote ourselves to God in prayer and lay our petitions before Him.

Our restored identity can only be found in Christ

Every authentic Revival that happened in church history - especially in the last 120 years - has released a new Sound which often found expression in the music and worship that came out of that revival! It is becoming clear that God is currently preparing the Body of Christ (through all the shakings) to come to a place of being of ONE ACCORD - a place of true ONENESS.

As we near the end of the year and look ahead at the oncoming new year, we might feel a sense of renewed hope at the thought of putting 2020 behind us for good. And although we cannot ensure that life will suddenly be different, we can ensure that our minds are set on the purposes of God. In doing so, despite what the new year holds, we ensure our own forward momentum towards that which we have been called in Christ Jesus.

The fruit of our lips is our daily declaration. It is the things that we talk about and the things we agree with. What we agree with is our truth. Our words are more powerful than we think and it has a tremendous effect on our environment.

It is now more than 2000 years after Jesus uttered the Words "IT IS FINISHED!" on the Cross, just before He died... Do we fully grasp the Truth about these words – and that He was the LAST Adam?

Throughout this series it can be seen that the Lord does indeed work in in mysterious ways. However, Scripture makes clear that there are certain activities and functions of the Holy Spirit that are universal and essential to our faith journey.

Many religious people came to Jesus for a "sign" from above (as is also the case in our times). But Jesus stressed that the only sign that shall be given, was the sign of Jonah the prophet. While Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, he cried for help from the depth of Sheol. Jesus – the Son of Man, who was God manifested in the flesh, then emptied Himself and became human – spent three days and three nights in the heart of the earth; to do what?

As we move towards a deeper relationship with the Holy Spirit, it is imperative that we understand the link between the gifts of the Spirit and, the Fruit of the Spirit. Here, we examine Galatians 5 and 6 and what it means for us as believers as we seek to display the Fruit of the Spirit in our daily lives.

The Gospel was always meant to be GOOD NEWS! We need a fresh revelation of the true nature of God. God is SPIRIT; He is LIGHT, and He is LOVE. There is NOTHING that can separate us from the LOVE (Agape) of God!

God bestows Spiritual Gifts on all believers to help strengthen the body of Christ. The gifts, when misunderstood however, can be misused or become dormant ultimately hindering a believer on their journey towards maturity. It is God's desire for us to earnestly seek the gifts and to boldly flow in them for the mutual edification of the Body.

At present, the world is as chaotic as it has ever been. With so many different streams of information, we are starved of solid, sensible and wise counsel. In the Book of John, Jesus reassures His disciples that He will send to us The Counselor - The Spirit of Truth. As believers we need to actively engage with the Spirit in order to receive counsel on how to put Christ on display through our lives.

Our challenge in today's world with all the shakings going on, we can so easily be distracted by focusing on the earthly realm, instead of engaging our thoughts with throne room realities – soaring in heavenly realms like the flying eagle!

What does the Bible say about forgiveness and un-forgiveness. Listen to this word and get to understand one of the foundational principles which prevents us from stepping into what God has planned for us.

We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Tragically, there are thousands who even attend church week after week, and yet somehow missed that ONE basic ingredient which alone can bring meaning, purpose and fulfilment in life, which is A SENSE OF DIVINE DESTINY!

Understanding the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives is crucial to the formation of Christ within us. When He becomes relegated to the outskirts of our faith, as simply a feeling or influence, we lose a dynamic relationship with a part of the Trinity. It is paramount that a proper understanding of the person and power of the Holy Spirit be established if we are to be an effective witness of Christ and His Kingdom.

Life can be overly complicated at times. And sometimes, we all just need a simple dose of truth. In this message we visit the story of Jesus' anointing by the sinful woman, wherein we find Jesus simplifying the gospel to it's base elements, forgiveness and love. This Scripture is a timely reminder that will provoke us to ask questions of ourselves that we would normally like to ignore. However, it is only once we have answered them, hat we can truly worship Him as our Savior.

Everything that God created in the beginning, was GOOD. In fact, when He looked at all that He had made, we read: "...and behold, it was VERY GOOD!" What we must not forget, however, is His commissioning to Adam and Eve, which was: "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth, subdue it and RULE..."

Today, more than ever, the world is craving a testimony of God's goodness and kindness. In this message we uncover why a testimony is still God's greatest tool to be used to reach an unbelieving world with the Good News. The power of our testimony cannot be overlooked in a time when the world needs it the most.

As we observe the various devastating effects of lockdown on our surrounding world, we can easily overlook its effects on our inner life with God.

With lockdown stretching on toward the 4 month mark, freedom almost seems like a thing of the past. In this message we explore what true spiritual freedom looks like as we delve into the the miraculous story of Peter's escape from prison outlined in Acts 12.

Jesus made it clear, that this gospel of the Kingdom shall be proclaimed all over the world – then the end shall come! Whenever someone has a ready heart to receive the gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven, the insights and understandings flow freely.

The Bible gives us a clear indication of God's lavish and wonderful love for His creation. And our purpose, as Christians, is to take the message of that love out into the world.

During Part 1 of our ongoing series of the Purpose of Man, we explored the the first and foremost reason for our being as bringing glory to God. In Part2, we unpack another dimension of bringing glory to God in the act of edification. Edification, the act of building other up, is a vital part of our lives as believers and establishes a link between us and the first words ever spoken.

In today's uncertain times, it is more important than ever before to hear God's voice clearly.

If ever there was a time for us to set our mind on the things from above, and NOT on the things (news) that are on earth, it is in this current time.

Towards a Greater Miracle

Jesus – who was in heaven on earth – entered within the Veil as a forerunner for us, having become a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek, who had neither beginning of days nor end of life!

If ever there was a time for us to experience and live the fruit of the Kingdom of God, which is Righteousness, Peace and Joy in the Holy Spirit, it is in this time we're living in!

The current phasing out of the nationwide lockdown begs the question; what kind of world will we be returning to? Moreover, what kind of Church will emerge once we are permitted to gather together?

Jesus said: “He that eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me and I in him.” The groaning is not just in creation

The importance of meditating on the Word of the Lord, cannot be overstated – especially in these tumultuous times, as the kingdoms of this world are being shaken.

During times of great testing, it is important that we revisit those powerful Scriptures reminding us that Jesus Himself is praying and interceding for us.

A timely message from Pastor Kobus reminding us to keep our eyes fixed on Scripture, to remain hopeful in the midst of doubt, and to care for one another.

The Purpose Of Man - Part 1

Rediscover Your True Identity

The Man In The Mirror

A continuation in the study of following the promises given to us by God

God bestows promises to each of us as we journey with Him throughout our lives.

In the story of the Roman captain who approached Jesus to tell Him that his servant was sick, Jesus immediately responded...

Faith is trust in Him who called you. Anticipation is the 'now already' in the midst of the 'not yet'

This is the ultimate good news! God will be all in all!

With a Damascus experience, God gets your full attention

The origin of the kingdom of God is not from earth, it is from heaven. While we are penetrating the systems of this world, we should not lose sight of the real land of promise.

If we allow this to get hold of us – spirit, soul and body – our whole life will change!

Power, for us as the Church, comes by going

The authority, the potential, the capacity that God put in you does not fit in religion! It is for something greater!

A beautiful church follows the ways of Christ

As the Church transitions to a new era, we will have to elevate our response

Faith operates through obedience

God is Spirit so we cannot see Him, but He needs to be expressed on earth.

The wise man saves for the future, but the foolish man spends whatever he gets.

Life is about being tested and proven so that we can discover who we really are

Where are you on your journey? Are you connected to God’s Masterplan for your life?

Owe man nothing except love

When we talk about the mysteries of the kingdom, it is not a mystery because nobody is supposed to find it, but we need to seek the truth of it for ourselves

DEATH AND LIFE ARE IN THE POWER OF THE TONGUE!

The one who sows with perseverance is the one who will have a harvest.

Is the Church of Jesus Christ still busy in the Jordan River? If so, why? Have we possessed our Promised Land yet?

This question has resonated throughout history, "What is truth?"

Remove those mountains formed by habitual negative thinking.

What is going on in your mind...?

Confession makes faith permanent

'Shall we accept good form God, and not trouble?' (Job 2:10)

When Christ appears in your life now, you appear with Him in glory.

Relocate yourself mentally!

We are living in an information age but we are not living in the age of wisdom.

All of the Universe is waiting...

Coming into agreement with the God who is LOVE.

The fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil are both not good. It is the wrong tree!

The ancient paths are not old fashioned, but they are the established and perpetual ways of God

It is not enough to say, “I believe”, if there is no relationship with the Truth

God has put eternity in the heart of every man; we are not removed from the future.

We are divinely orchestrated, Sadly our bodies are being exposed to the technical and chemical systems of this world.

Sometimes we are looking for guarantees and for God's wonderful provision to become visible, but a promise is a declaration which announces the coming of a reality that does not visibly exist yet.

The veil is rent, the revelation has been given to the Body of Christ!

Death does not open the reality of heaven to us; it is Jesus who gives us free access now

The world is waiting for something to happen. God is looking for an administration suitable that will administrate this mystery. What must happen to me and in me so that I fulfil my part in this bigger picture?

Everything we do in the natural has a tremendous effect on what happens in the spiritual and vice versa

God is still waiting for a new ‘kainos’ creation to rule and do what God initiated and desired to see in Adam and Eve

What does it mean to have the mind of Christ? It means living in heaven on earth like Jesus did.

“For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.” (Ps. 100:5)

God is calling a people with a different spirit, a different view of situations in the world. We can become super negative and super scared with all that is happening in the world, but God is looking for a people with the spirit of Caleb.

Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it” (Num. 13:30).

Seeing angels was normal for the early Church. Expect this to happen more and more in the days ahead.

If you’re unable to understand and believe what I’ve told you about the natural realm, what will you do when I begin to unveil the heavenly realm? (John 3:12 TPT). If we struggle to believe Jesus when He talks of earthly things, how will we believe Him when He speaks of the heavenly things?

Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? — unless indeed you are disqualified (2 Cor. 13:5).

Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed--that exhilarating finish in and with God--he could put up with anything along the way: cross, shame, whatever. And now he's there, in the place of honour, right alongside God. (Hebr 12:2 Msg)

Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurancethe race that is set before us (Heb. 12:1).

If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body (Jas. 3:2-4).

If rest and intimacy are absorbed in your heart, you will be ready to hear what is going to open up soon. We are surrounded by the Cloud of witnesses! It means that we have to untie ourselves from the frequency of this earth so we can become who we are in Christ.

From where will my help come when calamity comes? My help comes from the Lord.

‘Intimacy’ is a theme that runs throughout the Bible and is at the heart of a true relationship with God.

See this with new eyes: Joint seating with Him in heavenly realms. After the resurrection Jesus went and sat down at the right hand of the Father, which was a signal that He was in REST.

The body of Christ is the new wineskin. Heart-to-heart relationships, deep love, honouring one another above themselves, loving each other deeply from the heart, willing to pay any price, laying down their lives for each other.

“And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness,” and he was called the friend of God (Jas. 2:23).

We have a history; we have past generations which we come from. Have you inherited all their victories? Are you benefiting from all the victories of previous generations that you were connected to? Think about that.

There is a more excellent way of doing things. In our relationships as a body, there is something we need to get right; there is something we cannot do without.

You can see the role that a healthy spirit, a healthy soul plays in our lives. May you prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers (3 John 2).

You may be born again, you may be filled with the Spirit, but you are still in a process of being saved. Your soul is the issue. Soul-force vs. spirit-force is the battleground today.

What do you do when life hands you a bad experience? "In this world, you will have trouble but take heart! I have overcome the world" (John 16:33)

How can the enemy take possession of my body or parts of my body and legally claim ownership?

This is not just the finish but the formula to walk from. This is where we should start: the finished works!

When He said “Our Father,” He immediately included the disciples and they were restored to something that God did at the beginning of time.

God is the Source, Jesus is the expression and the Holy Spirit is the transmission or energy. Without these three stages, God’s essence can never be dispensed into man.

When things go wrong - talk. When you are angry - count to ten. Anger is a tremendous gift from God when you channel it. Instead of exploding or internalizing, find words to encourage and words to uplift.

Whether we are talking about nations, churches, businesses or individuals, there will be attempts to prevent what is in the books from coming into the earth again.

God is looking for faithful stewards, stewards of His grace and of the mystery of Christ (Eph. 3:2-9).

What will happen at the end of days when the kingdom of God will be established and every other kingdom will dissipate into dust and be blown away?

The Hebrew language has 9 words for ‘love’ and the Greek has 7. To merely say, “I love you” is so inadequate.

The whole of creation is waiting to once again see man taking his rightful place. Then the Father will say, “Now represent me in everything that I am”

We all have varieties of gifts in the Spirit, but do not build a ministry around that gift; bring it into co-operation, into the corporate Christ.

In order for us to become what God wants us to become; to become part of this perfect Man called the Body of Christ, we have to learn to live under a new government.

Teaching is more than talking, it is leading by example! The word ‘train’ means ‘gymnastics’. We have to train our families in the ways of God.

We must identify the sources of difficulty in our lives. Many feel it is the cross they have to bear, but that is not necessarily the case.

When Jesus was talking to the crowd, they knew the prophecies but they expected something different. Their expectancy obscured their vision because the kingdom had come.

The work of the cross is past tense, but the way of the cross is the way you and I walk daily.

There are the seven areas of influence based on the Scriptures. Find your area of influence and become effective in the calling that God has placed on your life.

The two circles in the diagram – heaven, earth and the overlapping area, the temple, is all leading to the merging of heaven and earth into one circle.

It is not so much a matter of doing but being. It will bring a whole new frequency of worship in the house of God. 

How desperate are we to experience His Kingdom and His will on earth as in heaven, not only on a personal level but corporately as well?

The mistake we often make is the false assumption that Adam in his innocence and sinless state was everything that God had ever purposed him to be.

It is dry but listen to the voice of the Spirit, it is beginning to rain.  The new season is coming.  God is about to pour out His Spirit in a special way.