Follower of Jesus | Husband of Hannah | Dad to Ivy & Jesse | Associate Pastor at the Hull Vineyard
Hull, England
Joined January 2012
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‘You give them something to eat.’ - Jesus before HE fed the 5,000.
This was one of Jesus’ most famous miracles. I wonder whether it could have been one of the disciples’.
But - their small attitudes & lack of faith withheld them from stepping into this miraculous moment.
4 non-negotiable values & principles the Apostle Paul gives for those building ministry.
1) Nothing secret
2) Nothing shameful
3) No deception
4) No distortion
2 Cor 4.
There are never good reasons to use enemy tactics to advance the Gospel.
Truth + integrity = power
Stepping into the call of God is not complicated, but it does cost everything & it does take courage.
‘You do not belong to the world.’
This world is not our home. We are
Travellers
Sojourners
Pilgrims
Ambassadors from another realm
Sons & daughters chosen out of the world & into a new Kingdom.
God’s looking for a generation who live set apart
consecrated
holy
all in
I’m in
Such an honour to have the phenomenal Gavin Calver at church Sunday. Remarkable leader bringing a word in season for our community. So grateful!
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Jesus said: ‘I am the vine, my Father is the gardener. He severs every branch in me that doesn’t bear fruit, and every branch that does - he prunes.’
Most Christians resist God the gardener.
This is the dirty work of God.
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But this is a work of the Spirit. If we submit to this moment, the outcome is fruitfulness. Bending branches at the weight of fruit.
How long does this take?
Seasons. Years. Pruned branches often take longer to recover. That’s ok. Rushing God’s work is counter-productive.
‘Let your Kingdom come
Let your will be done
On Earth
As it is in Heaven’
This is how we should pray:
That the ways, values, culture, economy, healthcare, rule and reign of Heaven break out here on Earth in our time in increasing measure.
FAITH CONT…
In the story of Lazarus Jesus invites the family to ‘Take away the stone.’ This is their participation in the miracle.
Martha is uncertain. She fears the odour, the mess, the what ifs, the pain.
Faith is our role in the Kingdom partnership [between us and the Spirit of God] which releases Heaven on Earth.
Faith isn’t belief. It’s an action. It’s a risk. It’s movement. It’s response. It’s a doorway. It’s a gate.
Our faith has the capacity to literally amaze Jesus.
There are very few spiritual resources and Kingdom principles the enemy has tried to distort and bring confusion in more than that of Faith.
Time and again throughout scripture, faith is the doorway through which the power of God comes & the miraculous breaks in.
LAZARUS
‘The one you love is sick.’ Jn 11:3
How would you try and ask Jesus to help your most desperate situation?
Most of us try and persuade him based on who we are. Our performance, our good works, we pray harder and try to prove we deserve breakthrough…
Whenever we ask the Father for anything, our posture needs to be rooted in His love.
You are the one he loves.
You are a daughter / son and it’s his great desire to bless his kids.
He’s always good and his timing is perfect.