Mike Vickers

Glory to the King of kings!

We've had a brilliant time with Mike Vickers who has inspired and helped us to break through into greater faith and boldness to pioneer God's work to build His Kingdom here in Frankfurt. Mike will be walking with a cross from Frankfurt to Berlin in July and KLF has the privilege of being part of this powerful and prophetic journey across Germany. Judging from the anointing upon Mike's visit this past weekend and the fruit of God's work through him, we are looking forward to seeing what God is going to do on this year's Germany cross-walk.

Yesterday the Lord spoke to us, as a church, about being like Jonathan. Looking at 1 Sam. 14:1-23, God spoke very clearly to us about taking the front line and pioneering His Kingdom work to take the city of Frankfurt for His glory. We were greatly encouraged and many responded to God's call to take up our responsibility to rebuild, renew and restore our city! Hallelujah!

To find out more about Mike Vickers click here...

We praise God for continuing to reveal His redeeming heart to us and for strengthening our faith so that we go forth with boldness and confidence into the darkness to fulfill His will and purpose for the Church for the praise of His glory (Eph. 1:11,12; 3:10-12).

Quote of the week:

"Nothing can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by many or by few." 1 Sam. 14:6

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Redemption

Praise be to God!

The Lord is giving us greater depth of insight into His vision for KLF this year and beyond. Meditating on Isaiah 61:1-3, He is showing us the true nature of His redemptive purposes which the Father fulfilled in Christ (Mark 10:45) and has anointed the Church to continue (Acts 1:8; 2:3). Jesus, the Anointed One, not only paid the price by dying on the cross to redeem mankind from slavery to the kingdom of darkness, but His whole life was redemptive. As Jesus walked on this earth, He lived to reveal the Father's redeeming heart (John 13:14-17; Acts 10:38). All Christ's words and actions were a revelation of the Father's heart to bring man back to the Father and to bring mankind into fullness of life. Jesus demonstrated a redemptive life by laying down His life for others to come into fullness of life. Likewise the Church has been anointed to live redemptively by laying down her life for others in order to bring them into fullness of life (2 Cor. 5:20,21; 1 John 3:16).

The Church has been anointed to be redemptive!

The Father showed us that it is only as the Church receives revelation of His passion to redeem man to Himself that she will live redemptively and reveal His heart as Jesus did.

This week we are looking forward to having Mike Vickers with us who has a powerful ministry walking across nations with a cross, impacting countries with God's presence and sharing God's love with those he encounters on the way. For testimonies about his ministry click here...

Quote of the week:

"All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation." 2 Cor. 5:18

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Encountering the Father

Praise be to God!

Every week the Lord is revealing a different aspect of His glory to us and yesterday the Father began to reveal more and more of His love for us in our worship of Him and through His Word to us. This is what He showed us:

1. The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord was upon Jesus. Is. 61:1; Luke 4:18
2. Jesus was baptised in order to fulfill all righteousness. Mat. 3:15
3. As Jesus came out of the waters of baptism, the Spirit of God came upon Him and remained on Him. Mark 1:10; John 1:33
4. When the Spirit of the Father rested on His Son, the Father spoke His approval and love over His Son. Mark 1:11
5. Jesus had revelation of the Father's love before He began His ministry - the work of the Father. Luke 3:23
6. The uponness of the Spirit is the seal of the Father's approval. John 6:27
7. The believer is baptised into Christ and made one with Him. 1 Cor. 12:13; Rom. 6; Phil. 2:1
8. Through the believer's union with Christ, s/he is made righteous and therefore fulfills all righteousness - the believer is made right with God through Christ. 2 Cor. 5:21
9. Since the believer is one with Christ, the Spirit of the Sovereign Lord rests on the believer as a seal of the Father's approval. 2 Cor. 1:21,22; Rev. 14:1
10. The Father seals His children with His love before they do anything - it is by grace that we are made one with Jesus and are sealed with the Father's love. Eph. 2:8

After receiving this awesome revelation from God's Word, we spent time in the Father's presence, being anointed with oil as a symbol of the Father's seal of approval and receiving an outpouring of His love. Hallelujah!

Quote of the week:

"He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come." 2 Cor. 1:21,22

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Living Word

Glory to our extraordinary God!

Apart from our regular men's prayer breakfast that the men of KLF have every Friday morning, we organised a joint prayer breakfast with the men of Treffpunkt Leben on Saturday morning. It is powerful when men get together to pray in unity and especially when the Body of Christ connects to pray into God's purposes for the Church, the city and the nation. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective and where the brothers dwell in unity, there the Lord commands His blessing (James 5:16; Psalm 133)! Hallelujah!

This past week we launched our Life Groups and we are excited about how the Lord is using these groups to help us connect with one another, care for one another, grow together and influence others together. For more information on our Life Groups please click here...

Yesterday we had an amazing time as we celebrated the Lord together. Looking at Luke 4:14-37, the Lord showed us that:

As God's extraordinary people own the extraordinary, and live according to the extraordinary, they will experience the extraordinary Kingdom of their extraordinary King!

We praise God for what He is revealing to us and it is wonderful to experience the truth of God's life-giving Word. Hallelujah!

Yesterday evening we had another special time with homeless and needy people at our monthly soup kitchen where we have the opportunity to share God's love, give people hope, provide food and clothing, and build life-giving relationships.

Quote of the week:

"Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing." Luke 4:21

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Connecting

Glory to the Sovereign Lord!

Last week Thursday, Suzette Hattingh (Voice in the City) organised a prayer meeting for the Church in Frankfurt to join together in prayer for our city. The meeting was very powerful and many church leaders attended and voiced their concern for not honouring one another which led to a time of genuine reconciliation and forgiveness between the German leaders and the international leaders. The spirit of unity was tangible and we believe this was a prophetic statement of what God is doing in our city and in this nation. Hallelujah!

Yesterday the Lord spoke to us about how we need to respond to the vision He has given us as a church. He showed us that when He speaks to us we have a choice as to how we respond to Him. Basically there are 3 attitudes we can have:

• Attitude #1: I know better - this person is above the Word. He judges the Word, is self-righteous and usually ignores the Word or revelation given to him.
• Attitude #2: I know it already - this person is on the same level as the Word. He has a "familiar spirit," thinking he knows everything already and therefore relates God's Word only to what he already thinks he knows.
• Attitude #3: I want to know - this person comes under the Word. He understands that he only "knows in part" and that when God speaks to him, the Spirit of God wants to reveal "the deep things of God" to him that are only revealed to those who submit to God's Word.

• The apostle Paul had the attitude of "I want to know." Phil. 3:10
• Paul wanted a greater revelation of Jesus and the Lord's purpose for him. Phil. 3:7-14
• Paul lived to know Christ more and "to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of (him)." Phil. 3:10, 12
• Paul received a revelation of the person of Jesus, the purpose of Jesus for Paul and the passion of Jesus for mankind. Acts 26:15-18

We need revelation of the person of Jesus to receive revelation of His passion which will compel us to fulfill the revelation of His purpose for us to redeem mankind.

The vision God has given us is based on these 3 principles:

• We need revelation of who God is - His person: the "Sovereign Lord" Is. 61:1
• We need revelation of God's purpose for KLF: "anointed...to..." Is. 61:1-3
• We need revelation of God's passion for mankind: "...to bind up..to proclaim freedom..to release..to comfort..to provide..to bestow.." Is. 61:3

This week we are staring our Life Groups which form an essential part of a growing church. They help us connect with one another so that as we pursue the Kingdom Life together, we form genuine relationships, we care for one another, we grow together and we influence the lives of others. KLF has Life Groups that meet at various homes during the week in and around Frankfurt. For more information contact Alexander: lifegroups@kingdomlife-frankfurt.com

On Saturday we are having a joint men's prayer breakfast when the men of KLF will be getting together with the men of two other churches for breakfast, fellowship, teaching and prayer.

Quote of the week:

"I was not disobedient to the vision from heaven." Acts 26:19

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Moving with God

Glory to the King of kings!

The Lord is doing wonderful things in our midst. The more we honour him and His presence in our meetings, the more He reveals Himself to us, causing us to respond in passionate worship with the result that we are encountering God and people are being saved, healed and delivered! Hallelujah!

Yesterday the Lord spoke to us about how we need to respond to His vision for us and this is what He showed us:

1. If we are to move with God and the vision He has for us then we need to have the right attitude, the right actions and the right associations.
2. If we have the right attitude toward God's Word we will be firmly established and we will flourish. Joshua 14:6-14; Psalm 1:3; 92:12-15
3. If we truly believe God's Word to us, we will act on it and deal with the issues that are not in line with God's Word.
4. If we truly believe God's Word, we will need to reassess our relationships and those we associate with to see whether they are godly and aligned with God's Word and will for us.

We will be what God says we are!

This Thursday evening Voice in the City has organised an evening of prayer for Frankfurt as different churches in Frankfurt gather together to pray for their city.

In February will be starting our new Life Groups which will help us: connect with one another, care for one another and grow together in the Lord.

Quote of the week:

"I...followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly." Joshua 16:9

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KLF Vision Day

Glory to God!

These are exciting times! The Lord has given us a wonderful vision for 2010 and yesterday He showed us what a vision is; what one does with a God-given vision; what God's vision is for KLF and how we are to respond to His vision for us. This is what He showed us:

What is a vision?

• A vision is a God-given promise that is a revelation of His heart.
• To truly understand God's vision for His people, believers must have a revelation of God's heart - not only understanding what God wants to do but also why He wants to do it!
• God's Word to us is always a revelation of His motivation.
• Jesus is the revelation of the Father's love so that man would know God's heart and ways and not only His works. John 3:16; Heb. 3:9,10

What does one do with a God-given vision?

1. God's people take hold of the vision. Joshua 1:1-5; Heb. 12:2; Phil. 3:12
2. God's people count the cost and the conditions for the vision to be fulfilled. Joshua 1:6-9
3. God's people prepare themselves. Joshua 1:10,11
4. God's people devote themselves. Joshua 1:12-18
5. God's people scout the land and face the facts. Joshua 2:1; Rom. 4:19,20
6. God's people cross over with God's presence. Joshua 3:1-4
7. God's people watch God's vision unfold. Joshua 6:15,16,20

What is God's vision for KLF this year?

• Isaiah 61 and Acts 2:42-47. Rebuild. Restore. Renew.
• God wants to make us whole to bring wholeness to others for His glory.
• Isaiah 61:3 is the vision: To be "a planting of the Lord for the display of His splendour."
• For the vision to be fulfilled, God has given us Acts 2:42-47 so that as He rebuilds, restores and renews us, we become rebuilders, restorers and renewers as we devote ourselves to the Word, fellowship, communion, prayer and the sharing of our lives with one another.

Rebuild. Restore. Renew.

How are we to respond to God's vision for us?

1. We need to take hold of it
2. We need to count the cost
3. We need to get ready
4. We need to devote ourselves
5. We need to scout the land
6. We need to cross over
7. We will see the vision unfold

We praise God for His awesome Word to us that is the vision He has for us this year. As we apply God's Word to us we will see the vision realised! Hallelujah! Since God is going to rebuild, restore and renew us individually and corporately we will be focusing on "Body building" by offering new Life Groups for people to connect with one another as well as seminars and events that will help us grow together for God's purposes and glory.

This Saturday KLF's worship team will be supporting another exciting Arise Shine meeting with Suzette Hattingh and Gayle Claxton of Voice in the City.

Quote of the week:

"They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendour." Isaiah 61:3

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