Saturated with the Truth

Glory to God!

The Lord is continuing to rebuild, restore and renew us as He is exposing wrong mindsets, attitudes and behaviour in order to rebuild solid and strong foundations into our lives. Through this process, the Lord is moving us out of a place of being ruled, or roaming and moving us into the place of fullness in Him where we are reigning in life (see previous posts).
Yesterday we had a powerful time with God as He showed us the important difference between a "believer" and a disciple. Looking at John 8:28-59, this is what the Lord showed us:

• A believer believes in Jesus and knows what He says.
• A disciple believes Jesus and does what He says.
• Jesus modelled true discipleship as He only spoke and did what the Father told Him. John 8:28,29
• Jesus challenged those who believed in Him by showing them that everyone is mastered by that which s/he is obedient to, whether it be:

1. Sin. John 8:34,35
2. Abraham. John 8:39
3. Satan. John 8:44
4. God. John 8:47,55
5. Jesus. John 8:31, 51

• A true disciple believes Jesus and does what He says.
• Those who hear and don't do, deceive themselves. James 1:22
• The disciple looks intently into the Word to see his spiritual reflection and to be saturated with the Truth so that s/he will naturally overflow with what s/he is filled with! James 1:23-25
• Those who are saturated and overflowing with the Truth are those who receive the Word "with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction" so that their faith becomes visible and known. 1 Thess. 1:4-8
• To be convinced is to be saturated (Greek:plero) with the truth and to bear it continuously (Greek:phoreo).

This Saturday a group of us will be "hitting the streets" of Frankfurt to demonstrate the love of God and to overflow with His Truth.

We are excited about what God is doing with us as He is rebuilding, restoring and renewing us so that we can help others be rebuilt, restored and renewed.

Quote of the week:

"If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples." John 8:31

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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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