Media Tagged with Freedom

Georgian Banov shares testimonies of his personal encounters with God's love. When we were baptized we did not only receive forgiveness, we received freedom. He fills us with Himself and from that moment we enter a new country of grace. Jesus's sacrifice has made us childlike and free. God will never embarras you, He will always protect you. Georgian brings the joy of heaven encouraging us to celebrate being children of God and having fellowship with Him everyday.

Community was essential in the New Testament. In Acts 2:42, it says "They (the apostles) devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Eric and Candace share on how to build and grow community in your life.

1. You make space for community
2. You allow yourself to be seen, being vulnerable with those around you
3. Be authentic, be yourself. There is freedom for you to be authentic

Paul goes after anything that keeps us from the presence of God.It was the enemy's intention that shame would force us to hide from God. Shame creates a prison in our minds that we have to learn to step out of. If we aspire to be like someone else instead of aspiring to be like God, we have missed the mark and shame will have power in our lives. Shame keeps us from the keys of freedom that are available to us.

Kris continues his message on Creation's Redemption. The second command from the Lord was for man to care for the earth. Creation is groaning for the day when the children of God realize that they are glorious sons and daughters of the King and begin to co-reign with God. When Adam and Eve sinned they brought both themselves and creation under the curse. Creation itself is waiting to be released from the curse of slavery and corruption. Creation has a sense of who their Creator is, and it is waiting to be released into its divine design. Creation was meant to bless the children of God, and the children of God were meant to bless creation.

The church does not need women to lead like men. The world is starving for matriarchs who are driven by compassion and intuitively gifted, nurturing leaders. These leaders foster the maternal instinct in society that gives birth to a loving, caring, patient, and merciful culture.

Joy breaks out in the beginning of the meeting.
Most things on the outside of your life are a reflection of what is going on inside of my life. You need to make a covenant with your eyes especially in a grace culture. Making good choices will then be an act of character instead of an act of will.
If you lose sight of heaven, your expectation for your life diminishes.

Danny adds another message in a series on Women in the Church living powerful and free.
Every person is loved, powerful and free. The atonement gave us back our connection to God and to each other. In Christ, there is no difference among us, whether greek or jew, male or female. The challenge is to create an at-one-ment wiht each other instead of justifying our differences and our separation.

The Power of Initiation, Momentum and Transition
Danny discusses the powerful cycle of initiation, momentum and transition. He shows this how this pattern in the Bible brought amazing increase within the early church. This pattern for increase is also demonstrated within the recent history of Bethel. We are currently in a season of transition.

Danny gives a powerful message on heaven invading earth on both men and women. Paul was a champion of justice coming to the earth. The heart behind Paul's message is FREEDOM. Paul dealt with the issue that the Jewish people viewed the Gentiles as inferior. Paul changes the requirement of circumcision to baptism and faith working through love. This path not only allowed Gentiles in, but it also paved the way for women to be baptized. Prior to this, women only had their value through a circumcized husband, but now they have access to value through themselves. The traditions of man have been trying to tell God what to do for a really long time.
Resources listed:
Why Not Women Loren Cunningham, founder of YWAM
Women in the Church Grenz & Kjesbo
10 lies The Church Tells Women Lee Grady

Danny brings the truth that ALL people were created to be fully free. He addresses the lack of women leadership in the church. The curse in Genesis 3 removed women from their intended place on the earth, to co-rule with man. However, The Cross restored all that the curse had taken from man including women's position to be a joint heir in all that Christ has for His people. Honor is sharing power and elevating the status of another.