A course designed to take you on a walk through the tabernacle and discover your true identity in Christ's eyes. Enrich your spiritual walk by gaining more insight into the rich presence of God. A walk that will clearly identitfy where you are in your spiritual walk by identifying your calling and purpose.

The Fourth is "The Journal of the uninhabitated land"

A look from the prophetic side of things. Claiming back what has been taken from you. Relighting the vision and releasing the promises, and most important releasing you to fulfill the purpose that is in your heart. Reflecting the throne room perspective and helping through the prophetic to manifest it into being.

The Goal Of the Courses

These courses will bless you and give you the confidence to be the person who God designed you to be. But most of all it will empower you to make a difference not only in your own life but most importantly the enviroment that we live in and the people we associate with.

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WHAT ARE YOU LIKE?

Many times in my life I have heard this saying, I wonder where it originated. It seems to ask a question of each one of us. Do we really know who we are or do we as we get older see bits and pieces of our true identity? Are we governed by the way that we are brought up or influenced by others characteristics.

I believe that each of us needs to look at this question and ask ourselves are we who we were meant to be or are not living to the full the life we now live. This saying is said of someone who acts out of character to his or her normal way of life. But what if there are glimpses of possibilities in these acts. What if the true identity peeks through and we see glimpses of unfulfilled dreams? How many of us are living with dreams that have never been realised. This piece is here to look at things from four perspectives. We viewed through the lens of the world, the church, self and from the main perspective God's. You see if we look at each part we will see how we have moved from what we were supposed to be to what we have become. And I believe that we are all not living to our full potential. Or as God the creator wants us to live. Let's take a trip, working from the outside and steadily moving towards God's viewpoint.

THE WORLD

We enter the world as newborn babies. We have no control at the time; we are dependent on our parents or those that are tied to our new families. People, who have already been branded by others, boxed into boxes of class and culture. Already living what society tells them is acceptable. Telling them how they should live. But is this right, is this how we are to survive? Already in the cradle we have been labelled by what we wear and by what material assets we have. This is no fault of the parents they are caught up in the western world's culture. As we grow and mix with others groups and the political influences of our society influence us. Questions of acceptance becomes more important than who we really are. We start to act in a particular way to get acceptance. But does that make us free? Does that give us opportunity to express how we feel? Or who we want to be? In this system we are always going to say at the end of our lives, "I wish I had done this or that"

CHURCH LIFE

So is there is a difference between the world and the churches view on who you are? I believe there is, the church has a love for people, it tries all it can to help the needy. But there is a problem still in its outlook. In many cases it still sets boundaries of who is acceptable and who is fit to mix with them. It does not mean to do it, but the church is full of people who have come from worldly thinking, they may have accepted Jesus, but that does not mean that they have let go of all the worldly ways of doing something. The worldly influencing skills of the world still govern a lot of our churches. In other words they go by what they know or by what you do, or by the way that you act. To put you in a group. They and you get caught up in a battle that should have never happened. Both trapped neither giving in. The fear of accepting each other for who we are seems to be unacceptable and uncomfortable, for it may change the system that we have set up. The freedom to move is more important than the system for it is in freedom that God brings us into His understanding and new revelation. His thoughts are not our thoughts.

SELF

The next area of this topic is self. We look at what we have achieved. Is it good enough will it reach the right standard. Will it be accepted? We are continually looking to others for companionship. We want to be liked, to be accepted by society; we want to fit in. But should we become what others are or should we be individuals. Would society be more exciting if we were all the same? I don't think so. Just imagine what that would be like. Yet if we kept our individuality and still mixed, accepting each other's differences. Just imagine the diversity of a group of people like that. Individuality does not mean division it means enrichment, vast opportunity. A life filled with adventure.

GOD'S

God's perspective is different to the above list. God accepts you for who you are He loves you without conditions. He only wants to be with you. He is forever holding out His hands to you. He has made you to be creative. The creator wants His creation to be creative. He has sealed in each of us promises that will be fulfilled as long as we stay open and free to His call. In Col 3:10-15 it says

Each of you is now a new person. You are becoming more and more like your Creator, and you will understand him better. It doesn't matter if you are a Greek or a Jew, or if you are circumcised or not. You may even be a barbarian or a Scythian, and you may be a slave or a free person. Yet Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us. God loves you and has chosen you as his own special people. So be gentle, kind, humble, meek, and patient. Put up with each other, and forgive anyone who does you wrong, just as Christ has forgiven you. Love is more important than anything else is. It is what ties everything completely together each one of you is part of the body of Christ, and you were chosen to live together in peace. So let the peace that comes from Christ control your thoughts. And be grateful.

So each of us is seen through God's eye as a new person. Let God work this new identity into your life. Whether you have just become a Christian or not does not matter the main thing is that we live the new life. That means if we are still holding on to the old ways, let the Holy Spirit guide you and comfort you. Let the new life be exciting and rich. That what the Bible means by living IN CHRIST.
2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

Acts 17:28

"For in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also His offspring.'

Ephesians 1:4,10

Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth--in Him.

Philippians 3:9; Colossians 2:6,7,9,10
And be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; As you have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.

So by looking at these scriptures you can see that there is a real importance about being in Christ and you and I understanding the term used in scripture. It is by understanding this, which we come into the knowledge and revelation of our inheritance that the Lord has left us. We are in Christ;
1. Chosen
2. Gathered
3. Found
4. Walking
5. Dwelling
6. Complete

What a God we serve.

God Bless each one of you as you discover through your studies of the word who you are in His sight.

Amen

Sailing Closer

To The Wind

All journeys’ need to be worked out before you start out. Just imagine what it would be like if you just followed each moment as it occurred. The chances are that you would never arrive at any destination. That is why it is important to map out a course and plan for your life. If you plan you will at least accomplish something. Many people just go along the lines of it will happen if it is meant to be. But is that what God wanted for us, or is there more to life. This series of studies are designed to find out if there is more to this subject.

It starts with a choice, which boat are you in? In the New Testament there is a scene that not only shows this choice, but I believe hits the point on the head, about not only lives choices, but ultimately the eternal destiny of all man kind. The question that needs to be answered is where you are. In this plan, and most of all, can I get back on course with the divine plan for my life?

So let’s get started with this study. Imagine your life so far as if it was a boat or a ship, no matter how old or young you are, life has already started, so the journey has begun. The world is as if an ocean, vast and full of opportunities. (In the eyes of some) or it may be a place of great fear and tread. It may even be a place that makes you feel uncomfortable. No matter what your outlook is, it is there. And there is no avoiding it. What I want you to see in this study is that you have already labelled yourself. The kind of Boat (person) you have decided the limitation on what you can do, to the capabilities of that type of boat. The question is, is there more than that?

When you look around a harbour you see many types of boats and ships. I would like to use this scene to describe the many different types of people that we see in the world. There are those who see themselves as yachts, liners or as a dingy. Which one are you? Do you feel that you want adventure or do you feel safe within the harbour arms? God sees people as they are meant to be, but we see ourselves by what we see. None of these are wrong or right, but I believe God will use each one to accomplish His will. The thing that needs to be answered by yourself is you in the right kind of boat? Or has circumstances and people’s opinion labeled you that? Maybe God see you different? You just need to spend time to get closer to him, to get an understanding of how he sees you. Let’s see the passage that was mentioned earlier and see how two set’s of brothers where changed forever, but not only their lives but the lives of millions since.

Matthew 4:17-22 Then Jesus started preaching, “Turn back to God! The kingdom of heaven will soon be here.” While Jesus was walking along the shore of Lake Galilee, he saw two brothers. One was Simon, also known as Peter, and the other was Andrew. They were fishermen, and they were casting their net into the lake. Jesus said to them, “Come with me! I will teach you how to bring in people instead of fish.” Right then the two brothers dropped their nets and went with him Jesus walked on until he saw James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat with their father, mending their nets. Jesus asked them to come with him too. Right away they left the boat and their father and went with Jesus.

Jesus, proclaimed Turn back to God! The kingdom of heaven will soon be here. There is a time coming, a time of change. You need to change your focus. Jesus said this because He was about to change the whole of history, this was the start of His ministry. What He said was a statement that things were never going to be the same. So where did He start? With a walk, it takes action to make things happen, that is why there has to be a plan, there has to be a destination. The word in the Greek for walk is peripateo {per-ee-pat-eh’o} which means to make one’s way, progress, or to make due use of opportunities. That is why Jesus began to walk He was making the most of the opportunities in His life on earth. It takes a lot of courage to declare the truth that God has put into your life. But then to be obedient and step out to make it happen, that is another story. But if you want to see the fruit, of what God has for your life, then you need to start to walk.

Let’s see what happen when Jesus started to walk. He walked along the shore of Galilee. And came across two brothers, fishing. Now what kind of boat where they in? It was one of work of achieving the needs of life. It was a boat of inheritance, their family inheritance. It was a boat that looked upon a life of work. It had no time for other visions. It was inward looking; it had no concern for others outside of family and their needs. Jesus looked out across the sea and He saw the two brothers and they were throwing their nets into the sea.

The word for throwing in the Greek is ballo {bal’lo}. Which means to give over one’s cares, to be uncertain about the results? Not caring where it falls. That was what the two brothers had done all their lives. They had got by, with a lot of hard work they achieved what the family and circumstances of life had expected from them. But that was about to change forever. Maybe at this time you are in a similar position you feel trapped by the circumstances and you are getting by.

Jesus, proclaimed Turn back to God! The kingdom of heaven will soon be here. There is a time coming, a time of change. You need to change your focus. Jesus said this because He was about to change the whole of history, this was the start of His ministry. What He said was a statement that things were never going to be the same. So where did He start? With a walk, it takes action to make things happen, that is why there has to be a plan, there has to be a destination. The word in the Greek for walk is peripateo {per-ee-pat-eh’o} which means to make one’s way, progress, or to make due use of opportunities. That is why Jesus began to walk He was making the most of the opportunities in His life on earth. It takes a lot of courage to declare the truth that God has put into your life. But then to be obedient and step out to make it happen, that is another story. But if you want to see the fruit, of what God has for your life, then you need to start to walk.

But has God got something else in mind for your life? Have you heard from Him, yet you have not walked in obedience. Then it is never too late to get back on course. Listen again, to His voice and respond. That is what the brothers did. Jesus called out, “Come, follow me”.

It was a command. It was come here now. It was direct pointed, it had a destination. A new life, not to be fishermen catching fish, to keep the family fed. But a much vaster vision to feed thousand upon thousands of people. Maybe you have been called to feed more than what you see and experience at this moment in your life.

So how can we change the view that we have of ourselves and the view that other people have. There is only one way and that is to go back to the creator and see it from His perspective. The need to do this is the key to your success, in being who God wanted you to be. Looking at the scriptures it is evident from the very beginning, that he has a purpose for you.

Let’s look at it from Genesis onward. 1:26-28

God said, “Now we will make humans, and they will be like us. We will let them rule the fish, the birds, and all other living creatures.” So God created humans to be like himself; he made men and women. God gave them his blessing and said: Have a lot of children! Fill the earth with people and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the ocean, the birds in the sky, and every animal on the earth.

The reason that God created us was to be like Him, and that means that we are to be creative in our being. It says that we are to rule, the fish, the birds, and all other living creatures. Now you can see that the fishermen were not ruling the situation but where being conditioned by them. That is the very first thing that God said about man before creating him. It was before we were even created he purposed us to be successful.

Jeremiah 1:5

“Jeremiah, I am your Creator, and before you were born,

I chose you to speak for me to the nations.”

God chose to create us to be successful, He chose us to have authority over the creation that He created. He wanted us to be a voice to the whole of creation. It was a wonderful thing that day when He created man. But as you and I know the devil took that away from us by deceit. But we do not have to be under that subjection anymore. Jesus claimed that all back at Calvary, on the cross. He has handed us our inheritance back. So the time has come to be what God wants you to be. Bold and courageous in all that we do. He wants us to take control of our environments. To re-establish the creation, back to what it was designed to do and that is to magnify the Glory of our God. Not to be ruled by its conditions, but to release that awesome power of God that rests in the inside of each believer. It was there from the beginning and thanks to what Jesus did on the cross, it is available now.

Acts 1:8-9

But the Holy Spirit will come upon you and give you power. Then you will tell everyone about me in Jerusalem, in all Judea, in Samaria, and everywhere in the world.”

This is what happens when you take back the authority in your situation, you claim back what Jesus died to release you for, to be the witness that God intended you to be from the very beginning. To tell everyone in Jerusalem, in all Judea, in Samaria and every where in the world. The illustration below is the meaning of this, and is the way that we are to claim our inheritance back.

Here are four area’s that we need to put back to it’s original state in the eyes of God. And I believe if we start to claim them back then we will be heading in the right direction, but most of all we will be placing ourselves into the right boat, with the proper equipment to get to our destination and that is with God, sharing in His riches and love.

JERUSALEM = in our homes, with those that we live with. The start of all change must begin with us, and those that we are closest to us.

JUDEA = to those that are family outside of those that we live with. e.g. parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts.

SAMARIA =those that live in the neighborhoods that we dwell in. The communities that we live in.

THE WORLD = to all those on the planet that we live on.

So if we go through this process of change, just imagine the difference that this will have, not only on our families but also on the entire earth. This I believe is where we need to look, if there is going to be any change in our time. The boat that you have chosen, or the one that others have labeled you as, condition’s your thinking and ultimately limits your success to be who God wants you to be. Why let the devil stop you. Start today to claim back what is rightfully yours.

THE CROSS OF KOINONIA

A Place where Gods love meets us and where we share His love with others.

EPHESIANS 3:1-8

There’s a house awaiting you, where there is freedom and joy. Are you willing to visit?

Ephesians 3:1-8

For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward: How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel: Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;