The Journey Continues                                       5 March 2006

1.  Introduction

· Heb 11:8-11.  By faith Abraham when he was called to go out – obeyed – not knowing.

· Abraham – model of a man who walked by faith – example.

· Note Key words:

(1)  “Called”                               - Personal calling and mandate from God –Life direction

(2)  “Obeyed”                            - The evidence of Faith – acting on what God say’s

(3)  “Went out, not knowing”    - Adventure, rich, uncertainty

(4)  “He dwelled in the land”    - Commitment to stay in place God called him.

(5) “Dwelling in Tabernacle”     - Progress, change, nothing permanent

(6) “With Isaac and Jacob”        - Reproduction of life/destiny in others

(7) “Heirs with him”                  - Inheritance – promises we receive as result connection.

2.  The Journey Begins 1985

2.  (1) The calling by God and Key Scriptures

Acts 9:16.  - Arise, go into the city – it shall be told you what you must do.

                  - Calling to leave Davk – still unfolding what we must do.

Nehemiah 1:3.  – Great affliction and reproach – the wall of Jerusalem is broken down

2:16 - And I told them of the hand of my God… Let me rise up and build.

Gene 49:22-26. – Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bow by a well whose        branches run over the wall.

• I came with the prophetic/teaching anointing and a kingdom lifestyle mentality.

2a. (2) The 1^st Decade: (Fruit)

(a). Prophetic Teaching impartation Fun and Laughter

· Deliverance                                                     Ÿ   Coffee Bar

· Loud Music/Life                                             Ÿ   Guy Fawkes

· Gang members saved                                      Ÿ   Offering Stolen – “catch them”

· Men’s Breakfast                                              Ÿ   Demon Manifest – Boy/Mother

· Girls High School - Noise                               Ÿ   Frank Houston

· Women’s Conventions

· Healing Broken-hearted

· Men’s Convention, Ed Cole

· Home Groups – Laughter

· Mayor Breakfast

· Hero’s Conventions throughout the Nation

· Missions to Tonga/Cook Islands

· Singapore/Malaysia

· Purchase Wrightsons grain store

            $320 thousand – used as skating rink

     - barn dance

(b)  The COC Connection                               Stores

· Connection with Clark Taylor                        Keith – word of knowledge

• Development men/faith                         1/3 all COC missions – Bay City
• Words/knowledge/Healing
• Church Planting –

- Ukraine – now 15000  -Pastor also Bishop over Uk – Pentecostal Church

                - 40 other churches     - over 600million in Bible schools

- Israel

- Hamilton

- Christchurch

- Whangarei

• High Cost – Sacrifice – Pain

2.  (3) The School Decade (More Fruit)

John 15:2.  “He prunes – brings faith more fruit”

• 1993 – 1994 – Jill Austin – River of God
• Open Heavens – angelic visitations – Reactions
• Move of God through COC impacted thousands
• Exposure of Sin - personal/corporate upheaval.
• Defining and aligning with one vision
• Discovery of identity – calling
• Search for Wineskin to contain New Wine

- cells

- Purpose Driven Life – Equipping

- G12

- Apostolic connections

· Honour – Understand of pure honour – honour of Pastors

Explosion of Mission Activity

- Taking the supernatural to the nations

- China Orphan Home

- Bill and Glenda over 100 trips

- Equippers and teams to Nations

- Singapore – Borneo.  – Cambodia. – South Africa. – China. – HK/Ukr. – Malaysia. – Philippines. – USA. – Uganda. – Taiwan. –Indonesia. – Burma. – Canada. –Fiji.

- Generosity of church in giving to missions in Uganda

- Thousands upon thousands of people impacted by Bay City.

3.  The Journey continues – “Much Fruit”

John 15:5.  “He that abides in me and I in him the same brings forth much fruit”

• Need to have Gods perspective – not just the “next activities”

3.1 5 Decades of Holy Spirit Restoration.

Eph 4:11-12.  “He gave some apostles, and some prophets and some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers.”

• 1950’s Healing evangelists
• 1960’s Pastoral emphasis in church
• 1970’s Teaching emphasis
• 1980’s – 90’s Prophetic movement
  1990’s – 2000+ Apostolic Reformation – role of apostle rediscovered

2006+ Ÿ Emphasis on Apostle/Prophetic – teamwork.  (Eph 2:20)

Ÿ  Peoples Movement – Advance of Kingdom with power into community (Dan 2:44)

Eph4:12.  “For perfecting of the saints for the work of the ministry….”

• Perfecting = completing furnish (for soul-ship)

                              = join together.

                              = repair what is broken

                              = restore to proper function

• Work of the Ministry

                              = Those who server others, waiting on others.

                              = Those that prepare and present food

                              = The servant of a king – executing commands of another

                              = Those who by Gods command manifest and extend his kingdom.

• Gods adjusting the paradigms and lifestyle of this people so that they esteem one another build his church and extend his kingdom in power!
• Edifying = building an architecture – i.e. building a family for Gods purpose, people connected in covenant relationship.

                  Oikos = household, extended family and carrying the same DNA.

                  Dorna = building, structure.

Key Challenge:

(1) Bringing forth the “Next Generation”

(a) Next Gen = Young people mentored to take responsibility as house builders (Sons)

(b) Next Gen = People of same DNA working together as a community with common vision, purpose as apostolic direction.

      Acts 13:36.  David served his generation by the will of God.

(2) Community Penetration – Cross over

(3) Apostolic Impact in Nation                                    

(4) Growth numerically…

“LET US RISE UP AND BUILD”