This week Rory carries on from Josiah's message last week on 'hearing the voice of the Lord', focusing on what is the tone of God's voice and how can we grow in our discernment in distinguishing His voice from the enemy's voice.

Genesis 1 - Let there be light

This is our introduction to the voice of God, where He commanded something there was a response from creation.

There is power in His voice and sometimes we loose reverence for this same voice that spoke us into being and still holds us together.

Genesis 3 - Introduction to the voice of the enemy

Did God really say you must not eat from the tree of the garden

So he takes what God said, he twists it and brings deception.

Adam and Eve had a choice to follow God's voice or the enemy's voice, and that same choice echo's throughout humanity, where we still live with this choice everyday.

Our voice's are more powerful then what we think, there is life and death in our tongue, so we need to be careful with what we say.

We need to be careful with the voices we choose to listen to in this generation of over information.

Find where their is life and tune into that.

You will know from the fruit.

John 10 -

In the days of Jesus a 'sheepfold' was a pen that was setup by nomadic shepherds' to keep herds of sheep safe.

This week Josiah leads us in a message of hearing from God, encouraging us to live a life in deep relationship with Jesus and this means hearing His voice.

Jo does a recap of last weeks message on Easter Sunday

One great quote was 'if our relationship with God is only through someone else then we're missing the Gospel'!

He paid the highest price for us to have relationship with him!

All of John 10 - Jesus the good shepherd

Hebrews chapter 3 & 4

Sheep follow the shepherd for they know His voice

Jesus is the door - the way, the truth and the life

Jesus is the door in which we enter to hear His voice

We need to be born again to hear His voice

That all would hear His voice and follow Him

This is our inheritance

2 Cor 3:15-18 - When we turn to the Lord the veil is removed.

He unveils the scripture to us, that He is all throughout the bible

And more time we spend in His word, the more we learn to know Him

Declare the truth - Jesus is my shepherd and I hear His voice!

Do's and Don'ts of hearing Gods word

Heb 3:7-19

Don’t live in active sin - like the Israelites that hardened their heart in unbelieve

Don't disobey what He tells you to do

Don't be envious and self seeking, for that is where confusion and evilness comes - James 3

Don't hold offence and bitterness, this is where we are deceived and false prophets arise - Matt 24:10-12

Heb 12:15 - Bitterness causes us to fall short of the glory of God

Unless you forgive others you will not be forgiven

Don't sear your conscience - 1 Tim 4:1-2

Don't live unsubmitted to leadership or not planted in a church - Ps 92 those who are planted in the house of the Lord, shall flourish in the courts of God!

Do read the bible - the more you read, the more you are familiar with His voice, His heart and His ways

Do spend time in worship and prayer

Do exercise your faith and choose to believe it - Heb 4:2-3 - the word they heard did not profit them because they did not believe

Take steps of faith and admit when you get things wrong, repent and let Him lead you

Do have a good conscience, being quick to obey and test the voice with others in the church.

This Easter Sunday Josiah takes us through the Gospel message and reminds us of the power of our risen King Jesus!

In this message we take a look a the resurrection in Matthew chapter 28 and the Gospel message in 1 Corinthians 15.

The power of the Resurrection Means

1. That we have faith in our salvation!

Without the fact that Jesus died and rose again for our sins our faith is futile!

This is fundamental to our faith, that as Jesus died on the cross so we die to our old life and as He rose again so we rise again with a new life as new creations!

If He didn't rise again we would still be in our sin, but because He went to the cross we get to be free from our sin!

If you want to be free from your sin you need to believe the truth of the cross!

2. That we worship from the joy of our salvation!

When we belief and receive the truth of the cross we fully saved and the joy of our salvation pulls us into worship and praise!

3. That we are in a battle to believe the truth of our salvation and lead others to belief!

His resurrection also means there is a battle for the Gospel message to go forth and be received!

This is the battle to believe the truth of the cross, that Jesus really rose and that our testimonies are also true!

4. Means Life, Redemption and Restoration for all who belief

Peter is so relatable that he was so vibrant in his faith yet failed many times, and still Jesus redeems and calls him.

5. Means Mission and Discipleship

Jesus has given us all authority to heal, baptise and lead others to Him.

6. Means that we have a glorious Hope

We've got to belief that His resurrection means a glorious future after this life.

7.. Means that we have eternal life

Eternal life is knowing Jesus, its having a relationship with Him

In right relationship with Him, intimately knowing Him!

Inviting Him into our life..

The joy that was set before Jesus, was that you and I would have deep relationship with Him!

Life death and resurrection

Jesus is our Paschal Lamb, our Passover lamb that takes away the sin of the world!

Les takes us through a journey of the origins of the Passover in Exodus and highlights the significance of what this means for us in the New Covenant!

Recap from last week:

It is important that we walk in mercy and forgiveness

2 Cor 10:11 - Least Satan should take advantage of us

Psalm 77:10-12 - I will remember the works of the Lord

The power of our testimony

Take time to meditate on what God has done

Romans 13:11-14 - Let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the Lord Jesus Christ

Part 2

Luke 19:28-48 - The Triumphal Entry

3 Things from this passage

1. Enthroning Jesus

It is our praise that enthrones Him

Ps 22:3 - but you are holy, O you who are enthroned in the holy place when we praise you

Praise ushers in the new season of the Lord.

Worship positions us to partner with what God is doing, breaks the strongholds and silences the enemy.

2. When we weep with the Lord He gives us His authority

This is when we get His heart for His people.

Psalm 126 - Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy

Psalm 84:5-7 - Blessed is the man who's strength is in You

Pursuing Christ with all of our heart

We go through the seasons of weeping with the Lord for Him to build strength and beauty for ministry and future seasons.

3. When He is Lord He brings His divine order by His judgements that carry blessing and breakthrough

The Spirit and the bride say come!

Post Upperroom Conference Josiah shares a word about when the enemy tries to attack after a victory. When the enemy comes to bring doubt about what God has done, we need to take a moment to remember our testimonies!

Matthew 21:1-13

As they begin to praise Him Jesus enters the temple

When Jesus comes into the temple he comes with anger to bring divine order.

He flips the tables and makes a whip.

Romans 13:11-14

It is time to awake from our slumber, to put on the Lord Jesus Christ.

Make no provision for the flesh.

On the back of a spiritual high we can go back to things of the flesh to find rest.

The Lord says I am your rest.

Is there anything in our life that hinders our love for you?

Is there anything that is distracting us from you Lord?

Where does God want to bring divine order to in your life?

This is His Kingdom

Ministry to the Lord

Ministry to His House

Ministry to the world

We were incredibly blessed in March to have a group come from Upperroom for two weeks! In the first week some of our team went with them down to Sanctuary Church in Melbourne for a conference. Then in the second week (7-10th of March) we held a conference weekend at our Zion base.

This message is from the Sunday morning of the conference weekend, where Josiah spoke on turning aside to God in every season to see God's faithfulness.

Proverbs 3 - Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, and he will make your path straight

You can truly trust in Him, in every season in every battle, even and especially when we don't understand we must keep close to Him.

When we don't get what we want and we don't understand we cannot lean on our on understand. We must lay it all down in worship and prayer and remain open to Him, asking Him what He wants to say, what He is doing that we don't see.

Exodus 3 - When Moses meets God for the first time

When the Lord saw that Moses turned aside to look then God called to him

And when God spoke to Him it changed a nation

Will you turn aside to God in your time of need, in the midst of the battle?

He is so faithful

Would His faithfulness be written and authored on our hearts.

The beauty of Jesus will sustain you through any session.

It's only through falling in love with Him that we are set on fire with passion.

Let this be your song and sustain you through it all!

We were incredibly blessed in March to have a group come from Upperroom for two weeks! In the first week some of our team went with them down to Sanctuary Church in Melbourne for a conference. Then in the second week (7-10th of March) we held a conference weekend at our Zion base.

This message is from the last night of the conference, Saturday night, where Aaron spoke on stewarding the presence of God.

True friendship and true intimacy is personal, it is the sharing of burdens and secrets as well as the joy, fun and other aspects of life. In this message Aaron invites us to be still before God, to let Him touch us; to let Him move us.

If we don't stop talking in prayer we won't be attentive to His voice and the burdens on His heart, then we can't partner with Him.

If we can't be present with God and continue to let technology distract us, then we will let it hinder true connection with Him.

What is it to be friends with God, to let Him move us, touch our hearts?

What is it to worship more in secret then in church and on the stage?

This is the call of Jesus to be one with Him just like the trinity are one.

Let us be still and let Him touch us!