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This week our message is from Wayne Benn, our local Crosslink Network leader for Southern QLD. He shares on the power of the outpouring of the Spirit. The ancient custodians of Judaism loved an argument.…and they  had plenty to argue about around the time of Pentecost.However, their arguments became tired and weak against Jesus disciples.Those disciples (fishermen and rascals) were academically inferior and theologically lacklustre. They should have been no match for the theological prowess of the rulers in the synagogue.But Pentecost changed all that.Gods power and authority was given to ordinary people. Its amazing how religious arguments always lose out to Gods power/ miracles/ signs and wonders.Pentecost still happens because God is continuing to pour out His Spirit in the last days. Australia needs to see a church ablaze with the fire of God. Lets keep praying like the Bride for that which has been promised.

In this message in our Good News series, Phil Mason explores our reception of the gospel message. The gospel is not a subject to be mastered by the mind. It is a feast of God’s love for the heart. But the Western world has sold us a lie that the mind is the primary organ of perception. That’s how most people think in Western education. The truth is, according to the Scriptures, that our heart is the primary organ of perception and that we are to see with the eyes of our heart and have our minds subsequently informed by the revelation light that streams into a soft, open heart. Jesus said, “The eyes of your spirit allow revelation-light to enter into your being. If your heart is unclouded, the light floods in!” (Luke 6:22 TPT) Our goal in receiving the good news is to pursue an ‘unclouded heart’ so God can fill us with His love and His light. Jesus said the pure in heart shall see God. (Matthew 5:8) We hope you enjoy this message!

In this message we unpack Ephesians 1:5-6 where we see that the goal of God’s grace is His glory. The avenue for which this glory is poured out is through His “tremendous love cascading over us”. Specifically, the cascading adoptive love of the Father. This love as it says in Ephesians is what will “glorify His grace”!We journey through the unpacking of what is grace, why we need it and what it leads to. We learn that God’s grace is full of His empowering presence, that grace has dominion and how we can carry that as beloved sons and daughters into a hurting world.We finish with the verse from Matthew 5:14-16 with the stunning revelation that God wants His house, the church, to be the radiant light on the hill where His glory dwells. From here we are sent out as glory carriers to bring the lost and broken back home into these high-level radiant places of his glory. Evangelism is meant to be the overflow of the glorious love that is radiating in the House of God! We are coming into the hour where the church is going to be the most radiant place on earth full of lit-up sons and daughters overflowing with God’s love and glory!

In the opening chapter of 2 Corinthians Paul strongly exhorted the early church with the good news that our God is a “Father of compassion and and the God of all comfort” ( See 2Cor 1:3)Paul wasn’t just making a “nice” statement. He and Timothy were writing to the Corinthians from circumstances of great hardship, pain and persecution. However in the midst of their trials and weakness, they were experiencing a supernatural encouragement and comfort of God, which enabled them, intern to release this comfort to other believers. Jesus also gave this same message to the apostles before he went to the cross. He said I will not leave you alone, as orphans. I will send you a helper, who will be a comforter, he is called the Holy Spirit (see John 14).In a world full of many false comforts Rosie reminds us that the only true and lasting comfort comes from the Lord. He is calling us to draw near today. However, we always have a choice how we will walk this out. As secure sons and daughters of God we will choose to come to the Father for comfort, but the orphan places in our hearts will also try to convince us to go elsewhere for comfort. Let’s draw near to God today and receive all the provision and comfort of heaven that Jesus has made available for us to access in every season.

Lent is a time to traditionally fast and seek God before the Easter celebration of resurrection. Our community will begin a corporate fast on March 10 – Easter Sunday! Watch our social media for ways you can partner with us in this season!Today, however, Maria Mason teaches from Matthew 22 – the Parable of the Banquet. Traditionally, this parable teaches us about the two main groups in history- those who want in on Christ’s salvation from sin and those who reject His Lordship. But there’s another metaphor as well - those who were once willing to go out of their way to get filled up and those not interested in feasting on the invisible banquet of encounters with God! Jesus said: “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”This feast is His Kingdom and His love! Encountering God is our birthright and not a deluxe form of Christianity. We must learn to encounter God, and it takes some practice. Being “known by God” is the key. Spend time with Him and let Him know you! It's not all about you knowing God- it’s much about God knowing you! Let's get started on a year of encountering God and learning new things so we encounter Him more! This is the good news!

The gospel is the greatest news ever to hit the planet. Whether we are called to the ministry of evangelism or not, we are all called to “do the work of an evangelist.” (2 Timothy 4:5). We all have people in our lives who don't know Jesus and because we know the truth we have a responsibility to share the gospel with others. It is vital that all followers of Jesus know and understand the gospel. It is called “the gospel of grace’ because salvation is a free gift for all who believe and repent. We need to prioritize our own personal understanding of the gospel message so we are ready in season and out of season to preach the good news the way Jesus and the Apostles presented it. Salvation is a free gift, but discipleship costs us everything. When we see what Jesus sacrificed so we could be saved, it moves us to sacrifice everything as our act of worship and devotion to Him. We hope this message from Phil Mason blesses you to carry the good news everywhere you go.