NJ - Equip / Empower / Encounter

We are the church

Good morning and welcome to our first Cap Regional meeting for this year. It is exciting to join together with our family. I bring greetings from Ps Ben, Ps Trish Naitoko and our State Executive.

National Conference

Anthony - My City

Professional Supervision - Silja

Rachel - Womens events

FORTIFY Young Adults Retreat - Escape the Noise

Invite Ps Dean Wallace (Compassion) to share.

Queensland Compassion Relationship Manager.

Ps Dean Wallace has a passion for missions and discipleship and I ask you to lean in and listen as he speak with us today!

LETS PRAY

Father we love You, and thank You, You are a good God. We thank You that You are here with us today. I pray that our minds with be alert and our hearts open to receive all that You have for us today. Bless Your people today in Jesus name. Amen

In catching up with Ps Ben and hearing his heart for our state, there are three key areas that Ps Ben feels God is leading the church to:

Equip / Empower / Encounter

EQUIP - We are to be equiped, and we are to equip others for the work of the ministry.

EMPOWER - Empower people to step into all that God has for them.

ENCOUNTER - We all need to have regular encounters with Holy Spirit.

Point 1 - EQUIP

Lets open our bibles to:

Ephesians 4:11–12 NKJV

11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ,

Ephesians 3:14–21 NKJV

14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. 20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

I believe in the church,

We are the church,

I know Jesus is the answer for the world, He saved me

People find Jesus through the local church.

I am believing that we will see people come to relationship with Jesus every day

2 Timothy 2:15 NKJV

15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Romans 12:2 NKJV

2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Question that I have begun to ask people:

What has God called you to?

How is that functioning in your life?

Sam Chand - Experience and Perspective

Everyone sees life through the grid of their own personal experience. Every word has meaning depending on our individual contexts. This is why defining your terms is so essential as a leader. Recognize that no one—not even you—is fully objective or without experiences that color your perspective.

Point 2 -EMPOWER

(We) have been empowered by God through Holy Spirit

THE POWER OF GOD IS AVAILABLE TO US Romans 8:11 

Romans 8:11 NKJV

11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

With God, we have the capacity, ability, endurance and perseverance to be able to really have an effect. 

Acts 1:8 NKJV

8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

WE CAN KNOW HIS POWER IN OUR LIVES

His power can be 'at work' within us. 

We can experience His power in our lives. 

We can live, behave and walk in this on a daily basis.

1 Corinthians 6:14 NKJV

14 And God both raised up the Lord and will also raise us up by His power.

1 Timothy 4:10–15 NKJV

10 For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe. 11 These things command and teach. 12 Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 13 Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. 14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership. 15 Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.

Point 3 - ENCOUNTER

When was the last time you got on your knees in the presence

“The difference between the people that succeed and the people that don’t….is the people that don’t….give up!” - Steve Jobs