In the fourth message in this series on the book of Ephesians, Tim takes us through Ephesians chapter 3 - well some of it anyway... Verses 10 and 11 are some of the most powerful verses in the New Testament in describing how God wants to work through the church to accomplish His mission of bringing everything under the headship of Christ. What is the “manifold wisdom of God” and how do we make it known to the principalities in the second heaven..? Both terms - wisdom, and manifold - are incredibly rich. When we get just a sniff of what they are about, we see the importance of us stepping into all the God has created us to be. Strap yourself in for a wild ride.

In part 3 of this series, Tim looks at Ephesians chapter 2. This is a letter to a church that was extraordinary in its influence, such that from Ephesus, the gospel went out and filled Asia as they knew it at the time, and there was nowhere left to for Paul to preach. The start of this chapter reminds us not to become proud of our progress. Tim then unpacks three architectures from this chapter - the architecture of us as God’s poetic masterpiece, the architecture of the heavenly places, and the architecture of the church, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets. So much of the modern church as we have known it has been built on the foundation of pastors and teachers, which puts a ceiling on the whole environment such that the church becomes ineffective in its mission. Tim calls us back to building on the foundation that God designed for His church so that the church will become everything that He intended in the earth.

In part 2 in this series on Ephesians, Tim opens up the first chapter, which is so rich and full! Ephesians introduces us to the second heaven - the heavenly places, or the realm of the spirit. This is the realm where the mission of the ekklesia is first enacted, and then becomes manifest in the earth realm. In this chapter we see the clearest revelation on God’s personal mission statement, and we see how that links to our own personal mission and calling. And, we see in Paul’s apostolic prayer, the exceedingly great power available to us as believers to be victorious in life, and fruitful in our Kingdom calling and assignment.

Tim begins a new series on the book of Ephesians. Of all of the New Testament letters, and the cities they were written to, the ekklesia is probably best demonstrated here in Ephesus. It is also a letter where we get one of the best and fullest descriptions of the full gospel, that came to a city that was deeply steeped in witchcraft and occultic practices. As we begin this letter, we see the foundational authority and architecture of a church that can be entrusted with the full power of God such that it shifts the spiritual climate for an entire region, and becomes a missional hub from which the whole of Asia heard the word of the Lord.

Have you ever battled with self-sabotaging thoughts, behaviours or habits? Have you ever wanted to really pursue God, but find it hard to sustain that? Have you ever felt like part of you wants God, and another part of you has a completely different agenda? Scripture talks to this. Psalm 86:11 says, “Give to me an undivided heart that I may fear Your name.” We often talk about a hard or soft heart, and a broken heart, but the divided heart is another dimension. In this message Tim explains what a divided heart is and how it works, and how to walk the journey towards “wholeheartedness”.

We often think about our calling and assignment in terms of the ground we are to take, the people we are to reach and what we are to do… and that is all absolutely valid. There is a piece of the puzzle that we often miss, and it relates to resolving the unresolved issues - sins, false covenants and the like in our own bloodline. The ancient ruins and places long devastated for generations spoken of in Isaiah 61 is the brokenness in our own bloodlines that Jesus wants to undo and then redeem. The temptations we face are often served up to us to bring us into victory such that the generations that follow don’t have the same battles we did.

Our dear friend Sandra Sellmer-Kersten from Elijah House brings a weighty prophetic word to i61 about a season of testing. It takes character to carry the heavy anointing of God. God wants to build in us the character that enables us to carry the gift. God tests us in difficult times, and also in times of favour. Drawing on scriptural stories from the life of Joseph and Hezekiah, Sandra reminds us of how crucial it is to let the Father do His work in our hearts so that we can carry the high calling and bring the orphans home. The higher the building, the greater the call, the deeper you need to go.

i61 is in a new season, but there are some keys in past ground that we’ve covered that are relevant and prophetic for us now. The book of Nehemiah holds some critical blueprints and keys for what we are building, so we are posting a 5-part series that Tim did back in 2015. It takes more than one person to change the world - to leave a lasting legacy the lives for generations. It’s important to know what part of the “wall” we are called to build - what is our specific assignment, otherwise that part of the wall won’t get built. Our unique assignment is often linked to something that is very close to our heart - something we deeply care about. It takes all of us discovering who we are, and putting our hand to the plough, to accomplish something significant. Often the catalyst to the kind of unity needed is one person being bold enough to step into who they really are, then others unite around that. You can’t wait for unity to act. You’ll get the unity once you act.

i61 is in a new season, but there are some keys in past ground that we’ve covered that are relevant and prophetic for us now. The book of Nehemiah holds some critical blueprints and keys for what we are building, so we are posting a 5-part series that Tim did back in 2015. In this fourth message of the series Tim shows us the different accusations bought by Sanballat and Tobiah, and how they mirror the spiritual attacks that the enemy brings to derail us from our mission and weaken our hands for the work. So we pray, “God strengthen my hands!”

i61 is in a new season, but there are some keys in past ground that we’ve covered that are relevant and prophetic for us now. The book of Nehemiah holds some critical blueprints and keys for what we are building, so we are posting a 5-part series that Tim did back in 2015. In this third message, Tim looks at the fact that whenever you are doing something significant, there will always be criticism thrown at you. How you handle it is critical, so that the great work continues, you don’t get distracted, and the work doesn’t get derailed.