The Catalyst Community

One way to prepare for the new year as believers is to prepare spiritually by supernatural navigation. Prophecy is one way we can be guided as we enter the new year because God has a track record of showing us things before he does it. It is possible to be at the centre of God's plan for our life, to be in step with him through supernatural navigation.

There is what to do after every special spiritual meeting and it is important to be taught about it. Believe that everything you have received from that meeting has been made effective in you and you must sustain it in the place of prayer. Practice a consistent stirring of what you have received by setting structures to pray and remind yourself of the Word.

From scripture, we see that the Holy Ghost is a seal on our inside. He is our guarantee so we can never doubt our eternal destination. The Holy Ghost is the certificate of our adoption as a child of God.

We serve a God who sees all things. He is called El-roi, the one who is willing and able to meet us at the point of our needs. This alludes to the omnipresence of God. We are also taught that God did not dwell in temples made with hands. Instead, he chose to make the believer his dwelling place, his temple. This explains the indwelling presence of God.

The way God fulfilled His promise of living in the hearts of those who believe in Him is through the ministry of the Holy Spirit.

It is through sanctification by the Holy Spirit that we are empowered to live above sin.

This teaching gives us steps to deal with temptation.

It is important to note that the gifts of the Spirit have not ceased in our day instead scripture talks about how they will be common in our day. They are manifestations, operations and activities empowered by the Holy Spirit in believers.

Concerning the gift of tongues, there are a few things you need to know;

- The tongues gift is a confirmation of the testimony of Christ.

- The tongues gift is a confirmation of the testimony of the believer

This is a part of the introductory teaching to the annual camp meeting of the Catalyst Church, themed ‘Pneumatikos’.

Pneumatikos is the Greek word which means a spiritual being. In this teaching, we learn that there is no salvation without the Holy Spirit and He changes the mechanism of the believer from that of sin to His own nature, giving the ability to live above sin. It is the Holy Spirit who makes the believer a spiritual being. This is the new identity of the believer.

If you believe in the gospel, you have the Holy Spirit living within you. And if you have the Holy Spirit in you, it means that you can express all the gifts of the Spirit.

In this teaching, we are taught to earnestly desire these gifts, pray about being expressive of them and honouring the brethren enough to receive from them, as these gifts are for the edification of the church. We are to be ready to supply the needs of our brothers and sisters at all times.

There are 2 extremes of people:

• People who believe everything in the world is natural

• People who think everything in the world is supernatural.

Both extremes aren't entirely correct because the supernatural can superimpose the natural beyond what the natural mind can explain.

In this teaching, we are taught about the grace of God and how it can cause things to work in the direction of God's plan for your life.

These graces can be made available to one by the spirit and can also be communicated by touch. For these supernatural graces to be seen you need to honour, stir up the hunger, prepare and believe.

Your hunger and receptiveness in any spiritual meeting is important. Even Cornelius who was an unbeliever was hungry for the word and an Angel was sent to send Peter to him.

In preparation for a camp meeting, you have to come prepared with your expectations and ready to soak up all God has in store for you like a sponge.

This Teaching gives us steps on how to prepare for camp meeting.