Tribe Church. Byron Bay

In an age of individuation that moves towards defining oneself away from church culture, the New Testament model is to define and understand oneself as a New Creation in the context of the Body of Christ. This is revolutionary and causes us to journey towards a clearer view of the apostolic family.

In Acts 22, we see how Paul was told directly by Jesus that he would be “told all that you have been assigned to do.” What a fabulous reality! God assigns to us each a task in the church. Our job is to find out what that job is and how it fits our personality and type! God works with our passion and builds into us with His vision of what the glorious church should look like by using us! Each of us wakes up in the morning with things on our hearts. We are all passionate about something because He made us passionate! This inclination or ministry preference is grown in you through a relationship with the local body of Christ. It is then sustained and upheld by an ongoing desire to see fruit in each area. Grace is then supplied to us through authentic fellowship, the study of the Word, a lifestyle of intimacy with prayer and worship and a deep love for the Lord. 

Maria proposes that we have three spheres of influence: one is the covert job of doing your work or career plus being a family person or being married etc. The next sphere is the covert sphere of influence, where we are called to do things only God knows about. 

Thirdly, our most significant sphere of influence will be made known to us as we discover which of the five quadrants of the 5-fold we are called to. Are you passionate about people, hearing the Father's voice, reaching the lost, explaining the truth or going out to expand the Kingdom? We are influencers with much to give and an excellent assignment to do.

In this opening message for 2023 Phil dives into the theme of “Taking the Promised Land” and the establishment of apostolic community. What is the Promised Land for New Testament believers? Our inheritance is the glory of God. Paul called it “the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints.” (Ephesians 1:18) The children of Israel inherited the Land: we inherit a heavenly kingdom. Bringing the glory of heaven to earth is the apostolic mission but it takes a community to achieve this goal. The saints forming themselves into apostolic community where five-fold ministry flourishes is God’s way to usher in heaven on earth. Not all believers enter into their inheritance but the invitation stands to rise up and take the Promised Land.  

Let’s take a brief walk alongside Mary as she walked out the promise of birthing The Messiah. It was an impossible journey made possible by an all powerful Father.

Every thread of the story was woven together in a carefully planned and beautiful way, yet for Mary there would have been times that it was incredibly tough. She had to lean into her Father, her Jehovah Jireh. His provision to fulfil every promise in our life is simply amazing. Let’s glean wisdom from how Mary gracefully walked out this journey as we contend for the promises spoken over our life!

In this message Phil unpacks the revelation of the Old Testament word ‘Hesed.’ It is one of the most significant theological descriptors of God in the entire Bible and it occurs almost 250 times. It reveals God’s ‘sticky covenantal love’ that sticks with us no matter what we walk through. We hope this message blesses you this Christmas. Thanks to everyone who has listened to Tribe’s podcasts this year. We hope you have been tremendously blessed. 

The prophetic has taken some big hits in this last season, but the true goal of the prophetic is to restore our hearts to one another, to each other and to the Father. 

Many in our current Pentecostal and charismatic world see the prophetic as one dimensional - to receive the word of the Lord for revival. I believe it’s also for the cultivation of the atmosphere of heaven on earth through Upperoom cultures of worship and prayer that are not afraid of discipleship and the fire of God. It is to build heart culture that is edifying and comforting to even the most traumatised heart. 

So many leaders have thrown the prophetic out because of the fire it brings. It is true prophets go through many fires but it’s so we can come out more in love with Jesus. It’s so we can be pure and dedicated to hearing the word of the Lord.

In Acts 3 we see a blueprint for an open heaven culture that is established through the culture of repentance, restoration healing, and then times of refreshing will flow. 

Heart prophets  call us to a deeper discipleship and healing, alongside revival prophets. Both type of prophets speak life and freedom. Neither is more important than the other, but the heart prophet is like a divine physician who brings the healing voice of God closer to the heart. 

God is raising up an army of anointed heart prophets and heart specialists who bring waves of healing upon communities.

Cate Lewis is the founding Director of Freshwater Ministries and as a prophetic Minister, Cate loves to see people connected to the heart of God as she equips and trains people to hear God's voice, and live transformed lives as confident Kingdom people who bring heaven to earth. 

Cate, along with her husband Greg also leads the Australian Network of Local Houses of Prayer, a ministry flowing out of Ffald Y Brenin in Wales, practising the Ministry of Blessing. 

They are witnessing many testimonies of healing and transformation taking place as they travel extensively around Australia and overseas, running seminars and speaking in conferences and local churches. 

In this message Cate talks about how God is raising up an army or ordinary people to do extraordinary things. God is looking for ones who desire what He desires and who have a heart to see the transformation of lives, communities and the land we live in take place. 

It’s time for the Church to step into maturity to establish the rule of heaven on earth through every believer in Christ. In this season, God is releasing ancient keys of the Kingdom.

The Ministry of Blessing is a key for such a time as this. Ffald Y Brenin is a ‘thin’ place in Wales where thousands go to experience an encounter with God and now Local Houses of Prayer flow out to the nations and now Australia.

Through Local Houses of Prayer, stories of healing, salvation, deliverance and restoration are being experienced across Australia as presence carriers speak blessing with authority, demonstrating the power of the Kingdom in the earth.

This week we were blessed to have Tim Ferris come and share a word at our Tribe Sunday service! Tim is the Pastor at i61 church in Sydney; a church that Tribe has partnered with for over 10 years.

In this life giving message, Tim unpacks God's heart for maturing the Bride of Christ through addressing rebellion. Sharing his prophetic sense that this season is one where the Father is putting His finger on our immaturity to help us grow up. This is the Father inviting us up to a new place of greater authority, anointing and power that innately attracts His presence.

Tim wonderfully illustrates the importance of living under God's kingly reign, by emphasising how the Israelites' understanding led them into idolatry. Tim states that the Kingdom of God is not a democracy, but one where He reigns with rank, order and authority, and this order is setup so we are blessed, empowered and protected.

Tim talks on the Godly structures of authority that God has made in family and leadership, and how it is important to seek God's understanding of honour in responding to good and bad displays of authority.

Tim shows different examples of good and bad leadership in scripture, to how we should respond with honour and Godly character in each test. He highlights where people had honour, accusation and rebellion, and how a Godly response differs from worldly wisdom.

Tim also uses the story of David and Saul, to illustrate that even when everything points towards judgement and we can feel justified in acting one way, to always seek God's heart.

As believers, how can we sustain pouring our lives out over the long haul? The only answer of course, is through an intimate and connected relationship with the Lord where He fills us up with fresh revelation and encounters as sons and daughters on a daily level!

Without this ongoing empowerment we can slip into performance culture and even burnout - especially as leaders and pastors who somehow miss their own needs in the rush and business of life! 

Our sonship identity is everything, and causes us to be secure, not grappling for significance from what we do, but from who we are. 

In our livestream today, we are discussing how as leaders we need to be equipped to lead in an emotionally healthy way. Our vision must be to to create healthy culture and healthy teams, where our connection to the Father is vital and our connection to our hearts is equally important too!

Heart Revolution is all about bringing the Father back into the picture by creating culture that puts these values first.

He can help us develop and steward the emotional rest and healing we need to get stronger in hosting His presence and glory.

Our Heart Revolution Pastor’s and Leader’s Day is coming up November 22, 2022, in Byron Bay.  Please email [email protected] to let us know you are coming. Registration is free but we would love to get you on our email list for event details and schedule!

The theme of kingdom expansion runs through the entire Bible. God’s kingdom is an ever-expanding kingdom that is destined to fill the earth. In this message Phil traces the theology of kingdom expansion throughout the Old and New Testaments. The kingdom advances through the preaching of the gospel. At the heart of the expansion of the kingdom realm is adoption unto sonship. Jesus said, “I will not leave you as orphans, I will come to you!” (John 14:18) We can reframe evangelism into a vision of adoption, transforming spiritual orphans into a great company of beloved sons and daughters. The kingdom looks like an ever-expanding family of sons and daughters. If it doesn’t look like family, then it doesn’t look like the kingdom. The prayer of Jesus in John 17 reveals the centrality of kingdom family in the fulfilment of Jesus’ master plan. The strength of our witness is the depth of our love. Jesus said, “Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are My disciples.” (John 13:35 NLT) The church is heaven’s adoptive agency and evangelists are beloved sons and daughters who carry the Father’s heart to adopt an entire generation. We are calling the lost sons and daughters into kingdom family. The success of Jesus’ mission is entirely contingent upon the manifestation of an authentic spiritual family that loves God and loves one another and who powerfully express a supernatural unity. The kingdom expands through love. May this message inspire you to reach out to the lost by reframing evangelism as an expansion of the love of the Father throughout the earth.

In this third instalment in this series Phil explores the role God’s power plays in the transformation of our will. Outside of Christ we may have positive intentions and aspirations but because of in dwelling sin we are fundamentally disempowered to act according to our best intentions to love and to walk in holiness and righteousness. However, in Christ we now have an empowered will to do all things through Christ who strengthens us. Every command is a promise of God’s provision of strength do God’s will. Human will power will not get us there but God’s power woven into the fabric of our being empowers us to please Him in every way. Revelation is central to the transformation of our minds, love is central to the transformation of our emotions and God’s power is central to the transformation of our will.