Tribe Church. Byron Bay

In Matthew 22, the Parable of the Wedding Feast, Jesus teaches us that to attend and join in the wedding celebrations both now and, in the future, you must be clothed with the robes of righteousness. These robes, described as fine white linen in some locations of the scriptures and at other times as the breastplate of righteousness, are vital to our new identity in Christ being formed. Positionally, we are already “in Christ”, but we must step into revelation of right standing with God to lay hold of all the benefits Jesus died for. We must choose to go through the door of salvation and pick up our new clothes that protect us.

You cannot participate with confidence without these garments, and you will no doubt get hammered by condemnation or even orphan thinking can creep back in without this vital covering.

In Revelation 19 it says: “Hallelujah: for the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns. Let us rejoice and be exceeding glad and let us give the glory to Him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife has made herself ready. And it was given unto her that she should array herself in fine linen, bright and pure: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.” 

Some of the righteous acts we are called to a wild- signs, wonders, and miracles! However, some of the most understated and yet powerful righteous acts we participate in are the powerful prayers that according to James 5, avail much! Step into your new garments and step up to your position as a warrior- dressed for battle. 

We are exploring the theme of receiving the kingdom and in Part Two, Phil examines the mechanics of emotional transformation. In Part One he discussed the mechanics of the transformation of our mind but in this new episode he turns his attention to emotional healing and our deliverance from toxic emotions. Do we just confess our way into a life of love, peace and joy or is there a missing piece in the process? Phil suggests that ‘self control,’ one of the fruits of the Spirit in our lives, is front and centre in the journey of emotional transformation. Take the time to absorb this message as it holds a key to your emotional well-being and your journey into true and lasting freedom. We hope you enjoy it and find it beneficial.

In this message in our ongoing series on the Kingdom of God, Phil explores the words of Jesus at the close of the prayer He taught His disciples to pray. “For Yours is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.” (Matthew 6:13) What is the relationship between the coming of the kingdom and the glory realm? Jesus is the King of glory and there is no kingdom without a king. We were made to be radiated by the glory realm of heaven and to be transformed through encountering Christ’s glory. A great spiritual battle rages around the unveiling of the glory of Christ. Satan has only one weapon against the revelation of the glory of God in the face of Christ. He seeks to blind our eyes through unbelief in order to hold us in captivity to darkness. This battle is played out daily in every church. The spirit of religion seeks to keep a veil over our eyes lest we encounter this King of Glory. Christ’s call to discipleship is a call to encounter the King of Glory and to be transformed by His glory. His call to forsake all and follow Him is offensive but it is the key to advancing His kingdom on earth. The cross is the gateway to the glory realm!

Faith is a key ingredient to the kingdom of heaven breaking out in and through our lives. In fact the writer of Hebrews tells us that it’s impossible to please God without it. We can therefore conclude from this statement that our faith brings pleasure to God. Jesus often acknowledged and honoured the faith of the people who came to him to receive healing and deliverance, but there is only one time were we are told he was “amazed” at the faith that was displayed. As we look into this story we will discover that amazing faith is birthed out of a heart and culture of honour. This message is an invitation to bring a gift of amazing faith to the Lord today.

Long before the bombshell news of divorce hits a family, or the announcement of an organisation’s leadership team collapsing, or even the shocking vision of smoke and debris where two towers in a city used to stand – long before these things – contempt is at work in the hearts of people.

Simply defined, contempt is being dismissive towards another and ultimately devaluing them. This attitude of the heart distorts perspectives and taints speech. A work of contempt will lead to multiple waves of reciprocating behaviours, whose crippling effect can be seen upon our families, our communities and even our nations.

It’s the very heart attitude behind cancel culture.

Contempt runs rife through social media, politics and sadly, the global church today.

The good news is God has given us the Holy Spirit to help us identify when contempt creeps into our hearts and speech. Additionally, Jesus is our example of the greatest remedy to contempt, which is: honour. Jesus exampled how to honour our heavenly Father and all of His creation. 

By following the example of Jesus and maturing as sons and daughters of God who are led by the Spirit of God, we can be a part of God’s plan to clear out the desolations caused by contempt and usher in the beauty of honour. 

Proverbs 18:10 teaches us that the character, authority and honour of God is a strong tower and we who are righteous in Christ Jesus, run to it and are made safe. It’s through our relationship with God and His grace that we can clean contempt out of our hearts and be restored to honour. Our Father in heaven, who loves us, is wanting to also heal the wounds that have come from other people’s dismissiveness towards us. This is essential to receiving and imparting the kingdom of God.

As the battle between contempt and honour is held across the earth, the promise of the ‘as it is in heaven’ kingdom lies before us. It’s time for the global church to persevere, mature and not run from these trials that challenge our character so that we can participate in the fullness of God’s kingdom revealed here on earth. It’s time for us with God’s help to resist being influenced by the contempt that the world holds towards God and the church. This humbling invitation into refinement and restoring honour faces us all today.

“And they shall rebuild the old ruins,

They shall raise up the former desolations,

And they shall repair the ruined cities,

The desolations of many generations.” (Isaiah 61:4)

Our Kingdom series continues this week with Maria Mason bringing a fresh look at Matthew 6, where Jesus taught us: “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” This is the call to surrender our ability to trust in our capacity and go after God’s supernatural provision. 

The Lord promises us that He will provide when we build the foundation of trust and placing Him first! What a promise! God’s plan is to get our attention for a fresh foundation in our walks with Him. A life of surrender where we are completely confidant and trusting that He will come through when we place the Kingdom as the first priority.

When we build this foundation of committing our ways to Him and pursuing Him radically despite the cost, we are setting ourselves up for “all these things” being added. There is nothing He won’t do for you, according to His perfect will. There is nothing that He can’t supply. His provision is limitless, and He says to trust His nature like the birds do! Simple steps of childlike faith produce amazing results.

Maria Mason takes us on a journey that starts in Acts 12 with Peter being freed from the prison of confinement to liberty as a son who comes alive in the power of God. His journey was from the orphan (who has the wrong reactions to everything), to a son, and then on to an heir! This is an outstanding prophetic picture of our walk with the Father. 

Peter was later instated by Jesus as the founding leader of the church, and went on to write such profound epistles that are of course emotional discipleship material! How did he grow? He submitted to the processes of God and moved from resistance to courage, from fleshly responses to Spirit inspired ones. He was a stunning example to us of the inner transformation that God does and wants to do, for all the children of God.

In Luke 15 we see the son who comes home to the Father to receive of the Father’s provision. To do so, he had to let go of his pride, fear, and independence. The alternative is we can become like the elder brother who is “smouldering with resentment” at not getting what he feels owed. Gods plan is to mature us, so we living in awareness of the ample supply to do all He asks regardless of the outcome. 

Our sonship journey starts with meeting the Father. He has an outstanding plan for us to become fathers and mothers in nations, who change the course of history. Sign on afresh for the greatest maturation/discipleship course -the journey of obedience and trust. Real maturity is hearing from God as our Father and putting to death anything that would hinder that maturity.

Under the heading of The Kingdom of God, Phil Mason introduces a new series titled ‘Receiving the Kingdom.’ In this introductory message Phil outlines what it means to personally receive the kingdom. It is the Father’s good pleasure to give us the kingdom and Jesus said we must become like little children to receive the kingdom. How do we posture our hearts to receive God’s kingdom into our hearts? And what is on the menu? Phil revisits the theme of revelation, power and love as it applies to the transformation of our mind, will and emotions. Join us in exploring the theme of personal kingdom transformation.

Our next talk in the Kingdom Series, comes from the Saturday morning of our great weekend with Ken Fish!

Ken is a powerful American revivalist with over 40 years of ministry under his belt, of traveling the globe preaching, teaching and doing the work of the Kingdom!

This weekend marked his 100th trip to Australia and we were SO thrilled to celebrate this milestone with him, and privileged to receive his equipping to our community!

In this message Ken refocus' us to the power and importance of the prophetic, in catalysing revival. Stating that each move of God was preceded with an extortionary prophetic word or sign! These were steeped in anointing and backed by not only scripture, but multiple signs and markers .Referring to many of the messianic prophecies, then the angelic encounters Joseph experienced, Ken uses the lead up to Jesus' birth to unpack this process.

Ken also uses a prophetic word he received during the worship time, 'prophecy is designed to extrude us'! He goes on to show how this extrusion process builds patience and hope, both in us and the church to prepare the way for Gods move. 

In this extrusion process God takes a word, he delivers it, then later fulfills it and updates it for the now.