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. 

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)