Danny Silk spoke to the church about what leads to breakthrough.  Pressure – increasing pressure. When we live in a place of pressure or resistance we can work thru the breakthrough and get to the next level.  There is a intensity or an exposing of what’s inside when the pressure starts to do its work.  Danny said that we don’t want the pressure to go away or we will never see the breakthrough.  Seems human nature that when things get uncomfortable, we want to stop and go back to the old way – where we feel most comfortable. The common denominator for the resistance in life is a new venture or risk and opportunity.  He reminded us that previous to our last breakthrough our current safe boundaries were once an unknown frontier.  We need to constantly remind ourselves of our former testimonies of breakthrough in our lives. 

During the last week of November, the school had purity week.  The singles were separated from the married folks and they received there own messages on purity, dating and boundaries. Bethel teachers were very frank on the topics.  The married folk received teaching on marriage, communication and being connected in all circumstances.  It was a wonderful but tough week for all.  We need to realize that when love leaves our relationships, fear is the spirit that is left over. If we bring love back into the relationship the fear subsides. 

Dave has been taking Sozo (Inner healing) training.  Dawn De Silva who leads the Transformation Center at Bethel taught on the Spirit of Entitlement.  It seems that we all develop that.  The spirit that says we are entitled to things – things that only God can choose to give or take.  When we don’t receive those things in our time we tend to be offended by God and we can develop an unhealthy relationship with our Father.  We really need to ensure that we don’t get offended when we don’t get what we asked for (healing, favour etc).  The tactics of the enemy will always be the same – 1) challenge the word and 2) stands in your experiences and mocks at the failure of the Word coming to pass - i.e. healing.   We need to walk past anger and offence to see the miracle that God is doing or is about to do.  We have learned that our job is to believe that God – can, wants and will do it!!  Amen

Bill spoke to us about the word study of “help mate”.  He reminded us that Paul was really talking about Christ and His church. He spoke about the bible sometimes being interpreted by people who really aren’t in love with Jesus.  People cannot be punished into purity – we need to approach life and all its issues consistent with someone in love with Jesus.  Bill reminded us that sometimes it is so easy for people to be caustic when they teach but they will teach differently if they love Jesus.  If they have that good relationship with the Father they will teach differently.  He suggested that we don’t sit under a teacher that is not in love with Jesus.  God is the rewarder!  That is why two trees were put in the garden – you can’t give a reward without an option!  Discipline trims us so we can hold up under the weight of blessing so we can extend that blessing to someone else.  The enemy works so hard to remove dreams, by causing worries (especially finances).  The more stress and worries the less the dreams. We need to remember that because of the blood we are qualified to stand face to face with the King!!

In the Kingdom – everyday is:

Every day is the day of Jubilee

Every day is a day of rest

Every hour is Happy Hour!!!