Living From Heaven to Earth

Heaven: Our Glorious Hope (Living from Heaven to Earth)

Introduction:
We have been speaking about the King and His Kingdom over the last few weeks as we looked at the The Return of The King Series. Today I would like to speak about heaven and living from heaven to earth.
Scripture Reading:
Matthew 6: 9
9 “This, then, is how you should pray:
“‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10 your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,[a]
but deliver us from the evil one.[b]’

“on earth as it is in heaven”
Jesus prays that the will of the Father would be manifested on earth as it is heaven. We see a collision of two realms in this verse. The heavenly realm collides with the earthly realm. As we look at heaven I want you to see what Jesus meant as he prayed that the realm of heaven becomes a reality on earth.
Throughout Jesus’ ministry he always taught about the kingdom of God. We heard in the series that the kingdom is the domain where the authority of the king is exercised. The bible says that all authority has been given to Jesus both in heaven and on earth. Jesus rules as king over the earth as he rules as king over heaven. (Matt 28v18) Wherever Jesus went he exercised his authority over:
1. Sickness and disease
2. Demonic powers and strongholds
3. Death (resurrection of the dead)
4. Confusion and deceit (by teaching truth and bringing revelation of who we really are and how much God really loves us)

What is heaven like?

1. Heaven is where God lives
Matt 6 “Our Father who art in heaven...”
"Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey." (Deuteronomy 26:15)
God’s presence is fully realised in heaven.
2.Heaven is a place where God is worshipped

Revelation 4
The Throne in Heaven
1 After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.” 2 At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it. 3 And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and ruby. A rainbow that shone like an emerald encircled the throne. 4 Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white and had crowns of gold on their heads. 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. In front of the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits[a] of God. 6 Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.
In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back. 7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle. 8 Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying:
“‘Holy, holy, holy
is the Lord God Almighty,’[b]
who was, and is, and is to come.”
9 Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:
11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
and by your will they were created
and have their being.”


The atmosphere of heaven is an atmosphere of worship.
Matt 6 “Hallowed be thy name”... hallowed is a term for praise. Therefore the bible says that God inhabits (dwells within) the praises of His people. We are to create the atmosphere of heaven through worship.
Paul & Silas created an atmosphere of heaven through worship and the chains broke. When the atmosphere of heaven is created, the Kingdom of Heaven is released and the authority of the King is then exercised in its fullness.

3. Heaven is a place of exceeding Joy.
"Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present [you] faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy," (Jude 1:24)

4. Heaven is a place of purity and righteousness
Rev 21:22-27
22 I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. 24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it. 25 On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there. 26 The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it. 27 Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
- No demonic power has any right of entry into heaven.
- Only the righteous can enter. Those who are saved by the blood of the lamb (Jesus Christ)
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5.There is no death in heaven and no tears or sorrow
"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away." (Revelation 21:4)
Jesus revealed his authority as king over death by resurrecting the dead during his time on earth.

Jesus said let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. The will of the Father is demonstrated through atmosphere in heaven.
- It is an atmosphere of God’s habitation.
- An atmosphere of worship
- An atmosphere of exceeding joy
- An atmosphere of deliverance and free from the bondage of Sin
- An atmosphere of healing


Timothy Feder

Abba Love Conference

Well I'm here in Redding, California and what can I say but that God has just shown me so much while being here in the States for the last two weeks. I arrived in San Fransisco and was met by Rob Harris (a good friend of mine) who hosted me at his house in Vacaville (40mins outside of San Fransisco). Vacaville is like Smallville, it's a real small town with such lovely, humble people just no Clark Kent :) The city was named a City of Peace by the community as nothing really bad happens in Vacaville. Rob and Michelle Harris attends a church called "The Mission". It just so happened that as I arrived they were hosting a conference called "Abba Love". This conference had some well known, amazing speakers such as Heidi & Roland Baker (Iris Ministries), Lance Wallnau & Tracey Armstrong (he flows strongly in the healings gift)
Timothy Feder

An Atmosphere for miracles

Just recently I had such an awesome experience at our Encounter Weekend. The worship team (Proxy) was amzing in taking people from where they at to taking them to where God is at. Then Ps Bill got up and preached an awesome word on living from heaven's perspective. That night I prayed for someone with hearing problems and he immediately got healed! Praise be to God!
Reflecting on this I realised a couple of things that I saw happened on the night as well on Sunday night when another man was healed from a face disorder. You see the fact that we are living on earth but from heaven's perspective is a such a reality in the lives of believers. Paul says that we are seated in heavenly places (Ephesians 2v6) We have been raised up with Christ and seated with him in heavenly places. What happens when believers live from a heavenly perspective is that we then change the atmosphere around us for miracles to take place. When we see who we truly are, we are then able to operate from that position.
Learn to live your life from heaven's perspective! Look at your circumstances around you from that perspective and see how the atmosphere around will change for miracles to happen. In worship we do the same when we lead. We lead people from their natural position to show them their heavenly position in Christ and then we are able to break strongholds over people, cities and nations!
Come on, know who you are in Christ and see your worship go beyond the walls of your church.

Tim Feder

Deeper Depths for Higher Heights

Deeper Depth for Higher Heights Tim Feder

“Exploring the relationship between foundations and calling”
When God takes you to greater heights, you’ll need to deepen your foundations.

Reading: Luke 6 v 47-49
47I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice. 48He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. 49But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete."

Have you ever seen a foundations being laid for a house to be built? There are different kinds of foundations depending on the height of the building. In essence two kinds of foundations are common for builders. The first being a shallow foundation: usually for building houses of up to four storeys. The second being a deep foundation: used for buildings with great heights. This foundation is usually half the height deep.
Luke 6:48 says “He is like the man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on rock.”
Jesus refers to people who hears his word and puts them into practice as people who dig down deep to lay their foundations.

1.We are to lay deep foundations.
Why? Because God wants to take you to higher heights! You are meant to stand out like a high building. We are called to be the salt and light to this world. However the higher the building the deeper the foundation. We go deeper in order to go higher. Whatever you are doing life, let your live be the witness to the people around you!

Matthew 7:24: "Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock”

2.We are to lay our foundation on The Rock.
1 Peter 2: 4-8
4As you come to him, the living Stone--rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him-- 5you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6For in Scripture it says:
"See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him
will never be put to shame." 7 Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those
who do not believe, "The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone,
8 and, "A stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall."

Jesus is our Rock on which we are to build our foundation. He is the cornerstone on which everything is built!
Matthew 21:42 "Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

The cornerstone definition:
cor•ner•stone
a. A stone at the corner of a building uniting two intersecting walls; a quoin.
b. Such a stone, often inscribed, laid at a ceremony marking the origin of a building.

Jesus united us and God by dying once and for all on the cross for our sins and thereby reconciled us back to God!
Romans 5:10 – 11
10For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! 11Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

Jesus is the beginning of all things. He is the ultimate authority of all things in heaven and on earth.
Like the cornerstone is laid during a ceremony, Jesus (The cornerstone) was laid at the ceremony of the cross. There it was inscribed on him, Lord of Lords, King of Kings, Savior, Majesty, Deliverer, Healer of all the mankind!
Ephesians 1: 10
“to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ. “

God wants to take you to higher heights. You are all called! You are called to fulfil the great plan of God – that all people will come to Him through His son Jesus Christ. It doesn’t matter where you find yourself, in the marketplace, in the education system, in the entertainment world. Wherever you are you can be part of the plan of God. The word vocation derives from a Latin work which mean “to call”... Many people ask today what my calling is. It is simple, you are called to be a child of God and to let your life be a witness for others so that they can return to their heavenly Father and receive their true identity as children of God.
Tim Feder