And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day… (Gen 3:8)

What a delightful and eye-opening picture we see in Genesis where “the voice of the Lord God” was found “walking in the garden in the cool of the day”.
 
Surely one of the most common issues for ‘believers in Christ’ is their struggle to hear the voice of the Lord. And yet Adam and Eve, in their just fallen state, heard Him clearly.
 
It seems that the further away from God mankind strayed, the further away from the garden they got… perhaps it’s the other way around as well.
 
In fact only eight chapters on, in Genesis chapter eleven, mankind decided to do the opposite of hearing the Lord in the garden, they tried to build “a city and a tower, whose top may reach to heaven” (Gen 11:4). Of course the Lord thwarted their plans and scattered them abroad.
 
We can learn a lot from this contrast between the garden and the towered city. God created the garden, man made the towered city; the voice of the Lord comes to us and walks in His garden whereas the towered city relies on mans’ might to ascend to the heaven’s. The truth is though, all the striving in the world won’t get you an audience with God.

“Not of works, lest any man should boast” (Eph 2:9)

Getting Back to the Garden
 
So now that we are redeemed into the New Covenant in Christ, what’s changed?
 
Our tower-building religion was overthrown by Christ both metaphorically (in the spirit) and naturally too. Religious striving was dealt a death blow by the blood of Christ, leaving grace and rest as the only option.
 
Something else happened that is often overlooked – man made religious towers [1] were done away with in favour of knowing the Lord all the time, every where… all over God’s great garden [2].
 
We can see from this verse in John’s gospel that Jesus had a tendency to meet with His disciples in garden places:

When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Kedron, where there was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples. And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus often met there with his disciples. (John 18:1-2)     

There’s something about spending time with the “voice of the Lord” (Jesus the logos) in the restful setting of a garden. I love hangin with Him in my veggie patch; playin guitar and worshipping under a beautiful tree; having fellowship with other believers in a park or someone’s yard; and many other gospel garden experiences.
 
The voice of the Lord shows me so much when I spend time with Him in His/my garden. And the good news is that we can do it all the time, not “at church” at a specific time.
 
I encourage you to get in the habit of daily spending quiet time with ‘the voice of the Lord’ in various pockets of His wondrous garden.
 
 
 
Endnotes
 
[1] By “man made religious towers” I mean any tangible religious buildings/venues.
 
[2] John 4:5-26

This podcast (audio) about ‘what revival really is and isn’t’ is very thought provocative and insightful. Steve Bremner discusses this important topic with Stephen Crosby and S.J. Hill.
Click here to go to the site and listen prayerfully.

This is a short video message (25mins) by Brett Jacobsen which cries to the modern church (those who are in Christ) to flee from carnal kingdoms of religion. (PS. sorry about the bad lighting).

by
Stephen Crosby

In the “real” world, the recipient of service gets to determine the value of the service received, not the individual providing the service. Demand determines supply, and price. For instance, the customer in the restaurant not the waiter, determines the size of the tip, based on the quality of the service provided. Too often in the church we believe our own press clippings. That is, our own evaluation of ourselves and what is important, bears no resemblance to reality, but we feel good about ourselves none-the-less.

Have you ever wondered what would motivate pagans in the first few years after the resurrection, to want to align themselves with this “Jewish cult” of a crucified, criminal, itinerant peasant preacher from a despised country? There were no “services,” choirs, “special music,” solos, a good Sunday School program, youth ministry, singles ministry, young adult ministry, men’s ministry, women’s ministry,  nurseries, paved parking lots, latte bars, sound systems, worship teams, prayer summits, proper church government, budgets, elder boards, etc., to “attract them.”  Something other than a clever name resulting from a demographic marketing survey to determine “relevance,” and a slick highway billboard with Ken and Barbie grinning down in stylistic perfection, had to be working.

Why would pagans risk losing everything that matters to them in life (perhaps even life itself) to “join” the “Way” as it was called. What was “attractive” about the church that made pagans risk everything?

I think that is a fair question.

The catch phrase: “We want to be a New Testament church,” sounds noble, but it was unnerving to me to discover some years ago, that in spite of that mantra being on my lips, very little, perhaps nothing that I was involved in as a “pastor,” had any bearing on what was attractive to pagans in New Testament times.

Some years ago there was an article in Christian History magazine in which the author did a survey of pagan literature regarding the church. Since the church is supposedly called to “serve the world” as ambassadors for Christ, it makes sense to not just believe our own press reports, but to believe what objective critics had to say about “the church,” both fairly and unfairly. Sometimes, our critics are the most honest harbingers of evaluation. Even in an unfair criticism, we need to look for the germ of truth. It is usually there.

Herein is a condensed and adapted summary of what the author of the article discovered from pagan sources regarding what attracted them to want to become a Christian, join the community. I cannot expound on every point here, except to say, none of the things we typical value (the quality of the sermons, the worship music, the “ministries” offered, the heat and air conditioning in the building, etc.), had any bearing whatsoever on the interest of unbelievers.  Here is the list (not listed in any particular priority):

1. Fortitude under persecution/pressure
2. Fearlessness of death
3. Tight community
4. A life of moral purity and prayer
5. Strong leadership
6. Care for one another, care for the needy, they lived longer. They shared risk in a time of trouble, people drew together.
7. Miracles and deliverances
8. First century evangelism consisted of relationships not arguments.
9. Many women were drawn to Christianity, because the Christian ban on abortion appealed to them, as abortion was often fatal or sterilizing. No female infanticide also appealed. A Roman could leave a baby exposed to die if it was defective in any way, or if it was a girl, and a boy was desired. These things would “motivate” women.

Friends, what is distinctive about this list? The answer to this question was instrumental in my own journey of re-evaluating everything I was doing as a “pastor” within a traditional church. It was humbling to discover, that just about everything I was giving my time, energy, and other people’s money to maintain, was irrelevant to what really matters in reaching the lost. Just about everything that is valued in a typical, Western, American “size and success” Evangelical church, isn’t in this list.

God help us all to give ourselves to what really matters, for Jesus’ cause, rather than the perpetuation of a ghetto of irrelevant religious practices, that we happen to enjoy on a weekly basis. God deliver us from a man-centered, ego-centered, bless-me-centered, false gospel that permeates the very fiber and fabric of American cultural “Christian” religion.

The gospel of Jesus Christ is manifested in a life that is lived, not an argument that is won.

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This short video addresses one major issue that causes the church to be carnal and immature according to Paul.

There are many out there who exploit hyped-up ’end times’ theology to build their “ministry”. Others are just miss-led and perhaps have never heard a biblically-sound interpretation of the many passages that fall into the category called ‘eschatology’- or simply put ‘end times theology’.

This 25 minute video by Brett Jacobsen takes a brief biblical look at the end according to what the scriptures say.

If you have been blessed by this ministry (www.christisall.org, www.livingthekingdom.com, Brett Jacobsen) and/or you believe it to be a worthy contribution to the edifying of the body of Christ and the extension of Christ’s Kingdom, then please consider the following short note.

So I can serve the Lord and His people in the way that I do, I need regular financial support. There are a few people who graciously contribute on a weekly/monthly basis to the work. My many thanks go out to them.

However, for some time this amount has not been enough to keep things going. So, I am asking you who are reading this if you would prayerfully consider giving to this ministry either once off or on a regular basis.

We the body of Christ are in a hard transitional season at this point in history. There is either the security of the religious system or there is obedience to Christ.

Because we have decided to keep moving with Him it has taken away the security that the system provides. (I could compromise and start a so-called “church”, God forbid, which would be more financially secure (passing the buckets etc).

But in this season there are not too many who have found the balance of ministry finances. Once-consistent-givers into “church” offerings can become gun-shy in their giving now that they are out there in the real world. I have a pretty thorough teaching on all this called ‘Principles in New Testament Ministry Money’ – click here for article or here for part 1 of 5 videos. You can see from the scriptures two main reasons to give to teaching/equipping ministry: 1. in response for being taught & equipped, or 2. sowing/giving so others can benefit from that ministry.

That being said, I would ask that you prayerfully consider giving either a once off donation to this ministry or become a regular supporter. Of course there is no obligation; if you don’t feel the Lord lead you to give at all then that’s fine.

If you do feel to, then go here - http://www.christisall.org/financial-support/

Thanks foryour prayerful consideration.

Grace and peace,

Brett Jacobsen

This is a series of seven short articles which gives a brief overview of this current reformation of the church. It is a main function of our new website www.livingthekingdom.com. It is a tool for people to use if they have friends or aquaintances who may be questioning the systemic church, or who are on their way out.

This Reformation
Why we must move with Him

This brief series by Brett Jacobsen is not intended to be an in-depth study of the subjects throughout. It is a light introduction into the heart of what God is reforming in His church in this prophetic season. The articles, audios, videos, books, dialogues and blogs on this site www.livingthekingdom.com and www.christisall.org examine in greater depth the many pressing reformational issues in the current church.

 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence [biazo- forcefully presses], and the violent [biastes- forcer] take it by force [harpazo- seize it]. (Matt 11:12)

Many modern Christians are happy to tell the world and its religions that they are in error (rightfully so) but then when they are challenged doctrinally by a fellow believer, a teacher or prophet they say “don’t judge me”.

We just cannot afford to take that biblically ignorant posture any longer if we actually care about Christ and His Kingdom transforming a lost world. It is essential that we realise how God works with His people in the area of reformation.

Although the word reformation is only written in the Bible once [1], reformation is found throughout the whole Book and beyond. From the Old Testament kings, judges and prophets to John the Baptist and Jesus; from the first century apostles to Huss, Luther and company; to now and beyond, the list continues. God uses reformers and He is always instigating reformation in His covenant community.

The greatest reformation of all time was that in the first century when God re-formed the covenant community from Old Testament to New. He used John B, Jesus and the apostles and early church to re-form the church from Old Testament tangible religion to New Testament, celestial Kingdom life.

Sadly, we then began a negative re-formation which had the church backslide into tangible human religion again [2]. This negative reformation produced the extra-biblical aspects of the church which we still have en-mass today some nineteen hundred years later. Things like “church” buildings, denominational division, hierarchical and official leadership, pew sitting, spectator religion, dualistic separation from the real world, a vast array of dodgy doctrines, and the list goes on… and on.

This is why we need reformation now, or rather re-reformation. The 15^th and 16^th century reformation brought back some good doctrines and many other moves of God since have also brought beneficial, biblical change. However, the wineskin [3] or structure of the church has gone largely unchanged. Truth is that even Protestant churches are very Catholic in their structure and practice. Even the most contemporary churches are rooted in Dark Age religion… albeit often with new age, cushy consumerism and humanistic compromise mixed in.

This is not a popular message because many have vested interests in churchianity. Even many who just pew-sit can and will vehemently oppose you for taking a stand for true Kingdom of Christ life. The reason is because it challenges them just as it challenges you and me.

The fact is that until the majority of the church worldwide is reformed to a spiritual community rather than a human religion we will still need reformation and reformers. As the verse at the top suggests- spiritually forceful people [4] are needed to seize the Kingdom of Christ which is forcefully pressing forward in the Spirit.

This website and ministry is all about being re-formed in Christ and in His Kingdom rather than continuing in the humanistic and religious extras that plague Christianity. Let us walk together along the narrow road that leads to life and obey the Father as He continues to re-release Kingdom information which is crucial to the accomplishment of the heavenly calling for us His church.

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* For more articles and videos about reformation, Christ’s Kingdom, church structure and leadership and other topics go to the ‘Teaching/Resources’ button at the top of the ‘home’ page.

* To obtain a copy of Heaven’s Underground Blueprint Click here

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Endnotes
[1] Heb 9:10

[2] For a look at how the church went off track into Dark Age religion see chapter two of my book Heaven’s Underground Blueprint.

[3] Matt 9:16-17

[4] By spiritually forceful people I mean those who are strong in faith and endurance in His Word: ones who are listening to and obeying the prophetic direction to the church in this hour: people who value the Kingdom of Heaven more than their earthly existence.

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Kingdom Finance
Should we still tithe or give?

This brief series by Brett Jacobsen is not intended to be an in-depth study of the subjects throughout. It is a light introduction into the heart of what God is reforming in His church in this prophetic season. The articles, audios, videos, books, dialogues and blogs on this site www.livingthekingdom.com and www.christisall.org examine in greater depth the many pressing reformational issues in the current church.

In many people’s journey out of the religious system of Christianity, one of the main questions is “what do we do about ministry giving”? - do we tithe, etc?

As this is a concise sample series, I will now only briefly address this complex subject. There are links below this article which go much deeper into the answers.

Firstly, one of the most common misrepresentations of the biblical account is when pastors and preachers proclaim “we need lots of money so we can get the gospel out”… it’s just not true. When we look at the New Testament we do not see a need for large sums of cash but rather an army of true Christ-followers. They do need good equipping though.

Not only that, we see copious amounts of money wasted on religious real estate and other carnal Christian paraphernalia.

As the New Testament house of God is celestial (not physical) and we should primarily meet house to house and in everyday life, there should be far less ministry money needed [1] and more left in the hands of believers to be generous life changers.

In the Old Testament they tithed and gave a number of various offerings. In short, the tithe was Israel’s national tax… it just happened to be primarily spent on the Levites remuneration and needy widows, orphans and the like. 

Here in Australia, as in many countries, we pay tax (10% GST) but our country doesn’t see fit to use it for Kingdom ministry endeavours. So, seeing we’ve paid our tax (you better have), do we still have a responsibility to provide for the proverbial Levites [2] and the needy?

According to the New Testament we have a non-legalistic burden [bareo G916] to count worthy certain teaching elders of receiving their wage [misthos G3408] as well as helping the needy among us (1 Tim 5:16-18). This is thoroughly discussed in Principles in New Testament Ministry Money.

So, the two main areas of financial responsibility for the church are to provide for the equipping elders and assist the needy. Like I said before, if we stopped paying money into carnal Christian endeavours like buildings and programmes, we would be well able to finance true teaching ministries and also be ready always to assist those in need around us.

According to these two Words from Jesus:

But seek you first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matt 6:33)

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust does corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust does corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. (Matt 6:19-21)

… We are to seek first His Kingdom which can only be truly done if we direct our hearts there by treasuring (financing/giving) towards its further establishment and increase.

There is a balance between ‘legalistic tithing to carnal, contemporary cathedrals’ and selfishly ’spending up on self with no regard, or action, for teaching ministry and needy people’. I encourage you to follow the links below and read or listen to Principles in New Testament Ministry Money and get further clarity on this important subject.

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*For part seven of this short series ‘Be the Church Pt 7 – This Current Reformation’ click here.

* Principles in New Testament Ministry Money written – click here.

* Principles in New Testament Ministry Money video 1 of 5 – click here.

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Endnotes
[1] That’s right, you just heard a preacher say we need less money.

[2] I am absolutely not perpetuating the dodgy doctrine of a special clergy caste by speaking of NT metaphorical Levites. I am merely joining Paul in his biblical analogy from 1 Cor 9:1-14. See Principles in New Testament Ministry Money for an in depth explanation.

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Evangelism/Discipleship
 Kingdom Increase 

This brief series by Brett Jacobsen is not intended to be an in-depth study of the subjects throughout. It is a light introduction into the heart of what God is reforming in His church in this prophetic season. The articles, audios, videos, books, dialogues and blogs on this site www.livingthekingdom.com and www.christisall.org examine in greater depth the many pressing reformational issues in the current church.

Institutional Christianity primarily uses so-called “local church” altar calls and crusade events in its endeavour to see the lost saved and the church grow. Not only are these non-biblical concepts… they just aren’t working. There are as many people that “wouldn’t be caught dead in a church” as there are token decisions at Christian rallies. We need change.

There are varied statistics regarding the retention rate of “converts” through “churches” and crusades in the West and elsewhere. The sad fact is that the most part of them are sliding straight out the back door. While we may turn our noses up and conclude that they just didn’t have what it takes, truth is that ‘our methods are madness’.

What Jesus taught on the subject of Kingdom increase, aka evangelism and discipleship, [1] is far from the picture I see around the traps.

Not only have our extra-biblical methods of evangelism produced scanty statistics, but they have retarded the most part of the Christian population in their calling to be a city on a hill which seeks and saves the lost. The stage and its strutters have taken the place of the believers in evangelism. A majority of Christians do not actively evangelise and make disciples of Jesus; partly because they think that the professionals have it covered.

This human approach to evangelism has also produced many short cuts to “salvation” and other bad practices, hence the back-door phenomenon. This is inevitable when we discard God’s ways and lean on our own understanding. Flesh becomes our strength rather than the Lord [2].

We can see then that this is another reason why we have been busy building a carnal, religious institution rather than Christ’s Kingdom in the Spirit. Jesus said “go” and we’ve said “come to church”. Jesus builds “living stones” into His holy temple (that’s us) yet we’ve tried to build carnal converts into OUR contemporary cathedrals.

So rather than institutionalising evangelism and discipleship along with the many other aspects of “church life” we ought to get the people of God back to being “the light of the world” (Matt 5:14).

There are two major farming (evangelistic) fields in the Kingdom- apostolic ministry and the local Christ community. [3]

- Apostolic ministry ploughs new ground, lays the foundation (Christ), sees real and lasting converts (not quick conversion), and works with the Christ community for a season then from a distance.

- The local Christ community is the main game: it is “the light of the world”, the “[ministers] of reconciliation” and the avenue where “the Lord [adds] to the church daily such as should be saved” (Matt 5:14, 2 Cor 5:18, Acts 2:41-47).

Remember though, the church is the believers in any given area, not a building, club or institution of any sort. This reformation that is upon us is the Lord’s work to bring us out of the closet of systemic sanctuaries and get us back out there in the real world where we are called to transform lives.

Click the links to God Gives the Increase below to listen to a video series which examines Jesus’ doctrine regarding the increase of His Kingdom: aka evangelism and discipleship His way.

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*For part six of this short series ‘Be the Church Pt 6 – Kingdom Finance’ click here.

*For the video series on Christ’s Kingdom evangelism and discipleship:

God Gives the Increase - Introduction click here.

God Gives the Increase - Part 1 click here.

God Gives the Increase - Part 2 click here.

God Gives the Increase - Part 3 click here.

God Gives the Increase - Part 4 click here.

God Gives the Increase - Part 5 click here.

God Gives the Increase - Part 6 click here.

God Gives the Increase - Part 7 click here.

God Gives the Increase - Part 8 click here.

God Gives the Increase - Part 9 click here.

God Gives the Increase - Part 10 click here.

God Gives the Increase - Part 11 click here.

God Gives the Increase - Part 12 click here.

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Endnotes 
[1] See the introduction to the video series on this subject called ‘God Gives the Increase’ click here.

[2] This says the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart departs from the LORD. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good comes; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited. Blessed is the man that trusts in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters… (Jer 17:5-8).

[3] See God Gives the Increase parts 11 and 12 above for a deeper look at this.

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Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and you say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Jesus said to her, Woman, believe me, the hour comes, when you shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. You worship you know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeks such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. (John 4:20-24)

Due to religion and other forms of carnality we have re-created what God has pulled down. While the Old Testament season employed/allowed a geographical worship location (the tabernacle/temple) it is strikingly clear that the NT does not. The above verses from John 4 show that Jesus came to do away with the limitations of geographical holy places. He showed us that we “worship the Father in spirit and in truth”, not at a so-called “church”.

In order to be exceedingly clear, He prophesied then performed the second (this time permanent) destruction of the temple in Jerusalem [1].

In this season of the Kingdom of Christ there is no biblical precedence for “churches” as we’ve known them any more than there is for synagogues and temples. There are countless reasons why prayer and worship at “churches” is counterproductive. Here are just a few of them:

* Platonic Dualism – Our heavily Greek-affected minds and society relishes in the idea of religion that is separate from everyday life. Truth is though, that it adversely affects our walk with God. Even if we know that God is everywhere and that we can commune with Him always, dualism and ‘holy venue Christianity’ causes the masses of believers to do ‘God stuff’ at church and then go back to “normal life”.

* Meeting focus – Although God promised us life in abundance we have settled for spiritual meetings in abundance. Because “church” is separate from our “normal” lives we cram our spirituality into short “services”. We lost sight of the fact that to “present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God” is “your reasonable service [latreia- worship]” (Rom 12:1). Worship is not having good meetings; it is living life in a manner that is wholly, holy to Him.

* Stage-playing – The reason that Jesus gave for us to not “pray [proseuchomai- worship] standing in the synagogues [church venues]” was that it makes us “hypocrites [an actor under an assumed character (stage-player)]” that love to “be seen of men” (Matt 6:5-6). [2] Performance spirituality is rife in the church thanks to our manufactured spiritual centres. We need to get back to spiritual life at home and everywhere we do life rather than concert Christianity.

* Spectator Christians – Except for some very small “churches” (which may as well meet in each others homes anyway) most have pulpit and pews, stage and seats, performers and patrons. A select few do the spiritual show with little to no involvement from the crowd. Jesus said “where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them” (Matt 18:20). We have disrespected Him by presuming we need something more than a handful of believers standing together in worship/prayer. [3]

Again, these are just a few reasons; the list goes on and on. We have made multitudes of Christ’s followers dependant on an institutional system that does the opposite of what it promises- it actually sucks the life out of its adherents as it marginalises worship/prayer to select venues and times.

Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Quench not the Spirit.
(1 Thess 5:16-19)

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*For part five of this short series ‘Be the Church Pt 5 – Kingdom Increase’ click here.

*For more info on this topic see the authors book Heaven’s Underground Blueprint or these articles/videos:

- Losing the Limelight click here.

- From Sinai to Sion click here.

- Steadfastly Set on Prayer click here.

- The Secret Place of Underground Power click here.

- Unseen in the Scene of Men click here.

- Our Heavenly Home click here. 

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Endnotes 
[1] Matt 23 & 24, Luke 21 and Mark 13 record Jesus’ prophetic proclamation against the temple and Jerusalem “There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down”. Flavius Josephus records in great detail the fulfilment of that prophesy in “The Wars of the Jews”.

[2] For a closer look at what Jesus taught regarding worship/pray in secret rather than public worship and its foul fruit click here.

[3] Also consider - “How is it then, brethren? when you come together, every one of you have a psalm, have a doctrine, have a tongue, have a revelation, have an interpretation. Let all things be done to edifying.” (1 Cor 14:26)

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