In this message, Phil Mason explores the spirituality of King David and his passion for a deep relationship with God. Raised in a Hebrew culture, David understood that Yahweh, the creator of the universe, had set His heart on an intimate relationship with His sons and daughters. David was a mystic who sought an unmediated encounter with the living God. God chose David because he was a man after His own heart. The Psalms are David’s personal journal of his journey with God through all the ups and downs of life. David learned how to be in ‘relational mode’ because God is always in ‘relational mode.’ David communed with God face-to-face. He encountered the glory realm of God and learned to abide in God’s hesed within the Tabernacle of David. He confronted his own propensity to slide out of relational mode, where he disengaged from the heart of God and his own heart. May this message draw you into a deeper relationship with God, like David who sought the Lord all his days.

In this message, Maria Mason shares about the tool of worship to awaken us to the Spirit. She shares that our choice to worship is powerful, and when we do so, we are sounding an alarm to come alive in the things of the Spirit. We begin to partner with God to be revived, renewed and refreshed.

Maria is followed by Liz Flipo, who shares the power of worship and warfare. This was so powerful, as there are many examples of the power of worship displacing the powers of darkness in the Old Testament. God anoints the songs of the saints to bring breakthroughs and the glory of God. Liz shared powerfully about how songs can set us up for breakthroughs, but more than that, our partnership with the Lord intensifies that breakthrough!

After this, Toby, one of our worship leaders, also shared how worship is one of the critical ways the Holy Spirit awakens us to intimacy! God is at work to quicken revelation and power to us so that our hearts come fully alive when we behold Him. We are often overwhelmed with our own issues, but God invites us into the throne room to behold Him. When we behold Him, we are changed from glory to glory! What a great Sunday in the glory of God.

In 1 Corinthians 11, Paul draws a direct correlation between the spiritual state of the Corinthian church and the degree of supernatural power that was flowing in the church. He confronted the reality that the Corinthians were full of dishonor toward one another as members of Christ’s body. “For if you eat the bread or drink the cup without honoring the body of Christ, you are eating and drinking God’s judgment upon yourself. That is why many of you are weak and sick and some have even died.” (1 Corinthians 11:29-30 NLT)

While there were clearly healers and miracle workers in the Corinthian church, they were unable to heal the sick and some were even dying of illnesses that were commonly healed in evangelistic settings. Paul hands us a major key in releasing greater healing in the church. We must deal with our offenses, our unforgiveness, our judgments and our dishonor toward our brothers and sisters if we want to see the fullness of God’s healing power flow inside His church.