Brian Houston : You will find what you are looking for in scripture and this life.

worship in song session with Ben Fielding and the Band and Choir

"You will find what you are looking for in scripture and this life.

The vultures find what they look for. They look for dead stuff, carcasses."

Hillsong Brisbane 21 Feb Good worship in song session with Ben Fielding and the Band and Choir.

Songs included :

“God you are my God”

“You my God are Greater still”

“Saviour, He can move the mountains”

Brian Houston gets us all to pray for people who have filled out request forms he holds and anyone in the hall who requires healing.

He is pleased to announce 4 Sunday meeting times with all the same ministry. 8am(acoustic) 9am, 11am and soon 5pm, as well as Friday 6:30pm.

Bobby Houston promotes the Women’s Conference in Sydney “Colour 2010”.

She refers to Gen12:2 and our ingredients to bless: faithfulness, consistency (more).

She talks about the good work of Compassionate.

Brian congratulates Ben Fielding; his song “Mighty to save” is the No.1 sung song in USA churches which betters “Shout to the Lord” which made No.2 in the past.

Brian gives ministry (this is not word for word, ok) from Matt.25.

(brackets indicates my thoughts or perception)

“When ordinary people believe God, extraordinary things happen.

The talent, sum of money, was given (entrusted) but one of the servants hid his masters talent. 

Life is entrusted to you, your body is given to you, even the air you breathe is entrusted to you. Different people have different spirits.

1Pet.3 a gentle spirit; 

Ps.51:12 a generous spirit.

In 1989 we were young and had a growing church. 

A youth pastor from a big USA church spoke at our church and subsequently invited me to visit them in USA. He said he might even be introduced to the BIG name leader. This desire happened and later the leader invited me to be a keynote speaker at one of his conferences. My knees went to water but I did it. 

Some years later I asked him why he had chosen such a novice to speak. 

He replied “I liked your spirit”. 

Matt.25 identifies the kind of spirit that understands the Master’s spirit as goodness 

and enters into JOY as opposed to the servant sees his Master as a HARD spirit.

Ps.119:68 God is Good and He does Good. It’s the finished works of Jesus we have now. 

Ps.11:7 God’s Spirit IS Righteousness….His smile upholds the upright (us under Jesus)

You will find what you are looking for in scripture and this life.

The vultures find what they look for. They look for dead stuff, carcasses.

The humming bird looks for alive stuff; sweet nectar. (what do I look for?).

Receive a talent and give out of what that talent produces; 

rather than lock up that talent (and promote in others to lock it up too).

A person kept asking me, “when was I coming thru his area”. I eventually went his way and he gave me a watch; I received it in a thankful spirit; even though i hate the thought that any ministers using their position to get freebies for duty or to influence. 

Hearers of this gifting (of watch) reveal their spirit by what they say or think e.g. “what did he do for him to get that gift?”; “how come he gets a gift and I never do?”;  or “he probably deserves a gift but I don’t deserve a gift”. 

We all need and can change our poor spirit to be His Spirit. 

The talent he gives you is not to be hidden. (it would be better to blow the talent than to hide it). 

The talent that Jesus has entrusted in you is to advance His domain on earth. 

The Master has a desire to restore the lost, He gives them hope through you, the church and The Spirit. People like Bill Gates is putting much of his fortune into the poor and is to be commended,

just as the church is commended for doing the same 

but we have a (better) calling to help the lost's spiritual relationship with Jesus also.

Mk.14:7 Very expensive Oil is used by this women to drench Jesus. 
Jesus receives the honour and blesses the woman that she has done a very important thing; 
and as an aside states the that we should ALSO do good to the poor. 
Its not either / or it is Spiritual relationship with Jesus and help the poor. 
Its about helping people connect with God.

a few Core beliefs of Hillsong :
We believe that in order to receive forgiveness and the 'new birth' we must repent of our sins, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and submit to His will for our lives.
We believe that in order to live the holy and fruitful lives that God intends for us, we need to be baptised in water and be filled with the power of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit enables us to use spiritual gifts, including speaking in tongues.
We believe that God has individually equipped us so that we can successfully achieve His purpose for our lives which is to worship God, fulfil our role in the Church and serve the community in which we live.
We believe that God wants to heal and transform us so that we can live healthy and prosperous lives in order to help others more effectively.