Season 2 - Episode 1
In this lighthearted interview, Kristene speaks with John Bates, Senior Leader of Freedom Fellowship Intl about what it means to be an apostolic/prophetic hub. They touch on Freedom in Christ, missions, finding your identity in the body of Christ, and the difference between spirituality and religiosity.
Time Stamps:
3:40: Freedom Fellowship Intl is a place where people come to receive healing and direction in their life. It’s a safe place. We have striven to get rid of religion. There is a difference between religiosity and spirituality. We strive for spirituality which is connection with God. Religion on the other hand is man’s attempt to reach God, which is usually out of a desire to impress other people.
4:28: As a prophetic house, we train people to know God’s voice. That’s foundational because when you can hear God’s voice, it sets the tone for the rest of your life.
5:11: Without direction, vision doesn’t have any place to go. This is why we have become more of an apostolic/prophetic hub. If you try to be apostolic without the direction of the prophetic, it’s easy to get lost. You may win some battles, but you lose the war because you don’t know what’s happening. Neither function on their own well. They need one another.
6:31: The particular calling of Freedom is just that–identity is so important and what is our name? It’s Freedom. The identity of Freedom in Christ is what we take with us wherever we go.
6:55: You can’t find Freedom through religion. You can’t get there through your own efforts. You must receive the work that Jesus has done on your behalf and then let it unlock you.
12:06: When we come to the Lord, we truly are transferred from the Kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of Light. We are new creations. We move out of that new creation, but there are old mindsets, emotional responses, traumas, all manner of things that want to tie us back to the old man. Those are the things that we are finding freedom from–freedom is a process.
14:18: Freedom is sent out with a particular message, and it’s this–It really doesn’t matter what pit you find yourself in, Jesus is not afraid to get dirty. He runs right to where you are, brings you out, and brings you back into Himself and His family so that you can find true freedom.
18:25: We have been birthed into a supernatural Kingdom with all the benefits of our Heavenly Father who is all-powerful and all-knowing and loves us deeply with a love that we can’t even fathom; and He simply wants us to know that we have been called into this beautiful way of life and He will walk us through anything to find it.
19:10: The other aspect of an apostolic hub is that we are not just a wonderful little place where we just hide out and keep to ourselves, but we have been sent out on a mission to bring the message of Freedom to the nations.
Quotes From The Show
“For too long we have thought that moving in supernatural gifts is for “Superstar Christians.” But these are the things that Jesus says all believers will do–heal the sick, cast out demons, thwart the plans of the enemy, and speak in new tongues.” John Bates, Senior Leader of Freedom Fellowship Intl
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