Do not [earnestly] remember the former things; neither consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs forth, do you not perceive and know it and will you not give heed to it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
Isaiah 43:18 – 19 (AMPC)
This is a new era. Not because I am doing something that I have never done before, but because the hearts of My people are finally aligning with Me and allowing Me to do what I have always wanted to. The new thing is actually the old thing… It is the new thing that came with the finished work of Jesus, and few have fully embraced it, but they are going to.
I am asking you to come, being prepared to forget the former things, the way you’ve lived in the past, the perspective from which you have seen, the mindset from which you have made decisions, the limitations you’ve believed were for your life… and to allow me to bring forth a new life in you. A totally new life in which you allow ME to flow through you in ways that you have never before encountered or thought possible. A new life that brings new life to those around you and to the world that I have commissioned you to draw to My heart. A new life that can only be lived in your true identity of My life in you, and which honours the finished work that My son accomplished for you, which brought you an inheritance so expansive and glorious that no man’s mind can comprehend it.
IF YOU LIVE THE SAME WAY THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE, YOU WILL MISS IT. But if you will live in this new way that I am longing to show you as you gather with Me, you will see things that you thought were reserved only for heaven. Didn’t I tell you to pray on earth, as it is in heaven?!?! Don’t limit Me, My children. Don’t limit Me by living the way you have before. I have so, soooooo much more for you and as you set aside this time with Me, I will show it to you and I will show you how to live it.
So come be wrapped up in My arms of love for you, precious one. Come, seek Me as you have never done before and you will find Me in ways that you have never known before. This is the time. It is a new era, and if you choose, nothing will ever be the same again…
Just adding a note to the invitation of the Lord for us to gather at the mountains as His Tent of Meeting. We are all absolutely free to come and go as the Lord leads. Some people are genuinely unable to be at Tent of Meeting for the duration of Friday night to lunchtime Monday (which we have done so that we have two full days and nights to be immersed in Him), though they would desire to and the Lord knows that. I feel the Lord is asking us who are able to, to set this entire time to be with Him that he’s asked for, and that we would make our decisions by the leading of the Spirit of God and not about the convenience of sticking to a schedule that’s always been done. If we do what we’ve always done, we’ll get what we’ve always gotten. I feel a strong sense that the Lord is wanting to bring us into an extraordinary way of living, and He is asking for us to give Him everything. He is asking for extended time/s in His Presence like never before, and that as we choose to live that way, He’s going to accelerate everything else around us and take care of what concerns us in a way that we currently have no frame of reference for. He’s going to awaken us to the fullness of the inheritance that is within us and we’re not going to recognise our former life as He floods and overflows us with the awesome celebration, victories, adventures and assignments that He has for us. I feel that part of this new era is that He is searching for those who will not live as they once did… who will no longer fit Him into the schedule that they have running, but will look to Him to set the schedule of their new life. I believe the Lord is strongly asking us not to default to the old, and that those who will seek His heart to encounter His Presence before all else, will understand what He meant by the promise in Genesis 15:1 that we will know Him as our exceedingly great reward. Ainsley X
When
Friday evening the 22nd of March – Monday lunchtime the 25th of March.
Where
The 2024 Heart Connection Retreat: Tent of Meeting will be held at the Bunya Mountains Conference Centre. On the attached map, the conference room is noted as ‘Poppies Cafe’:
http://www.bunyamountains.com/accommodation-map/
Accommodation
PLEASE NOTE that the accommodation arrangements are different this year to previous years, in that everyone will be responsible for organising their own accommodation in whatever groups you are coming with. Please connect with the person who has invited you to see if they have any accommodation organised. If not, this is the link for the accommodation centre, so that you can search for and book your accommodation:
The phone number for the accommodation centre is (07) 4668 3126.
For those who either are coming alone or do not have a group to book accommodation with, we will have a small number of beds available in the two smallest chalets closest to the conference centre. Please contact us at oneness@burnett.net.au to make arrangements for that.
We will be asking people to be honouring of the gathering times and to be at the conference centre at the beginning of the sessions times, which will be communicated to everyone at the end of the previous one.
Gathering Times – Friday 22nd March
We strongly believe in the leading of the Holy Spirit in all aspects of our lives and ministry. All of the following is subject to change at His notice.
Friday 22nd March
We will gather together in the evening for dinner from 6:30pm. You are welcome to arrive beforehand to settle into your accommodation and enjoy fellowship with your sisters or quiet time with the Lord. In fact, if you wish to come earlier there are also two cafes at the Bunyas that you may enjoy having lunch at. Most accommodation can be entered from 2pm onwards. This will be a night of encountering His heavenly, healing love and joy.
Saturday 23rd March
Morning, afternoon and evening gathering times including worship, teaching, personal ministry and equipping, and quiet time alone spent in the mountains hearing from God. Saturday will be about how to enter the promised land that is already within us… walking in the new ways to see the new fruit of a new life. An evening picnic under the stars, and then a night of awakening to God’s dream for our nation.
Sunday 24th March
Another day together with morning, afternoon and evening gathering times around God’s dream for Australia and our part in it, equipping us to minister to others, and being baptised in the water, spirit and fire of God. A night of fun in the celebratory Kingdom of God (bring your PJs for our awesome Kingdom pyjama party)!
Monday 25th March
Morning together to hear about the journeys of those who are walking in their promised land within, the sharing of testimonies from over the weekend, and bringing together everything Holy Spirit has uncovered throughout our time together. Preparing us for specific, upcoming ministry assignments both individually and collectively during the year. If it’s your heart to be God’s hands and feet to walk in your promised land within and display His Kingdom in your family, community and nation, being there for the Monday morning will be important to you. We will finish by lunchtime.
Meals
Lunches and dinners will be catered for us. Please bring along something for breakfasts (which you will have together in your accommodation), and something to share for morning and afternoon teas that would be suitable for adding to platters. We will let people know which day to bring their contributions. Please note below how many nights you will be staying for so that we can be accurate in our catering.
Music
Worship will be a combination of live and recorded music. We have put together a Spotify playlist and would encourage you to enjoy beautiful times with the Lord leading up to Tent of Meeting. Also noting that we will not have words on a screen, so bring the words already planted in your heart so that you can fully enter into encountering Him:
Registration
To register, please complete the form below and submit. Individual registrations are required for all attendees, so that we can have numbers for catering, and contact details for each person. We will e-mail again before the weekend, to give further information, including what to bring.
Invitations
Please note that this retreat is an invitation only basis, so we would ask that you please don’t share this link for public viewing or invitation. If you are on this page, you will have been given a personal invitation to attend. Once you have registered, please feel free to share this link directly with someone if Holy Spirit has put them on your heart. Thank you.
RSVPs
We would appreciate registrations by Friday the 15th of March please, to give us enough time to organise catering. Thank you.
Price
Let each one give, thoughtfully and with purpose, just as he has decided in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver and delights in the one whose heart is in his gift. 2 Corinthians 9:7
Freely you have received, freely give. Matthew 8:10
As mature believers in Christ, we channel finances according to Holy Spirit direction, and we are honourable in our hearts to one another. We simply ask Holy Spirit what He wants us to bring to the retreat as our love gift to Him and each other, to cover things such as hall hire, food, supplies, admin and sow into this message going further afield. You can either share by direct deposit the amount Holy Spirit has spoken to you as your love gift. Or there will also be a box to give your love gifts when you are at the conference centre.
For those who want to sow by direct deposit, the bank account details are below. Thank you so much for your love gifts.
Direct Deposit:
BSB: 084 004
Account: 9564 36909
Name: AL Ballin & AN Shepherd
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