Our April newsletter is coming out early as we leave for the Mauritian/African trip on Easter Monday. We are giving notice again of a proposed three month Apostolic Training School here at SHILOH in 2006. We are keen to receive indications of interest as early as possible to enable proper planning.

Please note that our main team members will be out of the office for one month so responses to all general emails, enquiries etc. will be attended to in late April.

If you would like to receive team updates from Africa please notify our office and you will receive an email every few days.

We greet you from SHILOH.

apostle Paul Galligan.

 

THERE IS ONE …!

“There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.” Eph.4:4-6 There are seven ones clearly presented in these verses and these seven ones are the only reliable and enduring basis for our continuing walk with God in the unfolding of His purposes at the end of this age. For many hundreds of years that which is called church and those who are Christian have been very confused and in disagreement and division about many of the aspects of oneness mentioned in these verses. The time has come when our Lord’s prayer in John 17 is being answered by the Lord Himself as He brings His church to maturity through the restoration of apostles and all the five-fold ministry gifts of Eph.4:11. These gifts are given for “the perfecting [equipping] of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the building up [edifying] of the body of Christ” Eph.4:12. The perfecting or equipping of the saints actually means ‘setting the body in order so that every member can function properly and fully’. This will only happen if the five-fold ministers, apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers, are doing “the work of the ministry” that Christ the Head of the church, who is building His own church, gives each minister to do.

 

There is ONE BODY

The body is the church and Christ “is the head of the body, the church” Col.1:18. The body cannot be divided. The whole body is to be “joined and knit together” to the head – Christ (Eph.4:15-16). As in a natural body, members receive life and consequently function properly only when they are ‘joined and knit together’ in the body. The apostle Paul expressed great concern and brought reproof to the church at Corinth when he heard that they were dividing the church by following after various men [leaders such as Apollos and Cephas and Paul himself] (1 Cor.1:10-13).

 

There is ONE SPIRIT

We have received “not the spirit of this world, but the Spirit who is from God” 1 Cor.2:12. The Spirit of God, referred to with many appellations [many names] in the Scriptures, first appears in Gen.1:2 and is in the last chapter of the Bible, Rev.22.17, with the bride church, saying “Come!” The Spirit is the Spirit of the Father (Matt.10:20); He is the Spirit of the Lord (Lu.4:18); the Holy Spirit (Lu.11:13). Many times the Spirit is simply called ‘the Spirit’. In Jn.4:24, Jesus said “God is a Spirit”. In Jn.14-16, Jesus introduces the Spirit as the “Spirit of truth” whom believers in Jesus were to receive. In Rom.8:2 He is the “Spirit of life in Christ Jesus”; in Rom.8:9 He is called the “Spirit of God” and then called the “Spirit of Christ”, and in v11 “the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead”. He is “the Spirit of adoption” (Rom.8:14). He manifests through the spiritual gifts to build up the body (1 Cor.12:7-11). It is “by one Spirit we are all baptised into one body” 1 Cor.12:13. We are to live and walk in the Spirit (Gal.5:15). The church is to be “the habitation of God through the Spirit” Eph.2:22. The ONE SPIRIT is the Spirit of Jesus Christ (Phil.1:19); the Spirit of grace (Heb.10:29), and “Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty” 2 Cor.3:17.

 

There is ONE HOPE OF YOUR CALLING

What is the one hope? What is our calling? We need to be able to answer both questions adequately from the Scripture so that by grace we may “lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of us” Phil.3:12, and to “press toward the goal for the prise of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” v.14. The call is an ‘upward call’; the hope is that as we are “found in Him, not having our own righteousness, …, but that which is through faith in Christ” v.9, we actually have a wonderful goal [future] in pursuing Christ. The ultimate expression of the hope is found in Col.1:27: as we come to know the riches of the glory of the mystery of the Word of God, then Christ is revealed in us. The Scripture says “Christ in you the hope of glory”. Rom.8:29-30 teach us that God has “predestined us to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the first born among many brethren.” This is the hope: to be conformed to the image of His Son. To this end, God called us. Having called us He had already justified us and He has in fact already provided fully in Christ for our glorification. In Eph.1:17-19, Paul prays that we may come to know through revelation “the hope of His calling”.

 

There is ONE LORD

“Hear, O Israel: the LORD our God, the LORD is one!” Deut.6:4. Jesus quoted these words exactly in Mk.12:29. Peter declared on the day of Pentecost, again addressing Israel, “Therefore, let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.” Acts 2:36 There is no doubt that Peter was declaring to Israel that Jesus is the LORD of the Old Testament. This is what cut them to the heart! “God has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven and of those on earth, and of those under the

earth and every tongue should confess Jesus Christ: Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Phil.2:9-11

 

There is ONE FAITH

The one faith refers to “our common salvation” and Jude exhorts us “to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints” v.3. Paul says that the first mark of maturity is “the unity of the faith” in Eph.4:13. The faith refers to that which we believe: it concerns our attitude to the Bible – whether we truly believe “all Scripture is given by inspiration of God” (2 Tim.3:16). The one faith is the authoritative teaching of the apostles, which became holy Scripture. It is the “apostles doctrine” that the first church continued steadfastly in (Acts2:42). It includes “the first principles of the oracles of God” which are the foundational principles of “repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgement.” Heb.5:12-6:2. The church world-wide is being called back to fully establish the basic doctrines of the faith to give full understanding to all the saints of ‘our common salvation’, because there is only ONE FAITH.

 

There is ONE BAPTISM

Jesus gave the Great Commission after His resurrection, just prior to His ascension. In both Matt.28:18-20 and Mk.16:15-16, Jesus commands baptism as vital and essential in the salvation of souls. Jesus Himself had already set the example by being baptised “to fulfil all righteousness” (Matt.3:15). Jesus was being baptised in obedience to the Father according to His word. New believers in Jesus Christ are to be baptised in obedience to the word of Jesus. The very word ‘baptism’ means ‘immersion’, that is, to be dipped in water. In the Scripture water is not sprinkled but rather the blood is sprinkled. Water baptism follows repentance and faith (Acts 2:38; Mk.16:16). The one baptism of the Scripture is in water, by the Spirit, into Christ; into His death, burial and resurrection (Rom.6:4-5).

 

There is ONE GOD AND FATHER OF ALL, who is above all, and through all, and in you all

This verse is awesome in showing the immanence of God, His ‘every-where-ness’, His omnipresence! This great God has fully revealed Himself in His Son Jesus Christ. Jn.1:18 says “no one has seen God at anytime. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.” God is intimately aware of all that happens in His creation. Jesus said “not one sparrow falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.” Matt.10:29-30

 

It is time for us all who believe in Jesus Christ, having been baptised into His body, to give our attention to and to receive the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of these seven ONES

 so that we may become ONE as Jesus desires and has prayed.

 

Calendar

 

ITINERARY for MAURITIUS & AFRICA

Team: apostle Paul Galligan, Allan Millington, Janet Barton, JoAnne Parry

March 29^th                    Depart Australia and overnight in Mauritius

March 31st April 1st.   Pastors and leaders seminar in Nairobi

April 4,5 & 6th.            Pastors and leaders conference in Kakamega

April 7,8 & 9th             Pastors and leaders conference in Kitale

April 11th & 12^th          Pastors and leaders seminar in Kampala

April 15 & 16th            Pastors and leaders conference in Kigali

April 17^th                      Preaching in local churches in Kigali

April 18^th                      With leaders in Kigali

April 19^th & 20^th          Travel to Nairobi and on to Mauritius

April 21st to 24^th          Ministry in Mauritius.

 

Itinerary for Thailand & India

Team: Pastor Jean & Bruce Manning

March 6^th                     Dept. for Thailand

March 11^th – 19^th         Ministering in Chaingami (boarder of Eastern Shan State Myanmar & Thailand)

March 20^th – 26^th         Ministering in Chennai, India

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May 6^th Pastors and Ministers at SHILOH from 9.30-1.30 lunch included

May 7^th Saturday training day at SHILOH 10am to 5pm, apostle Paul Galligan

              and team home from African trip

 

Apostolic Conference in Ipswich

May 13^th evening, Sat 14^th & Sun. 15^th afternoon hosted by Ps. Jan & Laurie Beier,

                                                                                Burning Lamp Ministries ph.0407113588

                                                                               

Teaching in Northern house church

May 19^th evening, all day Fri.& Sat, until lunch time Sun.22^nd  Col & Judy Krueger ph.49470134

 

Mini-Bible School – term two Thursdays 9am to 4.30pm – teacher trainer Ps. Peter De Bressac

April 14^th, 21^st, 28^th, May 5^th, 12^th, 19^th

 

Second semester training days:

July 30^th                   Saturday training day at SHILOH

August 27^th              Saturday training day at SHILOH

October 8^th               Saturday training day at SHILOH

November 26^th         Saturday training day at SHILOH

Pastors & Ministers please note that the Friday before each of these training days is a ministers meeting from 9.30-1.30 including lunch. Your opportunity to fellowship with brethren involved in the apostolic restoration of the last days.

 

MID-YEAR TRAINING SCHOOL

  

MONDAY JUNE 20^TH TO SATURDAY JULY 2^ND

Two-weeks full-time

with a children’s training school operating concurrently

 

At SHILOH Centre, TOOWOOMBA

 

Your opportunity to receive the apostolic revelation and to experience the grace of sonship, understanding the revelation of the mystery and the fulfilment of all things in Christ and His church.

 

Apostle Paul Galligan with the support of other apostles and teachers will be sharing the anointed word of God. We are witnessing “the word made manifest” (Col.4:2-4) as we proclaim the mystery of Christ according to the word. Ministers and saints in many places are experiencing the reality and power of the Spirit of adoption unto sonship, leaving the meetings and the seminars and schools transformed. We continually receive testimonies of what God has done in the lives of individuals and through the ministry gifts God has given.

 

SHILOH Apostolic Company is totally devoted to the LORD JESUS CHRIST and His purposes that He is fulfilling according to His word in our day.

 

Teaching and training, worship and the Lord’s Table daily from 9am until 5pm with some evening sessions and early morning prayer 6-7am.

 

 

You are welcome to attend all or part of the school. Certificates are issued to those who complete the school.

There is a commissioning day for all on Saturday 2^nd July.

Some billets will be available for people outside of Toowoomba.

 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL APOSTOLIC MINISTRY TRAINING SCHOOL 2006

Three months, April 12^th to July 1^st

 

This school is being advertised overseas. It is of special importance to the Australian church. This is your opportunity to be fully birthed in the apostolic revelation, to come into the life changing experience of sonship and to be fully equipped to minister powerfully in the last days church that Jesus is raising in the earth. An integral part of the vision is the planting of thousands of house churches that are linked into apostolic companies.

 

For further details, please apply for summary prospectus, which includes policy for overseas trainees from developing countries.