TLC tender love and care in koinonia is God being through us. TLC comes from God our Father, his Son Messiah Jesus and the Holy Spirit. When we walk worthy of God’s calling, we participate in tender love and care. We thrive in rich interpersonal relationships, mutuality and interdependence with our family and with other brothers … [Read more…]
When the perfect has come is the time of the glory to come. Then, we will see God face to face and we will know as we have been known. ETERNALLY! “But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away.” 8Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they … [Read more…]
The hope of glory is “based on the hope laid up for you in heaven. Some time ago you heard about this hope through the word of truth, the gospel that has come to you. Just as it is bearing fruit and spreading all over the world, so it has been doing among you from the … [Read more…]
Living in the Kingdom of God’s Son in our temporal life on this earth is the glorious blessing Paul focuses on in the first chapter of his letter to the Colossians and us. Paul greets with the blessing of grace and peace, thanks God for the faith, love and hope they had since they heard … [Read more…]
The unity of the Spirit is the basis of our fellowship with God and His people. Paul devotes Ephesians chapters 4 through 6 to explaining the blessings and applications of the unity of the Spirit. Here, we will explore the first 6 verses of Ephesians 4. Our character I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you … [Read more…]
Messiah Jesus reveals love as the basis for deep and enduring kingdom relationships through his words, life and actions on this this earth. On the night of Passover, the night he went to the cross, Jesus arose from the supper and washed the disciples feet. Jesus washes his disciples feet 1 Now before the feast of … [Read more…]
There must be participation in Church relationships—in the Church Messiah Jesus builds. (Mt 16:18). There is little participation in pulpit, platform, or the internet Church venues and none is expected. Even though those venues can be helpful, they lack person to person, heart to heart, love one another participation. Love one another participation gradually eroded … [Read more…]
The perceived presence of God is with our spirit, soul and body, for we have been born again as new creatures, created in Christ Jesus (Eph 2:10). From Adams fall until the resurrection of Jesus, the presence of God with His people Israel was perceived with their body and soul. About Fifty days after the … [Read more…]
The Holy Spirit comforts, teaches and empowers us, and gives all who follow Messiah Jesus the tender love, care and consolation Jesus rendered to his followers while he walked on this earth Jesus told his disciples how that would come about on the day of the last Passover he would celebrate with them (John 13:1-4), … [Read more…]
Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 2:1 KJV It’s Christmas time. The time we celebrate Jesus’ birth with gifts, festivity and worship. It is the time we thank God for sending His only begotten Son to this earth and thank Jesus for coming. It is … [Read more…]