One another ministry works by the Spirit, Messiah in you, the hope of glory. (Col 1:27) Paul reveals: the Spirit of Messiah is in you. Messiah is in each one of us because we have believed, repented, been baptized, been born again by the Spirit (Jn 3:1-8) and we follow Messiah Jesus in one another … [Read more…]
Being spiritually useful and productive glorifies the name of our Lord Jesus in us. Not only that, we are glorified in him. Paul actually prayed that for the Thessalonians and us. To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulfill … [Read more…]
Sanctification is rarely taught in churches or in homes. That is why so many Christians slip, flounder, fall into sin and live in sin. One of the main reasons sanctification is not taught is: only a small minority of our Church leaders are willing to take the chance of offending someone. Their church attendance might … [Read more…]
The power of God’s grace is revealed in Zechariah 4:7, during the building of the Second Temple. “Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it.” Back in 1834 Albert Barnes provided the most profound insight … [Read more…]
Bask in God’s spiritual light. New creature in Christ, child of God our Father, heir of salvation, brother or sister in the Lord, saint—holy one made holy by the blood of the Lamb, hear what the Holy Spirit says to you. God called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Bask, delight, take pleasure, enjoy, … [Read more…]
Help fence sitters grow up in Messiah. “So that we /and they/ may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.” Ephesians 4:11 ESV Messiah leads us to help them by functioning as working parts of … [Read more…]
Our Messiah leads us to follow him in his kingdom and clear a highway before him. Right now, the culvert is out. In 1978, God gave me a dream about our call to build the way our Messiah leads instead of man’s way. Now, years later, I can see much progress in the restoration of … [Read more…]
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…]
The TLC—tender love and care—of koinonia is God being through us. In the TLC of koinonia we thrive in rich interpersonal relationships, mutuality and interdependence. We love one another in word and deed, encourage one another, teach and admonish one another, give and receive edification, exhortation and comfort, sharing our lives and resources with one another. … [Read more…]
Close relating was once the norm in the Messiah’s body. Messiah’s followers were family, friends and neighbors. They often gathered for a meal or for the Lord’s Supper in each other’s homes. They were face to face across the table and spoke highly of the Messiah with one an other, shared their lives, hugged and … [Read more…]