Appleseed Travel Journal » Miracles Still Happen!! Brooks Often when in Bikeke we get to visit some of the homes of the vulnerable children attending Liberty School, most of whom would not be attending school at all without the vision of the Director John Wayonye. It’s always a very humbling experience to sit in the … [Read more…]
Thinking about Kingdom relationships, I’d like to pass along the following portion taken from the book entitled “Celtic Flames” authored by Kathie Walters. This article details St. Patrick’s call to Ireland and first encounter with the Druids. It’s interesting to notice and perceive the Kingdom Relationships. Stanley Carlson When Patrick was sixteen years old … [Read more…]
If you invite lone followers of Jesus for the Lord’s Supper in your home, you will be bringing them into agape fellowship. The 3,000 Jews that turned to Jesus on the Day of Pentecost had that kind of fellowship and it continued for over 150 years as it sparsely does to this day. I ask … [Read more…]
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you. Php 4:8-9 … [Read more…]
Build and edify closely identify God working in us to will and to do His good pleasure. We build up ourselves and one another and edify ourselves and one another through prayer, fasting and participating in the Lord’s Supper. Those lead us to maturity as we grow up into Christ the head of His body. … [Read more…]
Love is the more excellent way, superior to spiritual gifts, as Paul wrote in his teaching on spiritual gifts. “But desire earnestly the greater gifts. And moreover a most excellent way show I unto you” ( 1 Cor 12:31). He is teaching in the context of an agape feast. The Lord’s Supper was a love … [Read more…]
The throne of grace is located in the heavenly Jerusalem not far from us. For, God has seated us in Christ in heavenly places (Eph 2:6) and the Holy Spirit is in us (1 Cor 5:19). We come to the throne, setting the enlightened eyes of our hearts (Eph 1:15-23) on spiritual things that are above, … [Read more…]
At the heart of early Christian worship was table fellowship. Throughout the first three centuries Christian communities gathered once a week for a meal. Alan Kreider, The Patient Ferment of the Early Church: The Improbable Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, 2016, pg 186. I like that Alan uses the word “communities” rather that … [Read more…]
God has made us what we are by His blessings. God’s blessings are what He has done for us, what He is doing and what He will do. God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in Messiah Jesus in the heavenly realm (Eph 1:3). God has poured His love into our hearts by His Spirit … [Read more…]
How it is with us and Kingdom Relationships is blessed. Let me briefly take you back to how I was raised, married and what I did for a living so you can get an idea of where I am coming from. I was blessed to be loved and raised trusting in Jesus. My parents and siblings … [Read more…]