![Then when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, [son] of John, do you love Me more than these? He said to Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You. He said to him, Feed My lambs. John 21:15](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Then-when-they-had-eaten-breakfast-Jesus-said-to-Simon-Peter-Simon-son-of-John-do-you-love-Me-more-than-these-jpg.webp?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1)
The shepherding that builds up the Body of Christ is mutual shepherding; we need to shepherd one another in mutuality, relying on those whom we shepherd and receiving their portion, both shepherding others and being shepherded by them so that through this mutual shepherding the church as the Body will build itself up in […]
Being Constituted with Christ to Live a Shepherding Life with an Enlarged Heart
November 24, 2023 by 12 Comments
In order for us to shepherd according to God, we need to live a shepherding life, being constituted with Christ so that our heart may be enlarged, we would live an all-fitting life, and we would cherish and nourish the flock of God with the Father’s love and the Son’s seeking spirit. The Lord […]
We Shepherd others by Teaching them in Love the Healthy Teaching of God’s Economy
November 21, 2023 by 12 Comments
Shepherding depends on teaching; for us to shepherd others, we need to be filled with the healthy teaching of God’s economy and teach others in a loving and caring way. In the church life, we are learning from the Lord Jesus, the Chief Shepherd, to shepherd one another. To shepherd is to render all-inclusive, […]
Like Christ, we need to be a Man of Prayer who Lives in God’s Presence Constantly
November 17, 2023 by 12 Comments
As believers in Christ, we follow the pattern of the Lord Jesus and take Him as the reality of the burnt offering to have the same kind of living He did while on earth; He was a man of prayer, one with God, living in the presence of God, trusting in God, being satisfied […]
God put us in Christ as the Mold for us to Learn Christ as the Reality is in Jesus
November 13, 2023 by 11 Comments
As believers in Christ, we were put into Christ as the mold at the time of our baptism, and now we are learning Christ as the reality is in Jesus by being conformed to the image of Christ so that the living of Jesus would be duplicated in us, the members of the Body […]
The Reality of the Body: a Corporate living of a Crucified Life by the Divine Life
November 9, 2023 by 13 Comments
The highest peak in God’s economy is the reality of the Body of Christ, which is the corporate living of a group of God-men who have been perfected and matured; we need to live a crucified life by the divine life following the Lord’s pattern to be in the reality of the Body of Christ. […]
Adorn and Consummate the New Jerusalem by Enjoying, Experiencing, and Ministering Christ
November 4, 2023 by 10 Comments
As believers in Christ, we can adorn and consummate the New Jerusalem by enjoying Christ, experiencing Christ, and ministering Christ for the building up of the church. The consummation of the Bible is the final building of God, the New Jerusalem; eventually, the Triune God and redeemed humanity will be mingled, blended, and built up […]
![But we will not boast beyond [our] measure but according to the measure of the rule which the God of measure has apportioned to us, to reach even as far as you. 2 Cor. 10:13](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/But-we-will-not-boast-beyond-our-measure-but-according-to-the-measure-of-the-rule-which-the-God-of-measure-has-apportioned-to-us-to-reach-even-as-far-as-you.jpg?fit=178%2C100&ssl=1)
