As those who have been regenerated and made ambassadors of God, we need to be one with Christ to be “the acting God” in expressing Him and representing Him, and we should not misrepresent God in front of His people. An ambassador is one who represents a higher authority and expresses the feeling and thoughts […]
We are Qualified to be an Ambassador of Christ by being Fully Reconciled to God
July 19, 2018 by Leave a Comment
When we have been fully reconciled to God and have been enlarged in heart, we can represent God rightly in His economy, for we are qualified to be an ambassador of Christ. As believers in Christ we have been reconciled to God from sin because of the death of Christ on the cross. Whenever we […]
We need to be Fully Reconciled to God from Sins and from the living in the Flesh
July 17, 2018 by Leave a Comment
In order for us to be fully reconciled to God, we need to go through two steps, first to be reconciled to God from sin, and then to be fully reconciled to God from the flesh. The apostle Paul had the ministry of reconciliation, and he beseeches the believers in Corinth to be fully reconciled […]
Shepherd the Saints as a Nursing Mother and an Exhorting Father for the Church Life
July 14, 2018 by Leave a Comment
The apostles were a pattern of the glad tidings that they spread, and Paul shepherded the saints as a nursing mother and an exhorting father, imparting to them not only the gospel but even his own soul and life; we need to shepherd the saints in a similar manner. In the Gospels and in other […]
We need to Shepherd People according to the Pattern of the Lord Jesus for the Church
July 13, 2018 by Leave a Comment
We need to shepherd people according to the pattern of the Lord Jesus in His ministry for the carrying out of God’s eternal economy. The Lord Jesus came to seek and save that which is lost, and He did so by shepherding us. The New Testament shows us the saving love and tender care of […]
Having the Lord’s Loving and Forgiving Heart and His Seeking and Shepherding Spirit
July 12, 2018 by Leave a Comment
In learning to shepherd people according to God, we need to learn from the pattern of the Lord Jesus in His ministry, having the Father’s loving and forgiving heart and being filled with His seeking and shepherding spirit in caring for others. The Lord Jesus set up a pattern of how to shepherd the sheep, […]
Taking the Shepherding Way and Humbling Ourselves to Serve the Saints and Visit them
July 11, 2018 by Leave a Comment
We all need to learn to take the shepherding way to preach the gospel and revive the church, being willing to be the slaves of the saints by being one with the Lord who is the Shepherd in our spirit. Our Lord Jesus is the great Shepherd. He came as the good Shepherd to lay […]
