For there to be the genuine reality of the new man among us, prayer is needed; this prayer is a particular kind of prayer, a prayer that is one with the Lord, responding in prayer to His heavenly ministry for Him to bring in the practicality of the new man. This week we saw something […]
We Set our Mind on the Things Above to Respond to Christ’s Heavenly Ministry in Prayer
December 20, 2019 by Leave a Comment
In His heavenly ministry today Christ is interceding, ministering, and executing God’s administration, and we need to be those who respond to Christ’s heavenly ministry by setting our mind on the things which are above and corresponding to Him in prayer. For the Lord to gain the reality of the one new man lived out […]
Ruled by the Peace of Christ, Inhabited by the Word of Christ, and Living in Union with God
December 19, 2019 by Leave a Comment
For us to persevere in prayer for the one new man we need to let the peace of Christ arbitrate in us, let the word of Christ dwell in us richly, and live in union with Christ (see Col. 3:15-17). This is the condition that we must find ourselves in so that we can persevere […]
The whole World is against our Prayer: we Persevere in Prayer to Stand on God’s Side
December 18, 2019 by 1 Comment
We need to persevere in prayer because prayer involves a battle, a fight; everything fights against our prayer life, so we need to pray persistently, with perseverance, standing on God’s side. In order for us to touch the reality of the one new man, we need to not only to pray but have a prayer […]
During our Times of Genuine Prayer we Live Christ and Touch the Reality of the New Man
December 17, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Our experience during times of genuine prayer enables us to touch the reality of the one new man; when we have times of genuine prayer, we are one spirit with the Lord, we live Christ, and we are the new man. Our prayer has to be the genuine prayer. Ever since we were regenerated, we […]
The Pattern of the Lord Jesus as a Man of Prayer and how Prayer Brings us into God
December 16, 2019 by Leave a Comment
According to Luke 11:1-13, the governing principle of our prayer should be that prayer brings us into God. Amen! If we pray and the result is that we’re not into God, we need to turn to the Lord and pray according to the principle of the Lord’s prayer so that we may get out of […]
Letting Christ make His Home Deep Down in our Heart and Living in His Inward Parts
December 7, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The apostle Paul was a pattern in taking Christ as our person for the one new man; like him, we need to let Christ make His home deep down in our heart, long for the saints in the inward parts of Christ, let the mind of Christ be in us, do everything in the person […]
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