The order of the church comes out not of an organization but the authority of the church, which is the honouring of the unique headship of Christ; when we honor the headship of Christ, there is the authority of the church, and there is order in the church. All authority comes from God; no one […]
Let’s pray for the saints to contact people in a spirit of prayer with endurance, praying for people by name
Dear saints, let us pray that the saints would contact people in a spirit of prayer with endurance, praying for those whom they know specifically by name (Rom. 1:9; Eph. 1:16; 1 Thes. 1:2-3). All mothers know the labor and toil involved in delivering a child. In order to bring forth spiritual children, we have […]
Let us pray for the saints to realize that their sowing the gospel seed is to sow God’s word that conveys God’s life into people
Dear saints, let us pray for the saints would realize that their sowing the gospel seed is their sowing of God’s word that conveys God’s life into people’s spirit for their regeneration (Mark 4:14, 20, 33; Acts 8:4; James 1:21 and note 21-1; 1 Pet. 1:23 and note 23-2). A seed is a container of […]
Let us pray for the saints to eagerly learn the principles needed to bring people to the Lord
Dear saints, let us pray that the saints would eagerly learn the principles needed to bring people to the Lord and would practice these principles in order to learn the proper time and the proper way to reach people—to “catch the fish” (Acts 2:41; 4:4). The most important thing for a salesman is to create […]
Let us pray for the saints to learn to know the different kinds of people in order to reach them
Dear saints, let us pray that the saints would learn to know the different kinds of people, just as fishermen know the categories of fish, so that they will know what kind of “bait” they need to attract people to Christ (John 3:1-6; 4:5-7, 9-10, 14-15). To properly classify people, we must have the right […]
Let us pray for the saints to see that their visiting people is their cooperation with the sanctifying Spirit to gain people
Dear saints, let us pray that the saints would see that their visiting people is a preparation for the Holy Spirit to sanctify them and that they would contact people to afford the seeking Spirit a “line” to “hook” the lost sinners (1 Pet. 1:2 and note 2 – 5; 2 Thes. 2:13; Luke 15:8-10 […]
By the Ministry of Reconciliation we’re Reconciled to God Further and we Shepherd others
The ministry of reconciliation is the ministry of reconciling the world to Christ through the forgiveness of sins for their judicial redemption, and the reconciling of the believers to Christ that they may be persons who live in the spirit for their organic salvation. Hallelujah, we have been entrusted with the ministry of reconciliation: God […]