In his epistles Paul speaks of the different functions that the members of the Body of Christ have, and in Ezekiel 1:9-12 we see a beautiful picture of the functioning in coordination which we need in the church life. A picture is truly worth a thousand words, and when it comes to the matter of […]
Seeing the Expressions of the Self to Deny the Self for the Building of the Church
The Lord Jesus said that, if we want to follow Him, we should deny the self; today we want to see what are some expressions of the self and how we can exercise the key of denying the self to lock up the self in every situation. What is the self, and why do we […]
Laying down our Life for the Brothers and Enjoying the One who has the Key of David
The church in Philadelphia is the church of brotherly love; in this church we love the brothers to the extent that we are laying down our life for them, even as the Lord laid down His life on our behalf (1 John 3:16). The Lord’s supreme and unique commandment was that we love one another even as […]
Church in Philadelphia depicts the Proper Church Life, the Church of Brotherly Love
This week we come to the Lord’s epistle to the church in Philadelphia, the church of brotherly love, the church in recovery – the recovered church. Just as the church in Sardis was the Lord’s reaction to the terrible situation in the church in Thyatira, so the church in Philadelphia was the Lord’s reaction to […]
Taking the Lord as our Real Sabbath Rest and Laboring with Him as our Strength
![Keeping the Sabbath is an eternal covenant assuring God that we will be one with Him by first enjoying Him and then working with Him, for Him, and in oneness with Him. The mentioning of the Sabbath here [Exo. 31:16] indicates that everything related to the tabernacle and its furniture leads us to God’s Sabbath, with its rest and refreshment in the enjoyment of what God has purposed and done. #ExoCS4, outline 11](https://i0.wp.com/agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Keeping-the-Sabbath-is-an-eternal-covenant-assuring-God-that-we-will-be-one-with-Him2.jpg?fit=200%2C300&ssl=1)
It is very significant that, after God gave Moses the specific instructions concerning the tabernacle and about the workers of the tabernacle, He reminded His people concerning keeping the Sabbath; keeping the Sabbath was a perpetual contract or covenant between God and His people, a sign showing everyone that they belong to Him (Exo. 31:13). […]
Being Fully for God’s House and Coordinated with the Saints to Build up the Church
The desire of God’s heart is to have a dwelling place on earth with man, and we as believers in Christ are God’s people who are doing the work of building up God’s house – we are co-workers and co-builders with Christ, building the church as the dwelling place of God! The work of the […]
Having the Wisdom, Understanding, and Knowledge of the Spirit to Build up the Church
As believers in Christ we are both the materials for God’s building and those who cooperate with the Lord to be co-builders with Him doing the noble work of building up the church with God Himself as our wisdom, understanding, knowledge, and skill. We see this in picture in Exodus, where God gave Moses the […]