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 need to Live God, Become God, and be One with God to Shepherd according to God
November 23, 2023 by 16 Comments
Those who shepherd the flock of God should shepherd according to God; to shepherd according to God is to become the same as God, to be one with God, and do all things in God and according to God. On one hand, we need to enjoy the Lord’s shepherding ourselves, personally, for He is […]
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, […]
Shepherd the Believers for their Growth in Life unto the Building up of the Body
November 20, 2023 by 15 Comments
The Lord Jesus is our Good Shepherd, and He is the Chief Shepherd; He shepherded us when He was on earth, He is shepherding us in His heavenly ministry, and today we can cooperate with Him to shepherd the believers for them to grow in life unto maturity for the building up of the […]
It is not about What You Do, but Who is Doing It (2023 Autumn University Conference)
November 19, 2023 by Leave a Comment
In the final message I was impressed to see again that when Christ was on the earth, He was opposed to religion – the seeming worship of God, yet without Christ. He is after the worship in spirit where He is now dwelling within man as the life-giving Spirit (1 Cor. 5:45) having a relationship […]
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 […]
Christ Dwells in us and We Remain in Him (2023 Autumn Uni Conference)
November 14, 2023 by Leave a Comment
There was much to appreciate about this year’s Autumn University Conference: meeting old friends, making new ones, campfires and hymns to the Lord, an informative Q&R session, and a lesson in humility in chess. However, my foremost enjoyment from the conference is our relationship with Christ, and more particularly Christ within us. God does not […]
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