The church is the Body of Christ, and among all the churches that compose the one universal Body of Christ, there’s no organisation but there is the fellowship of the Body of Christ, which is universal and not merely local. The administration of the church may be local, but the fellowship is universal. Amen! In […]
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 sow the gospel seed by proclaiming the word in season and out of season
Dear saints, let us pray that the saints would be urgent to sow the gospel seed, being ready to proclaim the word in season and out of season (2 Tim. 4:2a; Eccl. 11:1-6; Isa. 55:10-11). Paul told Timothy, “Proclaim the word; be ready in season and out of season; convict, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering […]
We need to take the Feeling of Christ the Head and have the Consciousness of the Body
Seeing that there is one Body in the universe and the local churches are the expression of the universal church in their particular locality, we need to practice the church life by having the consciousness of the Body of Christ. Amen! It is amazing and wonderful to see how God designed and ordained the Body […]
Living the Church Life on the Local Ground of the Church for the Reality of the Body
Seeing that there is one church in the universe and there are many local churches expressing this one church in the many localities, we need to realize that the local ground of the church is the unique oneness of the Body of Christ practiced in the local churches. Our God is very wise in the […]
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 […]
The Unique Body of Christ is Expressed in Many Local Churches in the Divine Oneness
Christ has only one Body, which is the universal church, and a local church is an expression of the Body of Christ in a certain locality; the unique Body of Christ is expressed in many local churches in the divine oneness. Hallelujah! In regards to the truth concerning the church, it is twofold: there is […]