The Work of the Church is to Bring in the Kingdom of God and deal with God’s Enemy

...The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever. Rev. 11:15

The work of the church is to bring in the kingdom of God and to deal with God's enemy; the church bears the responsibility of bringing the kingdom of God to the earth. The church was brought in by the gospel of the kingdom and with the power of the … [Continue reading]

Praying to Bind the strong man, Release those Usurped by him, and bring in God’s Kingdom

And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled in those who are perishing, In whom the god of this age has blinded the thoughts of the unbelievers that the illumination of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, might not shine on them. 2 Cor. 4:3-4

In regards to bringing in and establishing the kingdom of God, in Matt. 12 we see that we need to bind the strong man and plunder his house, praying one with the Lord to bind Satan and release the fallen people from under his usurpation. The Lord … [Continue reading]

God will Establish His Kingdom by Dealing with Satan’s Rebellion through the Church

To open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light and from the authority of Satan to God... Acts 26:18

Hallelujah, God will not tolerate Satan's rebellion forever - He will establish His kingdom on earth by dealing with Satan's rebellion through the church! The Lord Jesus came to establish the kingdom of God among men on earth, so there's a spiritual … [Continue reading]

Satan is the Ruler of this World, but we Cooperate with God for His Kingdom to come

But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Matt. 6:33

In this universe there are two kingdoms - the kingdom of God and the kingdom of Satan, and there's a warfare between these two kingdoms; Satan is the ruler of this world, but we cooperate with God for His kingdom to come! This week in our deeper … [Continue reading]

We Lose our Soul-life for the Lord’s Sake in this Age to Save our Soul in the Next age

For whoever wants to save his soul-life shall lose it; but whoever loses his soul-life for My sake shall find it. For what shall a man be profited if he gains the whole world, but forfeits his soul-life? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul-life? Matt. 16:25-26

We need to be those who lose our soul-life in this age, not allowing the soul to have its enjoyment in this age so that we may gain the full enjoyment in the next age. The church life today is the place where we can live the reality of the kingdom … [Continue reading]

Being Willing to Take up our Cross and Bear it for the Building up of the Church

...If anyone wants to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. Matt. 16:24

As believers in Christ, we need to learn to exercise the keys of the kingdom to lock up the gates of Hades and release the building up of the church; we need to learn to deny the self, take up our cross, and lose our soul life. If we do not exercise … [Continue reading]

We Exercise the Key of Denying the Self to Lock up the Self and Build up the Church

Doing nothing by way of selfish ambition nor by way of vainglory, but in lowliness of mind considering one another more excellent than yourselves. Phil. 2:3

May the Lord have mercy on us to show us a vision of the self so that we may exercise the key of denying the self to lock up the self in all its expressions and in all situations, for when the self is locked up, the church is built up. It is really … [Continue reading]