David received the blueprint of the temple and prepared the materials and ground for the building, while Solomon built the temple, we need to not only know the blueprint of God’s house but also experience the Spirit of resurrection (signified by Solomon) to build the house of God. Amen! David and Solomon typify Christ […]
Build up the Church as the Temple of the Living God through our Experience of Christ
November 9, 2022 by 9 Comments
The Gospel of John is the gospel of Christ as life for the building up of the church as the temple of the living God; this building work is carried out through our experience and enjoyment of the crucified and resurrected Christ as the tree of life for the church. Amen! We have seen […]
Being Saved from Selfishness and Disobedience and Building up the Kingdom of God
June 9, 2022 by Leave a Comment
From the life of Saul the King we need to learn to crucify our flesh, be saved from selfishness, and reject any rebellion in following the Lord; our work is the work of the Lord, and it is the church as the kingdom of God that we build up, not our own kingdom. As […]
Being the Warring Church in the Midst of Sufferings one with Christ as His Bride
June 3, 2022 by Leave a Comment
David typifies the warring Christ in the midst of sufferings and Abigail typifies the warring church in the midst of sufferings (1 Sam. 25:2-42); if we desire to share in the stewardship of God, we must be prepared to suffer. On one hand, David typifies the warring Christ who suffered so much; on the […]
Christ builds the Church by Building Himself into us to Fill us unto the Fullness of God
May 28, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Praise the Lord, Christ builds the church by building Himself into us to fill us unto the fullness of God! It is amazing to realize that Christ builds the church by building Himself into us, that is, by spreading from our spirit into our mind, emotion, and will until we are filled unto all […]
Praying for our Inner Experience of the Indwelling Christ for the Building of the Church
May 26, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Like Paul in Eph. 3:16-21, we need to pray for our inner experience of the indwelling Christ for the organic building up of the church as the Body of Christ; we need to cooperate with God in prayer so that the big “machine” of the Triune God would operate in us for Christ to […]
We need God to Build Christ into our Intrinsic Constitution for the Building up of the Church
May 23, 2022 by Leave a Comment
As believers in Christ, we need God to build Christ into our intrinsic constitution so that our entire being will be reconstituted with Christ; only in this way can we build up the church and can we be built up as the church. This week in our morning revival on the crystallization study of […]
