This week and the following few weeks we are prayerfully considering the status of the church – the church is the Body of Christ, the church is the new man, and the church is the bride of Christ. The church is not simple but profound and rich in meaning; there are many aspects – many […]
The Church is the Body of Christ, the Fulness of Christ the Head to be His Expression
Being Properly Aggressive in the Lord’s Recovery for His Interests on Earth Today
Nehemiah is a pattern to us, and him being properly aggressive for the Lord and His interest, having a heart for the Lord’s recovery of the city of God, the rebuilding of the wall of the city, is something we all need to learn to have. The crucial point in the book of Nehemiah is […]
God’s Recovery of His Kingdom goes Together with His Recovery of His House
The crucial point in the book of Nehemiah is the rebuilding of the city of Jerusalem with its wall as a safeguard and protection for God’s house within the city; this typifies God’s recovery of His kingdom, which goes along with His recovery of His house. Before Nehemiah, Ezra came, and during his time the […]
Being Reconstituted by being Educated with the Heavenly Truths to be God’s Testimony
Ezra was a priestly scribe who reconstituted the people of Israel by educating them with the heavenly truths, so that Israel could become God’s testimony. Today we need to be reconstituted by being educated with the heavenly truths in God’s word so that we may be the church as the testimony of God. Ezra was […]
We need to be Priestly Teachers Saturated with God and Skillful in the Word of God
In the recovery and rebuilding of the temple and the city God raised up Ezra, a priestly scribe, to strengthen and enrich His recovery. Today the Lord needs many like Ezra who are priestly teachers contacting God knowing God’s word, being saturated with God, and being skillful in God’s word to teach and minister God […]
In the Recovery of the Church we Build the Church as the House of God and the Kingdom of God
In the recovery of the church we are building up the church as the house of God and the kingdom of God for God to gain an expression and representation on earth even as He intended from the beginning (Gen. 1:26). The books of Ezekiel and Nehemiah are considered the books of recovery, telling us […]
Being Recovered to the Unique Ground of Oneness and the Enjoyment of Christ’s Riches
The history of Israel in the Old Testament is a full type of the history of the church, and the recovery of a remnant of the children of Israel from Babylon to Jerusalem for the rebuilding of the temple and the city signifies the Lord’s recovery of a remnant of the church out of today’s […]