As believers in Christ, we need to pursue the growth and development of the divine life and the divine nature contained in the divine seed that has been sown into us so that we may have a rich entrance into the eternal kingdom (2 Pet. 1:1, 4-11). When we repented and believed into the Lord, […]
The Church is the Body of Christ; the Growth of the Church is the Growth of Christ
August 25, 2016 by 5 Comments
Since the church is the Body of Christ, the growth of the church is the growth of Christ in all the believers in Christ as the many members of the Body of Christ. The church is not a physical building or location, neither is the church merely a group of people who gather together around […]
Growth in Life is not mere Change in Behavior but the Increase of Christ Within us
August 17, 2016 by 6 Comments
Spiritual progress and the growth in life is the increase of Christ within us; when Christ increases while we decrease, we grow with the growth of God for the building up of the church. But if there’s no increase of Christ in us day after day, we stagnate in our growth in life, and the […]
growing in life to maturity to be prepared as the Bride of Christ
August 15, 2012 by 11 Comments
The direction of the Lord’s move today is, first, to build up the Body of Christ for His corporate expression, and second, to prepare the bride of Christ as His counterpart. Christ desires to have a wife, and He is working in His heavenly ministry today to prepare the church as His counterpart (John 3:29-30) […]
holding the Head and growing up into Him in all things by giving Him more ground in our being
November 22, 2010 by 3 Comments
This week we’re enjoying a simple yet profound topic in the Holy Word for Morning Revival – Holding The Head. Christ is the Head of the Body, and we are the many members of the Body of Christ. As members of the Body, we need to hold Christ as our Head. Here’s what Colossians 2:19 […]
today in the church life we’re taking the lead to be headed up in Christ in all things by growing in the divine life
November 13, 2010 by 2 Comments
This morning I was encouraged by this verse in Eph. 1:10 which says, Unto the economy of the fullness of the times, to head up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth, in Him. God’s desire is to head up all things in Christ. The whole universe, […]
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