The matter of the increase of Christ for the building up of the church is something very particular, touching on God’s heart’s desire to dispense Himself into man so that He may obtain a corporate expression. The increase of Christ is in us, the church, and the increase and spread of the church is the […]
Being One with the Lord to Minister Life to others by our Life-giving Petition
All our Service in the Church must be Initiated by God According to His Desire
In serving God we need to take Him as the source of all our service: God has to be the originator, initiator, operator, motivator, and source of our service; our service should be initiated by God. As believers in Christ we are sons of Abraham, who is the father of faith; like our father, we […]
The Spirit of Jehovah with the Element of the Triune God in God’s Relation with Man
The matter of the Spirit of God in the Bible and in our experience has been greatly misunderstood and misapplied, leading to many superficial, superstitious, and even paranormal things that Christians would believe or think concerning the Spirit. We need to take a look at what the Bible says concerning the Spirit of God, and […]
Daily Experiencing the Washing of Regeneration and the Renewing of the Holy Spirit
The laver of bronze, which was made of the bronze mirrors from the women who served at the entrance of the tabernacle, was an absolutely crucial furnishing for the operation of the tabernacle; before the priests could offer anything on the altar or enter into the tabernacle to minister to God, they had to wash […]
Serving God as Priests by Knowing our Spirit and Living in our Mingled Spirit
All the regenerated believers in Christ are priests to God, and the primary matter related to a priest is that he is one who contacts God, is filled with God, is saturated with God, and lives a life in the mingling of God with man. A priest is one who serves God in all his […]
Living in the Kingdom of God as the Realm of the Divine Life by the Sense of Life
When the kingdom of God is able to assert its authority over a company of believers, those believers can be built up into the church (see Col. 1:13; 2:19; Eph. 4:15-16). How wonderful it is to be in the kingdom of God! However, many believers and unbelievers alike have been lied to by the enemy concerning […]
Being Identified with Christ in His Death and Resurrection to Live the Church Life
Due to the fact that Abraham was short of faith in believing God concerning the promise of the land, God entered into a covenant with him to strengthen his faith. He instructed Abraham to get three cattle and two birds and slaughter / cut the cattle but leave the birds alive. Whenever someone offered something […]