Paul’s aspiration was to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings; we need to experience the power of Christ’s resurrection to participate in His sufferings. If we put ourselves aside and remain under the death of the cross, we will experience the power of Christ’s resurrection for the […]
Having an Experiential Knowledge of Christ and Paying the Price to Gain Christ
August 28, 2019 by Leave a Comment
For us to have the excellency of the knowledge of Christ is by revelation, but for us to know Christ is by experience – we need to have an experiential knowledge of Christ, that is, know and enjoy Christ in an experiential way. Like Paul, we need to desire to live in the righteousness of […]
Being Found in Christ, having Christ as our Subjective Righteousness Lived out in us
August 27, 2019 by Leave a Comment
As those who have the excellency of the knowledge of Christ, we desire to be found in Christ, not having our own righteousness but the righteousness of God, taking Christ as our subjective righteousness. Our pattern in the Lord is the apostle Paul; he used to be for the law and in the law, but […]
Like Paul, we have the Aspiration to Gain Christ and be Found in Christ by All Men
August 26, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Paul’s desire was to be found in Christ, not having his own righteousness but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is out of God and based on faith (Phil. 3:9). In the past, Paul was found by everyone in the law; he pursued the righteousness that came out of the law, […]
Uttering Prayers of Warfare to bring in God’s Kingdom and Drive out God’s Enemy
July 13, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Because Satan opposes God and His kingdom, the church needs to utter prayers of warfare in order to bring in God’s kingdom and drive out God’s enemy. God needs the prayer of His people on earth, the church, for Him to accomplish what He wants to accomplish. God has a great will, which is to […]
Praying the Prayers of the Kingdom to Curb Satan’s Activities and Bring in the Kingdom
July 12, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The church must pray to bring in the kingdom of God; we as the church must pray the prayers of the kingdom to curb Satan’s activities and bring in the kingdom of God. The church should no longer limit God in what He wants to do but cooperate with God in prayer to both curb […]
The Work of the Church is to Bring in the Kingdom of God and deal with God’s Enemy
July 11, 2019 by Leave a Comment
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 kingdom of God, and now […]
