In order for us as believers in Christ to have the increase of Christ, we need to let Christ grow in us and be freed from anything that usurps the place of God; for Christ to increase in us involves the removal of any idols or things that usurp God and the adding of the element […]
Spiritual Progress is the Increase of the Element of Christ within the Believers
August 15, 2016 by 6 Comments
It is good to have a balanced view of the increase of Christ it its two main aspects: the increase of Christ for the outward increase in number of believers, and the increase of the element of Christ within us for our spiritual progress and growth in life. The external increase in number of believers […]
The Base for the Increase of the Church is Establishing Small Group Meetings in Homes
August 13, 2016 by 2 Comments
The book of Acts shows us not only a record of the way the church increased to be the increase of Christ on earth, but also the four main factors or means of the church’s increase and spread: prayer, the Spirit, the Word, and the homes. First, the disciples prayed in one accord; they left […]
Having the Increase of Christ Requires that we have the One Accord, the Master Key
August 8, 2016 by 4 Comments
After seeing the increase of Christ as His continuation in the gospel of John, in the book of Acts, and in the ministering life, this week we are enjoying the increase of Christ for the increase and spread of the church through the one accord with prayer, the Spirit, the word, and the homes. We […]
Everything in the Church Life must be in the Nature of Life for the Imparting of Life
August 4, 2016 by 3 Comments
The church as the increase of Christ is a matter of life, and everything in the church must be in the nature of life, with the content of life, and in the imparting of life. The church is not a building; the church is the increase of Christ, the multiplication and reproduction of Christ in […]
Being One with the Lord to Minister Life to others by our Life-giving Petition
August 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment
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 […]
We are the Continuation of Acts, the Continuation of Christ as the members of His Body
July 27, 2016 by 1 Comment
Today we are in the continuation of the book of Acts: the word of God is still growing and being multiplied for the increase of Christ, the continuation of Christ, and there is a corporate living of the perfected God-men to be the reality of the Body of Christ. The same divine stream that flowed […]
