As we are learning to minister the word for the building up of the Body, we must coordinate with one another in one accord, having the consciousness of the Body, that is, realising that we need others and others need us, even having the spirit of a learner and the spirit of needing help. Lord […]
Our Natural Man needs to be Dealt with for us to have the Fellowship of the Body
As members of the Body of Christ, our relationship with the Head is that of obedience, and our relationship with the Body is that of fellowship, for we need the fellowship of the Body. On one hand we obey Christ, the Head, as the unique authority in the Body, and in the other, we need […]
Entering into Full Fellowship with the Lord and with the Fellow Members of the Body
Jacob was selected and chosen by God even before he was born. However, throughout his life he schemed and struggled to obtain the birthright and the blessing, and he wanted to have his way with everyone – even though the blessing was his by God’s choice. He cheated on his brother Esau, tricked his father to give him […]
The Fellowship of Life is the Flow of Life with the Supply of Life in the Believers
In the New Jerusalem, there is a river of water of life flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb, and this river spirals down from the throne and reaches all the four sides of the city, flowing out through the gates of the city (Rev. 22:1-2). On both sides of the river […]
in all the things we do for the Lord in the church, we need to stop first and have fellowship!
This morning I was impressed with these simple principles of the Body of Christ as unveiled in 1 Cor. 12:24, But our comely members have no need. But God has blended the body together, giving more abundant honor to the member that lacked. What does it mean that God has blended the Body together? It […]