The 13th chapter of 1 Corinthians, according to the last verse of chapter 12, is a “way” to be part of the team of people who are the servants in the body of Jesus. Chapters 12 and 14 are descriptions of some of the “what” that the ekklesia does, and chapter 13 is a description of “how” it stays in […]
If you have a laptop or desk model personal computer, it has a hard drive. That’s the place where what you save is stored and where the information that makes your programs run is stored. If you save a picture, or a music file, or a letter or other document, the hard drive spins through its list of unused space, […]
You have a skeleton. A beetle has an exoskeleton. If someone tried to install an exoskeleton on your body, it would range in effect somewhere between a space suit and an iron maiden. Structure in a building gives it strength and shape. While a building is being constructed, a system of scaffolding is frequently used around it. As we build […]
What responsibility do we have regarding the large crowds of people who are leaving the church in search of Jesus? Every week, many go to their last Sunday Morning Service. Isolated by being seated facing lots of people’s backs and one person’s face, if they are looking for fellowship, they just leave still lonely. If the preacher really is a […]
If you ask an Evangelist “What produces Growth in the Body of Christ?”, the answer you get will likely sound like, “Leading people to saving faith in Jesus.” If you ask a Teacher “What produces Growth in the Body of Christ?”, the answer you get will likely sound like, “Teaching believers how to rightly divide the Word of God and […]
When two people get married, the woman usually becomes pregnant soon. Normally, if she does not become pregnant, it is because they have done something to prevent it. The design of humanity includes an intentional benefit of intimacy being reproduction. The design of the Ekklesia – the Bride of Christ – includes a similar benefit of intimacy. When our relationship […]
1 Corinthians 11 – The Lord’s Supper How to get it wrong ° division ° eating your meal instead of the Lord’s ° not honoring the body by waiting until all have arrived before eating the meal ° despising the people of Jesus ° humiliating those who have nothing ° eating the bread, drinking the cup in an unworthy manner […]
The three basic governments in the earth are political, man-controlled government; religious, man-controlled government; and the Kingdom of Heaven. The Kingdom of God has ministers (servants) assigned to influence the governments of men and the government of His people. God is not mocked, so men reap what they sow, including the installation of evil, power-hungry political and religious leaders. No […]
The Kingdom of Heaven is not the Church of Jesus Christ, and it is not “going to Heaven when we die.” In perhaps the narrowest terms, the Church is the family of Yahweh and the Kingdom is the people who obey Him, whether they are members of His family or not. Identity is only indirectly characterized by work. “Manager” is […]