RETHINK “The Church”!
The Unity of Christ “calls people out” to be one of many parts of The Church of Christ. Christ has built something in His sacrifice, “MY CHURCH”!
Scripture References: Ephesians 4:11-13, Romans 12:4-5, 1 Peter 2:5, 1 Corinthians 1:10, 3:9, 16-17, 1 Corinthians 12:12, 27, 2 Corinthians 6:16, Matthew 6:33, 1 Peter 2:9, Matthew 9:38)
Matthew 16:18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
The Unity of Christ “calls people out” to be one of many parts of The Church of Christ. Christ has built something in His sacrifice, “MY CHURCH”! In the sacrifice of His willingness to fulfill the will of our Father to reconcile those that are lost from Him, Jesus built a family that the “gates of hell cannot prevail against it.” Jesus is the Master Builder of the ones’ the Father First Loved.
THE CHURCH, not a church is the Body of Christ! The many members of one body, whether in a local assembly, assembling in homes, gatherings in the name of Jesus, or meeting with one another IF you are born again, the temple of the Most High God, born by His Grace through the given Faith in Jesus Christ, WAIT...... I am not finished! IF you are Chosen and Elected before the foundations of the earth by God himself, first fruits of the Beloved Christ and King, Created in the Lord Jesus to be conformed to His image and likeness, one awaiting the mightly Day of The Lord, one of Those who share one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all….The Church is a people, not a building! God said, I will be your God, and you will be my people! God defined "My Church" long ago!
If you want to build the Kingdom of God, Build People and disciple them to follow Jesus! Be the labors of The Harvest, Reconcilers in the image of Jesus Christ to return His creation; His children to our Father! Everything else will be added to function and operated that brings God the Glory and Honor in the Name and Way of Jesus Christ!
Think about that for a minute…..
The word “church” in the bible means, “Called out ones”, The Ecclesia. People who are called from the transgression and darkness (sins) of life and BORN into a new Life in the Savior, Lord, and King Jesus Christ! Called as a new people, the adopted sons (male and female) of God himself in the blood, life, and power of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the Head, the brain, the mind, the thoughts, thinking, actions, and ways of the “harmony” of each part of HIS BODY that each in their differences, supplies, and benefits the entire BODY! You mean something to Christ and everyone you are connected to! The adversary wants you to believe YOU don’t matter to God, Christ, or the ones in your lives…but you do!
You were formed in your mother’s womb as the plan and purpose in the Mind of God to be a blessing to those whom He made your family in Jesus Christ. And others were created to be your blessing to grow and mature you in the image and likeness of Christ. The Church is built of ones connected with those who share in the Spirit of God, otherwise, you are just a temple in danger of being torn down!
It’s Time to RETHINK The Church! Jesus built “MY CHURCH” and it is held together by HIM, in Us…. by His Spirit. We are connected!
RETHINK the created Body of Christ…. in Jesus’ Church, it is called “MY Church!”
Frances Archer
Terebinth Moreh Ministries
RETHINK “CHRIST”!
In the miraculous making of “man”, God determined that Man needed MANKIND! The Creator determined on the front end of humankind that one should not be ALONE!
Scripture references: Genesis 2:18, James 4:1, Luke 4:1-13, Eph 2:18
“And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. Genesis 2:18
In the miraculous making of “man”, God determined that Man needed MANKIND! The Creator determined on the front end of humankind that one should not be ALONE!
Think about that for a minute…..
God decided that the “Good” of Man required a sharing, giving, and living with another one! This picture of so many intricacies of the making of humankind, including but surely not limited to, the order of God, husband and wife dynamics, and the operation of human relationships; is the simple yet profound GOD INTENDED purpose in mankind that people are to function, operation and exist TOGETHER!
Isolation is NOT the intent of God for US to exist in the earth. God intended for us to share in the ONENESS of HIM in relationship with each other! The very inconsistencies of people and our ways that divide us are the very places God created Us to exist together as His people! Why are we divided in our families, friendships, culture,s, and ethnic backgrounds? Why are we at WAR with each other on subjects and situations of life? Why do we hold grudges for failures of loyalty and love in each other lives?
As Apostle James tells us in the Word of God, “Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in YOUR members?" In other words, what you want and desire is not being met or benefited by…the other one. Yes, PRIDE is the guilty thing, and that “thing” is in you! The Pride of Life, just as the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eye will hinder the “Good” of you and the relationships with others.
Although these things show up differently and in many different forms in our lives, they are still what they are; the “tools” of ‘temptation” to pull you away from God’s Intent!
So the very thing, “people” that we must contend with are the very ones we are created to be “Good” with! The Question to ask ourselves is…. do we need to be DELIVERED(removed) from one another or DISCIPLINED (the practice) to love one another according to God’s Intent?
The answer will blow your mind because to be disciplined(the practice) to love others, even those who mean you harm, you must know what Godly love is and be discipled (trained and accept) by the Way of Jesus Christ!
To really talk about the Unity of Christ, We must first understand WE, as the people of God are UNIFIED BY Him first! Jesus is who and what makes the Body of Christ one, not your own way! Differences and Disagreements do not mean Division in the Body of Christ! We need to be Discipled to love and Disciplined in our interactions and relationships with each other.
RETHINK Christ-Like Unity with others, it's not personal, it's who you are, and those who are Born Again!
Ephesians 2:4 For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us.
Frances Archer
Terebinth Moreh Ministries
RETHINK “THE DAY OF THE LORD”!
Romans 12:1-2
Renewing our Mind is a daily Necessity of the Christian life! Your knowledge, Your Reactions, Your Response, Your processes, and what You produce must be transformed over Your lifetime into the Person; His likeness, and the Image of Jesus Christ!
Scripture reference: Romans 12:1-2
Renewing our Minds is a daily Necessity of the Christian life! Your knowledge, Your Reactions, Your Response, Your processes, and what You produce must be transformed over Your lifetime into the Person; His likeness, and the Image of Jesus Christ!
God knew we don’t KNOW what He knows or thinks! And what He knows is beyond our understanding! God knew we would need the Mind of Christ to know Him! (Is 55:8, Job 36:26, 1Cor 2:11, 16, Romans 11:34, Galatians 5:17) It is in the new birth as Born Again that Christ has given us His Mind that the Spirit of Truth reveals to us concerning What the Father says, that we live as we are created, like Christ!
Renewing our Minds in the Knowledge of God is the only way to Grow UP! You must eat and drink what your spirit needs to mature so that your very words and ways resemble your Father, The One in Heaven! Renewing your mind is one of many ways to SEEK God! In the life of Jesus Christ, as one of many members of the Body of Christ, You have access to the Father’s presence without shame or hindrance. (Romans 12:4-5)
Why? In the Body of Christ, peace abounds between you and God, and you as one of “adoption” have a birthright to be in His bosom and before Him! Think about That! You, in The Body of Christ, are a privileged child of the Most High God! All principalities and powers know you are a Child of God in Jesus and they know who your Daddy is! (Galatians 3:26, Galatians 4:6, Ephesians 1:5, John 1:18, Romans 6:4)
The Father chose you before the foundations of even your very creation in earth. He chose you to live as His child in His only Son. So sent His Son to die and give you “knowledge” of Him as your Father. Jesus came willingly in the assignment of Our Father to love us unconditionally from where we were and what we are doing and extended us life and life abundantly, which is eternal life beyond this flesh body! In His own sacrifice and suffering, Jesus created you a “new creation” that the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit COULD dwell with you! Jesus made you a house for The Father to rest on the earth because He paid for the very thing that separated The Father from His creation…sin! Now the Holy Spirit, who “rides” with you daily and has sealed you, has the plans of God for You! Not by your power, effort, or strength but by His Spirit what God Said concerning your life and your life in the earth shall come to pass, because He is God, He is Love! Salvation in Jesus Christ sustained God by sustaining you! (Is 53, Is 59:16)
Jesus is coming back, to receive those that know Him AND escort them as His Body to live eternally with the One who created you; Our Father who Art in Heaven! It's called the DAY OF THE LORD! This Day, Christ will descend from the clouds and receive THEM who are born again to Himself!
Yep!!! I said it, Jesus is coming BACK and He is coming for those Saved in Blood and Kept by His Name!
RENEW YOUR MIND TODAY, REFRESH YOUR MIND TODAY, REMIND YOURSELF TODAY…THERE IS A DESTINATION TO THIS LIFE….it is the ETERNAL LIFE! Being with the Creator and Father of all, as His Family! Not in the present place but in the New Heaven and New Earth! (Revelation 21)
Matthew 24:42 “Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.