As those who serve the Lord in spirit and in the church, we need to be deeply impressed with the necessity of being able to minister life (see 1 John 5:11-16), that is, to have an outflow of life. What we need in the church life is not more great gifts, talented people, or greater […]
Giving Christ the Ground to Fill us with Life for us to Minister Life in our Service
July 20, 2016 by 1 Comment
As believers in Christ, we have not only the human life inherited from our parents but also the divine life which we received through regeneration; now we need to practice giving the Lord the ground to fill us with life so that we may minister His life in our service. The Lord Jesus came so […]
Divine Life is in our Mingled Spirit: we need to Release our Spirit to Minister life
July 19, 2016 by 3 Comments
As believers in Christ and children of God, we have the eternal life of God in our mingled spirit: now we can experience life and minister life to other members of the Body of Christ. The divine life we have received through regeneration is the processed and consummated Triune God in Christ as the Spirit […]
Our Service in the Church should Minister Life to Others to Supply them with Life
July 18, 2016 by 2 Comments
Our service for the building up of the church is a life-ministering service, a service that ministers life to the saints. We have seen that we need to serve God by knowing the age, by realizing the way Christ fulfills His economy, by seeing the world situation as the indicator of the Lord’s move, and […]
The Prayer that Expresses God’s Will according to the Pattern of the Lord’s Prayer
July 16, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The Lord Jesus taught us in Matt. 6 a pattern of prayer – the prayer that expresses God’s will (see Matt. 6:9-15). The principle of prayer set forth by the Lord in this portion includes three basic prayers concerning God, three requests for our needs, and three reverent praises as extolling prayers; all these three […]
Lingering in God’s Presence to Intercede for Others before Him according to His heart
July 15, 2016 by Leave a Comment
We may think that serving God involves doing great works for God, laboring day and night, and having no personal freedom or enjoyment. But what we see in the Bible is that our main service to God is our prayer to Him according to His heart and will. Our God is almighty and can do […]
Being Joined to God’s desire through His Word to Pray Prayers of God’s Economy
July 14, 2016 by 2 Comments
The best cooperation and service we can render to God is in prayer; we need to be joined to God’s desire and pray prayers initiated by God to echo what He is praying in the heavens. There are a few verses in the New Testament where there Lord is seemingly giving us the key to getting all […]
