In Acts 4:10-12 Peter proclaimed Christ as the Stone-Savior; we need to preach the gospel of Christ as the Stone-Savior for God’s building. Our commission is not just to preach the gospel of grace for people to be saved and go to heaven…. Rather, as we see Peter doing, we need to know, enjoy, and […]
Praising Christ as the Cornerstone – He’s our Savior and the Builder of God’s House
As the all-inclusive stone, Christ is the centrality of God’s move for the building up of His eternal habitation; Christ as the cornerstone is both our Savior and the Builder of God’s house. When the Lord Jesus was speaking concerning Himself and His authority, He said that He is the stone which the builders rejected […]
Being a Pattern of Living Christ, Magnifying Christ, and Living the Body Life
The apostle Paul was a pattern of living Christ, magnifying Christ, doing all things in Christ, and pursuing Christ to be found in Christ; he lived such a life when he was on his ministry journey and also in his imprisonment journey. Whether in good situation or in persecution, whether in outward success or imprisonment, […]
Serving the Lord as a Slave and Shepherding the Saints by Visiting them in their Homes
The apostle Paul was a pattern to the elders in Ephesus – a pattern of what the elders should be to the church to shepherd them, serving the Lord as a slave. When we hear or read about the need to shepherd others according to God, we may think that this is something so high […]
Being Patterns by Living in Spirit, being Filled in Spirit, and Speaking God’s Economy
It is so encouraging to see the pattern of the apostle Paul in shepherding the saints, in particular to see that he was living in spirit and by the Spirit, he was filled with the Spirit and clothed with the Spirit, he exercised to have a good conscience, he rejoiced in the Lord and he […]
The Patterns of the Flock are Vessels of Christ and Men of Prayer Serving the Saints
We need to shepherd the flock of God by being patterns of the flock, that is, by following the pattern of those who are before us and by being a pattern to others in our living. The apostle Paul, as a pattern to all the believers the members of the Body of Christ, lived Christ […]
The Enjoyment of Christ Solves All the Problems in the Church Life through the Cross
In learning to shepherd one another according to God we need to enjoy Christ and bring one another into the enjoyment of Christ, for the enjoyment of the all-inclusive Christ solves the problems in the church through the work of the cross. First, we must see God’s desire, His good pleasure, which is to dispense […]