Like Paul, we impart our own souls to the new believers in Christ, and we exhort them to walk in a worthy way of the Lord for them to enter into the kingdom of God. As we care for the saints in the Lord, we impart not only the gospel to them but also […]
Do not Seek Glory from Men when Serving the Lord but Cherish and Nourish the Saints
As believers in Christ who serve God in our spirit, we need to not seek glory from man, not assume any authority in the church or in the Lord’s work, and be like a nursing mother toward others, cherishing them and nourishing them. This is how the apostle Paul was when he was with […]
Tested and Approved by God to be Entrusted with the Gospel, we Speak to Please God
As those who love God and want to serve Him, we need to be first tested and approved by God and then entrusted by Him with the gospel; then, we should not please men but God, not having flattering speech or a pretext for covetousness but speaking one with the Lord for His glory […]
Shepherd others by Giving them a Proper Pattern: Feed them with our Living of Christ
The best way for us to shepherd people, to cherish and nourish them, is to give them a proper pattern or to point them to a proper pattern in the Bible; we need to feed the ones we are caring for with our own living of Christ, setting a pattern before them to foster […]
An Ambassador of Christ is Constrained by the Love of Christ and Serves God in Spirit
An ambassador of Christ is constrained by the love of Christ and has the sole ambition of being pleasing to God, serving God in spirit and in the Body of Christ. As believers in Christ, we are ambassadors of Christ, those who are determined to be well-pleasing to Christ in all things, being constrained […]
Have God’s Appearing to be a Minister and a Witness of Christ to Magnify Christ
The apostle Paul was a pattern to the believers of living Christ, magnifying Christ, and ministering Christ as the Spirit in his spirit for the building up of the Body of Christ; we need to follow his pattern to be a minister and a witness of Christ, taking Him as our goal, living, and […]
Exercise Ourselves unto Godliness by Exercising our Spirit to Receive God’s Dispensing
We need to exercise ourselves unto godliness by exercising our spirit to pray and receive the divine dispensing; for this, we need to build up the habit of exercising our spirit, even forcing ourselves to exercise our spirit, for this exercise does not happen in a normal or default way. On God’s side, He […]