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we were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ

November 27, 2009 by aGodMan 1 Comment

1 Cor. 1:9 says God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Our God is a faithful God – He called us into the fellowship of His Son – He called us and placed us in the vine, Christ as the embodiment of God! Here […]

loving one another has a lot to do with our bearing fruit, which is our destiny

November 26, 2009 by aGodMan Leave a Comment

In John 15:16 the Lord told us that it wasn’t us who chose Him, but He chose us, and He set us to bear fruit – and that our fruit should remain! Our goal and our destiny, as branches in the vine, is to bear fruit! All we need to do is to abide in […]

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God is glorified in the church, where His wisdom is made known to His enemy!

November 24, 2009 by aGodMan Leave a Comment

God’s original intention in creating man is expressed in Genesis 1:26 “Let Us make man in our image and according to our likeness, and let them have dominion over…” – Image and Dominion. Image: God wants to be expressed, manifested, shown to the entire universe in what the depth of His riches are – He […]

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a beautiful picture of the coordination we need in the church life

November 19, 2009 by aGodMan Leave a Comment

Continuing the thought of Ezek. 1:4-5 (about the Lord as the wind, the cloud, the fire, and the electrum, out of which come the four living creatures), today I enjoyed this beautiful picture of the coordination that we need in the church life. The Four Living Creatures – A Picture of the Coordination The four […]