For the Joy set before Him, Christ Endured the Cross and Gave Himself for the Church

 For the joy set before Him, Jesus Christ as the Author and Perfecter of our faith endured the cross, despising the shame, for He loved the church and gave Himself up for her, even offering Himself on the cross for both our redemption and the impartation of life. Hallelujah! This week in our morning […]

Deal with the Problems of the Self by the Cross through the Exercise of our Spirit

 Even though we can be washed and cleansed from sin and trespasses, we still need to deal with the problems of the self by the razor of the cross; we need to be dealt with by the cross through the exercise of our spirit to live not in the self but in spirit, therefore […]

Pass through the Cross of Christ to Progress Spiritually and have a Proper Church Life

 In order for us to progress spiritually, experience Christ and enjoy Him as the all-inclusive One, and have the proper church life, we need to pass through the cross of Christ. The altar of burnt offering typifies the cross of Christ; in God’s economy, He gives us one person (Christ) and one way (the […]

Pour out our Soul before the Lord in the Midst of Bitterness to be Produced as Overcomers

 Hannah’s experience in 1 Sam 1 shows that we need to pour out our soul before the Lord in the midst of our bitterness, and the Lord will have a way to produce us as His overcomers. The first chapter of 1 Samuel is so significant and applicable in our Christian experience, for here […]

Dealing with the Self and the Natural Life through the Cross for our Full Cleansing

In order for us to be cleansed from sin and rebellion, we need to be those dealing with the self and deal with every part of our natural life and daily walk, taking this seriously and being before the Lord to be dealt with by the cross. In Lev. 14 we see the cleansing of […]

We need to be Fully Reconciled to God from Sins and from the living in the Flesh

In order for us to be fully reconciled to God, we need to go through two steps, first to be reconciled to God from sin, and then to be fully reconciled to God from the flesh. The apostle Paul had the ministry of reconciliation, and he beseeches the believers in Corinth to be fully reconciled […]

We all need to Take Christ as our Life and Person to Live the Church Life Today

Since the church life is Christ lived out through us in a corporate way, we all need to take Christ as our life and person for the church life, and we need to put ourselves and everything on the cross so that He may live in us. The church life is something that is on […]