If we look at church history we will realise that, even though the church became degraded, the Lord’s recovery of the church has been gradual and progressive, starting from the first century and until today. We have seen that God desires to gain the church, for He created everything and everyone for the church, his […]
The Lord’s Recovery of the Church has been Gradual and Progressive throughout History
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The Recovery of the Church in Relation to God’s Intention and Satan’s Destruction
What God desires to gain in this age is the church, and this week we want to see the original condition of the church, the degradation of the church, and the recovery of the church. According to Ephesians and to the experience of all those who seek God, there’s something hidden in the heart of […]
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God, Man, and the Existence of the Universe are for God’s Purpose to have the Church
Everything and everyone in the universe, including God, man, the planets, the air, the water, the animals, and everything else is according to God’s eternal purpose to have the church. The existence of the church is for God’s purpose to have the church. All things were and were created for God’s will, His purpose, and […]
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Growing up into Christ and Functioning in our Measure for the Building up of the Body
God’s purpose to head up all things in Christ through the church is being accomplished today through the growth in life into Christ, the Head, of all the members of the Body of Christ. As all believers in Christ enjoy Him, eat Him, and drink Him to grow up into Him as the Head, their […]
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Growing in Christ by Acknowledging His Headship and by Allowing Him to Increase in us
In order for God to head up all things in Christ at the fullness of the times (Eph. 1:10) we today as the church need to hold to Christ as the Head and grow up into Him in all things (Eph. 4:15). We need to allow the Lord to grow in us by cooperating with Him […]
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Growing in Life by Holding to Truth in Love for the Building up of the Body of Christ
God’s highest and deepest purpose for the church is to head up all things in Christ through the church. As part of the church, how can we cooperate with the Lord for the heading up of all things in Christ? It is not by our outward doing or “ruling over others” that we bring all […]
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Being Willing to be Headed up in Christ by Growing in Life and Living in the Light
God has chosen us, predestinated us, redeemed us, forgiven us, and graced us in Christ for the purpose of heading up all things in Christ (see Eph. 1:3-10). God’s purpose in blessing us with every spiritual blessing in Christ Jesus in the heavenlies and for giving Himself to us as our enjoyment is so that […]
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