As believers in Christ, we need to experience the Lord’s washing by spending time with Him and with the saints who are full of the Spirit, the word, and the divine life; we also need to cooperate with the Lord to wash others’ feet by humbling ourselves and ministering life to them. May the […]
We need the Washing by the Holy Spirit, the Living Word, and the Inner Law of Life
In our experience, the defilement of the feet that need to be washed by the Lord signifies our separation from God and from one another through contact with the world; through foot-washing, we recover our spiritual freshness and vitality and we recover our fellowship with the Lord and with one another. John 13, a […]
The need for Spiritual Foot-Washing in the Church Life to Maintain the Fellowship
The Lord Jesus loved us to the uttermost, so He washed our feet; foot-washing in John 13 shouldn’t be taken merely in a physical sense, but even more, in a spiritual sense, for we need the Lord’s spiritual foot-washing day by day as we live in this world. Amen! This week in our morning […]
As Building Members, we need Shepherding and Teaching to be Perfected in our Function
Thank the Lord for His giving of some gifts for the perfecting of the saints unto the work of the ministry for the building up of the Body of Christ by means of shepherding and teaching so that all saints may be perfected! How much we appreciate Him, our dear Head and Lord, who […]
Gifted Persons Perfect the Saints to Function for the Building up of the Body of Christ
Christ gave gifts to the Body, and the gifted persons perfect the saints, nourishing them according to the tree of life and perfecting them in their function, so that the perfected saints may do the work of the ministry unto the building up of the Body of Christ. It is amazing to realize that […]
Bear one another in Love, Hold to Truth in Love, and Walk in Love – God as our Love
Ephesians 4 reveals that we need to bear one another in love, hold to truth in love, and walk in love; this is to love the Lord in incorruptibility. The love with which we love the Lord and we love one another is not our natural love, our human love, but it is God […]
Learning to Shepherd others in Love one with Christ to Build up the Body of Christ
Before He ascended, the Lord commissioned Peter to shepherd and feed His sheep and lambs; He wanted to incorporate the apostolic ministry with His heavenly ministry of shepherding to take care of God’s flock, the church, in love. We need to be perfected in our love for the Lord and in our love for […]