Being Empowered in the Lord to Fight the Battle in the Body to Deal with God’s Enemy

Finally, be empowered in the Lord and in the might of His strength. Put on the whole armor of God... Eph. 6:10-11

The warfare between the church and Satan is a battle between us who love the Lord and who are in His church and the evil powers in the heavenlies; we fight the battle in the Body by the power of the Lord! Hallelujah! In order for the church to be … [Continue reading]

Spiritual Warfare for the Building up of the Church is Based on the Victory of Christ

...For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. 1 John 3:8

In order for us to build up the church as the Body of Christ, there is the need for spiritual warfare; though many do not see this, spiritual warfare is needed in every step of the building up of the church, and this warfare is based on the … [Continue reading]

Building involves Fighting: Build the Church as the City of God with Fighting Prayers

Those who built the wall and those who carried burdens took the loads with one hand doing the work and with the other holding a weapon. Neh. 4:17

Building involves fighting: we build up the church as the city of God by fighting the spiritual warfare in the Body one with Christ as the Head. Building up the church as the city of God is not an easy task, for the building can be carried out … [Continue reading]

Pray to Stand against the Frustration of the Enemy regarding the Building of the Church

...Do not be afraid of them; remember the great and awesome Lord, and fight for your brothers... Neh. 4:14

We need to pray to stand against the frustration of the enemy regarding the building up of the church as the kingdom of God, the city of God. As the Jews were rebuilding the wall of the city in the time of Nehemiah, there was great opposition and … [Continue reading]

Resist Satan’s Attack of Death and Build the Church in Christ’s Resurrection Life

...I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes into Me, even if he should die, shall live. John 11:25

After the wall has been built in the church, we will be able to resist Satan's attack of death upon the church and build up the church in the resurrection life of Christ. Amen! As believers in Christ who meet in the church life and enjoy the … [Continue reading]

Beware the Destroyers of God’s Building and Build the Wall to Protect the Church

Now I exhort you, brothers, to mark those who make divisions and causes of stumbling contrary to the teaching which you have learned, and turn away from them. Rom. 16:17

If the wall is built up in the church, we will be protected from those who are used by the enemy to destroy God's building work; there are the destroyers of the divine building, and the wall needs to be built up to protect the church against such … [Continue reading]

We need to Avoid Differing Teachings and Focus on God’s Economy to Protect the Church

And they continued steadfastly in the teaching and the fellowship of the apostles, in the breaking of bread and the prayers. Acts 2:42

For us to build the wall, we need to avoid differing teachings and focus on the healthy teaching of God's economy. We need to build the wall to protect the church from differing teachings, which are contrary to the teaching of the apostles; we … [Continue reading]