Preaching the Gospel of Christ as the Stone-Savior for the Church as God’s Building

Preaching the Gospel of Christ as the Stone-Savior for God's Building

In Acts 4:10-12 Peter proclaimed Christ as the Stone-Savior; we need to preach the gospel of Christ as the Stone-Savior for God's building. Our commission is not just to preach the gospel of grace for people to be saved and go to heaven…. Rather, … [Continue reading]

Praising Christ as the Cornerstone – He’s our Savior and the Builder of God’s House

Eph. 2:20 Being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone.

As the all-inclusive stone, Christ is the centrality of God's move for the building up of His eternal habitation; Christ as the cornerstone is both our Savior and the Builder of God's house. When the Lord Jesus was speaking concerning Himself and … [Continue reading]

Christ was Rejected by Man but was made by God to be Cornerstone for God’s building

Psa. 118:22-24 The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner. This is from Jehovah; it is wonderful in our sight. This is the day that Jehovah has made; let us exult and rejoice in it.

This week we are enjoying and prayerfully considering the matter of, Christ as the Stone-Savior Producing Living Stones for God's Building; Christ is the cornerstone for God's building. When Peter spoke in Acts 4 his second gospel message, he said … [Continue reading]

Being a Pattern of Living Christ, Magnifying Christ, and Living the Body Life

Acts 28:31 Proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, unhindered.

The apostle Paul was a pattern of living Christ, magnifying Christ, doing all things in Christ, and pursuing Christ to be found in Christ; he lived such a life when he was on his ministry journey and also in his imprisonment journey. Whether in … [Continue reading]

Serving the Lord as a Slave and Shepherding the Saints by Visiting them in their Homes

Acts 20:31 Therefore watch, remembering that for three years, night and day, I did not cease admonishing each one with tears.

The apostle Paul was a pattern to the elders in Ephesus - a pattern of what the elders should be to the church to shepherd them, serving the Lord as a slave. When we hear or read about the need to shepherd others according to God, we may think that … [Continue reading]

Being Patterns by Living in Spirit, being Filled in Spirit, and Speaking God’s Economy

2 Cor. 6:4 But in everything we commend ourselves as ministers of God, in much endurance, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses.

It is so encouraging to see the pattern of the apostle Paul in shepherding the saints, in particular to see that he was living in spirit and by the Spirit, he was filled with the Spirit and clothed with the Spirit, he exercised to have a good … [Continue reading]

The Patterns of the Flock are Vessels of Christ and Men of Prayer Serving the Saints

We must shepherd the flock of God by being patterns of the flock.

We need to shepherd the flock of God by being patterns of the flock, that is, by following the pattern of those who are before us and by being a pattern to others in our living. The apostle Paul, as a pattern to all the believers the members of the … [Continue reading]