According to the principle in the holy Word of God, our natural strength and ability need to be dealt with by the cross to become useful in resurrection for our service to the Lord. We may have a certain ability or capacity, and we may have love for the Lord and zeal to do His […]
Being Renewed by the Cross, the Spirit, and the Word of God to Live in Resurrection
For us to live in resurrection for the reality of the Body of Christ, we need to be renewed day by day by being nourished with the fresh supply of the resurrection life. Our Christian life is a life of being renewed by God with His new element day by day, and the consummation of […]
Experiencing the God of Resurrection Working Himself into our Being to Renew us
For us to live in resurrection for the reality of the Body of Christ, we need to know, experience, and gain the God of resurrection. Our God may be a living God to us, doing things for us and even performing miracles to help us, heal us, and save us, but his intention is that […]
Living in the Resurrection Life of Christ to be in the Reality of the Body of Christ
For us to be in the reality of the Body of Christ we need to be absolutely in the resurrection life of Christ, having a living in resurrection in our daily life and in the church life. We need to realise that resurrection means everything is of God and not of us, for God is […]
Realising our own Inability and Serving God in the Principle of Resurrection today
The basis of our service to God should be the resurrection life, and we need to realise our own inability and serve God in the principle of resurrection today. The resurrected Christ should be our life, our living, and the resurrection life within us; and this life should bud, blossom, and bear fruit to maturity. […]
Seeing the Unveiled Truth concerning Christ’s Resurrection and Living in Resurrection
For us to live in resurrection for the reality of the Body of Christ, we need to first see the unveiled truth concerning Christ’s resurrection. The Body of Christ is wrapped up with the resurrection of Christ, for in resurrection Christ as the Head of the Body was produced to be the Firstborn Son of […]
Living an Overcoming Life and Redeeming the Time to Contact People for Shepherding Them
![We must recover this matter [of contacting and shepherding people]. Only by this will the organic building up of the Body of Christ in Ephesians 4:12-16 and the meetings of mutuality in 1 Corinthians 14:26 be realized and practiced among us. For this we need a daily revival and a daily overcoming as the base. We also need a life and work that flows out from the love of the Lord in order to maintain our victory....What maintains us in the victory is a life and work of love toward the Lord. Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1988, vol. 4, pp. 43-46](https://i0.wp.com/mail.agodman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/We-must-recover-this-matter-of-contacting-and-shepherding-people2.jpg?fit=200%2C300&ssl=1)
As believers in Christ who have seen something of the scriptural way to meet and serve, we need to live an overcoming life and redeem the time to contact people for shepherding and perfecting them. The Lord is clear in His word concerning the God-ordained way to meet and serve – first we need to […]