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Category Archives: body of Christ
The type of meeting that can manifest and maintain a Spirit-led movement . . .
The ancient Greeks had the secret to maintaining a movement. Jesus borrowed their word for it! Spiritual movements happen when people spontaneously open their heart to one another as equals and to Jesus as their daily Lord. Institutions don’t maintain … Continue reading
Posted in alternative church, body of Christ, change in church, church history, ekklesia, Greek city-states, Greek history, revelation, revival, rock of revelation
Tagged Jesus Movement, Jesus Revolution Movie, Matthew 16, move of God, organic church, participatory church, spiritual awakening, supernatural revelation, Upon this rock I will build My
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Beyond human control to Spirit control
Jesus gave up positional authority and became a servant, yet He has more followers than anyone in history. He is at the top of the authority pyramid in the body of Christ. All the rest of us are servants on … Continue reading
Posted in body of Christ, church, discipleship, ekklesia, how the body of Christ functions, Spirit prompting, Spirit-led, Spirit-led church
Tagged Beyond Church, chain of command, church leadership, church order, Headship of Christ, leadership pyramid, positional authority, religious privacy, right to privacy, Spirit-led worship
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God’s heart-to-heart “house” of “living stones”
I saw the house of the Lord being built today at a Christian conference where the Holy Spirit was allowed to take over the meeting so powerfully that the closing keynote speaker didn’t want to speak so that the Holy … Continue reading
The body of Christ & accountability
I’ve been blessed with amazing experiences. Every day I encounter something amazing. Christianity should be a contemporary Jesus movement, not a religious monument where people are lectured about what Jesus did in the past. Christians are supposed to be experiencing … Continue reading
Do the things you need to learn . . .
Too often Christianity presents Christ like a tame lion locked up in a cage on Sunday mornings. Dare we let Him out? Is Christianity, presented without wonder, passion, surprise, power, conviction, and awe, biblical Christianity? Perhaps Christians in church spend … Continue reading
Posted in body of Christ, church movements, collaborative learning, evangelism, how to learn the Bible, inner Light, interactive learning, involve me and I learn, Jesus Movement, learning environment, learning to pray, marathon, Men learn what they teach, movement, Uncategorized
Tagged be the church, biblical Christianity, doers of the word, Holy Spirit, learn by doing, messy church
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Humpty Dumpty Christianity?
Like Humpty Dumpty, the body of Christ has broken into many pieces. Nowadays, there are tens of thousands of Christian denominations and ministries around the world. But is this how God wants it to be? Jesus prayed, in John 17, … Continue reading
Posted in body of Christ, Christ-centered community, Christian church, Christian Denominations, Christian unity, conflict, denominations, ecumenical, healing, healing life's hurts, how the body of Christ functions, interdenominational, one in the Spirit, ONE: Unfolding God's Eternal Purpose From House To House, Uncategorized, unity
Tagged Christian conflict, Christianity, church disunity, divisiveness, had a great fall, Humpty Dumpty, religion
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Bible heroes were ordinary people (Moses stuttered)
You’ve probably seen some of these statements about how God uses regular people (like you and me). They are often shared on social media: Moses stuttered. Miriam was a gossip. Jonah ran from God. Leah was unattractive. Paul saw himself … Continue reading
Posted in Bible one anothers, body of Christ, fellowship, how the body of Christ functions, ministries, ministry, ministry team, mutual ministry, one another, one anothering, one anothers, priesthood of all believers, royal priesthood, Uncategorized, universal priesthood
Tagged Abraham was old, Elijah was impatient, everyday people, God usese ordinary people, Jacob was a cheater, Jonah ran from God, Joseph was abused, Moses stuttered, Naomi was a widow, Thomas doubted
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Some religious things Billy Graham didn’t do
Billy Graham didn’t go to seminary, but look how God used him. He wasn’t a pastor or an official in a church or denomination, but he sure let God him. Too many church leaders are grasping the throat of the body … Continue reading
Posted in body of Christ, bread of life, institutional church, obedience, obedience to God, rebellion, rebellion against God, sermons, spiritual authority, spiritual formation, Uncategorized
Tagged Billy Graham, Billy Graham's humility, Billy Graham's title, Lessons from Billy Graham's life, Rev. Dr., spiritual growth, What denomination was Billy Graham, Why did God use Billy Graham
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