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Tag Archives: ekklesia
My Parents’ Tradition of Not Going to Church
I grew up in a place and time called the Bible Belt where the majority of people had a family tradition of going to church, but my parents didn’t. Adults would often ask them, “Where do you go to church?” … Continue reading
A call to decelebritize Christianity!
Let’s decelebritize Christianity! Modern Christianity has celebritized people and minimized Jesus. On church bulletins and signs and on conference brochures and schedules, the names and pictures of preachers and Christian conference speakers crowd out the name of Jesus. Try this: … Continue reading
Notice Jesus Now
Have you noticed?Jesus is here,Jesus is there,Jesus is everywhere. I woke up with this thought in my mind and heart this morning. “Christianity isn’t about a religious organization. It’s about daily surrendering to and being led by the living Jesus.” … Continue reading
Hear Jesus, not just words about Him.
Hear Jesus here, there, and everywhere. When Christianity is presented as mostly just listening to one man lecture, it causes many people to reject it. Many Christian leaders have been well trained to and are very experienced at quenching the … Continue reading
Why wait for persecution? (Break out of passive religious formalism now!)
Is getting people to faithfully attend a Sunday morning Christian meeting planned and directed by one man, and to passively listen to a sermon by him each week, effectively inspiring people to be filled with the Holy Spirit and wisdom? … Continue reading
Religion is often spiritual shrink wrap
Too many Christians have been shrink wrapped by religion. To shrink wrap is to shut things up in bags and suck the air out. It entombs things and keeps them locked in place so they can be stored away with … Continue reading
Why was Christianity turned into church?
Christians are willing to passively sit together in church but seldom willing to be gathered together in active heart-intimacy with the living Jesus and with each other. “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem . . . you were not willing.” Never be satisfied … Continue reading
Enough desire-driven Christianity, it’s time to be Spirit-led!
Desire-governed people are hostile when they don’t get what they want. They are dragged along and controlled by compelling cravings and rebellious compulsions. Desire-governed minds do whatever they want. Spirit-governed minds obey the risen Jesus. Spirit-governed governed people overflow with … Continue reading
“Upon This Rock . . .” — The Light Rock!
The Light Rock!(Revelation Rock) Direct revelationFrom GodIs:A flash of inner lightFull of God’s insightThat gives a blind heartSupernatural sight.It’s the rock foundationThe risen Jesus usesTo build His assemblyOf living stonesAs a bright lightTo every nation. The Light Rock is more … Continue reading
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Tagged church foundation, ecclesiology, ekklesia, Is Peter the rock?, Matthew chapter 16, Peter and church history, study of the church, What is ekklesia?, What is the rock the church is built on
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