We tackled a pretty heavy topic this week: the difference between the word church and the Greek word Ekklesia. We learned that the word Jesus spoke in Matthew 16:18 and 18:16 to identify what he would build is Ekklesia – which literally means a called-out assembly. Six hundred years before Jesus walked this earth the …
How delightful it was to gather around the table again and together look at God’s Eternal Purpose in Christ. We were astounded (again!) at the wonder of God. “Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.” Ephesians 1:4 This is …
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The Life of God in every believer in Jesus Christ is a gushing river. It is not stagnant. Going to a weekly church service and only receiving does not keep the river moving. The Living Water we receive must be flowing through us, otherwise it will grow stale. It comes out or flows through us …
The Lord Jesus Christ will never leave us or forsake us. Nothing can separate us from Him. He is love and we are enveloped in Him. God does not just carry us at certain difficult times in our life. He carries us every moment from our first step of faith. In God’s mysterious way He …
God has revealed his mysterious plan to us To fill His good pleasure Accomplished in Christ To turn us from dark to light: The power of Satan to God Placing us into The family of God Though least deserving God has so graciously giv’n To us the privilege Of sharing with all The endless treasures …
While listening to an interview of a man who said he was raised Baptist, became Catholic as an adult, remaining so for years, and eventually became Orthodox, I was intrigued to look up the meaning of the word. The meaning of the word orthodox is “conforming to what is generally or traditionally accepted as right …
The thing that is so wrong with pretending sin doesn’t exist, or that God is okay with sin, is that when we do, we put a stumbling block in front of our brothers & sisters. As the scriptures say, we block the way to eternal life. We don’t enter ourselves, and we keep others from …
We have been taught the gospel is about going to heaven for so long that when we speak of Jesus Christ we are often met with minds closed to the idea that we are speaking of the Key to solving the problems here on earth. Jesus Christ brought heaven to earth. Being God and Man, …
Do you ever feel like you are constantly being pressed to make a choice? Right, Left, Catholic, Protestant (and all the choices entailed therein), Pro-Israel, Pro-Palestine, Vax, Anti-Vax, the list goes on. How refreshing it is to come together to seek the most important thing: to know God together. First Corinthians 11:19 tells us that …
In Matthew 16:16 Jesus says, “I will build my “church”.” The Greek word he used was “Ekklesia”. The disciples were familiar with this common word of their day to mean “democratic assembly”. This was a form of government invented by the Greeks where people assembled to discuss issues and make decisions. All were invited and …