A prayer from His servant

Oh heavenly Father help me! Help me to see, help me to stay in Your grace. Cause my heart to never wane. Cause the desire for You to increase as the days turn into years. Let not my eyes rest for searching for You, may my voice cease for crying out to You, suffer long with my weaknesses and guide me.

Who can mend a broken heart? Who can understand the sorrow within us? If not the one that created us. The God that formed us out of dust and breathed life into us, Your life and made us living souls. Yes it is God who understands. It is God that sees and knows….ALL... and it is to God whom every soul shall give account. Judgement is thine Oh God.

Lord may I stand, may I stand clean, may I stand harmless. Reveal to me today the error of my ways and grant me the ability to change so that I would bring glory to Your name and not hide my face in shame. Hear Oh Lord that which You have put in my heart and answer according to thy will.

Teaching 3: Is the Church an Organism or Organization?

The first two teachings in the series “The Church: Organism or Organization” explored doctrines and the church; specifically, what is a doctrine in its affects and who is the church. All teachings are scripturally sound prepared to withstand examination. These teachings laid the foundation to begin the discussion of if the church of God is an organism or an organization and the differences of each. In the light of God’s Word, Jesus, Teaching 3 will examine if we the church, the body of Christ are operating as our Lord determines.

If we are to become the perfect/mature man to the fullness of Christ, how we function is vital in the will of God. Without question, we are unable to fulfill our mandate if we don’t have the knowledge and understanding of who God has ordained that we are. Therefore, it is imperative that we comprehend our error as warranted and repent/change our behaviors to submission of God’s will.

Teaching 3 will address specific behaviors that contradict God’s will for His church and plainly identify those practices that are man’s plan. The teaching will emphasize that a body is an organism; address the practices of membership, attendance, positions, setting-in/placement, rituals and expectations. In so doing you will be enlightened by truth and given the opportunity to determine for yourself if you are truly functioning as the body of Christ, the church, or functioning as part of an organization.

Please review the attached document containing definitions and preparatory scripture reading. Click here to download.. The video teaching on "The Church - Organism or Organization" will be uploaded on Friday, December 12, 2014. 

If you have not done so, you can view the previous videos by teachings on Doctrines and "The Church. 

Teaching 3: Is the Church an Organism or Organization?

The first two teachings in the series “The Church: Organism or Organization” explored doctrines and the church; specifically, what is a doctrine in its affects and who is the church. All teachings are scripturally sound prepared to withstand examination. These teachings laid the foundation to begin the discussion of if the church of God is an organism or an organization and the differences of each. In the light of God’s Word, Jesus, Teaching 3 will examine if we the church, the body of Christ are operating as our Lord determines.

If we are to become the perfect/mature man to the fullness of Christ, how we function is vital in the will of God. Without question, we are unable to fulfill our mandate if we don’t have the knowledge and understanding of who God has ordained that we are. Therefore, it is imperative that we comprehend our error as warranted and repent/change our behaviors to submission of God’s will.

Teaching 3 will address specific behaviors that contradict God’s will for His church and plainly identify those practices that are man’s plan. The teaching will emphasize that a body is an organism; address the practices of membership, attendance, positions, setting-in/placement, rituals and expectations. In so doing you will be enlightened by truth and given the opportunity to determine for yourself if you are truly functioning as the body of Christ, the church, or functioning as part of an organization.

Please review the attached document containing definitions and preparatory scripture reading. Click here to download.. The video teaching on "The Church - Organism or Organization" will be uploaded on Friday, December 12, 2014. 

If you have not done so, you can view the previous videos by teachings on Doctrines and "The Church. 

Word to consider…...Walk

Walk:  to move with your legs at a speed that is slower than running, to pursue a course of action or way of life :  conduct oneself :  behave, to be or act in association : continue in union

“He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you. But to do justly, to love mercy. And to walk humbly with your God?”

Micah prophesied against God’s people because of their behaviors. Their practices of sacrifice and display of worship. Which was not and is not pleasing or acceptable to God. God told the Israelite to plead their case before Him. God asked them to testify against Him and defend their behaviors. For it is God almighty alone that has complaint against His people.

First I present to you that true prophets will always prophesy against God’s people for the purpose of returning their hearts and minds to God. (This should always be your measuring rod when determining if a prophet is true) Interestingly we often hear this verse quoted but seldom hear the content in which it was spoken. Therefore consider your walk with the understanding that God alone has complaint against us for our walk.

It is useless and without benefit to address the devil in this writing for he is of no consequence. Christians use the devil to deflect and negate their responsibility for their own walk yet declare they have authority. (another teachings)

Again consider your walk. We enjoy preaching about running the race. It pumps us up. Paul spoke about endurance. Yet, I can walk for miles and miles. I can run a while. More importantly can I defend my conduct before God?

What is your walk? What is your course of life? How do you conduct yourself? Whom would any stranger associate you with? (Without you announcing who you say you are, of course!) Our walk does indeed easily declare who our God is. Our words become unnecessary. We are living epistles to be read of all men. The question is, what are they reading?

As always this writing is for you to reflect and consider yourself before God.