Born of God’ may very well be the three most important words in the bible. They are the cornerstone to the mystery of God, and within them lies our union, oneness, and identity with God, the Father. They define God’s purpose, intent, and plan from before the foundation of time. For He chose us in Him before the world’s creation to be holy and blameless in his sight. Outside of spiritual new birth lies man-made religion and their feeble attempts to make a better mankind. Ephesians chapter one will encounter two controversial subjects in the church today – spiritual birth versus adoption and whether revelation is still relevant.
The first chapter of Ephesians BEGINS and ENDS with THE FATHER. The first part of the chapter CENTERS and REVOLVES around the ETERNAL PURPOSE, INTENT, and PLAN of THE FATHER. While JESUS CHRIST or THE CHRIST is discussed, it is primarily to provide us the clear details how He (Christ) is the One that THE FATHER chose to enable and complete His ETERNAL PURPOSE, INTENT, and PLAN.
The apostle Paul then provides us with one of His Spiritual prayers which leads us to focus on seeking THE FATHER for His wisdom, revelation, in the FULL knowledge of THE FATHER Himself, as He fully completed His ETERNAL PURPOSE, INTENT, and PLAN in and through CHRIST.
Let’s talk about the FATHER’S GLORY of His Spiritual Sons being His Inheritance for His Eternal Purpose, Intent and Plan of UNMERITED FAVOR!
This week in fellowship we begin 2024 continuing to learn about Paul’s prison epistles. Because of its depth, breadth and mysteries in Christ Jesus, this epistle is known as the “Grand Canyon” of the New Testament. Others have called it a “Heavenly Epistle” due to the lofty nature of its content. It reveals the believer is truly birthed to dwell “in heavenly places, in Christ Jesus.” Each week our teaching pastors will set before you the mystery revealed in the “In Christ” position! There are six chapters in this precious epistle, each one loaded with the Spiritual Identity revealed in Spiritual Birth. As said before, everything in the Bible is Spiritual and must be revealed by the Holy Spirit. This is definitely true when it comes to this epistle. Paul made this declaration in Eph 3:18. “May be able to comprehend with all saints what [is]the breadth, and length, and depth, and height.” Lastly, this epistle is loaded with the prepositional phase “in Christ” which is the foundation for the “in Christ” position and Identity! Let’s talk about it…
This week fellowship falls on “Christmas Eve 2023”! With that said there are many topics we could discuss during this time of year. But the Father has set before us a topic that is a foundation and outworking of His PIP (Purpose, Intent and Plan) He has purposed in Himself. Which makes the PIP Spiritual and a mystery hidden in Him and Only Him! We will take a look at something we have discussed in our Barstow, CA Sonship and Identity Conference earlier this year. The question was asked “What is God’s Name”? Does He have a name that we have all can come to know? I August 2020 brother Kurtis provided the following lists on names of God. Let’s talk about this unique mystery…
This Sunday I will share my message from Paul’s letter to Philemon.
Philemon (17:12: 23)
If thou count me, therefore, a partner, receive him as myself; 12 Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, my own bowels; 23There salute thee Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus.
I used to believe in the healing powers, that laying hands on someone ill, would make them better instantly, but I also thought it was for the few chosen ones. So, I searched the word and found that Jesus gave such power to 12 Apostles as an enhancement of Himself, but a temporary measure. Today God speaks directly to us through his Son. So, how do we relate and connect to God?
Hebrews 1:1-2 NIV
In the past, God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets many times and in various ways, 2. But in these last days, he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.
Many in the church today have reduced God to a formula, and Christ to a means to an end. Whether the end is happiness, success, ministry, good health, favor, a happy family, political power, or salvation from Hell, Christ has become the means by which we achieve that end. If the end is good and moral, how can the means not be justified? Our relative definition of a good end has justified greed, ambition, and even here in America – Christian Nationalism – and all in the name of God. It doesn’t matter how mature you are or how pious you have become; Jesus is not the means to an end. He is the beginning and the end, the Alpha and the Omega. But what does all this mean? Let’s discuss this Sunday morning.
One of the greatest tricks of religion was making itself the conduit or middle-man between God and man.
By becoming the middle-man it then leads and guides the individual into believing whatever “it” wants them to believe, thereby, making the person dependent upon it in order to get to or connect with God.
By teaching about sin and how it separates one from God, it has now built an imaginary wall of separation in the sub-conscious mind, that materializes in the conscious mind of the believer, which in turn keeps them from ever knowing and/or realizing their true Spiritual identity.
Many people are searching for “The Truth,” and sadly are taking the broad way into the illusion that religion offers.
Matthew 7:13,14
Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the way which leads to life and there a few who find it.
We should have a tremendous GRATITUDE and THANKSGIVING to our Father for all that He has planned for us to enable us to become His Spirit birthed Spiritual Sons. We should have DAILY THANKSGIVING TO OUR FATHER. It would give our Father RECOGNITION that He truly deserves. It would be a Spiritual decision out of our GRATITUDE. It should flow out of our LOVING OBEDIENCE to our Father.
Three things we should be involved with is:
·LISTENING to our Father
·LEARNING our Father and His purpose, intent, and plan (PIP)
·LOVING our Father
Let’s talk about these things as we live and walk in our Spiritual process of Sonship!
This week we will continue trusting our Father to make known the mystery concerning the “Heart of man.” As we discussed last week this part of the tripartite man has been severely misunderstood by MMR (Man-Made Religion). In last week’s message we covered three of the five pivotal questions concerning this “Heart of man.” Although there are hundreds of questions that could be asked these five stand out at this time.
The three questions covered last week include:
Where is the Heart located in the tripartite man?
What was the Heart created to do in man?
Is the Heart good or evil?
We will review and discuss the last two questions this week.
How important is the Heart to salvation and Spiritual Birth?
Is the Heart of man similar to the Heart of God?
This teaching will not be an in-depth nor all-inclusive discussion on this very important part of our tripartite makeup. Each question is part of what Paul calls the “MYSTERY” that is in Christ. The “Heart” is a word which dominates the “Old Testament” scriptures. Although it is used in the “New Testament” gospels and epistles, the emphasis is far less.
For so many years men have misused and miscategorized the “Human Heart” to mean whatever was passed down from one generation to the next. While some of these definitions sounded good, many totally missed the Spiritual mark! As I’ve listened over the years to people using the word “Heart”, I too had less clear knowledge and understanding of the Father’s purpose, intent and plan of wonderful part of our makeup!
This week we are trusting our Father to make known the mystery concerning the “Heart of man,” as this part of the tripartite man has been severely misunderstood by MMR (Man-Made Religion). Five pivotal questions will be considered concerning this “Heart of man,” although there are hundreds of questions that could be asked.
The five questions include:
Where is the Heart located in the tripartite man?
What was the Heart created to do in man?
Is the Heart good or evil?
How important is the Heart to salvation and Spiritual Birth?
Is the Heart of man similar to the Heart of God?
This teaching will not be an in-depth nor all-inclusive discussion on this very important part of our tripartite makeup. Each question is part of what Paul calls the “MYSTERY” that is in Christ. The “Heart” is a word which dominates the “Old Testament” scriptures. Although it is used in the “New Testament” gospels and epistles, the emphasis is far less.
For so many years men have misused and miscategorized the “Human Heart” to mean whatever was passed down from one generation to the next. While some of these definitions sounded good, many totally missed the Spiritual mark! Let’s talk about it…