Join Us as we Gather
in the Spirit of One New Man
SATURDAY, June 7th
at FORT FOSTER
God’s
Purpose for the Church? …
A brief introduction to the church and to the Biblical way for Christians to
meet together. The church is the heavenly, mystical Body of Yeshua/Jesus, that is, the
fullness of Messiah, and as such is His expression on the earth today. This
Body is composed of all its many members, namely, all those who
ever have or ever will believe in the Lord Yeshua/Jesus our Messiah as their
Savior.
These Jewish and non-Jewish (gentile) believers
in Yeshua/Jesus have been born anew with the divine life
and nature of our Lord, Creator and Savior, to become the real, genuine
children of God. Thus, they are now called into the church here on the earth as
God’s family and the fellowship of God’s Son.
This one unique church exists practically in
the many local churches as the golden lampstands to be the testimony of
Christ in this dark age. Ephesians
1:22-23, Romans 12:4-5, 1
Corinthians 12:12-13 John 1:12-13, 3:3-8 2 Peter 1:4, Ephesians 2:19, 1
Corinthians 1:9, Revelation 1:10-13.
TOGETHER WE BURN
BRIGHTER !
Today new believers often feel that they must join a church.
However, in the New Testament there is no such thing. The moment we
believe in Christ we become members of the one unique church, the Body
of Christ. We are brought, not only into Christ Himself (Rom. 6:3), but
also into His one Body , to
partake of “the fellowship of God’s Son” (1
Cor. 1:9), … this is the organic life
relationship of all who are in the Triune God (John
17:20-23).
Still, in this age
the believers can’t all meet together in one place. Thus, we must consider, how
can we form different churches without
dividing ourselves into different sects?
The answer, of course, is in the Bible. Here we see that the only way
churches are ever designated is by their city: the church in Jerusalem,
in Corinth, in Ephesus, etc.; there is no exception to this rule.
Thus, the Biblical way for us to meet as Christians is to simply come together
as ONE BODY and in ONE ACCORD, … as ‘ONE NEW MAN’.
It is in this Spirit of Biblical Unity we will gather, this Saturday at FORT FOSTER !
Some denominations as they call themselves, may separate
themselves into sects and call themselves by other names, but by standing
on this ‘ONE NEW MAN’ ground and meeting simply as Christians, we ourselves can still keep the oneness.
The Apostle Paul’s ONE NEW MAN keeps us in the oneness we
already have in the Spirit (Eph. 4:1-6), for if we stand on this ground we avoid any exclusive fellowship and are thus one with all the believers
where we live. And as we keep the oneness in this way we will receive
God’s blessing of life (Ps. 133); grow together for the building up of the Body (Eph.4:13-16);
defeat Satan (Rom. 16:20); and fulfill of God’s eternal purpose (Eph. 1:10, 3:10-11, Rev. 3:8-10, 21:9-11 ).
This is why the proper Ground and ONE NEW MAN model is SO CRUCIAL ! … Hence, our initiative at this Saturday’s
FORT FOSTER gathering.
LET THERE BE PEACE on EARTH, … AND LET IT BEGIN WITH
‘WE’ !
God’s eternal
purpose is to have the church built up to be His expression, His
Body. This purpose could never be fulfilled
by individuals, nor by any Christian sect, but only by believers coming together in the genuine
oneness of the Body of Christ. How precious is this church to God!
True spiritual warfare relates mainly to the building up of the Body of Christ,
and standing against Satan’s efforts to divide the saints and
frustrate the building work, for it is the believers built up in the local
churches who will ultimately defeat Satan (Rom.
16:20; cf. Eph. 6:10-20).
THE LORD’S PRAYER
“That they all may be one, even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, that the world may believe You have sent Me.” John 17:21
Here the Lord prayed for His
believers to be one in
such a way as to cause the world to believe the Father had sent Him. That
is, He was praying, not only for a
mystical oneness, but for a oneness that would be manifest on the earth. The Lord surely knew, even as He prayed, that
His believers would eventually become divided. Still, we must believe
that despite all the sad divisions today among God’s children, eventually
this prayer will be fulfilled; the Lord will indeed call some of His
believers out of the sects and back to the genuine oneness of the Body of
Christ as a testimony of the grace and the salvation we have we’ve been been
blessed with and have received in Him.
A Clarion Shofar Call to the Greater Church of
JEWISH and GENTILE BELIEVERS
SATURDAY June 7th
10 AM to 5 PM
Shavu'ot / Pentecost
Meet Us ‘SEA-SIDE’ at beautiful ‘FORT FOSTER’
Live modern Hebrew and Christian Worship Music
Lawn Games ie; CornHole, VolleyBall, Co-Ed Wiffle Ball n' More
A Beach Combers SEA-GLASS Treasure Hunt
SPRING BARBECUE - FELLOWSHIP POT LUCK
( Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Chicken and Drinks provided by UIM )
(side dishes chips and deserts by pot-Luck , please feel free, but NOT obliged to bring a dish to share)
Together We Burn Brighter - Please Re-Post this Kingdom Invite to your Social Media Platforms. It's TIME to 'Stand and Contend' as One New Man.
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