When you come together, everyone has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. All of these must be done for the strengthening of the church. 1 Corinthians 14:26
The spiritual edifices many believers live in today lack the power, the living faith, and the spiritual nourishment that leap from the pages of Scripture describing the New Testament church.
When God is central in a human life, there is a steadiness and “a peace that passes understanding.” Unlike ideologies and philosophies, which change with circumstances like the weather, God never changes. A person who knows Jesus does not have to fear anything…
At Calvary, looking beyond the cross, Jesus endured the physical and spiritual agony for one great purpose – “the joy that was set before him.” (Hebrews 12:2) He saw salvation for sin-ruined humanity; He saw victory over satan and death; He saw heaven inhabited forever by the redeemed. Above all else, He saw the church.
“There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men.”
