God’s express purpose in revealing himself to his own was that he would be their God and they would be his people. A people who represent Him and show forth His manifold wisdom and are remade in His likeness. This likeness has now been revealed through Jesus Christ who is the image of the invisible [...]
The anointing that was upon Jesus was expressed to the world as apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor and teacher. Ascension gifts of Jesus are chosen men who are called to the church for the purpose of building up the body of Christ. Such men are called to the Son by God the Father and gifted with [...]
John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. NIV John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen [...]
Ascension gifts are those particular people whom God has called according to His will, through Jesus Christ and empowered by the Spirit to be gifts to His church. They are captivated by Jesus Christ and can do nothing but pursue the knowledge of God in Christ Jesus and share that knowledge with the body of [...]
Rev 21:3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.” NIV From creation to the consummation of all of history the purpose of [...]
Ascension gifts of Jesus are quite literally Christ Himself functioning in the church through the Holy Spirit, who apportions Christ’s grace to particular men. When those men act in the ascension gift they have been called to, it is Jesus Christ acting in the Church by the power of His Spirit for the good of [...]
Rev 22:12-13 “Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. NIV With the present constantly pressing in on us, with all of its [...]
Eph 1:4-5 …In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will NIV Gen 15:1 After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward”. NIV When the [...]
There can be little doubt that all around the world those who are citizens of Heaven, pilgrims in this world, have a sense of impending change. Whether it is called revival, or an acknowledgement of the apostolic movement or some other movement, or a return to some perceived ideal of an age-gone-by, many are speaking [...]
In his booklet “The Peter Package” Gary Johnson1 highlights the apostle’s response (Acts 2:37,38) to the question “What must we do to be saved?” “Repent and let everyone of you be baptised in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Ps Johnson [...]