What is the Body & Bride of Christ? Ephesians 5 with David Kennebrew & Kurtis Luckinbill

2017 Aug 20th Streaming

 

This week in Sunday Fellowship we will take a look at Ephesians chapter 5 where many perceive the church as the bride or wife of Christ. The most prolific place in the New Testament to find out about the church and the body of Christ is in Ephesians chapter 5 verses 22-33. Here Paul tells us something that is missed and misunderstood until this very day! Even when reading these verses, many still can’t understand what Paul is saying concerning Christ and the Church. It is a mystery and must be revealed. Maybe if he started with verses 32 and 33, then added the other verses, we could better grasp this mystery. Although “mystery” means outside of human sense. So, let’s try to read these verses, putting the last first and the first last. Wow! That’s interesting. Those verses would start by saying “this is a great mystery”. What is this great mystery concerning Christ and the Church? He’s about to explain something spiritual with something physical which they can understand. And he’s about to do it without the use of blood relationships. Imagine that. To be related and have a unique relationship without blood being the source. That’s why Paul calls it a mystery!

 

 

Desensitization to the Blood of Jesus and New Covenant Part 2

2017 Aug 20th Streaming

 

We are going to continue discussing “Desensitization to the Blood of Jesus and New Covenant.” As I stated last week, I received a text message last week from my good brother in Christ Co-Pastor David Griffin which read:

“Those who claim that we are free from the ceremonial law but are still guided by the moral law want Jesus for his blood but not for his life”

Although David said those words were not originally from him, they ring very true. Sadly millions upon millions of people have received and bought into the lie and illusion that God salvaged a part of the law from Christ’s death on the cross. So much has been written about the blood of Jesus and the new covenant, it is really unbelievable. One area of the law that wasn’t covered in the statement above was the judicial law. This too was done away in the death of Christ. Of course no part of the law survived His death and none of it was raised in His life. I know that may shock and surprise and maybe upset some. Far too many of born again believers have never heard about the gospel being a mystery. Many have never been taught that every believer is a minister of the gospel. Not the Baptist gospel, the Methodist gospel, Pentecostal gospel, nondenominational gospel but the gospel of the mystery of Christ in you as your only life! Your gospel of becoming a new creation or another person. There is a new knowledge and understanding of the blood of Christ and the new covenant. Unfortunately many believers are desensitized to the person of Christ and lack the revelation of the mystery which is in Christ.This has made the blood of Jesus and the New Covenant misunderstood through box-life thinking and box-life living. The new creation race Sons of God are trapped in something which is not theirs! So, let’s continue to examine what this means.

 

Desensitization to the Blood of Jesus and New Covenant

2017 Aug 13th Streaming

 

We are going to look at and talk about this week in fellowship “Desensitization to the Blood and Covenant ” I received a text message last week from my good brother in Christ Co-Pastor David Griffin. The text read
        “Those who claim that we are free from the ceremonial law but are still guided by the moral law want Jesus for his blood but not for his life
 
Although David said those words were not originally from him, they ring very true.  Sadly millions upon millions of people have received and bought into the lie and illusion that God managed to salvage a part of the law from Christ‘s death on the cross.  So much has been written about the blood of Jesus and the new covenant that is really unbelievable. One area of the law that wasn’t covered in the statement above was the judicial law.  This too was done away in the death of Christ.  Of course no part of the law survived His death and none of it was raised in His life.  I know that that may shock and surprise and maybe upset some.  Far too many of born again believers have never heard about the gospel being a mystery.  Many have never been taught that every believer is a minister of the gospel.  Not the Baptist gospel,  the Methodist gospel, Pentecostal gospel, nondenominational gospel but the gospel of the mystery of Christ in you as your only life!  Your gospel of becoming a new creation or another person.  There is a new knowledge and understanding of the blood of Christ and the new covenant. Unfortunately many believers are desensitized to the person of Christ and the lack of the revelation of the mystery.This has made the blood of Jesus and the New Covenant understood through box-life thinking and box-life living.  The new creation race Sons of God are trapped in something which is not theirs!  So, let’s take a look at what this means.

 

Salvation: What is it?

2017 Aug 6th Streaming

 

Greetings Everyone,

Our message this in fellowship is “salvation:what is it?” That word is used by both believers and non-believers alike. Can it mean the same thing to both? How about this. Does it mean the same thing to the Baptist and the Catholic? The Mormon and the Jehovah Witness? The Buddhist and the Atheist? Is there such a thing as Biblical salvation or religious salvation? And let’s not forget salvation by grace and salvation by works. The world uses a word that seems to mean different things to different people. It sounds like salvation is pretty subjective! Oh, and everyone’s definition of salvation seems to right in his own eyes!

Pro 21:2 “Every way of a man [is] right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.”

Exactly what I was thinking too! Is there a salvation that is objective and not subjective? Is there a salvation or salvation which provides a meaning and definition which fits humanity? A meaning which does not fit angles or dogs or cats or birds or our favorite pets. Most human ideas and definitions of salvation include anything and everything we hold dear and precious to us. So, let’s talk about it!

 

The Butterfly revelation and the external appearance

2017 July 30th Streaming

We will conclude our message from last week on the Butterfly revelation and the external appearance. Can we really understand what Rom 12:2 is saying to us if we don’t receive a renewed mind? There’s a lot of preaching and teaching on this verse with many more explanations to what this means. Remember almost everything Paul said came to by the revelation of Jesus Christ! Should we treat this verse any different because we know this about Paul’s writings? Yes we should. So, let’s talk about it!

 

The truth of the gospel, the person of Christ, and the butterfly revelation

2017 July 23th Streaming

This week in fellowship we’ll look at the truth of the gospel, which is Christ must be in the believing sinner to become a new creation. Next, it is only in the Spirit of Christ or the person of Christ that we learn who are are as Sons of God, our new Father. And lastly, it is by the butterfly revelation we come to see and understand why old things pass away, and why we are another person!  The power of this message is: you must lay aside everything you think, feel and believe which produces “security.” You know, your comfort zone.  These are the things that make box-life thinking and ultimately box-life living.  What does our title have to do with this?   Simple, conform-ability!  Let’s talk about it…. 

 

Paul’s two-word identity statement

2017 July 9th Streaming

This Sunday in Fellowship we are going to look at a two word statement the apostle Paul used that no one of his day grasped. He used it more than any other writer in the New Testament. Most who read the Bible today, read right through these two words and never blink. Few if any stop and see the power and value of what Paul is saying in these two words. They are strong identity words which effect everyone. What these two words? Let’s talk about it…

 

Desensitization and “Hey, it’s not your fault”

2017 July 2nd Streaming

No matter where you go today or who or what you listen to you will hear those faithful words “it’s not your fault”. For more than two years I’ve heard those words on secular TV shows and movies and christian radio as well. It looks like the phase is not a respecter of person. Think about the power in those words. I was listening to a christian radio station a few years ago and heard that term used several times. I distinctly remember hearing the Father say to me “do you hear what he just said”? My reply was ” he said, hey, it’s not your fault”. The Father then said ” what does that mean to you?” I replied ” it sounds like if you didn’t know what he is talking about, you have an excuse”. We had had great time of fellowship on this issue. So, my question to you is this. Are we without fault because we don’t know? Is it really , “not your fault?” Let’s talk about it….

“can a man enter the second time into his mother’s womb”

2017 Jun 25th Streaming

We will be discussing Nicodemus and his dialog with Jesus on being born from above. Many of us don’t say it that way but that’s exactly what both he and Jesus said. Jesus spoke to Nicodemus concerning the mystery. Nicodemus was a Pharisee and he believed in the resurrection. As did all the Pharisees follow that teaching. But this statement of being born again was not the same as believing in the resurrection. So, no wonder he said “can a man enter the second time into his mother’s womb and be born”. And don’t want to forget “except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God”. Well, let’s talk about it.