Archives December 2016

“Yet Not I” Then and Now

by admin David Kenebrew

2016 Dec 18th Streaming

https://youtu.be/TlSnKMpVx-Y

Greetings and Merry Christmas!

Lord willing next week this time will be Christmas Eve! WOW! 2016 is at the door saying good-by. The weather here in Dallas is COLD and WINDY! I was just checking the weather at my old stomping ground, Minot, North Dakota. The temp tonight is headed for 22 below 0. And that’s not with the wind chill factor….Those were the days. “Why not Minot, freezing the reason.” OK, on to warmer things. 

The message tomorrow will continue with Paul’s revelation of Galatians 2:20. The first week we look at “I am crucified with Christ” – how Paul came to see he died with Christ on the cross. The power of this revelation is hard to wrap your mind around. You cannot come to this knowledge and understanding without the Holy Spirit revealing you died at the cross. Last week we looked at his next statement in this verse “nevertheless less I live”. Paul saw his death, yet knew he lived after the cross. We also looked at the personal pronouns in this verse and how they fit into his revelation. This verse is loaded with these personal pronouns: I , me, and my. The first personal pronoun (I, me, my – your name) is (a) in union with death, (b) identified with as dead, (c) died at the time of the cross, (d) can live after the cross. Before the revelation, Paul knew he still physically lived – walked and talked as the person he knew himself to be in the flesh. But when the revelation of Christ came, his whole world of “I, me, my” was turned upside down. He could clearly see an “I” that died and now there was an “I” that lived.  

This week we will follow his very next words of “yet not I”. It appears Paul is somewhat confused. What does he mean by “yet not I”? Do not just jump to the next line, because he didn’t. There’s a very important pause – a revelation of an identity exchange. Many of us want to rush to what appears to be the punch line: “but Christ liveth in me.” I encourage you beloved, don’t jump ahead! Paul is speaking about something that no one ever knew in the history of humankind, sharing something he received from Christ, Himself. This revelation turned his world upside down. There is union and identity here which must be revealed. So, again let’s slow down and allow our teacher, God the Holy Spirit, access to renew our minds to the depth and power of each line and word Paul is speaking to us, and to every born again believer! Are you ready? Let’s talk about it….

Love in Christ,.

David & Katherine

 

 

“Nevertheless; I live” Then and Now with David & Katherine Kenebrew

by admin David Kenebrew, Katherine Kenebrew

2016 Dec 11th Streaming

https://youtu.be/-cqGCs4GR1o

Greetings Beloved!
Well it is cold here in the Dallas area!  Another week has passed, and we are one week closer to Christmas. Time is moving on and we are moving right along with it.  The traffic here today was more congested  than usual. Shopping, shopping and more shopping seems to be the thing on everyone’s minds. I sense it’s only going to get worse (traffic that is).  We trust you enjoyed the massage last Sunday from our dear brother, Kurtis.  It is truly a message for those who are learning, or want to learn to be a new creation see-thru-er!   As Sons of God, our heavenly Father, there is only one life we are birthed to live:  the life of the Son! The Christ life is our only life!  This life-His life is life.  The Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made us free…The life which God provides for humankind comes from death!  This is why Gal 2:20 is such an incredibly powerful verse.  It reveals the strongest principle or attribute in God-life for us comes out of death!  This beloved is a God idea!  It has to be because it was established before creation. Before the foundation of the world-before the world began!  Life for all of humankind whether biological or Spiritual always comes out of death!  We will continue looking at Gal 2:20.  In our last time together we looked at Paul’s revelation of “I am crucified with Christ.”  His words were unheard of in his day.  No one saw themselves crucified on the cross with Christ.  They all saw Christ’s death as a sacrifice for sins, an atonement, and forgiveness.  They all saw and thought that Christ died for them and they had no “skin in the game.”  But glory to God and His revelation of the cross of Christ to the apostle Paul- “I am crucified with Christ.”  But Paul’s next three words “Nevertheless I live” are just as powerful as his first five.  Kurtis mentioned in last week’s fellowship “every time the word death is used, it is followed by the words, life or love.”  So, let’s talk about it!

 

Love in Christ,

David & Katherine