Fred
McConnell
21 October 2011
Dear Brother & Sisters = Brethren
I know that all today who will share in this message are grown spiritually, as
I have viewed the praises, prayers, worship, and comments posted. I have no
doubt that I am speaking today to brethren who have knowledge, wisdom, and
understanding regarding the things of God.
Last week’s message had to do with using our eyes, ears, mind, and heart to
acquire a greater perception in God’s Word, to discern correctly His words and
apply those things that go hand in hand with His Word that we do the will of
God. If there is someone sharing in this message that didn’t share last week’s
message and want to, all standing ministers’ sermons can be viewed at the
website.
Now we need to also have guidelines to govern our interaction with one another
that our fellowship be also in accordance with God’s Will. This is because we
are all being prepared to enter into an eternal kingdom, the Kingdom of our
Lord and His Christ. All of us are also being prepared to be disciples of our
Lord in whatever capacity He has ordained for us. Now everyone has to be aware as
to what has my Lord ordained for me. Internalize this thought and pray on it.
If you set your heart and mind on this and seek to do the things that please
Him, He will gladly show you.
Let us begin as I spoke of above in the guidelines to govern our interaction
with one another that our fellowship be also in accordance with God’s Will. We
will need our bibles handy to do some reading.
I am going to place a collaborative scripture here. Collaborative is an
adjective which means something used to work with another or a group to achieve
something. The scripture was written by the apostle Paul. Keep referring back
to it as we take in this message.
2 Corinthians 10:4-6 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty
in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high
thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought
into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all
disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.
Now we will discuss the labor of a true disciple of Jesus Christ, and if we
bear in mind the collaborative scripture above and concentrate on the disciple
to see what he is accomplishing, we are understanding His purpose and reason
for doing it. In other words we will see it from his vantage point which will
help us to realize and accept the principles being established which will make
it easier for us to comply with the principles, which if we do, then we are
doing those things as Jesus said to please the Father. You all will be true
disciples yet!
Divine Comment: The power of His Disciples is in their knowledge and wisdom in
the Word of God, and their authority and influence is expressed to those under
their care in the might and fervency of God’s Holy Spirit working love within
and through them. The Disciples will apply the Word of God to those hearing
their words for the intent purposes:
Admonish To rebuke somebody: to chastise, to rebuke somebody mildly but
earnestly.
Exhort Something intended to urge or persuade: something said or written in
order to urge somebody strongly to do something.
Edify To enlighten and improve or disprove the morals or knowledge of somebody.
As written in his epistle, the apostle Paul ministering to the church in
Corinth; in 1Corin. Chapter 1, he admonishes the church body regarding the
strife and divisions among them.
For it has been declared to me of you, my brothers, by them which are of the
house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. Now this I say, that
every one of you said, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I
of Christ. 1Corinthians 1:11-12
The apostle further elaborates in his admonishment to the church body to give
them understanding why there is strife and division amongst them.
And I, brothers, could not speak to you as to spiritual, but as to carnal, even
as to babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for till
now you were not able to bear it, neither yet now are you able. For you are yet
carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are
you not carnal, and walk as men? For while one said, I am of Paul; and another,
I am of Apollos; are you not carnal? 1Corin. 3:1-4
Paul was referring to carnal, their physical outward actions in speech and
conduct.
Paul magnifies his admonishment to a greater degree in which he chastises them
regarding fornication in their midst and their tolerance of sin. Read 1Corin.
5:1-7.
Paul not only confronted then with the sin in their midst, but exhorted them to
cast the sinner out from them and over to satan.
The words of the apostle given to the Corinthian church were admonishments and
exhortations, to relate to those hearing his words that God’s knowledge was
given them to show them their strife and division within the church body and
their tolerance of sin. In their tolerance of sin they were all in sin.
In reading 2Corinthians, Chapter 2, Paul’s 2nd epistle, we see that the church
obeyed Paul and he encouraged the church to forgive the sinner and welcome him
back into their fellowship.
The epistles sent to the church was given to the leaders to share with all. Now
if we recall the collaborative scripture, 2Corinthians 10:4-6 which was also
included in the letter of 2Corinthians, then all were then made to understand
that the sins and carnal actions were outward actions emanating from the
iniquity within them. Their minds, with their thoughts, attitudes, pride,
arrogance, and their hearts with the feelings of jealousies, anger, lust, etc.
Paul wanted them to realize it’s the inner man that needs to conform and into
compliance with God’s Word, and thus the outer man will also comply.
Another example to magnify this God Given Precept is shown us in the book of
Galatians. In chapter 3 the apostle continues his exhortation that until faith
comes they are still under the law, (newly born again and unlearned children)
that need God’s knowledge to bear their fruit and grow up in their salvation.
In chapter 4, the apostle is admonishing the Galatian church to face up to
their back sliding ways of returning to a former practice of things they were
released from in the liberty obtained through their Lord Jesus Christ. He
admonishes them to bring them into account for their behavior, to face God’s
truth and what God expects of them, and He then gives them a scripture of his
hope to lead them into edification.
My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in
you. Galatians 4:19
Until Christ be formed within you!!!! Behold, the new creation, the new person
within made in the image of his or her God. As in the beginning, in Genesis,
and God said, “Let us make man in our image.”
In the beginning, God made man in His image, our senses, the eyes to see, the
ears to hear, the taste, touch, smell, etc. the physical senses, but the one
sense man did not receive at that time was the spiritual sense. Spirituality
was to come with redemption, in and through our Lord Jesus Christ who is worthy
of all praise, honor, and glory.
Our God has accomplished it, for you, for me, for all of us. Let us all now
love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind, and every bit of strength
we possess, and to love His children as ourselves, and give the praise, honor,
and glory to Him.
The True Church has but two Commandments and how these commandments are to be
discerned. Read Luke 10:25-37
The True Church has one doctrine, and by keeping this doctrine we will not be
honoring our Lord with our lips, while our hearts are far from Him, and keeping
the doctrines of men. This doctrine is: Our Lord’s Friendship Covenant
Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his
friends. You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you. From now on I
call you not servants; for the servant knows not what his lord does: but I have
called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made
known to you. You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you,
that you should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain:
that whatever you shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. These
things I command you, that you love one another. John 15:13-17
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to
them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow, he
also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be
the firstborn among many brothers. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he
also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified,
them he also glorified. What shall we then say to these things? If God be for
us, who can be against us? Romans 8:28-31
Brothers & Sisters, we are getting ready to reach out to the other members
to encourage them to fellowship with us. We would truly appreciate your love
and help. If any of you want to join in, please let us know in comment. We will
be in touch with you. Your help would be those things that please the Father.
I continue to remain committed to our Lord’s love and passion for all of God’s
children until He either takes me home or at His appearing.
Brother Fred, Caretaker – Love Thy Neighbor Ministry
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