Life in Christ Jesus Podcast

The Church which is His Body V – THE CHRIST “Matthew 16:13-18 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? 14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. 15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou...

The Church which is His Body IV – Son of God, Son of Man “Matthew 16:13-18 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? 14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. 15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 16 And Simon Peter answered a...

The Church Which is His Body III God has a building program.  Now, we get really excited when we begin to build a new building for the Church.  Many of us call the building’s we build the church.  However, as great of a building we may build it lacks expression of the Lord Jesus.  Now, it may be built to express those who congregate in the building, but the building can never express the Lord.  In...

This is the second sharing in the series of the Church which is His Body.  In Exodus God delivered Israel to Bring them out of bondage to a land flowing with milk and honey.  He brought them to himself.  Over and over again He said He was bringing this people to himself. Exodus 19:4-6 “You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings, and brought you to Mys...

The Kingdom of God Has Come Unto You II How often do we associate the Kingdom of God with our own minds?  Our own wills?  Our own thoughts? Our own state of being? In the story of the demon possessed man in Matthew 12, who was blind and mute, the Kingdom of God coming to Him released him from the bondages of darkness, being possessed of the demon and being blind and mute.  The scriptures declares...

The Kingdom Has Come Unto You For some weeks we have been looking at As it is in Heaven.  “Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.”  In Matthew 12, Jesus makes a statement that if He cast out devils by the Spirit of God then the Kingdom of God has come unto you.  Here the Jews were accusing Him of casting out devils through Beelzebub.  Jesus declares a Kingdom divided canno...

The Word of the Throne – As it is in Heaven In the Old Covenant God communed with Israel from the Mercy Seat according to the Word He had given.  Exodus 25:20 “And the cherubim shall spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be. 21 And thou shalt put the mercy-seat above upon the...

The Throne of the Kingdom  –  As it is in Heaven Whenever we view a Throne, the idea of dominion, of authority, of Government comes into view.  Whenever we have a Throne, we have a rule or a Government that is established.  “Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.”  Let us hear this in view of the Throne of God.  His Kingdom is according to His rule.  His rule is found in a...

Thy Will be Done – As it is in Heaven VI Jesus declared in the Lord’s prayer “Thy Kingdome Come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.”  We as believers have to ask ourselves what is God’s will?  Not simply, what is God’s will for my life, but what is God’s will period!  Do we know God’s will?  Have we considered His will in creation?  Have we asked for His will to be made known to us?  Wh...

In Isaiah 66 God declares, through the prophet, Heaven is my throne and the earth is my footstool.  Where is the House you will build me?  Where is the place of my rest, unto this man will I look.   As we consider this scripture we know that the Living God fills the Heaven and the Earth.  We know through the Psalmist David that there is no where we can go away from the presence of the Lord.  David...

As it is in Heaven IV – John saw a Lamb On Earth as it is in Heaven.  We have been looking at Jesus telling the disciples to pray “thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” for the last few weeks.   In the Book of Revelation 4 and 5, the Apostle John was caught up in the Spirit and he saw in heaven.  John saw a throne and One on the throne.  And He saw in the hand of the One o...

As it is in Heaven III In the Book of Acts there is a record of the encounter of Saul of Tarsus with the Lord from Heaven.  Here was where Paul lost his sight.  He physically lost his sight, and later his eyes were opened.  To me this is speaking of Saul losing his earthly sight and seeing from the Lord from Heaven.  He saw a Light from Heaven who was brighter than the sun.  This speaks volumes to...

As it is in Heaven II We are considering scripture out of Matthew 6.  Jesus said to His disciples to not be as the hypocrites when they pray, but when they pray to address God as their Father.  “Our Father in Heaven.  Hallowed be they name.  Thy Kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.”  If I analyze this prayer, I can see Jesus relates to His Father as in Heaven.  He then sets...

As it is in Heaven We as believers make statements like, I wonder what Heaven will be like?  Or I am sure they are having a good time in Heaven, speaking of a loved one who has passed on.  But have we really stopped and considered what Jesus said in the prayer that we call the Lord’s prayer? Matthew 6:9 "After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Th...

Living out of the Abundance of His Supply In the beginning God made the man Adam and placed Him in the garden of Eden.  God made the earth and rested.  He placed man in His finished work, in His rest.   The provision of God was before the man.  The trees of the garden were for fruit to the man.  A river ran through the Garden.   A mist came up and watered the land.  Adam was in God’s work.   Adam...

The Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ What is the Book of Revelation really about?  Many suggest it is a book of end time events that we are now living in, with impending catastrophes coming upon the earth.  Many who approach this book do so with that mind set already established.  So, they are looking in these scriptures for the impending doom that we must surely face.  The question, I want...

Greater Works V – Christ in You, Our perfection. The Apostle Paul’s heart was to present to the believers the work that God has done in Christ. His heart was that there would be an effectual working of the Holy Spirit to show every man perfect in Christ. Colossians 1:24-29 “Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his b...

Greater Works IV – Living out of the Greater Work of God in Christ As said in last weeks teaching, there is no greater picture of the deliverance and salvation of God than Israel. Israel was redeemed of Jehovah and brought to Him by His own right hand. His own power brought salvation unto Israel. Israel was then to live out of God’s provision and be a people unto God. God would be their God and th...

Living out of the Greater Work of God in Christ There is no better example in your Bible of a people living out of the Greater Work of God than the Israelites. Israel came out of Egypt by God’s mighty hand. God delivered them out of Egypt’s bondage and slavery by His own Hand. It was God who plagued Egypt, God who rolled back the Red Sea, God who led Israel through the wilderness as a Cloud and a...

Greater Works Than These In the Book of John Chapter 5 Jesus declares that the Father will show Him greater works that you may marvel. For many years, the idea in my heart was that we the church would do greater works than Jesus did. Later as more understanding, light and illumination, began to fill my heart my thoughts became more connected to the idea that the works would be greater because Jesu...

The Judgment of the World – Because He is the Son of Man II When we look at judgment, we must look at the death of Jesus Christ. Jesus said in John 12, "Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. 32 "And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself. 33 But He was saying this to indicate the kind of death by which He was to die.” Here at the c...

Now is the Judgment of the World – Because He is the Son of Man We have been looking for several weeks at the Judgment of the cross, and Jesus saying, “Now is the Judgment of the World. Now shall the prince of this world be cast out,” John 12. He makes another profound statement concerning Judgment in John 5:27 “And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.”...

The Judgment of the World “Now is the judgment of the world. Now shall the prince of the world be cast out?” Who was the prince of ruler of the world? By studying scripture, I would conclude that the ruler of the world was Adam or the natural man. In Genesis 1, the Bible says God gave dominion to man. In Psalms 8, the Bible asks what is man that God would visit him. Here in this Psalm, again the s...

The Judgement of the World III “I am crucified to the world and the world is crucified to.” This glorious judgment must ring in our hearts. I am crucified with Christ to live unto Him. This is the answer to all my problems. This is the answer to my frustrations. I am crucified with Him! In Ephesian 2, Paul writes that we are quickened with Christ. This word means made alive. We have been made aliv...