Summary: The fall of humanity caused the glory of Elohim to diminish or be lost.Call to action: As believers, let us do everything for His glory.Our theme at this time is the glory of Elohim. This is an important theme found throughout the entire Bible, from the Book of Genesis to the Book of Revelation. The Hebrew term ‘kabod’, meaning ‘glory’, appears about 200 times in the Old Testament. The translators of the Old Testament (Hebrew) into the New Testament (Greek) chose the term ‘doxa’ to translate ‘kabod’.In Greek culture, the term ‘doxa’ originally referred to the ‘opinion’ others held regarding a person’s actions and achievements. A high opinion or high regard would elevate someone abov

Summary: The seven feasts of Israel are only a shadow, and their fulfillment takes place within the inner being of believers in the context of the New Testament. In Revelation 2–3, there is a reward for the overcomers in the church in the form of a spiritual experience with Christ. Indeed, this spiritual experience is the fulfillment of the seven feasts of Israel.Call to Action: The Lord calls His overcomers in every age of the church. May we hear the Lord’s call to rise up and experience a spiritual life together with Christ.Today we will discuss the feasts of Israel and their fulfillment. There are seven feasts of Israel, three of which are commonly called the major feasts. Three times a y

Summary: Church history shows that every new movement from Elohim eventually becomes dry and rigid, so Elohim begins a new movement again. And this new movement is like “new wine that cannot be received by old wineskins.” That is why the new and fresh movement of Elohim is always found “outside the camp” of the old movement.Call to action: May we receive His grace to serve Him within the new and fresh movement of Elohim.Our theme this time is ministry outside the camp. Many Christians, including those who are called “full-time” ministers within the Christian world, do not realize that there is a ministry outside the Christian religious system in this age. There is “new wine” that cannot be c

Summary: The most important thing in proclaiming the Good News and in understanding the difference between the Old Testament and the New Testament is recognizing the natural–spiritual principle. By understanding this principle, we can understand the stories in the Bible in their proper context.Call to action: By His grace, we can come to know this natural–spiritual principle and proclaim the Gospel correctly.The Natural–Spiritual Principle is a very important principle, because it is not only a gospel principle but also a principle for understanding both the Old Testament (OT) and the New Testament (NT). Let us read 1 Corinthians 15:46: “However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural,

Summary: God’s arrangement speaks of His sovereignty in determining all things. Although human beings possess will, thoughts, and feelings as persons, they cannot determine the course of their own lives; everything has already been arranged by God for them.Call to Action: We must use our thoughts, feelings, and will to learn to cooperate with God so that His will may be fulfilled in us.Our title this time is the ordinance of God. What is meant by ‘ordinance’ is that everything has been arranged beforehand. There is no event that can be called ‘coincidental’. Whether great or important events, or small events that even escape human attention—such as a bird falling to the ground—all of these h

Summary: The essence of this book explains that all members of the early church were fully led directly by the Holy Spirit. There were no religious regulations whatsoever, except being completely guided by the Holy Spirit.Call to Action: As believers, may we receive His grace to continually learn to be led by the Holy Spirit day by day.We now enter the Book of Acts and observe how the apostles carried out their works in spreading the gospel of the Kingdom. As we already know, there is only one gospel proclaimed in the books of the New Testament, namely the gospel of the Kingdom. Jesus and John the Baptist cried out, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” And we will see that the pro

Thirty years ago, my wife and I, along with some dear believing friends were drawn together by the Lord to find a simpler way of walking together in Him. At the time I believed that this would be the beginning of a great change for many of God's people around the world. We met and made friends from all over the world who were also excited about the freedom that meeting in homes instead of dedicated buildings could allow. It was a very exciting time.For us it was not just about the building but the need for every member of the body of Christ to serve God and others in the capacity that He had in mind for them. The majority of traditional church practices did not seem to encourage this at the

Summary: The Book of Revelation is the revelation of Jesus Christ and His Church, conveyed through symbolic language.Call to action: By His grace, we are able to live out the function of the Church as priests according to the order of Melchizedek, and as kings in everyday life.We are entering a new theme, namely, ‘The Kingdom of Heaven in the Book of Revelation’. This means that we will discuss the theme of the Kingdom of Heaven as it is revealed in the Book of Revelation. This does not mean that we will look only at the Book of Revelation without quoting or paying attention to other books in the Bible. For the principle of hermeneutics affirms that only Scripture should interpret Scripture.

Summary: The Gospel of Matthew presents the Messianic Kingdom to the Jewish people. In this book, there are teachings about the Messianic Kingdom that will be established on earth.Call to action: By His grace, let us learn to live out the Kingdom of Heaven on earth now, in our daily lives, day by day.Our theme this time is the kingdom of heaven in the Gospel of Matthew. This brief writing does not intend to interpret the book of Matthew verse by verse, but only to discuss the theme of the ‘kingdom of heaven’ found in this book. Indeed, Matthew is the gospel for Christians of Jewish background, in which its main theme is the kingdom of heaven. In fact, the central theme of the books in the Ne

Summary: There are three principles by which God works: the principle of faith, the principle of process, and the principle of the Old and New Covenants.Call to action: As the church, by His grace, we need to learn to cooperate with the Holy Spirit in carrying out these three principles.Within the Christian world there is considerable confusion regarding how God works in the context of the Old Testament (OT) and in the context of the New Testament (NT). What principles govern the way God works in the OT and in the NT? Does God still desire that His laws in the OT be applied to believers in the NT context? Were the saints in the OT justified by faith or by works of obedience to the Law? Do ce

Summary: The expression “believing in Jesus, receiving the Life of Christ (zoe)” appears repeatedly in the Gospel of John. In fact, Jesus came to give zoe life, and this zoe life continues to grow unto abundance (John 10:10). Through zoe life we can know the true Elohim, and know Jesus Christ whom He has sent (John 17:3).Call to action: Believe in Jesus so that we may do the works desired by Elohim (John 6:28–29).Today we will discuss the theme of the kingdom of heaven in the Gospel of John. The Gospel of John is very different from the Synoptic Gospels—Matthew, Mark, and Luke. ‘Synoptic’ means they can be read together because they are nearly the same. The three Synoptic Gospels tell of Jes

Summary: In the church, there is no authority other than the authority of Jesus Christ as the Head of the church. Every member serves one another as servants, with no human authority of one over another.Call to action: By His grace, let us remain faithful in serving the church without usurping the authority of the Holy Spirit over the church. At His coming, we will share in the authority of Jesus Christ to restore all things.Our theme this time is authority in the Bible. The Greek term most often used to explain authority is EXOUSIA, which appears 102 times in the New Testament. This term refers to authority that is based on office or position, not authority derived from physical strength or