The Ground of the Church and the Law of Blessing for the Church

The Ground of the Church and the Law of Blessing for the Church

Author: Witness Lee

Publisher: Living Stream Ministry

Published: 2024-09-02

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 1536037192

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Our central focus is Christ as everything to us. In order to enjoy Christ and express Him, we need the church life, and to have the church life, we need the proper ground. Without the proper, definite ground, how can we come together to have the Body life? To say that we need a definite ground does not mean that we have to choose between two different, but divisive, grounds. It means that we need to come together, not to one certain place or another according to our respective understandings, but to the proper ground of oneness. When we come back to meet on the ground of oneness, we enjoy the Lord with His blessing (Psa. 133). Moreover, it is only when we learn to live in the spirit and exercise our spirit to contact the Lord that we will ever be truly spiritual. Regardless of how much we talk about spirituality and listen to spiritual messages, if we are not living in the spirit and do not know how to exercise our spirit to contact the Lord, we can never have genuine spirituality. These two things are vital—to be on the proper ground and to be in the spirit.


The 1928 Book of Common Prayer

The 1928 Book of Common Prayer

Author: Oxford University Press

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1993-11-16

Total Pages: 523

ISBN-13: 0199796068

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The 1928 Book of Common Prayer is a treasured resource for traditional Anglicans and others who appreciate the majesty of King James-style language. This classic edition features a Presentation section containing certificates for the rites of Baptism, Confirmation, and Marriage. The elegant burgundy hardcover binding is embossed with a simple gold cross, making it an ideal choice for both personal study and gift-giving. The 1928 Book of Common Prayer combines Oxford's reputation for quality construction and scholarship with a modest price - a beautiful prayer book and an excellent value.


Church Discipline

Church Discipline

Author: Jonathan Leeman

Publisher: Crossway

Published: 2012-04-30

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1433532360

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More and more church leaders, pastors, and members are looking for guidance on how to practice church discipline in a biblical way. Here is a contemporary and concise how-to guide that provides a theological framework for understanding and implementing disciplinary measures in the local church, along with several examples of real-life situations. Drawing on both Matthew 18 and 1 Corinthians 5, this brief hardback helps leaders face the endless variety of circumstances and sins for which no exact scriptural case study exists, sins which don't show up on any list and need a healthy framework to be corrected appropriately in love. This volume is part of the 9Marks: Building Healthy Churches series. Look for upcoming, quick-read formats of the following marks of a healthy church: expositional preaching, biblical theology, the gospel, conversion, evangelism, church membership, discipleship and growth, and church leadership.


Common Worship: Times and Seasons President's Edition

Common Worship: Times and Seasons President's Edition

Author: Common Worship

Publisher: Canterbury Press

Published: 2013-07-15

Total Pages: 657

ISBN-13: 0715122436

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This revised, expanded edition of the Common Worship President’s Edition contains everything to celebrate Holy Communion Order One throughout the church year. It combines relevant material from the original President’s Edition with Eucharistic material from Times and Seasons, Festivals and Pastoral Services, and the Additional Collects.


The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1967, volume 2

The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1967, volume 2

Author: Witness Lee

Publisher: Living Stream Ministry

Published:

Total Pages: 685

ISBN-13: 1536005568

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The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1967, volume 2, contains messages and fellowship given by Brother Witness Lee from May 11, 1967, through January 23, 1968. As mentioned in the preface to volume 1, Brother Lee visited SanF rancisco, Seattle, Vancouver, and Sacramento in May before returning to Los Angeles at the end of the month. He then visited San Francisco in June and returned to Los Angeles at the beginning of July, where he remained until the end of October. In November and early December he spent time in San Francisco and Los Angeles and also visited Modesto, California; Corvallis, Oregon; Vancouver, Canada; and Sacramento, California. There is no record of his speaking in the latter four cities. He remained in Los Angeles from mid-December through the end of the year. The contents of this volume are divided into thirteen sections, as follows: 1. Five messages given in Seattle, Washington, and Vancouver, Canada, on May 11 through 17. Four of the messages were spoken in Chinese and subsequently translated into English. The five messages are included in this volume under the title The Ground of the Church and the Law of Blessing for the Church. 2. Five messages given in Sacramento, California, from May 21 through 23. They are included in this volume under the title Sacramento Conference. 3. Three messages given in Los Angeles, California, from May 26 through 28. They are included in this volume under the title Los Angeles Meetings. 4. Two messages given in San Francisco, California, on June 2 and June 30. They are included in this volume under the title Preaching the Gospel and Bearing Fruit among College Students. 5. Ten messages given in Los Angeles, California, from July 23 through 30. They have been previously published under the title An Autobiography of a Person in the Spirit. 6. Three messages given in Los Angeles, California, from October 19 through 22. They are included in this volume under the title Fellowship on Beginning the Work among Students. 7. Fifteen messages given in Los Angeles, California, from October 10, 1967, through January 23, 1968. They are included in this volume under the title Bearing Fruit in a Living and Coordinated Way for the Building Up of the Body of Christ. 8. Six messages given in Los Angeles, California, from October 8 through November 19. They are included in this volume under the title Messages Given on the Lord's Day. 9. Three messages given in San Francisco, California, on November 3 through 5. They are included in this volume under the title Enjoying the Lord in the Word to Bear Fruit. 10. Four messages given in San Francisco, California, on December 6 through 10. They are included in this volume under the title Enjoying Christ to Be Built Up as the Body of Christ and the Mutual Abode of God and Man. 11. Seven messages and times of fellowship given in Los Angeles, California, from September 27 through December 30. They are included in this section under the title Various Los Angeles Meetings. 12. Seven messages given in Los Angeles, California, from December 22 through 25. They are included in this volume under the title Enjoying the Riches of Christ to Become the Body as His Fullness. 13. Six messages given in Los Angeles, California, from December 29, 1967, through January 1, 1968. They are included in this volume under the title The Experience and Enjoyment of Life for the Building Up of the Church.


Liturgical Resources 1 Revised and Expanded

Liturgical Resources 1 Revised and Expanded

Author: Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music

Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2015-11-10

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 0898699487

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Newly revised, expanded, and perfected text from the 78th General Convention of The Episcopal Church, held in Salt Lake City in July 2015. Church Publishing will make the full approved resource available by Advent 2015. Church Publishing is honored to work with the General Convention Office and the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music to provide this important resource for the church.


What Is a Healthy Church?

What Is a Healthy Church?

Author: Mark Dever

Publisher: Crossway

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 1581349378

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Guides both pastors and members to recognize key characteristics of a healthy church and then challenge each person to do his or her part in developing those characteristics in the local church body.