Ephesians: The Mystery of the Church 8

Walking in Wisdom and the Spirit, and The Mystery of Christ and the  Church I. 15-20 Walk in wisdom and the Spirit a. 15-17 Wisdom is the knowledge to not walk down the wrong street. If you know that there is a temptation in that direction, then you go another route. 1. “Say to wisdom, ‘You are my...

Ephesians: The Mystery of the Church 7

Ephesians 5a – Living in the Light 1. 1-2 As we grow, we imitate Christ, and walk as He walked, in love. When we imitate Him, we become more like Him, and less like the world. This will mean the more like Him we will become. We will live more pure and sin less. Sin is a stench in the nostrils of God. And...

Ephesians: The Mystery of the Church 6

Ephesians 4b-Learning to Walk in a Mature Manner 1. 4:17-24 Walking in Maturity 1 – What Goes In a. In context with verse 15, which stated that we grow up in all aspects, I believe this next section deals with some aspects that can hinder our growth if we do not deal with them and grow out of them. What...

Ephesians: The Mystery of the Church 5

Ephesians 4a –The Authentic Church 1. 4:1-9 Fulfilling the Call We must walk worthy of this calling. ”Calling’” in context with this study, refers to building on our position in Christ, seated at His right hand in the heavenly places (2:6), fulfilling His call and administering His...

Ephesians: The Mystery of the Church 2

Ephesians 1 - Christ in the Heavenly Places “Nowhere is the Spirit of revelation more evident than in this letter. Charles Hodge rightly observes: ‘The epistle reveals itself as the work of the Holy Ghost as clearly as the stars declare their maker to be God[1].’ “ 1. 1:1-3 After some opening remarks...

Changing the Culture Through the Apostolic by Greg Tankersley

Apostolic definably seems to be a subject of consideration and criticism as of late in the Body of Christ. In some Christian circles it is rejected, thought  to have “died out” with the last of the 12 apostles, and in other circles the apostle is the metonym motivational speaker and therefore...

Are Apostles for Today?

In this interview with Bryan Purtle we talk about the work he’s doing in Kansas with Tent of David Fellowship. We discuss the foundational role of apostles in the Church, compared to the title of ‘apostle’ used for other purposes.  Are apostles the CEOs of church networks, ‘at the top of...

Reclaiming Genuine Apostolic Anointing

The Bible tells us there are both true and false apostles. Let’s learn to discern the difference. For many years traditional denominations taught that the ministry of the apostle passed away after the New Testament era. It was assumed that the only people who served in apostolic roles were early...

Authority, Accountability, and the Apostolic Movement

Few books have come into my hands in the last few years that have made me want to get other people to read it. When I read a few reviews online about this book by Dr. Stephen Crosby stating it would cause ‘uproar‘ and ‘explosion‘ in the modern charismatic and apostolic movements, I...

Apostolic Essence

The Foundation Stone I deeply treasure the terms apostolic and prophetic. They are dear to me. I desire to know, understand, and operate in the fullness of their meaning, as Jesus intended, when He gave them as gifts to us, His church. Only when these gifts are in their proper place in the church, is there a...