Daily Portions

II. The church has seven major aspects

E. The bride of Christ—Eph. 5:25, 31–32; Rev. 22:17

Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives even as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her.

Ephesians 5:31–32 For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh. 32 This mystery is great, but I speak with regard to Christ and the church.

Revelation 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come! And let him who hears say, Come! And let him who is thirsty come; let him who wills take the water of life freely.

1. As the bride of Christ the church’s relationship with Christ is one of love—Eph. 5:25.

2. As the bride of Christ the church should match Christ as His counterpart—Rev. 22:17.

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II. The church has seven major aspects

D. The Body of Christ—Eph. 1:22–23

Ephesians 1:22–23 And He subjected all things under His feet and gave Him to be Head over all things to the church, 23 Which is His Body, the fullness of the One who fills all in all.

 

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II. The church has seven major aspects

B. The house (household) of God—Eph. 2:19, 21–22; 1 Tim. 3:15

Ephesians 2:21–22 In whom all the building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord; 22 In whom you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in spirit.

1 Timothy 3:15 But if I delay, I write that you may know how one ought to conduct himself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and base of the truth.

1. The church is God’s house, God’s dwelling place.

2. The church is God’s household, God’s family.

C. The kingdom of God—cf. Eph. 2:19; Rom. 14:17

Ephesians 2:19 So then you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.

Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

 

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II. The church has seven major aspects

A. The assembly of God’s called-out ones—Acts 5:11 and note 11¹; Heb. 11:24–25

Acts 5:11 And great fear came upon the whole church and upon all those who heard these things.

Footnote 11¹ Church: Gk. Ekklesia, composed of ek, out, and a derivative of kaleo, called; hence, the called out (congregation), the assembly. It is the first time that the church is mentioned here in Acts as a local church.

Hebrews 11:24–25 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25 Choosing rather to be ill-treated with the people of God than to have the temporary enjoyment of sin.

 

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Read over the outline points and verses above and use these for your prayer to spend time with the Lord in the Word in the morning. After your prayer time, jot down in your notebook one or two things that the Lord touched you with.

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Here is this week’s outline & verses in a downloadable PDF format.

2020 Summer Truth Pursuit Week 4

Message 4: God’s Goal—A Corporate Man

Scripture Reading: Gen. 1:26–27; Eph. 3:9–11; Heb. 11:24–25; Eph. 1:22–23; 2:21–22; 1 Tim. 3:15; Eph. 2:15–16; Col. 3:9–11; Eph. 5:31–32

I. God’s eternal purpose is being fulfilled by a corporate man—Gen. 1:26–27; Eph. 3:9–11

Genesis 1:26–27 And God said, Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of heaven and over the cattle and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth. 27 And God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

Ephesians 3:9–11 And to enlighten all that they may see what the economy of the mystery is, which throughout the ages has been hidden in God, who created all things, 10 In order that now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenlies the multifarious wisdom of God might be made known through the church, 11 According to the eternal purpose which He made in Christ Jesus our Lord.

A. The goal of God’s salvation is not just to save many scattered individuals, but to obtain one corporate man

B. This corporate man is the church—Eph. 3:10

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2020 Summer Truth Pursuit Week 3

Spend some time this morning to open up to the Lord in prayer regarding what He touched you with during the previous six days. Review your notes and the outline points and verses. Ask the Lord what He would have you share with all the saints. Prepare a prophecy (1-2 minutes long) to share with the saints what you enjoyed this week.

Message 3: The Tree of Life and the River of Life Signifying God as Life to Man

Scripture Reading: Gen. 2:9–10; John 1:4; 14:6; John 10:10b; John 6:57; John 7:37–38; Rev. 22:1

I. Life is needed for God’s expression and representation—Gen. 1:26–27

Genesis 1:26–27 And God said, Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of heaven and over the cattle and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth. 27 And God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

A. As a vessel man can only express what is contained within him—2 Cor. 4:7

2 Cor. 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels that the excellency of the power may be of God and not out of us.

B. For man to express and represent God he must receive Him as life—Gen. 2:9

Genesis 2:9 And out of the ground Jehovah God caused to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, as well as the tree of life in the middle of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

II. The tree of life and the river of life both signifying Christ—Gen. 2:9–10

Genesis 2:9–10 And out of the ground Jehovah God caused to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, as well as the tree of life in the middle of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. 10 And a river went forth from Eden to water the garden, and from there it divided and became four branches.

A. Christ is life—John 1:4; 14:6; 11:25; Col. 3:4.

John 1:4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, I am the way and the reality and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.

John 11:25 Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes into Me, even if he should die, shall live.

Colossians 3:4 When Christ our life is manifested, then you also will be manifested with Him in glory.

B. Christ is the tree—John 15:5

John 15:5 I am the vine; you are the branches. He who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing.

C. Christ as the tree of life is available to be enjoyed (eaten) by us—John 6:57

John 6:57 As the living Father has sent Me and I live because of the Father, so he who eats Me, he also shall live because of Me.

D. Christ is the river of life—Rev. 22:1

Revelation 22:1 And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb in the middle of its street.

E. Christ as the river of life flows (dispenses) life into us in the same way that water quenches our thirst—John 7:37–38; 4:13–14

John 7:37–38 Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. 38 He who believes into Me, as the Scripture said, out of his innermost being shall flow rivers of living water.

John 4:13–14 Jesus answered and said to her, Everyone who drinks of this water shall thirst again, 14 But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall by no means thirst forever; but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into eternal life.

III. We can enjoy Christ as life in our morning times and throughout the day

A. We need to use our spirit to receive more of God as life into us—John 10:10b

John 10:10 …I have come that they may have life and may have it abundantly.

III. We can enjoy Christ as life in our morning times and throughout the day

A. We need to use our spirit to receive more of God as life into us—John 10:10b

John 10:10 …I have come that they may have life and may have it abundantly.

John 11:25 Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes into Me, even if he should die, shall live.

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Read over the outline points and verses above and use these for your prayer to spend time with the Lord in the Word in the morning. After your prayer time, jot down in your notebook one or two things that the Lord touched you with.

Later, watch the following short video podcast sometime during the day.