What is the proper ground for the building up of the Church?
Matthew 18:20 contains a wonderful promise: “For where two or three are gathered into My name, there am I in their midst.” However, some have misused this verse to discount the need for local churches established and built up on the proper ground. They claim that the gathering of two or three in the Lord’s […]
Is it possible that in our worship of God, we are doing what is right in our own eyes (Deut 12:8)?
The children of Israel were free to enjoy the fruit of the harvest and of their livestock at any place and at any time during the year. However, the top portion of the livestock and the harvest was to be saved and enjoyed only when the children of Israel gathered together at the place of […]
Central Texas Conference with Ron Kangas on Building Today’s Ark (August 2021)
Below are links to a virtual conference given by brother Ron Kangas from August 13-15, 2021 to the churches in central Texas, hosted by the church in Austin. The general subject of the conference is, “Building Today’s Ark—the Church as the Corporate Expression of Christ.” Message 1: Audio | Outlines: English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish Message […]
What does it mean in Deut 30:19 when Moses says, “therefore choose life?”
As we seek to follow our Lord to fully possess Christ as our good land to build God’s habitation and establish His kingdom, these words have great significance to us today. Moses’ charge was based on all that he recorded in the Pentateuch. That history included not only God’s glorious work among His people but […]
Does the leadership in the Lord’s Recovery hide history?
In the Lord’s recovery we do not hide our history. Rather, our practice is to examine our history, learn the lessons that can be derived from that history, and pass those lessons on to succeeding generations. In doing so, exposing division, wrongdoing, false teachings, and injurious practices among former workers is unavoidable. This is consistent […]
As offenses inevitably accumulate in the church life, how and to what extent should we forgive one another?
As long as we are in the church life, offenses will occur, and the only solution to offenses is forgiveness. Such endless forgiveness from the heart is far beyond our natural human capacity, yet it is possible if we realize the extent of the Lord’s heart of forgiveness toward us and take Him as our […]
Should we only read the “pure word” of the Bible, and not receive anyone’s interpretation of it?
In Acts 8 Philip the evangelist met an Ethiopian man who was reading the prophet Isaiah (vv. 26-28; cf. 21:8). Philip asked him, “Do you really know the things that you are reading?” (v. 30). The Ethiopian responded, “How could I unless someone guides me?” (v. 31) and later, “I beseech you, concerning whom does […]
The Online Full-Time Training (FTTA-OL)
There is a growing burden in the ministry of the Lord’s recovery that we would be constituted with the truth so that we may become the pillar and base of the truth in reality (1 Tim. 3:15). One excellent but often overlooked avenue for us to become constituted with the truth is the Online Full-Time […]
What should our attitude be concerning suicide?
Death does not resolve any problems in our relationship with God. This is true of the death of unbelievers as well as believers. For unbelievers death terminates their opportunity to receive God’s salvation, while for believers it puts an end to their opportunity in this age to turn their hearts back to God and so […]