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The Ekklesia
Ekklesia - “assembly.”
The church meeting is for the purpose of reassembling Jesus Christ on the earth.
The first-century church meeting was a fluid gathering.
It was not a ritual.
And it was often unpredictable, unlike the contemporary church service.
John Cooper Gets It.
Make Pastors Uncool Again.
“Pastors shouldn’t be rock stars.
Yeah I said it.
A rock star promotes himself, builds his brand, and entertains people.
It’s his job.
A pastor is supposed to lay his life down for his sheep.
He serves, he protects, and he equips the saints for the work of ministry (Ephesians 4:11-12).
So why does it seem like many of our celebrity pastors are obsessively self-promoting, building their own brands, and protecting themselves by never preaching or teaching anything that would put them in Twitter prison?
Yes, it’s sad and devastating to watch our leaders fall into sin, but when the foundation is built so poorly it shouldn’t be all that surprising.
Many Christians have been saying this for years and its past time that I join them: I’m tired of celebrity pastors.
Pastors aren’t supposed to be cool.
They’re not supposed to be fashion trend setters.
We are ALL called to decrease, that Christ would increase both in our hearts and in our lives (John 3:30).
HIS fame should be known, not OURS.
Celebrity Pastors, get out of the way!
You’re hogging the spotlight by making yourself the story.
Instead, you should be taking some hits on the front lines by stating clearly what God commands.
Celebrity pastors seldom do this.
Instead, most of what we hear is rhetorical gobbledygook, veiled mysticism, and repackaged new-age movement self-help promotional material disguised as the work of the Spirit.
My pastor helped change my life in college.
“Really, who?” Exactly.
He remains faceless, nameless, and will never get the adoration of the world because his desire was for Jesus to have all of the glory.
He taught me how to read and understand the Bible.
He took my midnight phone calls, he instigated the necessary but uncomfortable conversations, he taught me the importance of sexual purity, and he even taught me how to paint a house and balance a checkbook.
It almost sounds more like being a father, doesn’t it?
Working, serving, teaching your kids and never expecting a “thank you” or a hand clap is what pastoring is all about.
Pastors, I am thankful for you.
Many are serving faithfully and you will be rewarded by God.
But for the pastors who are receiving their reward on earth, I have a request for you: please stop looking for adoration from the world.
We don’t need you to look “awesome”, we need you to be fearless and preach the gospel according to the unchanging, authoritative Word of God.
Stop finding clever ways to evade questions.
You know the ones—God’s commands about sexual morality, Gods authority structure in the Church and at home, biblical justice instead of the religion of modern social justice.
Answer them.
And answer them clearly for heaven’s sake.
Please stop trying to find new ways to explain the perceived inconvenient truths of God’s Word.
You ought to love what He loves and hate what he hates.
This used to be a prerequisite for church leadership.
Today, its deemed radical and even bigoted.
Play time is over.
The spiritual battle is raging, and the field is full of wimps and boys who have never picked up a sword because it just “feels mean.”
We need generals and leaders who don’t care about their brand, their look, their “likes”, or making allegiances with the world.
In short, it’s time to make pastors uncool again.”
What Are Things the Church is Not?
A Place to Come and Spectate.
A Video Game (Craig Grocell)
An Online Event (There is no such thing as having online church)
A Seminar
A Small Group
A Building
Metaverse!
(New!)
The Mystery of the Body
Colossians 1:15–26 (ESV)
What is a Mystery?
According to Merriam Webster’s Dictionary the term Mystery can be defined as...
something not understood or beyond understanding : ENIGMA The mystery of his disappearance has never been solved.
a piece of fiction dealing usually with the solution of a mysterious crimeReading mysteries was her favorite pastime.
the secret or specialized practices or ritual peculiar to an occupation or a body of people the mysteries of the tailor's craft
obsolete : a private secret
Mystery - Mystērion
Paul uses this term frequently throughout his letters to the churches to reveal to the entirety of God’s plan to bring salvation through Christ
1 Cor.
2:7; 4:1; 15:51; Eph.
3:4–13; Col. 1:26–27; 2:2; 4:3.
The Mystery Hidden For Ages.
Ages and Dispensations
Age - A period of time on earth from one major geological change or upheaval of the earth’s surface to the next.
Dispensation - Periods of time when God dealt with man in a particular way as to sin and salvation.
Dispensations occur within a certain/specific age.
The dispensation that were in (currently) is the dispensation of grace.
Also known as the dispensation of the church/spirit.
This dispensation began with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2 and will end when the rapture occurs.
And why is this relevant to the body of Christ?
Because in KJV, Colossians 1:25 uses the term dispensation, rather than stewardship.
The term dispensation comes from the greek term oikonomian.
Which can also mean administration or management.
Paul knew that this powerful revelation was canceled until this time period.
He also recognized that not only was he was called to steward this revelation, but he was called to fulfill it.
This mystery was hidden from ages and generations.
It was the greatest mystery of the history of man.
And now it has reveled to the saints!
It’s the revelation of the body of Christ!
The Mystery Revealed
Ephesians 3:1–13 (ESV)
The Church was not revealed during the Old Testament time frame.
There were many truths hidden and later revealed in the NT that are called mysteries.
It was a mystery to the prophets.
But it was revealed to Paul.
Paul’s ministry was to reveal to all men the mystery of the fellowship.
Jew and Gentile brought together in one body in the Messiah.
Paul revealed a truth that not even the greatest prophets understood.
Paul disclosed that within the church, composed of all the saved since Pentecost in one united body, there would be no racial, social, or spiritual distinctions.
In his Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament, G.K. Beale writes.
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