The Force of Unity (Discerning The Lord’s Body) by Apostle Selman
The Force of Unity (Discerning The Lord’s Body) 1 Corinthians 11:29-30 || Kenya Rhema Feast || Apostle Selman
Ephesians 4:10-13 KJV, Matthew 5:6 KJV, Matthew 7:8 KJV
There are principles that make for the believer’s wholesome growth
There are 4 encounters that everybody must have who desires to do business with God:
1. An Encounter with Jesus the Son of The Living God
There are Three gifts that every believer receives at Salvation
– The Forgiveness of Sin
– The Nature of Righteousness
– The Life of God (Eternal Life, Zoe Life). John 10:10 KJV, John 10:10 AMPC
2. An Encounter with The Spirit of the Living God, An Encounter with the person and the office of The Holy Spirit.
– Guidance John 16:13 KJV
– Direction
– Empowerment Acts 10:38 KJV
3. An Encounter with The Word of God not as a person, but as the Word of God
– The Logos
– The Thoughts of God
– The Wisdom of God Matthew 4:4 KJV
4. An Encounter with The Body of Christ 1 Corinthians 11:26-30 KJV
Breathe Upon by Apostle Selman
There are consequences for ignoring the spiritual investments within the body of Christ. Those consequences range from limitations in life and destiny to infirmities that plague our bodies and sadly even death.
Two Facts that you should capture:
- No Single individual can capture and reveal all the dimensions of God without interdependence on the larger body.
- There are various dimensions of God that will be needed in your Christian experience that may not be captured in your personal experience
Acts 9:10-19 KJV, Kings 5:1-14 KJV, Matthew 12:22-29 KJV
An undivided kingdom is called strength in The Spirit
The way to take away strength is to take away unity. Genesis 1:1-9 KJV
There is a dimension of God’s grace that you can never see until a people become united. Acts 2:1-4 KJV, John 17 KJV, Matthew 18:20 KJV
Graces are like addresses you can know where they came from
Once you see consistency then it means that results is supported by a grace.
1 Samuel 10:1 KJV, Psalm 18:29 KJV, Romans 10:12 KJV, Matthew 25:1-13 KJV
The Body of Christ is:
- A convergence of spiritual experiences
- A convergence of Graces
- A convergence of Covenants with God for the sharing of everyone
Every name you see in the Bible is not only the name and the story of a person, every name in the Bible is a description of a spiritual pathway that produces a certain kind of believer.
- Abraham is not just a person, Abraham is a compendium of an experience with God that can make a man become a commander over God’s inheritance
- Esther is not just the name of a woman, Esther is the compendium of a story, a journey with a grace in that story, how ordinary men rise to positions of notoriety and bring victory without using a sword
- Gideon is the name of a spiritual pathway
- Elijah is the name of a spiritual pathway
- Joseph is the name of a spiritual pathway
There must be a name in the Bible that your spiritual experience must look like.
It is not the person like Joseph in the Bible, it is the experience of Joseph. Romans 15:4 KJV
Keys to Receiving from the Body of Christ
- You have to be aware that the treasure is real but it is hidden in earthen vessels. 2 Corinthians 4:7 KJV
Be aware that the vessels that host these graces are human, they are limited and they are men. Take away this obsession for Godlike perfection. Judges 14:1-9 KJV, 2 Kings 2:1-12 KJV
Receiving from the Body of Christ demands an awareness that the vessels are earthen. - Look for and focus on Jesus. 2 Timothy 2:20-22 KJV, Revelations 1:12 KJV, 1 Corinthians 2:2 KJV
If you know how to encounter the body of Christ, you will be a compendium of strange graces.
- The Fire for Prayer
- The Grace for Revelation
- The Grace for Favor
- The Grace for Speed
- The Grace for Influence
Deuteronomy 28:1-14 KJV
The grace on you defines what comes to you
2 Peter 1:5 KJV, James 4:6 KJV, 2 Corinthians 3:5 KJV
