EKKLESIA: The Reemergence (April 19th)
“I give you the name Peter, a stone. And this truth of who I am will be the bedrock foundation on which I will build my church—my legislative assembly, and the power of death will not be able to overpower it!
I will give you the keys of heaven’s kingdom realm to forbid on earth that which is forbidden in heaven, and to release on earth that which is released in heaven.”
Matthew 16:18-19
“Without God we can’t, but without us He won’t.”
Four Steps of Ekklesia (Dr. Ed Silvoso,Ekklesia)
- Bless
- Fellowship
- Minister
- Preach
“After this, the Lord Jesus formed thirty-five teams among the other disciples. Each team was two disciples, seventy in all, and he commissioned them to go ahead of him into every town he was about to visit.
He released them with these instructions:
‘The harvest is huge and ripe. But there are not enough harvesters to bring it all in. As you go, plead with the Owner of the Harvest to drive out into his harvest fields many more workers.
Now, off you go! I am sending you out even though you feel as vulnerable as lambs going into a pack of wolves.
You won’t need to take anything with you—trust in God alone. And don’t get distracted from my purpose by anyone you might meet along the way.
“Once you enter a house, speak to the people there and say, ‘God’s blessing of peace be upon this house!’
If a lover of peace resides there, your peace will rest upon that household. But if you are rejected, your blessing of peace will come back upon you.
Don’t feel the need to shift from one house to another, but stay put in one home during your time in that city. Eat and drink whatever they serve you. Receive their hospitality, for you are my harvester, and you deserve to be cared for.
“When you enter into a new town, and you have been welcomed by its people, follow these rules: Eat what is served you. 9 Then heal the sick, and tell them all, ‘God’s kingdom realm has arrived and is now within your reach!’”
Luke 10:1-8 (TPT)
He chooses to wait for our cooperation to do it.
Dr. Silvoso says there are a couple of reasons why we might not volunteer for that assignment.
- Excessive humility
- Ignorance of how special we are in God’s eyes
Pride overshoots, and excessive humility undershoots.
“His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them”.
Ephesians 2:10
“You are My friends if you do what I command you”.
“that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you.”
John 15:14,16
What kind of fruit will fail to materialize if we disqualify ourselves from partnering with God?
“From everyone who has been given much, much will be required”.
Luke 12:48
When asked what is the greatest commandment Jesus replied: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind,” and “you shall love your neighbor as yourself”
Mark 12:30–31
“We love, because He first loved us”
1 John 4:19
“And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death”
Revelation 12:11
It is not just about us experiencing freedom, but also about those who are still under his domain.
Without God we can’t, but without us He won’t.
Jesus wants to release the “greater works” He promised those who go in His name. That’s US!
All He needs is our yes – and to follow that “yes” up with action.
