Life is God the Father in Christ Jesus

Romans 8:5–6

5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.

6 For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.

I. BEING CHANNELS OF LIFE

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After our regenerated spirit is strengthened by calling on the name of the Lord and by praying to contact God, to enjoy God, to fellowship with God, and to absorb God, as well as to bind the devil and loose people and situations for God’s economy; after we are enriched and equipped with the Word by means of pray-reading, reading, studying, and memorizing, we have to learn to speak the word of Christ in spirit. In previous lessons we have seen that life is God the Father in Christ Jesus the Son as the Spirit flowing into, through, and out of us. By calling, praying, and handling the word we receive God as life into our being. By speaking the word of Christ, we allow God to flow through us and out of us to be life to others. We are channels of life for God’s economy. In Acts 5:20 we are charged to go “and speak to the people all the words of this life. ” On the receiving side, we need to be open to receive the Lord through His Word; on the dispensing side, we need to speak to dispense the Lord in our speaking. To bear fruit of people is to receive the life supply from the Lord through abiding in Him and to dispense the life through speaking the gospel to our friends. If we do not speak, we will stagnate like the dead sea. Therefore, in John 15 , after the Lord charged His disciples to bear fruit, He warned them that they would be cut off from the enjoyment of life if they did not abide in Him and did not bear fruit (vv. 2 , 6). We must be faithful enjoyers of God as our life and dispensers of God as life to others around us.

A Lesson Book, Level 4:

Knowing and Experiencing Life

Chapter 22 (LSM)

Praise the Lord for the way, to live by Him today!

Regenerated , Amen
We experienced regeneration
When we opened to this living One.
We were born again; another life came in.
Now it floods us till we’re full of Him.
Amen Amen

I remember this song from the 70’s. This topic was emphasized in the early days of the church. The experience of Christ as the Spirit is what brought us out of world with its religion. We must exercise our spirit to know this living one who is our life. What enjoyment we had when we sang this! This is so simple that anyone can do this, especially the one talented ones! We must exercise our spirit to know this living one who is our life. What enjoyment we had when we sang this! This is foundational to our spiritual life. This is simple and anyone can do this. We can never get away from this! So let’s keep practicing the application of this LIFE! This should be our experience day by day. Thank you Lord for our human spirit where we can touch and enjoy you. This is so simple a child can do it.

Now He must have our cooperation.
We must set our mind upon the Son.
We must turn away from all that leads astray,
Till our mind is set on Him each day.

Let’s keep practicing the application
Of this life by minding just the Son.
Praise Him for the way to live by Him today!
Lord, on You our minds will ever stay
Praise the Lord!

Just like Paul, to hear from God first, not man.

Love this hymn, and, one similar, "" Oh, He's the Wonderful Spirit in us.. Christ the Son, the Son is the Spirit now...

How enjoyable, this Person wonderful!

Lord renew the spirit of our mind!!