Share five major points concerning why Romans 8 is of the utmost importance:
ROMANS 8 MAY BE CONSIDERED THE FOCUS OF THE ENTIRE BIBLE AND
THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE. In eternity past God purposed to enter into His
redeemed people so that He could be their life and so that they could be His corporate expression; this is the focus of God’s economy (1 Tim. 1:3-5). Man is the center of God’s creation, because God’s intention is to be expressed through man; man can become God’s expression only by God entering into man to be man’s life and content and to make man one with Him so that man may live by Him and even live Him out; in this way God is expressed from within man.Zechariah 12:1 reveals that the heavens are for the earth, the earth is for man, and man was created by God with a spirit so that he may contact God, receive God, worship God, live God, fulfill God’s purpose for God, and be one with God. The central focus in the universe is that the processed Triune God as the law of the
Spirit of life has come into us and now dwells in us; this is the greatest miracle; nothing else in the universe could be more important than this (Isa. 66:1-2; John 14:23; 15:4). We should all be full of joy since the Triune God is indwelling us and is one with us; He is our life and our person, and He is making us His home (Eph. 3:14-17).A CHAPTER FOR DESPERATE SEEKERS Romans 7:24-25a: Roman 8:2
THE KEY TO BEINGA CHRISTIAN – living in the realm of impossibility (the realm of resurrection)-Romans 8:2-4″For the law of the Spirit of life has freed me in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and of death. For that which the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, sending His own Son in the likeness of the flesh of sin and concerning sin, condemned sin in the flesh, that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the spirit.” This shows that the law of the Spirit of life even includes an element that deals with impossibility-vv. 10, 6, 11; cf. Rev. 21:23; 22:1-2, 14.
THE KEY TO BEING AN OVERCOMER – Isaiah 40:31″Yet those who wait on
Jehovah will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and will not become weary; they will walk and will not faint.” (See notes 1 and 2).THE SECRET OF HOW TO HAVE THE BODY LIFE AND OF LIVING IN THE BODY OF CHRIST IS INROMANS 8. (Romans 9-11 is a parenthesis, and Romans 12 is
a direct continuation of Romans 8.) When we “switch on” the law of the Spirit of life, right away we will be in the Body of Christ in an actual way. The reality of the Body of Christ is the corporate living by the perfected God-men who are matured by continually exercising to reject the self and live by another life, the divine life, which is the law of the Spirit of life. This kind of living, which is the reality of the Body of Christ, will close this age, the age of the church, and will bring Christ back to take, possess, and rule over this earth with these God-men in the kingdom age. (EM).
CORPORATE READING OF THE LIFE STUDY (Colossians)
A reading schedule can be found here.
HOLY WORD FOR MORNING REVIVAL
2024 December Semiannual Training: EXPERIENCING, ENJOYING, AND EXPRESSING CHRIST (2)
Week of 04/27-05/03
Message 14: Christ as the Emancipator and as the One Who Makes Us More Than Conquerors
Week of 05/04-05/10
Message 15: God’s Power and God’s Wisdom
Week of 05/11-05/18
Message 16: Our Spiritual Food, Our Spiritual Rock, and the Contents of the Lord’s Table
Week of 05/19-05/25
Message 17: Christ as the Image of God and the Treasure
Week of 05/26-06/01
Message 18: The Grace of God and the All-inclusive Spirit
ANNOUNCEMENTS & PRAYERS
Sisters Lessons
A number of brothers recently discussed the importance of caring for the sisters in the church life. These quarterly times among the sisters in clusters have proven to be a source of blessing to the churches. The next quarterly fellowship will be on June 14th at 9am CT / 10am ET. If localities would like to join together in clusters on zoom, please send an email to [email protected].
2025 International Memorial Day Blending Conference
Subject: The Preparation of the Bride
May 23-26, 2025
Phoenix, Arizona
Update on the Lord’s Move in Francophone Europe
The Lord is continuing to bless His move in French-speaking Europe. In addition to the short term shepherds who continue to care for the saints and new ones, we also welcomed the FTTA/FTTL trainees for a two-week period to join us in our labor. To continue to read click here.
The Lord’s move in French-speaking Europe
An invitation letter to participate in the ongoing short-term shepherding trips to care for the seeking ones in French speaking Europe is available at lme.org/reports.html. Instructions on how to apply and where to ask questions are included in the letter. Please pray for this need to be met in and through the Body.
Please pray:
That the Lord will raise up at least 3 new lampstands in 2025 and will eventually raise up lampstands in Rouen, Lille, Versailles, Mertzig (Luxembourg), Geneva (Switzerland), Marseilles, Toulouse, Caen, Nante, and Montpellier.
That a number of saints will receive the Lord’s burden to serve in French-speaking Europe for one to three months to meet the urgent need for continued shepherding of the new ones the Lord has put into our hand.
That the Lord will increase the team of full-time serving ones in Paris to take care of the Lord’s needs throughout French-speaking Europe. Please pray for the release of long stay visas for these saints.
That many students, families, and mature saints will migrate to France within the next several years for the Lord’s interest.
Saints who are burdened to give for the support of the full-time team in Paris can give through LME by following instructions at lme.org/offerings.html. Designate offerings for “Gospel Move in France.”
Ethiopia
There will be a blending conference in Addis Ababa from April 26 to 27 for the churches in Ethiopia. Close to 1,000 saints from all over the country are expected to attend. Currently, there are 11 lampstands in Ethiopia. The subject of the conference is “Chapters 5 through 8 of Romans—the Kernel of the Bible.”
Please pray for the Lord to release His word to His people for the furtherance of His move in Ethiopia and the preparation of His Bride. Also pray for all practical matters, including transportation and hospitality.
Saint Louis, MO: Neighborhood Visitation in May
Pray that the Lord will open our eyes to see that we not only need to grow in life but also to flow out this life to others in the way of fruit-bearing as the branches in the vine. Pray that the Lord will stir up our gospel spirit and burden for our neighbors around the meeting hall and the Spirit will go before us to sweep and search their hearts.