The Measure of the Church

"For in him we live, and move, and have our being...":

God created man in his image. The scripture states that the Spirit of Man is the Candle of the Lord. God breathed into Man his breath… and man became an eternal Soul. This little breath Christ came to restore Man to his original place. The Instrument God chose to use to restore Humanity is not just a message, or even a single preacher….. God Chose to create a spiritual organism that is the Church. Not a Denomination, but the Church. What makes a church is not a building.What makes a church is not a steeple.What makes a church is not people and a preacher.produced eternity within man. Man fell because of a willful choice to disobey God’s word. ...
The Church is not founded in Rome. The Church is founded in the Book of Acts. We become apart of that Apostolic Church by using the keys upon which Peter gave us for entrance into the Kingdom. What makes a Church is the Common Experience of the NewBirth described in John 3. We get this experience by following the directions of Apostle Peter.

The Measure of a Man.

As Men we find that there is available to us many things in measure. I am Five Foot, seven inches tall and weigh about 120 pounds. I wear size eight shoes. My IQ is neither high nor low. The Bible says that every man is given a measure of faith. We are instructed to minister, prophesy and give according the to the measure of ministry we have in that area.

I believe that God can increase our measure as men. For an example the measure of faith to give five dollars requires one level of faith, to give your last five dollars requires a different level. To give five thousand dollars another...and on. To tell someone you feel the Lord wants you to tell them that Jesus loves them. To look at them and prophesy life changing words of prophetic utterance is another level. To prophecy blessing...or to prophecy cursing.

The measure of men, we are instructed to constantly reach and grow in the measure we have.

The Church is not measured by only a local congregation. A local congregation is not measured just on the numerical value that you see. There are small churches all over this world that have gave birth to world wide ministries. Little Churches are the beginning of Mega Churches. But even if the little church never makes headlines in revival growth... there is within the smallest church a measure of unspeakable power. The Church is of a measure that nothing in this world competes with. When we are born again by obeying the Gospel Message of Acts 2:38, through the introductory keys given to us by Peter... we enter into a place .... in a measure of unspeakable power.

The Measure of the Church is the Measure of Heaven in this world.
We can talk about what a single man can do for God, and it is noteworthy and worthy of praise. But when we start talking about what the Church Can do. When single men with a common purpose join together to be a part of something bigger... you are looking at a measure that is of unspeakable value.

The Measure of Men... The Measure of the Church.

The Church is a place where the scripture tells us.

Read Matthew 18:11-20

Even Jesus Christ in the Flesh would not do what the Church would do.

When Pentecost Came....

We see the Measure of God poured out on men...
And what happened...
when the measure of God fell on the Generation of Men?

The Church Was born... and the Measure of Men could not contain the measure of God.

The Spirit Fell.
It fell in Jerusalem,
it fell in Judea,
It fell in Samaria,
It fell on the Jews,
It fell on the Samaritans,
It fell on the Gentiles,
It fell on the Ephesians
It fell on the Philippians
It fell on the Corinthians,
It fell on the Laodiceans,
It fell on the World at large.
In Single houses....
In Small towns
In Big Towns,
IN small cities,
IN large Cities.

There is something miraculous happens when the Measure of God touches the heart of a common man. WE find this spirit will connect them to the Immeasurable Power of the Church. The Little Home Missions Church has access to the Measure of the Church. The Mega Church has access to the Measure of the Church.

Jesus Gave the Church a Purpose Greater than his own ministry.

Jesus Gave the Church a Power to change our world by bringing the Kingdom of God into our world.

The Kingdom of God.

When we get in the Kingdom of God…..

The Kingdom of this World will be Changed.

When I read about what is in heaven…

I read what is in heaven…I get a glimpse of what we can have here in this world, while in the Church.

There is no sickness.
There is no Marriage problems
There is no drug addictions.
There is no demon possessions.
There is no Cancer.
There is no barreness.

The Kingdom of God is manifested in the presence of the Church.

When you receive the Holy Ghost,

It is more than signing a Commitment Card.

It is more than a public confession,

It is more than a sinners prayer….

It is the promise of the Spirit.

John Called it the Baptism of Christ…..

“He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and Fire!”

Jesus called it many things,

“The Comforter”
The Spirit of Truth
The Spirit of Adoption
The Holy Spirit

Do you want to have the Kingdom of God in your life?

Let me hold the door for you.

" Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call." Acts 2:37-39 KJV

The Measure of the Church? It is the Kingdom of Heaven in this World.