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Song of Solomon 2: 10 My lover spoke and said to me, “Rise up, my love, my beautiful one ... and come with me." 
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The Old Testament book, the SONG of Solomon, was written by King Solomon as a declaration of his undying LOVE for his beloved. But this is, in God’s plan, actually a picture of Christ’s SONG of LOVE for His beloved, the Church, which is the Body of Christ.
In the Chronicles of Narnia, Aslan is the picture of Jesus, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah … & the humans He leads into His land of Narnia, are a picture of His Church. In this community, we are Aslan’s SONG ... the Body & Bride of Christ. C. S. Lewis makes the point so clearly in the Narnia series … there are TWO realms: one, where we currently live, is known as the “Shadowlands” … the other is Narnia. These two realms are strangely intermingled, & we are called, as Aslan’s people … the SONG of His heart … to remember always that He has called us to live FOR the eternal realm, as we journey together, in the Shadowlands |
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(The audio files can be found toward the bottom of this page)
UNDERSTANDING AN
"ONLINE HOME FELLOWSHIP"
The difference in the practices of a traditional church & that of this “online home fellowship”,
“ASLAN's SONG”
is significant. We hope & pray that our community of believers
will be as rich of a blessing to each of you
as it has been to each of us.
... HOWEVER ...
BECAUSE OF THESE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES
we know that you will find it tremendously beneficial to see,
from a Biblical perspective, why we ARE different in the way we function.
It will help greatly help you to understand what we are doing, as well as understand the way we function,
if you will go through this exact same series of studies that all of us did
BEFORE we began to meet as functioning members of a Body.
We desire that you understand what it means
… FROM SCRIPTURE …
to BE the Church & HAVE fellowship.
We ask that you PLEASE carefully listen to
EACH of these studies before joining with us when we meet.
You will be very thankful that you did so.
Begin with the “INTRO”, @ the top of the sound files below,
& simply work your way straight down through them. You’ll also find
it helpful to look over the Spiritual Gifts definitions & survey.
Ephesians 4:15-16
Speaking the truth in LOVE,
we will grow to become in every respect
the mature body of Him Who is the head, that is, Christ.
From Him the whole body,
joined and held together by every supporting ligament,
GROWS AND BUILDS ITSELF UP IN LOVE,
!!!AS EACH PART DOES ITS WORK!!!
“ASLAN's SONG”
is significant. We hope & pray that our community of believers
will be as rich of a blessing to each of you
as it has been to each of us.
... HOWEVER ...
BECAUSE OF THESE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES
we know that you will find it tremendously beneficial to see,
from a Biblical perspective, why we ARE different in the way we function.
It will help greatly help you to understand what we are doing, as well as understand the way we function,
if you will go through this exact same series of studies that all of us did
BEFORE we began to meet as functioning members of a Body.
We desire that you understand what it means
… FROM SCRIPTURE …
to BE the Church & HAVE fellowship.
We ask that you PLEASE carefully listen to
EACH of these studies before joining with us when we meet.
You will be very thankful that you did so.
Begin with the “INTRO”, @ the top of the sound files below,
& simply work your way straight down through them. You’ll also find
it helpful to look over the Spiritual Gifts definitions & survey.
Ephesians 4:15-16
Speaking the truth in LOVE,
we will grow to become in every respect
the mature body of Him Who is the head, that is, Christ.
From Him the whole body,
joined and held together by every supporting ligament,
GROWS AND BUILDS ITSELF UP IN LOVE,
!!!AS EACH PART DOES ITS WORK!!!
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INTRO ON UNDERSTANDING HOW TO FUNCTION AS THE CHURCH
Understanding how to operate as a body,
How to BE the Body of Christ as is
taught in 1 Cor 11:17-14:31
How to BE the Body of Christ as is
taught in 1 Cor 11:17-14:31
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# 1 What is the Body's work? #2 Understanding how to function as the Church #3 - 1 Cor 11:17-31 Christ's view of the value of HIS Body #4 teaches 1 Cor 12:4-6 How the gifts are given to each believer |
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Together we're learning about our gifts,
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Another A-MAZE-ING night with our Family Lets keep helping each other make it to the finish line!!!
God isn't finished with us yet!!! What an incredible story of God's healing power! What an awesome game of basketball! Listen to the story of how Kate died ... and then rose into a new life. |