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Participating in the Body of Christ

Year: 1973
Verses: John 6:35-71; John 6:53-57; John 6:60-61; John 8:32,36; Ephesians 5:21; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Romans 5:5; Revelation 12:12; Isaiah 58:12
Source: TCOTW

Pastor Jack explores the biblical concept of submission within the local church, challenging popular resistance to church membership and institutional connection. Drawing from the account in John 6 where Jesus taught about eating His flesh and drinking His blood, he emphasizes that true identification with Christ’s body includes committed relationship to a local expression of that body. Pastor Jack shares candidly about his own journey two years prior when God confronted him about fully embracing his place within the Foursquare movement, resulting in newfound freedom and fruitfulness in ministry.