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you can't shine alone

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SUMMARY: In Ephesians 2, we see that God breaks down the enmity between Jews and non-Jews to create a new humanity, a new people. The Church is a prophetic example of this new Kingdom on Earth, where people from different nations come together as one family, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets with Jesus as the cornerstone. We must be united by the Power of the Holy Spirit, not by natural affinity. The joy of salvation should be shared with those who feel excluded and rejected, as the Lord welcomes them home. We are a supernatural people, and God is forming a new nation in the world.

The Church is a living temple built on the apostles and prophets, with Jesus Christ as the cornerstone. We are all living stones that the Lord is building together to form a holy temple for God. We must pray and seek the Holy Spirit to unite us as a diverse Church, filled with the glory of God. Love and acceptance of each other, despite our differences, is crucial. We are called to be a bilingual, multiracial, multi-ethnic Church, demonstrating the multiform wisdom of God. This is revival, and we must embrace this call to be a diamond Church that shines with the power of the Holy Spirit.

I invite you to open your bibles to the Book of Ephesians. Two weeks ago I was here speaking with you about the teaching of the Holy Spirit to the people in the city of Ephesus, a city full of spiritual warfare. There was a worship of a goddess called Diana there, it was a terrible idolatry and thus, those people had to learn what it was to wage spiritual warfare.

The Lord taught them that now in the spiritual world they now do not have to be afraid, that on the contrary, they are blessed with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places, that as Christians we are a supernatural people.

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