Seeing The Church

God has a plan, a purpose. This purpose is not an afterthought, not a Plan B, not a panic response to the Fall of Man. Instead this plan was conceived in the heart of God way back in eternity past. This plan is quite simply - The Church. God's life, God's blessing, God's anointing flows into and through His Church. We serve an awesome God, a God far bigger than our concept or understanding of Him. He is the unfathomable God, the unknowable God, the unapproachable God and the unseen God. And yet God's plan and purpose from eternity past was to make Himself understood, knowable, approachable and visible. He does this by first giving us His Son Jesus, and then, through His Church which is the fullness of Him who fills everything in every way. God is many sided, He is multifaceted, yet each expression of His Church is an expression of who He is. The Church is His Assembly, His Building, His House, His Family, His Body, His Bride, His Sheepfold and His Army. In seeing the Church as God sees it, we also see ourselves and the part we can play in God's wonderful plan. Chapter Titles: Pre-face Introduction 1. Seeing the Church 2. The Assembling Of The Saints 3. Living Stones And Temples Of Glory 4. Abba's House 5. The Danger of Disconnection 6. Family: A Place of Belonging 7. The Way of the Master 8. What Is The Most Important Commandment? 9. Where Is The Honour? 10. I Am A Fathered Son 11. The Spirit Of Adoption 12. The Corinthian Problem 13. Honouring The Body 14. Serving The Body 15. Para-Church 16. The Bride Of Christ 17. The Sheepfold 18. Marching Orders 19. An Army On The Move 20. The Key Of David 21. Paul and the Super Apostles 22. The Treasure Is In The House A Summary Conclusion Afterword: A Prayer For The Broken