by Chip Brogden | Jul 13 | Ekklesia, Fellowship & Church, Featured | 10 Comments

Reading Time: 9 minutes

Jeroboam’s concern is not for the people. His concern is not for the Lord, or for what the Lord requires. Jeroboam’s concern is only for self-preservation: the safeguarding of his leadership, the continuance of his kingdom, the prolongation of his own life.

by Chip Brogden | Jun 22 | Discipleship & Spiritual Growth, Featured | 9 Comments

Reading Time: 4 minutes

The principle in John 3:30 is that I must decrease. As surely as Christ must increase, so I must decrease. It must be so; therefore it will be so.

by Chip Brogden | Jun 9 | Christ & The Kingdom of God, Featured | 10 Comments

Reading Time: 7 minutes

Christ is revealed or hidden from men as He so desires. So many professed disciples of the Lord Jesus fail to recognize Him. The Lord tells them to go to Galilee, but they go to Emmaus. Many people sitting in church would not discern the Lord Jesus if He walked up the aisle and sat down on the altar.

by Chip Brogden | Jun 2 | Ekklesia, Fellowship & Church, Featured | 1 Comment

Relationship views everything in terms of a "person." Religion views everything in terms of "place" or "thing." For example, people say, "I miss corporate worship." They are basically saying that they see worship as a "place," something to attend, a "thing" to be...

by Chip Brogden | May 25 | Christ & The Kingdom of God, Featured | 16 Comments

Reading Time: 10 minutes

In my written and spoken messages I make frequent reference to the preeminence of Christ. Just what do we mean by Christ having the preeminence? What do we mean by giving Christ the preeminence in all things?

by Chip Brogden | May 19 | Ekklesia, Fellowship & Church, Featured | 6 Comments

Reading Time: 7 minutes

Archippus had received a ministry from the Lord, and he had not, as of yet, fulfilled it. Archippus knew it, and Paul knew it, and now everyone in Colossae knew it. He was called to something, and had received something from the Lord, but it was dormant, stagnant, inert, still waiting to be put to use.

by Chip Brogden | Oct 14 | Discipleship & Spiritual Growth, Featured | 5 Comments

Reading Time: 4 minutes

The Ekklesia enjoys spiritual oneness with Jesus, and so it grows spiritually (and may I say it grows spontaneously) without effort, and is fruitful as it continues to abide in that spiritual oneness that already exists in Christ.

by Chip Brogden | Jun 24 | Discipleship & Spiritual Growth, Featured | 10 Comments

I think we all start out with a kindergarten-level understanding of prayer. I know I did. I suppose that is natural; unfortunately, too many people remain at that level and never advance beyond it. At first, prayer is all about “me.” My needs, wants, wishes, desires,...