Church Blending

Last Friday, the 22nd of March, the Lord blessed the church through the visitation of a brother from the United States. Though he came mainly for the full time training classes , he could spent a night with the church in Gurugram for fellowship. His coming enabled us to arrange for a meeting for the church.

Though I was a little reluctanct about having a big meeting when a brother proposed for one, as I considered convinience rather than opportunity. My initial thought was to take this brother to one of the home meetings. But if that be the case, only those who attend that home meeting would benefit it. I thank the Lord for my brother who had the insight for the church's benefit. So, in coordination, we made some arrangment.

The meeting was well attended by mostly young people and some new families. The Lord's speaking through our brother was also very simple yet very apt. The burden was on eating the Lord as the living bread as the Lord presented Himself as such in Mathew 15:21-28. It is by eating the Lord Jesus as the Bread that we can live a normal Christian life. The best way to live a normal Christian life is by eating the Lord Jesus as the living Bread, not by religiously trying to live a Christian life. The saints were strenghtened, and much more we got the opporotunity to be blended together. This simple yet touching message was the Lord's speaking to the church. Then we all enjoyed our lovefeast together.

The meeting also coincides with seven college students visiting the city of Gurgaon, the friends of a brother in the church. It was also an opportunity for these new students to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ, perhaps, for the first time in their lives. The way to eat the Lord by calling upon His Name was just the right gospel message. Everyone calling the Name of the Lord is the best way to receive the Lord! All these new ones had the opportunity to call on the Lord's Name, the best gospel message ever, leading people to call on the Lord's Name!

Prasie the Lord for this wonderful time of church blending! More fellowship, more reality of the Body life.