Jesus is Lord over 5:17 church!

Posted by on February 10, 2010

I love seeing the gracious gifts of God used to bless His church. To help us celebrate the 1st birthday of 5:17 church, Eilen made us a cake. It was a very tasty cake. But even more important than its taste was its declaration – Jesus is Lord over 5:17 church!

Sometimes when we look at 5:17 church, we might be tempted to see us as small and insignificant. From a numerical perspective, this could be valid. But let’s not forget who we are. This is who we are: Jesus bought us at the cost of His own precious blood (Acts 20:28). We are the group of (broken yet redeemed) people through whom God is declaring His manifold wisdom to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places (Ephesians 3:10). We are the bride of Christ, cleansed by the washing of water with the Word (Ephesians 5:22), being prepared for the time when we will meet our bridegroom (our great love – Jesus) face to face (Revelation 21:2). And we aren’t alone. We are a local outcrop of the vast universal church. The universal church includes not just all Christians alive today, but all Christians past and present. Many have gone before us and are with Jesus in paradise (Luke 23:43).

The church is bigger than you think! Let’s remember that! And Jesus is Lord over it all. This is why we celebrated 5:17′s anniversary.

To the only God, our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen (Jude 25)

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3 Comments.

  1. gracie February 10, 2010 at 9:31 pm

    Amen! =DDD

  2. Theresa February 27, 2010 at 12:07 pm

    Happy birthday 5:17! And I like the cake.

    You might think you’re small, but you’re part of a huge church family.

    This blog lists what you, as a church are.

    But even more interesting, is what Jesus says he is:
    “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty” John 6:35
    “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.” John 8:12
    ” I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture” John 10:9
    ” I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies” John 11:25
    “I am the way and the truth and the life” John 14:6
    “I am the vine; you are the branches” John 15:5

    And in that, we, as believers, find our significance, whatever our size. Jesus even calls us his friends! John 15:15

  3. keiyeng February 27, 2010 at 12:47 pm

    thanks Theresa – wonderful truths for 5:17!