Dave Bixler
January 15, 1974
In this message, brother Dave Bixler shares on the commission that God has given to His people on the earth: the matter of the ground of the church.
All of us fall into 3 categories:
- Those who have never seen the matter of the ground of the church
- Those who understand the ground of the church, but to whom it is no more than doctrine
- Those who really see the ground of the church, but need to be refreshed
Following brother Bixler’s sharing there was a lot of very sweet testimony and consecration to the Lord that followed. May these brothers and sisters’ experience inspire us to do the same:
The universal church, the body, is a great mystery. The Lord has recently showed me more how god desires a practical, definate church to express Him practically on earth as a testimony. This is the church shared in this message. We must see the desire of god is to express himself in oneness in his body expressed practically on earth on the ground of locality. The Lord has churches where he has put his name. It is not our choice where to meet. Here we must worship by the Spirit in truth and reality. This message brings out the picture… Read more »