DOWNLOAD MP3: CHURCH AND STATE – PART ONE (IMPACT BEYOND CHURCH WALLS) BY Apostle Joshua Selman
Did you miss today’s Koinonia Abuja Service for May 3, 2026, Titled CHURCH AND STATE – PART ONE (IMPACT BEYOND CHURCH WALLS) with Apostle Joshua Selman? Find below some nuggets before downloading… Anything that fights your influence and relevance is demonic. As light, your influence should transcend cultures, races, and territories. The Believer can be classified in two ways from a theological standpoint.: 1. Classification based on identity This speaks to your oneness with Christ. Scripture describes this union with expressions such as joint heirs with Christ, raised with Christ, and seated with Christ. These reveal our position and connection in Him. 2. Classification based on function This reveals purpose and assignment. Scripture refers to us as light, salt, ambassadors, kings, priests, and witnesses. These are not mere titles, but responsibilities and expressions of divine mandate. They are a call to duty. They don’t only show who you are connected to; they reveal what you are ordained to do. The Concept Of The Church There are three definitions of the Church: 1. The Church is a Spiritual Strategy (Jeremiah 51:20) • The Church is God’s most potent strategy for birthing, advancing, and sustaining His agenda in the earth. 2. The Church as the Body of Believers in Christ (1 Peter 2:5, Romans 12:4-5). The Church refers to the collective identity of all who are in Christ, many members, yet one body. 3. The Church is an Institution (1 Timothy 3:15, Hebrews 10:24-25, Acts 2:42-47) • The Church is an institution that is relevant to society. The Church is the pillar and the ground for the Truth. It is the institution mandated the preservation and application of truth in the world. There are three (3) definitions of The Church: 1. The church is a spiritual strategy – It is God’s own invention, the brainchild of God’s own wisdom. It is not man-made. (Jeremiah 51:21-23) 2. The Church is a generic name for Believers in Christ. An individual cannot be called a Church; a collection of Believers can, regardless of whether they’re gathered outside or inside or in parliament, as long as there is a collection of Believers that gathers, they’re called The Church. (1 Peter 2:5, Romans 12:5) 3. The Church is an institution, which implies that it is relevant to society, relevant to happenings within our world. (1 Timothy 3:15) This means the church has a mandate to trap truths in any civilization. When everything fails, people can come to the church as a system of preserving truths generationally. The sickness in the land can often be traced to a distortion or weakness in the expression of the Church. The Church remains God’s most potent strategy for birthing and advancing His program in the earth. You are God’s strategy for healing, revival, reconciliation, deliverance, hope, joy, and the manifestation of a better world. This is not fanaticism, it is truth. The Church is the final bus stop for truth, entrusted with its preservation and faithful transmission across generations. It is responsible for upholding truth and expressing it accurately in every sphere of life. There has never been a time in history when the Church has had more programs and events than it has now. However, there seems to be a generation that is currently accepting that the Church is an obsolete platform. One of the ways to draw a generation to you is to become someone they can trust. Until a generation trusts you, they cannot truly follow you. The way to command the attention of a generation is not only to be a person of integrity, but to become consistently trustworthy. The loyalty of your generation is a report card of your character. The real power of transformation is in the quality of the teachings that come from our pulpits. When the content of our teaching is right, the Church will produce wholesome Believers, and when it isn’t right, sadly, we will produce inefficient Believers. It is dangerous when doctrine becomes the only dimension of teaching. This often produces a consecrated people who are lopsided in their growth and irrelevant to society. You cannot raise a people greater than your enlightenment, Word-compliance, and your transformation. The real value of wisdom is in its ability to influence your thoughts and enhance decision-making capacity, so that you will make superior pro-destiny choices. Wisdom functions as a lens through which life is interpreted, guiding you to make wise choices that lead to victory. The quality of transformation is in the quality of teaching. The current gap in the church is predicated on the battle for supremacy. The real pursuit should be for completion, so that believers can grow through methodical mentorship. You can never raise people greater than your level of enlightenment and transformation. Transformation is not being more Western, but instead being more Word-compliant.
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