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A Statement Concerning the City Church

February 18, 2005 by David Orton

A Statement Concerning the City Church

Preamble: This tentative statement is merely the expression of one ministry and viewpoint. It is presented as a resource paper for discussion trusting it may assist in the quest for the “city whose builder and maker is God”. It cannot pretend to be definitive, particularly in view of our own limitations, and the fact that the reformation, revival, and restoration of the church … [Read more...]

One Church of the City – The Dwelling of God

December 3, 2004 by David Orton

One Church of the City – The Dwelling of God

Do you not discern and understand that you (the whole church at Corinth) are God's temple ... ? 1 Corinthians 3:16 AMP God's purpose has always been to dwell with men. From the beginning of time to its culmination – from Eden to the New Jerusalem – this has been his singular desire. In the Garden, it was God's habit to come down and commune with the first human community, … [Read more...]

The Hiddenness of God

October 27, 2004 by David Orton

The Hiddenness of God

Truly you are a God who hides himself ... Isaiah 45:15 The hiddenness of God is one of the greatest paradoxes of the spiritual life. On the one hand, he is the self-revealing God who delights to communicate with man, but on the other, he hides himself. God is a mystery. An anonymous fourteenth century divine refers to this as, the Cloud of Unknowing. The psalmist cries out … [Read more...]

Apostolic Strategy: Part 2 of 2

August 17, 2004 by David Orton

Apostolic Strategy: Part 2 of 2

"In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers ... "  Acts 13:1 Prophets and teachers It would appear prophets and teachers prepare the way for the release of apostles. Through prophetic teaching and declaration a shift occurs in the spirit realm that releases new or higher levels of the apostolic. This kind of teaching is not just the transfer of information. … [Read more...]

Apostolic Strategy: Part 1 of 2

August 17, 2004 by David Orton

Apostolic Strategy: Part 1 of 2

… the Holy Spirit said, `Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work ... Acts 13:2 God is restoring a new level of the 'apostolic' to his church. But for this to occur we must cut through the extraneous and get to the foundational. In an age of communication and information overload we are desperately in need of distinguishing between the primary and the peripheral. And … [Read more...]

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21st century Western man is now living in the moral debris of the 20th century experiment—the experiment of messianic statism – Marxist, Fascist, and now secular Humanist – with its rejection of God in Christ as the genius of the Western cultural heritage. Spiritually, morally, and financially bankrupt the West has now exhausted its options. 

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