{"id":1926,"asset_id":2238,"title":"Life in the New Covenant, Part 27 - Rick Joyner","alias":"life-in-the-new-covenant-part-27-rick-joyner","introtext":"<h3>Life in the New Covenant, Part 27 - Rick Joyner<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The first requirement that leads to&nbsp;<em>koinonia<\/em>&nbsp;is to be Christ-centered not man centered. We may think that&nbsp;<em>koinonia&nbsp;<\/em>is what we have with other believers, which is true. However, it is not really possible if the Lord Himself is not in the middle of our relationships with others, and the main purpose for them.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One factor that leads to&nbsp;<em>koinonia,&nbsp;<\/em>the ultimate form of fellowship with others, and with God is when our hearts begin to burn like King David\u2019s for the Lord to have a place to dwell. That\u2019s the heart that will likely bring forth what He truly wants to dwell in, not just bless or occasionally visit. God is looking for fellowship, and so is man, and the ultimate fellowship that we can have is with Him. This fellowship is the ultimate quest of man.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Some of Jesus\u2019 best friends were Lazarus, Martha, and Mary of Bethany. After the Lord had raised Lazarus from the dead, He just seemed to hang out with them for several days. These were some of His last days on earth, but instead of using this time to teach and train those who would be His future leaders, He rather just enjoyed the company of His friends who may have had little strategic importance. Why? Bethany could be translated \u201ca home of kindness.\u201d Isn\u2019t that basically what He has called His church to be? This is not just about good works, but it\u2019s about an atmosphere. True kindness can only be rooted in love, and ultimately only in the love of God.&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/publications.morningstarministries.org\/word-for-the-week\/life-new-covenant-part-27?lang=en&amp;_kx=GhgqhNfviHFNBdC9RexkbdzTRT3H3zwgnzdTrn5yWhmfxDsa0cfTPMvMH10Ffb1r.U4gNJ5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">continue &gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\r\n","fulltext":"","state":1,"catid":"8","created":"2024-07-09 11:38:32","created_by":"873","created_by_alias":"","modified":"2024-07-09 11:38:32","modified_by":null,"checked_out":null,"checked_out_time":null,"publish_up":"2024-07-09 11:38:32","publish_down":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","images":"{\"image_intro\":\"\",\"float_intro\":\"\",\"image_intro_alt\":\"\",\"image_intro_caption\":\"\",\"image_fulltext\":\"\",\"float_fulltext\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_alt\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_caption\":\"\"}","urls":"{\"urla\":false,\"urlatext\":\"\",\"targeta\":\"\",\"urlb\":false,\"urlbtext\":\"\",\"targetb\":\"\",\"urlc\":false,\"urlctext\":\"\",\"targetc\":\"\"}","attribs":"{\"article_layout\":\"\",\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_tags\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"info_block_position\":\"\",\"info_block_show_title\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_associations\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"urls_position\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_page_title\":\"\",\"show_publishing_options\":\"\",\"show_article_options\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_backend\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_frontend\":\"\"}","version":1,"ordering":null,"metakey":"","metadesc":"","access":"1","hits":null,"metadata":"{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}","featured":"1","language":"*","xreference":"","note":""}