Kingdom Legacy of Love | ekklēsia for all nations

God wants to create an organizational structure for his people that goes beyond what we have manifested so far. This transformation has profound implications for ekklēsia. As outlined in Ephesians 4:11-16, God is working to bring the body of Christ to full maturity. The following are some of the things the Holy Spirit is in the process of accomplishing. Apostles will not only take their place again, but also regain authority. This is not just about the restoration of a function in the body of Christ, but the entire way the ekklēsia is structured, governed and functions. This implies major changes in the way everything operates. The people of God will learn what apostles really are, about their grace, their place, their purpose and their nature. Many preconceived notions will change in this process.

The Nicene Creed describes the church as "a holy, universal and apostolic church". God's people will recognize that being apostolic does not mean "simply having apostles", but that it is in the DNA of his people to be apostolic. Jesus was apostolic, he was sent, and we too bear his image. The Spirit is preparing the wider ekklēsia for a greater intimacy with Christ, a greater love for one another, a greater trust in leaders, a greater willingness to serve, and more that many of us don't even think about yet. We will become like the early church, and even more than them.

The undergarment of Jesus was seamless, and likewise, God wants to raise up leaders for the ekklēsia who are so united in love and purpose that they are a seamless covering for the body of Christ. What we have seen so far in terms of denominational or organizational coverage will be replaced. Something much bigger and better is on the way. Power is on the way, a power that results from unity (oneness). The power that has been lost to us will come back through "The true encounter with the body of Christ" (1 Corinthians 11:29-30). There have been consequences of ignoring the provision and complementation that is present in the body of Christ. We have become "weak and sick, and quite a few have even died". As the body of Christ, we can recognize that no individual can grasp and visualize all the dimensions of God. We can learn anew to enjoy, complement and complete one another in mutual dependence and need of the larger body.

The oneness of the body of Christ worldwide is not an outward unity, but something that comes from the heart. It is more than working together for a cause, but a true union of spirit and feelings. It is the answer to Jesus' prayer in John 17:21, in which he asked God "that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me." Jesus prayed for the kind of unity that Jesus and the Father had. We have not yet achieved that unity. We as apostolic & prophetic ministry arche+ have no doubt that Jesus will be heard and we will come back into this true unity and thus into the power that comes from it.

This is similar to the relationship between Jesus and the disciples, Paul and Timothy, Elijah and Elisha, and Moses and Joshua. When the ekklēsia is refocused on relationships, the spiritual ministry will resemble that of the first believers. It will reflect the model of Father and Son. Jesus (God) was the son of a father and God was also the father of a son. This ultimately will not (and should never) be legal, but a heart relationship. It is for the true maturation of God's people. We still do not have a complete concept of the fullness of God's plans. Yet, it thrills us as an apostolic hub that His hand is at the helm of the ekklēsia to guide them. Jesus saved the best wine for last. A legacy of love.