Ekklesia: Rediscovering Our Lost Identity - guest speaker Greg Simas

This past Saturday, Pastor Greg Simas from Convergence House of Prayer in Fremont received a standing ovation at the end of his message because it brought so much freedom and empowerment for us to be who Christ intended as His Ekklesia (Matthew 16:18). You can hear Greg’s message here:

EKKLESIA - Rediscovering Our Lost Identity

Instead of one article this week, listed below are several of Pastor Greg’s blog posts (each about a 3 minute read) to empower you with Christ’s mandate to impact every realm of society with a far greater level of heaven coming to earth until Jesus is truly the desire of the nations. When you click on any one of these blogs, you will see at the bottom an invitation to receive a free copy of Pastor Greg’s new e-book: Ekklesia Emerging.

GOD'S INSTRUMENT TO DISCIPLE NATIONS - Introduction to Jesus’ words in Matthew 16:13-18.

I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH? - Why Jesus uses the word Ekklesia (legal ruling assembly) and not Kurjakon (church).

WHEN "EKKLESIA" BECOMES "CHURCH" - Why, historically, the word for church replaced the word Jesus used when He said, "I will build my Ekklesia."

WHAT IS THE EKKLESIA? - We've been given the keys from Jesus to access locked gates and reclaim that which is lost (Luke 19:10), legislating Heaven to Earth. How we've drifted from Apostolic to Pastoral ministry.

ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN - What Christ's Ekklesia is called to do.

PRAYER - The number one functional priority of the Ekklesia.

THE EKKLESIA AND THE GATES OF HADES - Defining Hades' gates and our authority over them.

THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM - What is needed to invade these gates and destroy the works of darkness? "Doing church" puts Kingdom keys out of reach. We don't think to reach for them, given that we are so busy using inferior keys.

BINDING AND LOOSING - The two offensive weapons Jesus gives to His Ekklesia to govern and expand the Kingdom of God.