PASTURE DESCRIBES THE SUPERABUNDANT NEW LIFE OF A CHRISTIAN

OUR SUPERABUNDANT NEW LIFE IN PASTURE

Along the bank of the river, on this side and that, will grow all kinds of trees used for food; their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month, because their water flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for medicine.” Ezekiel 47:12

• Pasture is a gift of God to us.

• True believers who worship God in Spirit and in Truth dwell in Pasture.

• Pasture infuses the world but is not of the world. It is a spiritual place. It is a way of life and an attitude of being, you are the be-attitudes. 

• In Pasture we know we have an intimate personal relationship with God, we know and experience that we are loved beyond measure by God as we love Him in return.

• It is knowing the Creator of the universe and appreciating His creation. 

• It is knowing why you were created, to love and be loved in return for all eternity.

• In Pasture we do the will of the Father. We are led by Jesus, and we are empowered by the Holy Spirit.

• We follow the Father’s example in showing mercy, compassion, forgiveness and kindness. 

• We follow Jesus’s example in showing gentleness and humility, and in being a servant of one another.

• Together, we are one in Christ Jesus, with one accord. We are in the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. We are one Church. We have no divisions amongst us and are united in mind and thought.

• Pasture is a place of faith, hope and love. We love God, our fellowship members. and our neighbour.

• We offer a sacrifice of praise to God. We are actively involved in communal worship.

• We are not anxious or afraid, in confidence we let our requests be known to God, and they are always answered in the will of the Father.

• We are equipped for each day, as we pray, “give us this day our daily bread, forgive us our sins, lead us not into temptation, deliver us from the evil one”. 

• We receive the Word of God in Scripture, the broken hearted are healed, captives are set free, and prisons are opened for those who are bound.

• We are empowered to be witnesses to Jesus and are given the gifts of the Spirit to serve others and build the Church. We are encouraged to pray for others.

• We are led into quiet and stillness to be with God and know Him more deeply.

• Pasture is a place of living water, river, still water and spring, which is the presence of the Holy Spirit, giving us bountiful provision.

• The Holy Spirit’s presence is with us through baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire, and in us, through baptism with water and the Holy Spirit.

• We receive the fruit of the Spirit, which is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

• We love our enemies, do good to those who hate us, bless those who curse us, and pray for those who spitefully use us. 

• To him who strikes us on the one cheek, we offer the other also. 

• From him who takes away our cloak, we do not withhold our tunic either. 

• We give to everyone who asks of us. 

• From him who takes away our goods we do not ask them back. 

• Just as we want men to do to us, we also do to them likewise.

• We love our enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return.

• We are kind to the ungrateful and evil.