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Page 8 8 Bethany is the place that receives all whom Christ sends. It also receives all who belong to Christ. Any church that welcomes some members of the Body,…
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Page 7 7 It seems to me that there are three key aspects involved in the proper reception of Jesus Christ. 1) To receive Christ properly is to give Him…
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Page 6 6 ENCOUNTER 1 October A.D. 29 Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her…
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Page 5 5 Bethany was a little less than two miles east of Jerusalem. It was located on the southeastern slopes of the Mount of Olives. The garden of Gethsemene…
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Page 4 4 INTRODUCTION When the Lord Jesus Christ entered this world, He was not received. Do you remember His birth? The entire town of Bethlehem closed its doors to…
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Page 3 3 CONTENTS Introduction ...................................................................................................................................4 Encounter 1 ....................................................................................................................................6 Encounter 2 ..................................................................................................................................12 Encounter 3 ..................................................................................................................................16 Encounter 4 ..................................................................................................................................23
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Page 24 24 Headship and express it in the earth. In Bethany, Jesus Christ is given His rightful place as Head. Not a man. Not a group of men. But…
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Page 23 23 ENCOUNTER 4 May A.D. 30 And He led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. Now it came to…
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Page 22 22 The call to be a Bethany is not a call to individual prayer or Bible study. This is not at all what I'm saying. It is a…
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Page 21 21 Israel was supposed to feed our Lord, but it did not. Instead, the nation rejected Him. He came to His own and His own received Him not.…