Church is people. Living for God is lifestyle. This is the simplicity of being ekkesia: followers of Jesus.
Traditional church has focused on programs, pulpit teaching, and Sunday performances. It is a religious system rather than a spiritual ecosystem. And systems, by nature, tend to mass-produce followers who conform rather than disciples who commune, serve, and live the lifestyle of Spirit.
Abiding Isn’t a Concept, It’s a Lifestyle
Jesus' words in John 15 are shockingly practical: “Abide in me and I in you.” He’s not handing out another theological point—He’s describing the whole Christian life.
And yet, many of us were never discipled in how to abide. How to slow down. How to recognize His presence moment by moment. How to remain rooted in Him throughout our day, our disappointments, our decisions. Too many times we became students of outer forms rather than inner spiritual realities.
Learning to Walk by the Spirit
Galatians 5:25 says, “Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.” That assumes a kind of attentiveness—a listening and responding in real time. A rhythm of relationship.
The Spirit-led life doesn’t fit neatly into structured forms of religion. The Spirit is wild. Unpredictable. Personal. Organic. He doesn’t follow an order of service.
So, we default to structure over surrender. We program what should be discerned. We mechanize what should remain mysterious.
We live from places of comfort rather than out in the messiness of people’s needs and suffering where Jesus is more likely found.
Dying to Self Is the Way In
And maybe this is why we prefer the outward forms of religion. Romans 6 tells us that if we’ve been united with Christ in His death, we will also be united with Him in His resurrection life. But how many of us walk into this mystery of death to self?
This isn’t just about sin management. It’s about an inner crucifixion that leads to freedom. It’s about surrendering the false self so that the true self, hidden in Christ, can emerge.
The Power of Stillness
“Be still, and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10)
Stillness is where the noise dies down and the presence of God becomes known in the quiet center of our soul. But institutional Christianity, along with the Western culture, is often addicted to activity and noise. Many times our worship has become loud, crowded, performance-driven.
Stillness requires a different space, a different pace. It’s uncomfortable at first. It undoes us. But it’s there—in the silence, in the unhurried place—where we begin to hear the whisper and feel the nearness.
Rediscovering the Ancient Path
This is the journey we’re reclaiming. Not a rejection of faith, but a return to its root. A faith that’s lived from the inside out. A daily, actual, experiential walk with Jesus.
We are being invited—many of us, again or for the first time—into the deep waters of the Spirit. A lifestyle.
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