ONENESS
# 65 (review)
Communion
Produces Oneness
Brian
Kocourek
Major Points in brother Branham's sermon on Oneness.
This
morning I would like to begin our recap on brother Branham's
message of Oneness. This is number 65 in our series.
Because There are so many points that I would like to recap,
I
feel that we will be spending a few messages on
this. I am not
quite sure how many as yet, but we will just approach
this recap
in the same manner in which we approached
the message Oneness
itself. Hopefully it should not take another 65
messages. But, if
it does it matters not to me for we have been
truly feeding on
manna from above.
Now the first point[1] that I would like to bring out is
that
brother Branham began his introduction to this
message by tying
it into his Communion message of the past
Sunday. He thus tied
Oneness with the thoughts on communion. So we see that Oneness
has to do with Communion. He said, Communion means to
talk to and
to commune back. In order for that to
happen there has to be
conversation which let's us know
that a Word and a thought
process is involved with the Oneness.
Then
brother Branham immediately went into his text from
Hebrews
chapter 1: verses 1 to 3 and then over to Genesis 1:
verses 26 to
27. We shall call this [1]point
number two[1].
Hebrews 1 deals with how Jesus came forth in the image of the
Father and Genesis one, let's us know how we
came forth in that
same image. Therefore, I believe he was telling us that this
oneness he is speaking about definitely has to
do not only with
communion but an even deeper relationship in
which we come from
the same source and because we are of the same
source with the
one we are communing with, we have all things in
common. [1]So
point
number two is this[1]:
Our Oneness with God depends upon a certain
relationship which we can have only because we
are of the same
source.
Now
you will notice that each of these points that I am
speaking
about come out from the previous one. Point
number three[1] breaks
forth from number two. Having the same
source is essential to
this oneness for out of the same Source we have
the same Life.
And if we thus have the same Life then that Life will produce
in
us the same Nature.
Which then brings us to point number four. It is
essential to
have the same Nature in order to produce
the harmony that is
necessary for Oneness. Oneness is dependent upon
having the same
Nature in both communing parties. "How can two
walk together lest
they be agreed?" You could never put a fox
in the chicken house
nor could a wolf have communion with a lamb. At least not with
their present natures which are a
result of the fall in the
garden. That is why brother Branham's statement
is so true when
he said, "The baptism makes a way for the
Holy Ghost Himself to
come down in perfection."
From "I KNOW MY REDEEMER LIVETH", brother Branham
said, "His
presence is here. It can be felt with that inner
charge that's on
the inside of the human body called the new
birth."
So,
then, I believe only those who have the new birth can
become
sensitized and are aware of His very presence.
Others will walk
with hobnailed shoes where angels fear to trod.
Now this harmony then causes a desire for fellowship. A being
together. so we see then that
out of point number four which is
the nature that is produced by the Life which comes from
the same
source, we see [1]point
number five[1]
which is a desire or longing to
come together in fellowship. We just can't get away
from it. To be
apart then becomes contrary to our nature that is
within. No
matter how many times we may have been hurt by our flesh
natures,
we still have a higher nature that loves the Harmony that
comes
from the Life of the Word. Brother Branham said, "The only
grounds
for fellowship is oneness."
Now,
today I would like to look into these 5 points and ties them
together by the Word of God.
1)
This Oneness has to do with communion. pp 3 <read>
This communion means to talk to and to
commune back.
Malachi 3: 16 - 18
1 Peter 4:
7 - 11
Hebrews 12: 25 - 26 He comes forth speaking
& we commune back.
1 Thes
2 Cor 4: 1
- 18 We
believe, therefore we speak.
John
6: 63
Eph
John
1 COR
2)
Hebrews 1 deals with how Jesus came forth in the image of
the
Father and Genesis let's us know how we came
forth in that same
image. Therefore, I believe he was telling us that this oneness
he is speaking about definitely has to do not only with
communion
but an even deeper relationship in which we come
from the same
source and because we are of the same source with the one we
are
communing with, we have all things in common. [1]So
point number two
is this[1]:
Our Oneness with God depends upon a certain relationship
which we can have only because we are of the same
source.
Hebrews 1:
1 - 3
Genesis 1: 26 - 27 1 Cor 13:9, Phil
1 John 3:
1 - 3 comes about by Eph
John
John
John
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ONENESS # 65 Recap
3.
P[1]oint number three[1] breaks forth from number two. Having the
same source is essential to this oneness for out of
the same
Source we have the same Life. And if we thus
have the same Life
then that Life will produce in us the same Nature.
John 6: 63 My Words are Spirit and they are
Life
2 Pete 1: 1 - 4 The Ginosko
releases the Life within.
2 Cor 3: 18 A transformaqtion
results
Roman 12: 1 - 2 By
the renewing of the mind.
2 Cor 5: 14 - 21
we becomes a new creation.
4. Which then brings us to [1]point
number four[1]. It is essential
to have the same Nature in order to produce the
harmony that is
necessary for Oneness. Oneness is dependent upon having the same
Nature in both
communing parties.
Romans chptr 6
and 7 all
Eph chptr 2 all
5.
Now this harmony then causes a desire for fellowship. A
being
together. so we see then that
out of point number four which is
the nature that is produced by the Life which comes from
the same
source, we see [1]point
number five[1]
which is a desire or longing to
come together in fellowship. We just can't get away
from it.To be
apart then becomes contrary to our nature that is
within. No
matter how many times we may have been hurt by our flesh
natures,
we still have a higher nature that loves the Harmony that
comes
from the Life of the Word. Brother Branham said, "The only
grounds for fellowship is oneness."
1 Cor 1: 8 - 10
Phil
1: 5
2: 1
1 Jn 1: 3 - 7
Prayer.