Shekinah Christian Fellowship

08/23/2026

08/16/2026

Beware of any Christian movement that spends more time talking about the enemies they need to conquer than the neighbors they are called to love.
Jesus did not say. “By this everyone will know you are My disciples, if you defeat your enemies.
He said—-
By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another. John 13:35
He went even further-
Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you. Matt 5:44
The greatest commandment is not to identify everyone who is against us.
It is to love God and love our neighbor.
You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind… You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Matt22:37–39

Paul said: Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law . Rom 13:10
The Kingdom of God is not advanced by teaching us who to hate.
It is revealed when the people of God become so rooted in the love of the Father that they can love even when they are opposed, misunderstood, rejected, or mistreated.
Our battle is not against flesh and blood.
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood…— Eph 6:12
Jesus didn’t call us to conquer people, He called us to love them . 

08/09/2026

Rooted, Remaining, and Bearing Fruit

08/08/2026

John 15:1 Jesus said” I am the true vine and you are the branches” 
Jesus doesn’t begin by telling His disciples what they need to do. He begins by telling them where their life comes from.
A branch cannot produce by pressure what it lost by disconnection. (Functional disconnection not positional. )
A branch doesn’t create its connection to the vine. It receives life from the vine. 
Jesus doesn’t say “try really hard to get connected to Me”
The command isn’t to “Get into Me ; It is to “ remain or abide in Me!”
Branches can become tangled, buried, damaged, shaded disease, and improperly positioned.
The vine dresser doesn’t yell, “Try Harder”
He (airo) lifts up, raises, takes up, and positions it, so it can receive sunlight and bear fruit .
A person can do religious things without dependence on Jesus. But they cannot bear fruit.
Real fruit is not merely an activity around Jesus.
It is a life of God, forming the character of Christ, in the people of God ,by the spirit of God. 
John 15 :8 by this, My Father is glorified that you bear much fruit. So you will be my disciples.
Fruit can be real without being famous. It grows in a kitchen, a hospital room, a small church, a hard marriage, a quiet act of forgiveness, a private refusal to compromise, a prayer. No one hears but God. 
Fruit also cannot be reduced to private improvement, the Father is glorified when His disciples/ sons bear much fruit.
The branch does not become healthier for itself – the life it receives, becomes nourishment and evidence for others.
A bitter loveless spirituality may look discipline for a while. It may even look serious. But in John 15, the life of Jesus does not move into a branch and leave it cold towards the people Jesus loves.
The world will know you are My disciples by the love you have one for another. 
The fruit of the Spirit is love …. Gal 5.







08/02/2026

We are not doing a live this morning. Breakfast is served this morning, then we will discuss
“Revealing the Fathers Heart” to creation,
around the table this morning.
Your Father is good- Jesus is the express image of Him. If you interpret scripture concerning God , you must do it through the lens of Christ. He revealed the Father to humanity.
When you know Him , you know yourself, you are made in His image and likeness.
Love to all.

07/24/2026

I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
‭‭John‬ ‭15‬:‭1,3,5 NKJV‬‬

When Jesus said -“I am the true vine.”
He isn’t simply giving a lesson about gardening. He is announcing that He is the faithful Israel—the One who succeeds where the nation failed. He is the embodiment of God’s covenant purpose.

His disciples are no longer called to bear fruit by trying harder under the Law. Their life comes from union with Him.

The branch does not strain to produce grapes. It simply remains connected to the vine. The life, the sap, the nourishment, and the fruit all flow from the vine itself.

When Jesus says, “Abide in Me,” the Greek word μένω (menō) means to remain, dwell, continue, or make your home in. It is the language of relationship, not religious performance.

Jesus says, “You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.”
The word “clean” (katharos) is intentionally connected to pruning (kathairō). Before speaking of abiding, Jesus reminds them that His word has already cleansed them. Fruit is not produced in order to become accepted; it grows because life is already present.

Not striving to become God’s fruitful vineyard…
But living from the life of the True Vine.
The Christian life is not about manufacturing fruit.
It is about remaining where life already flows.The fruit is not the source of our union.
Union is the source of the fruit.
”As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself… neither can you, unless you abide in Me.”
The invitation has never been to perform for God.
It has always been to participate in the life of His Son.

07/04/2026

God bless America . We are grateful for her.

06/28/2026

Impromptu Bible Study - a number of ppl were not present this morning and the sound system was not functioning well. So we decided to gather around the table. It was a great time .
Some notes of discussion..
*God is not raising servants;He is raising sons.
*Servants can’t be sons, but sons can serve.
*Sonship is the highest privilege of redemption. 
* Salvation is not merely getting into heaven; it is coming home to the Father. 
*An orphan asks, “what can I earn”?~
A son asks “what has my father promised”? 
*Servants work for approval: sons work from approval.
The Father isn’t looking for employees- He desires a family.
Orphan spirit / Servant / Slave says;
… I must proved myself.
…. I am alone.
…..nobody cares about me
…..I must earn Gods favor
…. I am not enough

Sons say ;
…I am loved, I belong
… I am accepted in the Beloved;
… therefore , I am enough
… My Father cares for me

Orphans strive- Sons abide
Orphans compete ; sons celebrate
Orphans fear rejection,sons rest in love
Orphans are driven by performance; sons are lead by relationship 
The father‘s love removes the need to prove yourself Jesus -the Perfect Son
He lived from the Fathers approval before He preached a sermon, before He healed the sick, before He performed a miracle.

 ““I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.” ~~~Jesus ~~~
‭‭John‬ ‭17‬:‭20‬-‭23‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

06/28/2026

Due to technical difficulties, we will not be doing a live this morning.
We decided to do a Bible study around the table instead .
Y’all have a blessed week


06/21/2026

Happy Father’s Day to all fathers. We will not be doing a live stream today, but here’s a video you can enjoy for the fathers at Shekinah. Even if you didn’t father a child, you are mentoring children. That’s a dad.