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Summary
This conversation reveals that God is not primarily raising up individual spiritual heroes, but a corporate Body of believers functioning together as one living organism under Christ the Head. Through the many-membered Body, Christ receives His voice in the earth as believers speak and live the Word of God. A true word from God is creative, imparting the life and nature of God into those who receive it. As believers become cleansed and yielded vessels, they function as channels of that living Word. The vision presented is of a corporate people—an anointed family, a mighty army—each member placed by God and functioning in their unique role. Some speak the Word, others build, create, govern, serve, or perform practical works. Together they demonstrate the Kingdom of God on the earth. This corporate functioning fulfills Jesus’ promise that greater works would be done, not by individuals alone but by a unified Body empowered by the Spirit of God.Show Notes
1. The Body of Christ Is Corporate, Not Individual
God does not work through isolated individuals but through a many-membered Body.- Believers help prepare and build one another through the living Word.
- Christ receives His voice through His people.
- The Holy Spirit speaks through yielded vessels.
2. God Places Each Member in the Body
Every believer has a divinely appointed function.- God sets members in the Body according to His will.
- No one appoints themselves or judges another's role.
- Each person fills a place designed by God.
3. A Word From God Is Creative
God’s Word is not merely information—it creates spiritual reality.- It is not aimed at intellect alone.
- It forms Christ within the believer.
- It carries the same creative power that formed the world.
4. God Is Raising a Body That Knows Him
The Holy Spirit is emphasizing a corporate people who know God personally.- Each member can hear from the Lord.
- Each member can speak a living word.
- Christ is expressed through the whole Body.
5. Greater Works Through the Corporate Body
Jesus’ promise of greater works becomes possible through a unified Body.- One person can accomplish much.
- Many functioning together can accomplish far more.
- The family of God releases multiplied authority.
6. The Kingdom Requires Many Functions
The Body includes far more than speakers or preachers. God raises up:- Craftsmen
- Builders
- Workers
- Creators
- Leaders
- Servants
7. The Body of Christ Is a Mighty Army
The Body functions like an army with many roles.- Not everyone is on the front line.
- Each function contributes to victory.
- God’s power is revealed through the collective.
Key Quotes
Mike“God needs a people, not one person. Through this many-membered body He functions, and we give Christ His voice.”Ken
“When you realize you’re part of something greater than yourself, you begin to see the greater works Jesus promised.”Ron
“When a word comes from God, it is God. It carries the same creative power He used to create the world.”Mike
“Our prophecies and prayers will do more than any law passed by man.”Ron
“The Kingdom is not just people speaking the Word. It’s men and women who do God.”Ken
“What we’re really talking about is a mighty army.”
Scriptural References
The Body of Christ
- 1 Corinthians 12 (12–18)“For as the body is one and has many members…”
- Romans 12 (4–5)“So we, being many, are one body in Christ.”
Members Placed by God
- 1 Corinthians 12 (18)“God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased.”
The Creative Power of the Word
- Genesis 1 (3)“Then God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.”
- Isaiah 55 (11)“So shall My word be… it shall accomplish what I please.”
- Hebrews 4 (12)“The word of God is living and powerful.”
Greater Works
- John 14 (12)“He who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these will he do.”
The Living Epistles
- 2 Corinthians 3 (2–3)“You are our epistle written in our hearts… written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God.”
The Mighty People of God
- Joel 2 (7–11)“They run like mighty men…”
- Ephesians 4 (11–16)The Body growing together as every part functions.
Kingdom Craftsmen
- Exodus 31 (1–6)Bezalel filled with the Spirit of God to craft the tabernacle.
Takeaway
God’s purpose is not fulfilled through isolated spiritual individuals but through a corporate Body that knows Him and functions together under Christ as Head. As believers receive and speak the creative Word of God, each member fulfills their unique role—whether speaking, building, serving, or creating. When the Body functions in unity, it becomes a mighty people through whom Christ expresses His authority and accomplishes His greater works in the earth.Transcripts
Ron:
Welcome to Live Behind the Veil where we explore the reality of Christ living in and through his people. In this episode, we look at what it truly means to be part of the body of Christ. God never intended his kingdom to be expressed through an isolated individuals. Instead, he is forming a many membered body.
Believers joined together speaking a living word and functioning in unity under Christ as head. As we open our hearts to the creative word of God, something powerful begins to happen. Christ gains his voice through his people. Each member finds their place, and together the body becomes something far greater than any individual could ever be.
Today we are talking about a mighty people, an anointed body of believers through whom God is revealing His kingdom in this earth.
Mike:
I'm prepared because my brothers and sisters helped prepare me. Help create me. They spoke a living word to me that washed me by the water of the word, right! That created a son of God. I've been able to do the same for my brothers and sisters as well. God needs a people, not one person. It's through this many-membered body, right! He functions, and we give Christ His voice. We give God His voice and the Holy Spirit His voice, 'cause we've got the mouths that speak it, that speak a living word.
Ken:
What is the body of Christ? And why did Paul say that God would set the members of the body in their place as it pleased Him? Who are we to say any person is anything other than what God created to fill that place in the body? We didn't do it. When you begin to realize that you're a part of something that's so much greater, so much bigger than you are, I think we're hitting on the greater works. When Jesus said, "Greater works will you do than I've done, because I go to be with the Father." I truly believe this is evidence of that.
Ron:
I want to go back to the core thing about a word from God, a word from the Lord. First off, the number one thing is creative. He's not trying to talk to your intellect and your reason. He's speaking and creating something in you, in your spirit.
Debbie:
Yep.
Ron:
And this is what we've received. Now, I think there's different levels of reception depending on your dedication and your openness to the Lord, but nevertheless, that doesn't change the word of God. The word of God, when it's spoken, has all of God in it.
Debbie:
Yep.
Ron:
When a word comes from God, it's God. It's not human. The whole premise of that is that it's creative. It's the same power, it's the same word that He used to create the world. There's no difference at all. We're reaching in to be channels of that same word from God. And in all honesty, that takes a tremendous amount of cleansing and purging and dedication and commitment. It's not lightly entered into by any means. No.
What's emphasized by the Holy Spirit right now is that He is focused on a body of believers, not individuals, and He's raising up a body of anointed believers that all know Him, that all speak a living word, that all speak a word from God.
Debbie:
Right!
Ron:
We've had tremendous men and women of God throughout the centuries. Tremendous—Abraham, Moses, Elijah, right! Those were all singular, in a singular person. He was a singular person. Now Christ wants to come forth in a many-member body. No one can imagine the power, the authority. This is why this is battled so horribly. Yes, because it's the Kingdom of God coming forth. It's God on the earth. It's more than we've ever conceived, experienced, or saw. And honestly, we're reaching into it, but it's really God unfolding His plan.
Ken:
Yeah, and it's really awareness, Ron. It's just awareness as we walk into this new day. We're aware that the Lord lives within us. And all we have to do really, in essence, is open up to that and be aware of Him. It means you tap into something in the spirit and you begin to function, and it's not your words coming out. This is God moving through you.
This is evidence of the greater works. Jesus knew that one would put a thousand to flight. How about ten? How about twelve? How about twenty in the body of Christ? What are they gonna produce? I don't think we yet imagine what God is going to do through the family as we function and move ahead. But I do believe it's happening.
Mike:
You are gonna find out that your prophecies and your prayers are gonna do more than what any man can do through legislation or passing laws or this or that or anything else. Our prophecies are doing more, and God is answering our prophecies and prayers quicker now in this day than ever before. He's faithful to do the things He says He's going to do. And what He's saying through our mouths being spoken is His will being done His way in the earth. He's doing it, not me. I'm just a channel. And it's so fun to watch how much is being done by Him through this many-membered body.
Ron:
The living epistles are not necessarily men and women that speak the word of God. That's too limiting. You are gonna have men and women that are anointed living epistles that are doers. They do things. Think about this—this is a kingdom. The kingdom is not a bunch of people standing around speaking the word. Will that be true? Yes. You can have farmers. You're gonna have all this type of stuff because it's on this earth.
The reason I know it's true is just the example of that out in the wilderness of the tabernacle and the men that built the tabernacle, the men that built Solomon's temple. God showed them by revelation, and these guys were craftsmen, tremendous craftsmen, that made all these vessels and inlaid gold on wood, which we can't even do now.
I think it's really important that we broaden our horizons as far as when we meet men and women out there. They're not necessarily gonna be preachers or people that speak a word from God. They're just gonna be men and women that do God. They do God. These guys are gonna have the wisdom and the knowledge and revelation from God to be able to create this type of stuff.
Ken:
What we're really talking about tonight is a mighty army. You take an army—are they all soldiers? No. But do they all have functions? Yes. I think we're yet to really see or understand what the body of Christ is really made up of. We always talk about the simplicity of how God moves. It's not hard to understand. It's very simple. It's down to earth. It's something that everybody could relate to.
This mighty army that we're talking about tonight is bigger and more powerful than anything that's ever been on the earth, really. But it's God who's using them, and that is what makes them powerful.
Ron: Thank you for joining us for this episode of Live Behind the Veil. The Kingdom of God is not about one person standing alone, but about a body of believers moving together under the Lordship of Christ. As each member finds their place and speaks the living word of God, Christ gains his expression in the earth through his people.
The greater works Jesus spoke of are not the works of isolated individuals, but the works of a many membered body function together in the spirit. If this message encouraged you, share it with someone who is hungry to walk deeper with the Lord. And until next time, keep pressing in, keep listening for his voice and continue living your life behind the veil.
