We are the Body of Christ, locally and globally. However, like apostle Andre says; 'You don't need a church till you need a church.'
Understanding the body of Christ and your function in a local church is a key to releasing the personal and corporate benefits available to those who 'Think Body.'

Listen to this sermon“Think Body”

By Apostle Aje Pelser
Preached at Harvester Reformational Church, Cape Town, Sunday, 11 September 2005

Benefits available to the believer that has decided to “Think Body”:

Personal benefits
1. Eyes of understanding are enlightened
2. Understand Hope of your calling
3. Understanding Riches of God invested in the Saints
4. Understand the power of God that works mightily in you who believe. Ephesians 1:18-21

Corporate Benefits
1. Receive Access to all the gifts and fruit of the Spirit. I Corinthians 12
2. Experience the effect of all the ingredients God has placed “in the Church.” I Corinthians 12:28 –
3. Opportunities to exercise gifts within measure of faith in a local church
4. Saints equipped for the work of the ministry
5. Access to maturing process to be more like Christ
6. Joined and knit together to other believers through supplying what you have, what they lack Ephesians 4:16
7. Growing together through the simple process of “everyone doing their share”
8. Built up in love
9. Commitment to fellowship brings about a cleansing of the spirit through the corporate blood flow of Jesus Christ (I John 1:7)
10. Groups of people move through the veil, His body, the Church – into God’s presence (Hebrews 10:20)

Spiritual Impacts
1. God’s wisdom is made known to territorial principalities and powers by the church. Ephesians 3:10
2. When Jesus Christ is allowed to build His Church, the gates of hell will not prevail against it Matthew 16:18
3. Being part of an accurate and functional local church on earth, means being part of the greater True Church of the Firstborn, registered in heaven. Hebrews 12:22-24