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== Not by steps ==


We were told to not only that we should make the altars of stones of a hewn stone in this new government set up by Moses they were not go up by "[[steps]]" because it would reveal our [[naked]]ness.

What is Moses telling the people in [[Exodus 20]]:

: “Neither shalt thou go up by [[steps]] unto mine altar, that thy [[naked]]ness be not discovered thereon.” [[Exodus 20]]:26

First, we may need to understand what the [[altars]] are and are not.

We may need to read this verse in a broader context with an open mind. We may even need to repent of what we thought before.


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== Steps you can start to take ==

[[Seek]]ing the [[kingdom of God]] and His righteousness involves [[Steps|steps]] you must take for yourself. Those steps are a part of the striving Jesus commands his [[disciples]] to do.

We are contacted by phone and email every week to answer what are often basic questions about the nature of the Church and what we call the [[living network]]. There are those who think there is nothing in the [[Bible]] about a network, but [[Abraham]], [[Moses]], [[John the Baptist]] and the [[early Church]] all promoted the people gathering in a [[network]] for the purpose of love and charity. Christ [[commanded]] his [[disciples]] to make the people ''sit down in small companies united in ranks of hundreds and in fifties''.

We offer a few simple steps to make your search for the kingdom more effective.

=='''Step 1:''' Join the [[Network|Local Email Group]] ==

[[Network|Joining an email group]] based on location is not essential, but it is the beginning and can make it easier to find others of like mind or facilitate the of [[seek]]ing that [[kingdom of God]] and His [[righteousness]].

These [[network]] groups are local, private and moderated electronic group for the purpose of: 
* Bringing people together in a [[Network|living network]].
* Creating the [[Perfect law of liberty|perfect bonds of liberty]] necessary to maintain a [[Network|living network]] of [[Love|love]].
* Forming [[The Congregation]] of a [[peculiar people]], like the [[early Church]].
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=='''Step 2:''' Subscribe to '''The Kingdom Newsletter'''==
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[http://www.hisholychurch.org/stones.html The Kingdom Newsletter] which was our original newsletter. Joining the [[living network]] can get messages to you much faster and with a more personal touch and in a greater depth.
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=='''Step 3:''' Ask for help ==

'''A [[minister]] or volunteer Personal Contact Minister (PCM) on each group should be there to help you find and [[Why we gather|gather]] with a [[CORE|Congregation of Record]].''' Everyone on the [[network]] should be there to help everyone else come together like Christ [[commanded]]. 

A contact point is essential in the development of any successful [[Fractal Network]]. [[Abraham]], [[Moses]] and [[Jesus]] all [[appoint]]ed men to help form social networks for the purpose of providing a [[daily ministration]] through a [[communion]] of [[charity]]. 

Anyone in a congregation can offer to be an official [[All PCMs|Personal Contact Minister (PCM)]] in your area. They can offer a fuller, more responsive access to the [[benefits]] and information on the [[Network]].

The real goal is to freely assemble so you can do what Christ told us to do, which is love one another.

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=='''Step 4:''' Gather in [[faith]] ==

'''Contact the closest [[free assemblies|free assembly]] or form a local congregation and choose a [[minister]] who we can connect with other ministers of the [[Living network]]. Do this for the purpose of serving others, not to be served.  Gather by phone, email, texting, and meeting when possible. Do this in the character of [[Christ]] with the hope of serving all the other congregations networking in a [[fellowship]] of [[faith]] like the [[early Church]].'''

Once you are connected to a recognized volunteer minister, you will be connected to a [[living network]]. You cannot effectively ''[[love]] your neighbor as yourself'' is you will not gather with them. If you are willing to gather, then you must do it in the [[name]] of [[Jesus]] the [[Christ]]. To come in his name is to come together to serve others and not be served. 

You should not seek to "belong" to [[congregations]] or [[denominations]], and your loyalty should be to Christ alone. You connect to a nearby [[free assemblies|free assembly]] and it's [[minister]] because in that gathering you may be of service to others who are seeking the [[Kingdom of God]] and His [[righteousness]]. You should not be looking for a Church that makes you feel good, nor a congregation of people that allows you to feel ''comfortable''. You should ''gather to do good'' and to comfort others in [[righteousness]].

* '''"Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God."''' [[2 Corinthians 1]]:4


[[Sacred Purpose Trust|Declare]] your intentions as a [[The Congregation|Congregation]] of Record ([[CORE]]). Gathering in [[spirit]] and in truth according to [[The Way]] of [[Christ]] in ''companies of [[Tens]]'' as Jesus ''[[commanded]]'' His [[disciples]] and the [[early Church]] faithfully did.

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