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Special Ops Church
A Special Ops Church is a Church as defined by the Greek word ekklesia. Ekklesia is Church. Special ops are the strategy and tactics adopted by a Christian Church in its pursuit to fulfill the great commission to disciple the nations for Jesus Christ. Special ops is an abbreviation for the military term special operations. Special ops personnel usually work in small, well-trained teams that are called upon to conduct difficult missions in enemy-controlled territory.
Ekklesia
Ekklesia in the plural makes reference to the whole company of the redeemed throughout the present era, the company to which Christ referred when He said in Matthew 16:18-19 , “I will build my church and the gates of Hades (the powers of the infernal region) shall not overpower it [or be strong to its detriment or hold out against it]. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind (declare to be improper and unlawful) on earth must be what is already bound in heaven: and whatever you loose (declare lawful) on earth must be what is already loosed in heaven.”
A special ops church has the spiritual authority and power of ekklesia once it has declared itself a church. A special ops church fits the description the Apostle Paul gives of a Christian church as the Body of Christ.
W.E. Vine, Vines Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words (Nashville, TN.: Royal Publishers, Inc., 1952), 75-76
Christ, Head of The Church
Ephesians 1:22 “And God put all things under His (Jesus) feet and has appointed Him the universal and supreme Head of the church [a headship exercised throughout the church]. AMP Ekklesia in the singular represents a company consisting of professed believers. In the New Testament ekklesia is used to refer to the congregation the living God assembles about His Messiah, Jesus. The church is the spiritual family of God with Christian fellowship created by the Holy Spirit in Christ Jesus. The mystery of the church exists wherever the Holy Spirit unites worshiping Christians together.
Everett F. Harrison,ed., Baker’s Dictionary of Theology (Grand Rapids, MA: Baker Book House, 1960), 123-126
Universal & Local Relevance of The Special Ops Church
Acts 20:28 “Take care and be on guard for yourselves and the whole flock over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you bishops and guardians, to shepherd (tend and feed and guide) the church of the Lord or of God which He obtained for Himself *buying it and saving it for Himself with His own blood.” AMP 1 Corinthians 1:2 “To the church (assembly) of God which is in Corinth, to those consecrated and purified and made holy in Christ Jesus, [who are] selected and called to be saints (God’s people), together with all those who in any place call upon and give honor to the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:” AMP
