Dunamis– Greek, doon-amis; the power of God, force, strength, violence, mighty work. This is the origin of the word dynamite. From the root dunamai, to be able, or possible; can do.
Jesus said, “But you will receive power (dunamis) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth. “Acts 1:8
And the apostle Peter wrote by the Holy Spirit “Seeing that His divine power (dunamis) has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust.” 2 Peter 1:3-4
Ekklesia– Greek, ek-klesia, from the root ek, out of and klesia, called or calling; literally and specifically, the called out. This is the word translated into English as “Church” in the New Testament. This is not a place you go, but a people who are!
Jesus said, “And I also say unto you that you are Peter (small stone), and upon this rock (group of stones) I will build my church (Ekklesia); and the gates of Hades shall not overpower it.” Matthew 16:18
Dunamis Ekklesia literally means – “The Powerful or Empowered Called Out Ones”
The Church of God is the people of God. The Church is never a place. You don’t go there or meet there, you see them there. The Church is a Fellowship of God’s chosen people who carry out the purposes of God, with the power of God, for the glory of God.
The Church is not a people who identify with modern, present or future world culture, nor do they “interpret” Gods commands from their cultural perspective, but look only to God as their point of reference and relevance because we have been called out of futility.
In Acts 1:8, Jesus said that we would receive power (dunamis) to be his witnesses. This English word, “witness,” is martus in Greek. Martus- Greek, mar-toos; judicially a witness, by implication a martyr. Martus is where our English word, “martyr,” has its origin.
In that passage Acts 1:8, Jesus was in essence saying that the people He called out of the world to be His disciples, the Ekklesia, who are separated from the world, would be given the dynamic, dunamis, power of God, to be the people of God, who place everything on the altar of God, for the purpose of serving and glorifying God. These are the dunamis ek-klesia! This is the reason we consider ourselves, dunamis ek-klesia. If you are a called out, separated, disciple and bond-slave of Jesus Christ, you are members of The Dunamis Ekklesia! AMEN!