In order to remain a church that is pleasing to God, we need to not just stand firm in the face of temptation and persecution, but we have to remember our first love—Jesus, and His first love, the Jewish people. While God wants a strong body, He also wants a pure, radiant, faithful, hopeful, and… Continue reading How To Start A House Church #8: The Bride Mentality
I just want to do a quick recap on what we have covered so far. Our first post talked about finding out what God wants from His church, to love and obey Him. Our second post talked about insisting on the leadership of God, which led us to talk about the one thing necessary of… Continue reading How to Start a House Church #7: Living Water
Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. 1 Corinthians 14:7 The only difference between a small group and a house church is that a small group sees itself as a break-out group under the leadership of a larger institution while the house church sees itself as a fully functioning… Continue reading How to Start A House Church #6: Spiritual Gifts and the Fully Functioning Body
"my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it...instead of thorns the myrtle will grow. This will be for the Lord’s renown, for an everlasting sign, that will endure forever.” Isaiah 55:11-13 I am… Continue reading How to Start a House Church Principle #5: Be Good Soil
“The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed, nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is within you.” Luke 17:20-21 In seeking to pursue and announce the kingdom of God (Matthew 10:7, Matthew 28:19)), we model what Jesus did on earth. We… Continue reading How to Start a House Church Principle #4: Only Build His Kingdom
For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. Romans 8:14 When thinking about what God wants, about what thrills his heart—it is just love that drives us to His feet in a posture of listening and learning. It is an intimacy with Jesus—such a closeness with God… Continue reading How to Build a House Church Principle #3: One Thing Necessary
A few years ago, I decided I didn’t care about having my own plans anymore. I didn’t care about my 5 or 10 year life plan or future security. I laid down again (and subsequently started losing concern for) my riches, reputation, and renown. I just wanted to know what His plan was for the… Continue reading How to Start a House Church Principle #2: Insisting on God’s Leadership (AKA: There’s no manual, only principles)
Welcome! I started writing these posts and making these recordings when the Lord told me to start documenting our journey from our newly planted community, so let me say first that I am not promoting a method, or saying house churches are the only way to do things, but sharing basic foundational principles and describing… Continue reading How to Start A House Church Principle #1: Learn What God Wants
