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Church Buildings, Sermons, & Worship Services
Church Buildings, Sermons, & Worship Services
Where did these things come from?
Is there a better way of doing church?
Is there a more biblical way of doing church?
Introduction
“Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” [3John 1:2]
The point of this paper is summed up by the above verse. After all, if the intention of biblical instruction is not for the health and… Continue reading
Where should believers meet on the Lord’s Day?
Where should believers meet on the Lord’s Day?
What does the Bible say?
Introduction
As we will see in this study, the New Testament custom for believers was to meet in homes rather than specially designed buildings that house large groups of people. That custom was by design, not by chance, as you will see if you examine the Bible study: “Church Buildings, Sermons, & Worship Services“.
Bible references to house churches:
We see… Continue reading
Why Meet in Homes?
Why Meet in Homes?
Everyone would expect a new church to begin by meeting in a home. A group consisting of only ten or twenty people would not need a larger meeting place, and the costs involved in buying or renting any sort of building would be prohibitive. So when we were a new church, and when we said that we were meeting in homes, most of our friends in other churches understood. But when they learned that it… Continue reading
The True Church
The True Church
by J.C. Ryle
I want you to belong to the one true Church: to the Church outside of which there is no salvation. I do not ask where you go on a Sunday; I only ask, “Do you belong to the one true Church?”
WHERE is this one true Church? What is this one true Church like? What are the marks by which this one true Church may be known? You may well ask such questions.… Continue reading
House Church Resources
House Church Resources
“For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.” [1Corinthians 12:12]
Here you will find forums, videos, literature and links to websites that discuss house churches: what they are about and how they differ from conventional, institutional churches.
House Church Forums:
- Home Church Discussion List (HCDL): HCDL is an internet discussion forum about home churches.
- New-wineskin:… Continue reading
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