PPT-THE HOUSE CHURCH MOVEMENT

But if anyone is hungry let him eat at home lest you come together for judgment And the rest I will set in order when I come 1 Corinthians 1134 THE HOUSE CHURCH MOVEMENT Worshipping In Houses. 2014. SUMMARY:. We held 22 House Meetings. Approximately 120 people participated . THE QUESTIONS:. What drew you to First Church? What keeps you here?. Life is change. How do you see your life changing and how can we help one another through these changes?. General Convention. With few precedents for a republican form of church governance the first General Convention met in 1785 in Philadelphia. . That convention began work on a constitution and a revision of the Book of Common Prayer, the church’s book of worship. . Part 1. Note: 1.260.000 web sites!. “. For . though we live as human beings, we do not wage war according to human standards, . 4. for . the . weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, but are made powerful by God for tearing down strongholds. We tear down arguments and every arrogant obstacle that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to make it obey Christ. . Alive. The Church above, beyond and before us. What we covered last week. That the Church has responded to the cultural change around us in three broad movements:. Reactionary Movement / Accepting Movement / Proactive Movement. How the Western Church has responded to social change. What we covered last week. The Church has steadily declined in numbers over the past 20 years.. The Anglican Church has particularly felt this. , . FUN FACTS. 68% of TH owners have NO . mortage. !. 55% of TH owners have more savings…average of $11k. 78% of TH owners own their home compared to 65% of . traditionals. Average cost of a TH is $23k. 10 When the Church Fasts. 17 When the Church Says Amen! . 24 When the Church Praises. 31 When the Church Intercedes . Power Up! The House of Prayer. July. Jesus lived & taught a life of prayer. « Are . there. Church . growth. . principles. . that. . can. . be. . applied. world over? ». ENQUÊTE INTERNATIONALE. 3000 Churches. 5 continents. 50 countries. 18 languages. Filled out by 30 people in each Church. The Contemporary Missional Story. Lesslie Newbigin – Missionary to India – 1974. The Gospel & Our Culture Network – 1980’s. A network in North America that followed the work of Newbigin in Great Britain.. The House Church. Movement for several years – called the “House Church Movement” . Started among denominational groups. Worked among brethren for several years. Alive and working today . Examples among “us”. Where?. When? . Laurencekirk. 1920. Laurencekirk. West End and Fountain. A long straight town street lined with stone built houses. A group of children and a man stand by a cylindrical drinking fountain set on cobbles in the middle of a road junction or town square.. Ezekiel 40-42. Amillennialism . is the belief that . all (if not most) of the Old and New Testament eschatological . passages . are to be interpreted . allegorically.. Postmillennialism is the belief that the future promises for Israel now belong to the Church and the "millennium" is Kingdom Age ushered in by the growth of the Church. . This is the . oldest church in Greenwich, chartered in 1665. . The 1667 townhouse probably had services. . Prior church buildings were built in 1694, 1735, and 1835. The . current . stone building was built in . Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology (p. 853). Ekklesia. – An assembly or gathering. . Old Testament . This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which . spake. to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us: (Acts 7:38, KJV).