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Galatians 3:10 LXX Septuigint

10. For as many of you are as under the works of the Law are under a curse.For it is written cursed is everyone who does not remain in all those things written in the Book of the Law to do these things Deuteronomy 27:26.

Ladies what are your thoughts?

[faithroots74]

Church planting – is there a size not to aim for?

I sometimes get asked whether I think there’s an optimum church size to aim for.  My response is usually to the effect that there isn’t an optimum size.  Some people are happy in and with larger church gatherings.  There are benefits to this.  It means that a preacher can open God’s Word with a lot of people, it means that the church has a lot of resources when it comes to care, discipleship,…

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House Churches & Social Media

A very wise old man once said modern house churches are a snare of the devil (in not so many words, though). Mainly because they are localised and preach to the converted instead of to all men. These churches more often than not also have a tendency to become exclusive clubs, which mimic cults. Localised “me clubs” with ministries or divisions for each and every persuasion and problem of the…

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A Lord's Supper Reformation Will Lead to An Expansion of House Churches

A Lord’s Supper Reformation Will Lead to An Expansion of House Churches

My prediction–your milage may vary. As we read the book of Acts and the Pauline epistles, one of the things that becomes clear is that the Lord’s Supper seems to have been both pivotal and problematic for the health of the early church’s life together. It also seems to have been far different than almost all contemporary practice in the local churches of any tradition. The images below hint at a…

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[jasrandal]

Church’s places of meetings, social classes, social cohesion Cambridge Press offers their books for free through May, I'm told. Here's an excerpt from an introduction to the NT, focusing on Paul's work. It's an image capture, since the site doesn't allow copying. #NT-church #apostle-Paul #house-churches

[bobonbooks]

Review: Paul's Idea of Community

Review: Paul’s Idea of Community

Paul’s Idea of Community (3rd Edition), Robert J. Banks. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2020.

Summary: A study of how Paul understood the nature of community in the churches he planted, considered against the cultural backgrounds of first century AD Greco-Roman culture.

No writer of scripture has contributed more to our understanding of the nature of the church and the practices of Christian…

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Christians in Darfur, Sudan Arrested during Combined Worship of House Churches

Christians in Darfur, Sudan Arrested during Combined Worship of House Churches

(Morning Star News)– Security officials in Sudan last week arrested 13 Christians during a worship service in the Darfur Region, sources said.

Personnel from Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) interrupted the worship service the afternoon of Oct. 10 in Nyala, capital of South Darfur state in western Sudan’s Darfur Region and arrested all 13 Christians present (not Oct. 13…

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[jasrandal]

A whole congregation is moving

Here in SJCampos, the Esplanada congregation, with which we worked for several years before beginning an effort in our home, is leaving the rented quarters that they have used for years. Because of losses due to moves and some falling away, with evangelism not keeping up, they can no longer afford the meeting room at that location. They have decided to meet in a brother’s home. I’m going this…

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