Re: [TruthTalk] Home Church Ministries

[Terry Clifton]

David Miller wrote: Following is my next article for our church newsletter.  Terry expressed an interest in seeing it.  I welcome all comments.  The audience for this article is an apostolic non-denominational church which also has home church meetings.  I'm trying to help introduce the concept to those in the church who are familiar only with traditional church structure.  We have five home churches meeting right now.  I will be meeting with the leaders tonight.   Peace be with you. David Miller.   Home Church Ministries Church Participation   1 Corinthians 14:26 (26)  How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.            The first century believers regularly met in homes.  Therefore, the descriptions of some of the church meetings in the Scriptures may look somewhat different from our experience with church.  The passage quoted above, 1 Corinthians 14:26, is one such passage.  Here we read, EVERY ONE OF YOU has a psalm, a doctrine, a tongue, a revelation, or an interpretation.  Imagine coming into the meeting of the church, and everybody there had something to minister!  One person has a psalm, another has a teaching, still another is sharing a dream that they had, and yet another is offering an interpretation of that dream.  One person is compelled to pray for the sick, while another person has experienced the working of miracles.  Still another person has a message in tongues to deliver, and yet another person gives a word of prophecy.  Such a situation describes the situation with the church in Corinth.  =================================================================== Sounds pretty much like our gathering except for the tongues and the prophecy.  The Bible says that tongues are a sign for the lost, and all in our group claim to be saved, so that gift has not been necessary in our meetings to this point.  I'll let you know if a prophet shows up. Come to think of it,John Zens was here last month.  You suppose he might be one? Terry