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Game changer: A pivotal moment that decides the direction of the game.
Victory Everywhere:
The average church attender is now considered to be someone who attends church every 6 weeks. —BARNA Research Group
The church began as a
ekklésia:
Original Word: ἐκκλησία, ας, ἡ
Definition: assembly, congregation, gathering of believers, a group of people called out to separate from and focus on a mission or a task.
…to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, —Ephesians 4:12 NIV
24And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. —Hebrews 10:24-25 NIV
We can’t
A Victory Everywhere site could be a home, retirement centers, homeless shelters, bars, gyms, clubs, businesses – any place a small group of people can gather to be the church.
You’ll never experience what the church can do
Mention of house church in the New Testament:
“house to house” - Acts 2:46
“house to house” - Acts 5:42
“house after house” - Acts 8:3
Cornelius’ house - Acts 10:2
Mary’s house - Acts 12:12
Jailer’s house - Acts 16:32
Lydia’s house - Acts 16:40
Titius Justus’ house - Acts 18:7
“house to house” - Acts 20:20
Priscilla & Aquila’s house - Romans 16:3
Priscilla & Aquila’s house - 1 Corinthians 16:19
Nympha’s house - Colossians 4:15
Philemon’s house - Philemon 1:2
Post-Christian: A society rooted in the history, culture, and practices of Christianity, but in which the religious beliefs of Christianity have been either rejected or forgotten.”
They may be Post-Christian, but they are not
2022 + Beyond:
Will it really make a difference?
The Believer’s Share Their Possessions
32All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. 33With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all 34that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales 35and put it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to anyone who had need.
36Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means “son of encouragement”), 37sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet. —Acts 4:32-37 NIV
Will it really make a difference?
26When he (Saul) came to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a disciple. 27But Barnabas took him and brought him (Paul) to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus. —Acts 9:26-27 NIV