Day to Day, House to House

Over the past month, I've been enjoying the importance of the homes in God's New Testament economy. First of all, it is the Holy Spirit's invention.  Acts 2:46 says, "And day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple [place for big gatherings] and breaking bread from house to house [another crucial place for our churchlife], they partook of their food with exultation and simplicity of heart."  

I have been so cherished by the saints here.  Almost every day I am in the saints homes.  Tuesday prayer meetings, Thursday college meetings, Friday group meetings, and Saturday young people meetings are all in the homes.  On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Lord's days, I try go to saints homes whenever possible.  Below are some photos from a dinner I had at Sidney and Sabrina's (the two on the left).  Brother James and Julia came as well.  Brother James is a martial arts teacher who has even met Chuck Norris!

The homes are crucial because they are a bridge for new ones to enter into the churchlife.  Vincent has been growing in the Lord and is like blank sheet of paper.  He is so open to whatever we speak to him about the Lord!  Recently he has been enjoying calling on the name of the Lord.  Also, the homes are a place for nourishing and cherishing to take place.  The homes are a place for us to come together like a family to talk about things, sing, fellowship, bring up any prayer items, and to simply love the Lord Jesus together.  The brothers were sharing that we need to change our concept of the churchlife to be more people centered than meeting centered.  This is the way that the Lord shepherded others in the gospels (Mark 2:1, Matt. 9:10)

This coming month is going to be really busy.  Midterms start next week.  Lou will be visiting me on Saturday and Lord's day.  I'm also going to the Thanksgiving day conference in Fredericton, New Brunswick.  In late October, there will be a college retreat in Kitchener.  Thanks for reading my blog and I'd like to hear from you all!!