“What is the Church? the Church is the society of the redeemed. A place where people can actually see the body of Christ. Not simply briefly touched by an abbreviated gospel of an evangelistic Blitzkrieg (A German term for “lightning war,”) of short duration.
We want to return to the New Testament simplicity and authenticity. Let the Spirit leads as He wills. How did it all start? A group of twelve. The birth of the Church at Pentecost was in a house (Acts 2:2). The early Church always met in houses (Acts 2:45, 5:42, 8:3, 9:11, 12:12, 16:40, 20:20, 21:8).
As a persecuted Church it was the only safe way to meet. It was the only safe way to meet then and its going to be again. Some of already are starting to see the pinch of restrictions, not just in America but all over the world. “
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“Christianity was birthed in the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and will only continue as we have this empowering from above. God is always looking for the willing vessels that will trust Him afresh for the impossible.” from: Principles for the gathering of Believers under the Headship of Jesus Christ.Since 2012, a growing group of believers in North America started to warn of coming persecution to western countries. This message was shared in a variety of ways. One of the responses to this was to compile a book taking principles from underground Churches around the world of how they thrived under pressure and persecution. The volume, Principles for the Gathering of Believers, had in a short time over 50,000 downloads in ebook format and much interest was shown. Some new house churches started through this and other existing groups were encouraged.