that's church!

Last night, I was able to go to a home worship session. We sang, prayed, and offered our hearts to the Lord.

Other than being really awesome, it was really awesome.

There is something about an informal setting, being in the company of brothers and sisters who share a love for Jesus and a desire to serve Him, that makes all these bells go off in your head of "ding, ding, ding...you're getting it just right!!"

In fact, historical definitions of the word "church" mean more "the company of Christians that composed the spiritual body"...not necessarily what we understand "church" to mean in our contemporary culture.

It's not like we were doing something unique and original to the Christian identity for the first time in all of history. I do think the house church model has some very appealing elements to it -- namely that you are hitting the heart of Christian community and providing a setting that is potentially more comfortable and inviting than an institutionalized, professionalized church.
In fact, the early church was much like what we did last night.

Throughout the Book of Acts, we see various instances of healings, fellowship meetings, meals, and times of worship taking place in the context of home meetings.

See for yourself! Acts 2:1, 2:37-47, Acts 16 (40) when Paul gets out of prison...

Home worship, offering our lives to the Lord together...now that's church!