Just skated down to the Sidewinder and back for a quick coffee... an afternoon coffee... this morning's meeting was GOOOOOOD. We had Dan and Cheryl (sp?) in, from up north in Amish Country. Sugarcreek. Danielmatt's dad.
Dan had a stroke three months back. He's almost fully recovered, PTL. We've had the pleasure of knowing Dan for years now. Like 4 years I believe, since Dan and Cheryl first came to meeting at the Chase House. Their visits have always been sweet. They were both initially discipled in the '70's in home Jesus meetings. They see what we are doing as a "blast from the past". They are very encouraging and sweet to us all, sharing from lives lived in longing for the closeness, intimacy and truth of the "family-style" ministry of house churching and daily living together.
This morning, they took an opportunity to encourage us to keep this up. Thanks, dan and cheryl. we are praying for you and yours up North and in Athens.
We had a wonderful breakfast of a casserole that Judy prepared with me and Sam, in the Chase House kitchen, last night. We sang songs with the kids, let them go play, and got to the meeting and teaching, and praying over babies on the way and healings. We prayed for a good friend with cancer. Please lift her eup. she's been battling it for 17 years and looks like it's over. carol. lift up carol and her family.
I'm looking forward to you being able to listen to our times of meeting and sharing online. We've been recording the teaching and singing for some time, now. Just looking into what it takes to host it all... then you can hear for yourself some of the beautiful, basic, gentle Word that is coming to and through the Body, here...
After meeting, I had a conversation with one of us about starting up more adn more house church meetings across Cincinnati. This is so EASY. Just meet and press into prayer and the Word, together. Then live the day obediently and love one another deeply. loneliness disappears.
yes, we get exposed, but only to be healed.
another thing. As I've seen it, housechurch, or "family model" ministry produces a profoundly effective sense of ACCOUNTABILITY in terms of teaching and the Word. What I mean is that in a big church that puts an unrealistic trust in the credentials of the minister, you get this inability to challenge, or complete thoughts and ideas that they're teaching. In house/family church, you can raise your hand and ask or add! Everyone is trusting the Holy Spirit to speak through Anybody.
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