Are you a brother or sister in Christ living in or around the Walsall area and seeking to gather in accordance with the simple Biblical model of “Gathering Saints” in the local home. Are you seeking to gather with others in a family that is based on one common truth for all of those that gather “JESUS IS LORD”
If your interested and seeking such a family of believers in this area of the West Midlands, UK, please contact us.
greveson@blueyonder.co.uk
What does it mean to gather as saints?.
The New Testament connects the gathering of saints to the homes of believers. Gatherings are for the worship of God, the ministry of the saints one to another, the edification and growth of the believers and the celebration of the “Love Feast”.
Gatherings are simple and the time of worship and ministry is spontaneous and participatory. This means that as gathered saints we look to the Lord to lead and not a selected group of “gifted” individuals. Everyone should be able to participate as they are led by the Lord, for His Glory and the mutual edification of the gathered saints in love.
During this time of ministry one may bring a song, another prays or gives a word of prophecy. Several of the men may bring a teaching and others may testify of the wonderful workings of God. In all things scripture is the rule and guide for our time together.
When this time of ministry closes the saints partake of the love feast, a celebration of the victory of Jesus and His promised return. We feast together and also enjoy the bread and wine as part of a full family meal together. It is a time of Joy and Celebration. It's a time of feasting. It is a reminder that family should live and love together. It's a proclamation “that Jesus Is Lord”.
This is the start of our week of loving each other and living as a family rather than the traditional end of week meeting.
We are a small family unit that are setting out on a journey that seems almost "impossible" by human standards. We have searched for "the Church" and found small gatherings in the UK that are gathering in accordance with Biblical Practice, but none of these are local to us in the West Midlands.
We start this journey in total reliance on the One who came and did all that was required in order to establish a living, loving family on the earth.
We place our trust and hope in HIM alone. JESUS IS LORD |
Gathering Together
We come together on the first day of the week "Sunday" to celebrate the "Love Feast" or "Lords Supper" - We celebrate rather than mourn, we feast rather than experience famine.
Gathering Together
We will use the homes of those who gather, celebrating from house to house
Our Vision
Our Lord came to establish a family on the earth. Intimate, relational, supportive, loving. In simple terms "Family"
We do not seek to increase our numbers in order to lose these important elements of our family. As soon as the house is outgrown a new gathering begins.
Irreducible Minimum
An irreducible minimum for biblical church practice. Elders/leaders raised from within with decision making by consensus, meeting in homes with gatherings that are numerically small that multiply, participatory and spontaneous gatherings, the love feast as a full meal.
Questions
If you have questions you'd like to ask why not email: greveson@blueyonder.co.uk or visit us mid week for coffee
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