Church Meetings

Being built up as living stones in a house for God

4. Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious,5. you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.6. Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture,

“Behold, I lay in Zion

A chief cornerstone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.”

7. Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient,

“The stone which the builders rejected

Has become the chief cornerstone,”

8. and “A stone of stumbling

And a rock of offense.”

They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.9. But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;10. who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.

1 Peter 2:4-10

Everybody speaks and ministers

10. and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him,11. where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all.

12. Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;13. bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.14. But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.15. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.16. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.17. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

Colossians 3:10-17

Each endeavours to speak the truth in love

15. but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ—16. from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.

Ephesians 4:15-16

We have elders

17. Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine. 1 Timothy 5:17

7. Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct.8. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.9. Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them. Hebrews 13:7-9

17. Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you. Hebrews 13:17

The order of the meetings

• We meet like the early Quakers.
• No pulpit and no stage.
• No great focus on music, although it is welcome
• We have themes in the scripture that we all prepare to speak on in the week as the Spirit leads each one according the grace given him.
• We pray the Spirit speak through each of us. When one speaks the entire congregation judges by the Spirit, in grace whether the speaking is of the Spirit, aligns with scripture and is edifying to the church.

26. How is it then, brethren? Whenever you come together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification.27. If anyone speaks in a tongue, let there be two or at the most three, each in turn, and let one interpret.28. But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in church, and let him speak to himself and to God.29. Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others judge.30. But if anything is revealed to another who sits by, let the first keep silent.31. For you can all prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be encouraged.32. And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.33. For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.

1 Corinthians 14:26-33

Weekly Routine

Monday - Brothers meeting (admin and elders topics)

Tuesday - Twos and threes

Wednesday - home cell

Thursday - Topics on Campus and Prayer in the evening

Sunday - 19h00 Table meeting