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Lessons From the Underground Church in China
As the People’s Republic of China recently celebrated it’s 70th anniversary (October 1, 2019), I wanted to focus a post on the underground church in China that has endured intense persecution under this repressive, communist regime. As the Chinese government … Continue reading
T. Austin-Sparks on the Headship of Christ
The following is a chapter excerpt from the book, A Way of Growth by T. Austin-Sparks. The focus of this selection is on the headship of Christ and the church’s submission to it as the way of growth into the fullness of … Continue reading
The Headship of Christ and the “Heartship of Christ” (part 2)
[For Part 1 of this two-part post, please see here.] Union with the “Heartship of Christ” When it comes to developing a deeper union with the “heartship of Christ”, we need to understand that there are both general and specific aspects … Continue reading
The Headship of Christ and the “Heartship of Christ” (part 1)
In my last post I shared how essential it is for the Body of Christ to be “holding fast to the Head” as it gathers in His name. In this and the next post I’d like to share one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Christ-Centered Gatherings, Christ-Centered Restoration, End-time remnant, The Ekklesia, The Headship of Christ
Tagged Christ's headship, Divine order, End-time remnant, Gathering in the Name of Christ, heart and soul, spiritual restoration, supremacy of the heart, The greatest commandment
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Holding Fast to the Head
“…holding fast to the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments, grows with the increase that is from God.” Colossians 2:19 NKJV The Church, according to Scripture, is the “Body of Christ.” As such, … Continue reading
Experiences of House Church – by Sándor Abonyi
As a follow up to the series “On Church Leadership” (an email exchange with Sándor Abonyi of Hungary), I wanted to share a post that Sándor wrote for his Hungarian/English blog “keskeny út – narrow way“. In it he describes some … Continue reading
Posted in Christ-Centered Gatherings, Christ-Centered Restoration, The Ekklesia
Tagged agape meal, Christian community, home church, house church, house church in Hungary, house to house, intentional community, keskeny ut, narrow way, organic church, Sándor Abonyi, simple church, The Lord's Supper
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On Church Leadership (an email exchange with Sándor Abonyi of Hungary) – Pt.2: “Possibilities and Solutions”
Sándor replied to what I shared in Part 1 with the following email and attachment: Dear David, I am very grateful for your valuable thoughts. I agree on that basically. I would like only to reflect on that shortly and … Continue reading
