Is This Possible In Your Church? - Church In Homes
“Confess your trespasses one to another and pray one for another, that you may be healed” ( Jam. 5:16 ). Even in a small Gathering, it is difficult to confess our sins and pray for each other, yet in a large group, it is impossible. “ Exhort one another daily” ( Heb. 3:13 ) Is this command possible in a once-a-week congregational service? Daily exhortation is only possible in a daily gathering. “Preach the Word; be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and teaching” ( 2 Tim. 4:2 ). This is only possible in the intimate environment of a small group. “ Whenever you come together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, and has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification” ( 1Cor. 14:26 ). This injunction is consistently disobeyed in every church, because in a large congregation it is not possible to give everyone an opportunity to express themselves, which is essential for growth. When yo...