.....So, one may wonder what is really different about this church, so far
maybe you have not heard or read anything that really stands out. Let
us
examine what some of these things may be. Some of the goals that
the Our Home Church strive to accomplish are listed below:
Encourage a
sense of belonging
among all members
Evangelizing to
find and
lead lost souls to Christ
Promote
brotherly love
within the congregation
Create a
warm
and comfortable
environment
To
baptize new converts into the church
Encourage
fellowship with
each other
To
strengthen the faith of believers
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To
strengthen our young adolescents and
teens we are considering an extended
program to teach them, in addition
to spirituality
in Christ, some basic
entrepreneurship
while they can actually earn money.
Now that you see some of our goals just how do we intend to promote
these ideas? Well let's look at some of our ideas toward
implementation:
Evangelizing may consist of reaching out to co-workers, customers,
neighbors, relatives, friends, other loved ones, passer-bys or any
other appropriate method. The idea is to lead lost souls to
Christ by introducing them to the good news (gospel) of his saving
grace so they will have the opportunity to share in his wonderful blessings that all of God's children in Christ, enjoy.
This of course includes residing with the Lord forever after our
journey through this lifetime is over rather than spending an eternity
in hell.
To strengthen the faith of the church body by preaching and teaching the
word of God during church services, bible studies, casual
conversations, and etc.
Sunday morning service convenes immediately following a hearty
breakfast for all. Having a meal together is a way of promoting
family interaction as well as alleviating some of the hassles that
families with children must endure every Sunday morning. I think most
of us know what it is like to get children and the whole family ready
for church or Sunday school. One act of love is to eliminate the
need for preparing breakfast at home. I think it is truly a
blessing to share in partaking of the first meal of the day with the
entire church family. This is a great way to
encourage fellowship, letting the members get to know each other better.
Of course someone in the church family has to do the shopping and
preparations.
The Sunday service preaching and teaching are combined in a sense.
The sermon will usually be of somewhat slightly less duration than we
are accustomed to and will be immediately followed by a congregational
bible discussion centered around the same topic (text) of the sermon.
The bible discussion will usually be led by the speaker or one of the
elders or perhaps a deacon. This interaction with each other in
a friendly atmosphere also encourages fellowship. It also helps
each member and visitor to better understand the message of the sermon
and other areas of the bible while achieving a feeling of belonging and having a
place of value.
Immediately following each fourth Sunday morning service there will be
a free church dinner for everyone in attendance including visitors.
This will usually be of a pot luck variety. We see this as a convenience for many and another opportunity of
church wide fellowship for all.
Approximately once every three months the fourth Sunday dinner will
take the form of what we call a progressive dinner which in my
experience is a ton of fun. This basically means as follows;
One or more homes will be involved, depending on the number
of persons involved.
The dinner will be served in one or
more different homes or sets of homes.
Everyone will have to travel to the first
home or set of homes for soup and salad and/or appetizers in a caravan of vehicles.
Then we travel to the next home or set of homes
for the main course.
Dessert will be served at yet another
home or set
of homes, again we travel.
And finally we will have fellowship in a
fourth home or set of homes. in this setting we play board or trivial games
usually focused on reinforcing our knowledge of the bible. there
may be games with the women competing with the men or children against
adults. This must be maintained in a very warm and friendly
spirit.
The members of the congregation will each belong to a voluntary family
group. Each of these is a small group of families that will meet
each Wednesday evening in the home of one of the members of the group
or in some other appropriate place they designate. Each family
group has a designated spiritual leader elected by the general
consensus of the congregation at large, usually by voting. The
main purpose of the family groups is to promote brotherly love and
fellowship. The groups may choose independently from a general
list of activities approved by the elders of the church for each
Wednesday meeting. This may include worship, bible studies,
prayer, games and other forms of entertainment.
Approximately once every three months the groups will all meet
together in a church wide setting that may be held either in the
church building or outside of it.
We look forward to have you visit with us during our Sunday service.
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