Some one Asked Me! What Are My Expectations in fellowshipping with the Unknown?
So This is my answer to that question: The church of our Lord Jesus Christ is a living organism, where Jesus, the true vine is the head and we, the believers, the body of Christ, are the branches. The New Testament Church is held together by joints (personal relationship to Christ & fellow believers) and by bonds (peace & love Eph. 4:13; Col 3:14). The central purpose of the church is fellowship, however this fellowship started in the house Acts 2:46-47 I believe I have seen more of the anointing of God in house meetings rather the local Church. However as the house became institutionalised then it became the norm to have a Church building. Like I shared in house bible study last week when it comes to evangelism, we go in the name of Jesus, not in the name of the denomination or the name of the local Church. (1 Cor. 1:9; 1 John 1:3, 4). Some ministries such as shepherds (pastor, bishop, elder) and deacons are “resident” ministries whereas others are “mobile” ministries eg apo