Greetings in the Name of the Lord Jesus,
Our Lord is going to return very soon and he will present to himself a chosen people.
Ephesians 5:27
That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Jude 1:3
Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
AHA stands upon the foundation of the Apostles (Eph 2:20); built upon the four pillars of the book of Acts!
We know that Christ’s Church is not a structure, but that the people themselves are the Church. Therefore we are a "people centered," not a "facility driven," ministry.
(Acts 7:48-49)
However, the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says:
Heaven is My throne, And earth is My footstool. What house will you build for Me? says the LORD, Or what is the place of My rest?
This is a new start for a small community of faithful followers of the Lord Jesus who are continually learning to pursue God with all our hearts, soul, minds, and strength, then to love others.
So if you're a Born Again believer or just new to the Lord Jesus and want to follow the Bible on how the "Church" should be, please consider being a part of Acts House Assembly in Gilbert, Arizona (East Valley) area. We can help each other!
Please read the pages of this website or check out our great video selection. They help build the basis for our gatherings.
Lord Bless,
Michael
actshouseassembly@yahoo.com
HOUSE ASSEMBLY (or "house church") is used to describe an independent assembly of Christians who gather in a home. Sometimes this occurs because the group is small, and a home is the most appropriate place to gather, as in the early church. Sometimes it is because the group is a member of an underground Christian movement, which is otherwise banned from meeting, as in China. More recently some modern writers have determined that the home is the "right" place to meet, and have based the operation of their communities around multiple small home meetings. Their justification for avoiding public meetings in dedicated buildings are many, and include: it is a more effective way of building "community"; it helps the group to engage in outreach more naturally; or more controversially, they believe small family-sized churches were a deliberate apostolic pattern in the first century and intended by Jesus Christ.
AHA is not a Cell group. Cell groups are usually associated with larger churches: they also meet in homes and share some characteristics of house churches. But they are not normally considered to be a house church, as they are not self-governing.
Some within the house church movement consider the term "house church" to be a misnomer, asserting that the main issue for Christians who practice their faith in this manner is not the house but the type of meeting that takes place. Other titles which may be used to describe this movement are "apostolic life," "simple church," "relational church," "primitive church," "body life," "organic church," or "biblical church."