ACTS HOUSE ASSEMBLY

The Acts of the Apostles tells us that the Church began by meeting daily in the Jewish temple for worship.  There was an aspect of their service, however, that was so distinct that they had to reconvene at believers homes every evening; an act of worship that, ultimately, completely separated them from Judaism.  This distinctly Christian practice was the Lord's Supper.

(Acts 2:46-47)  And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, Praising God, and having favor with all people.  And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

In the beginning, the Lord's Supper was the Church's reason for meeting from house to house in the evenings.

After Stephen's martyrdom in Acts 7, Christians broke away from assembling to worship God in the Jewish temple.  Soon thereafter we find that the Lord's Supper had found its permanent home in the meeting of the Church on the First day of the week (1 Corinthians 11:20-21).  In fact, Communion was their primary reason for assembling every Sunday.

(Acts 20:7)  And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them ...

Because Communion was the centerpiece of the Christian worship in the 1st century, we believe it should be the centerpiece of His Church in the 21st century.

The Bible tells us that the Jews of Christ"s day kept three certain hours of prayer every day.  We see throughout the Acts of the Apostles that the first Christian kept to this custom of prayer.  The result was a Church charged with Power of the Holy Ghost!

One of the greatest tragedies of modern Christianity is the loss of the "art" and discipline of prayer.  If we want the power of God in our lives, we have to "Uplink" to His will through prayer.  No true Prayer... No true Power!

While we want to avoid being mechanical in our prayers, it is essential that we, as believers, practice a structured and regimented prayer life.
For, "unless your righteousness exceeds that of the Pharasees, you shall in no wise inherit the Kingdom of God."