HOUSE CHURCH | Brian Lucas – PAX Christian Church (THIS IS PAX wk3 | 01/17/21)

This is the Sunday Gathering worship service at PAX Christian Church on 01/17/21.
We are a non-denominational church in Gardnerville, NV (in the Ranchos).

This series is called “THIS IS PAX”.
HOUSE CHURCHES: “We gather in homes for discipleship”
Pastor Brian Lucas

Get the notes for this message here: https://bible.com/events/48412691
Find out more about PAX: http://paxchristian.church

Give online: http://paxchristian.churchcenter.com/giving
More info about House Churches: http://paxchristian.church/house-church

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BECOMING A BIBLICAL CHURCH

Romans 5:1 NIV
1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

PEACE WITH GOD. FOR EVERYONE. THROUGH CHRIST

Acts 1:8 NIV
8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Matthew 28:18-20 NIV
18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

WITH GOD. IN COMMUNITY. FOR THE WORLD.

With God: notice how Jesus starts with all authority has been given to me… And ends with and I will be with you always. Everything we do is done with and by the power of God.

For the world: go and make disciples of every nation… You will be my witnesses from here across to the ends of the earth…

In community: Jesus says to baptize them. But he also says to teach them to obey everything. And so when we take another look at acts to and other scriptures that give us a deeper look at how the early church runs, we see that House churches are in essential element to accomplish this command from Jesus

Acts 2:42-47 NIV
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

ON SUNDAYS: WE GATHER TOGETHER TO ALIGN OUR HEARTS TO GOD’S WAYS

IN HOMES: WE GATHER TO BECOME DISCIPLES.

Get into a HOUSE CHURCH

Find a house church, offer to host one, or apply to pastor one.http://paxchristian.church/house-church

Titus 1:5-9 NIV
5 The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you. 6 An elder must be blameless, faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient. 7 Since an overseer manages God’s household, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. 8 Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined. 9 He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.

1 Timothy 3:1-13 NIV
1 Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task. 2 Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. 4 He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect. 5 (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?) 6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil. 7 He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap. 8 In the same way, deacons are to be worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain. 9 They must keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience. 10 They must first be tested; and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons. 11 In the same way, the women are to be worthy of respect, not malicious talkers but temperate and trustworthy in everything. 12 A deacon must be faithful to his wife and must manage his children and his household well. 13 Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus.