You Wanna Do What In Your House?!: Straight Answers To Your Most Frequently Asked Questions About House Church

Religion & Spirituality

Smith, R Maurice

Christian Books & Bibles

Rising River Media

<p>In 1995 God called the author into a 12-year season of fasting and praying for revival and spiritual outpouring. His calling included two 40-day fasts every year. Now, 15 years after that journey began,  the question remains: &#8220;Is genuine, historic revival coming to God&#8217;s Church in America and the West, and what will it look like?&#8221;  This book contains the author&#8217;s thoughts and reflections for the past seven years on &#8220;the coming spiritual outpouring&#8221;, gleaned from his weekly newsletter which is read by house church leaders and practitioners around the world. A student of the history of revival and author of a book on the Welsh Revival of 1904, Maurice&#8217;s thoughts are personal, pointed, thoughtful, often humorous, always &#8220;outside the box&#8221; and born out of a deep personal commitment to genuine spiritual awakening in our day.</p>

Preparing For The Coming Spiritual Outpouring: Reflections On The Coming Move Of God’s Spirit

Smith, Gale A.

<p>“Would You disciple us?” How would you answer that question? According to the author, those were the fateful words which generated this book. Why? Because that simple question embodies a very real and practical challenge. How do we intentionally disciple those who are seeking to become disciples of the Kingdom? This book, along with its successor volume, represents the author’s personal answer to the challenge and the question. Discipleship and the Kingdom of God were at the heart of Jesus’ ministry. But today’s Church is failing to teach the Kingdom or to make disciples who can reproduce their discipleship in the lives of others, opting instead to train worker-bees for their programs, rather than disciples of the Kingdom. Offering fresh perspectives and insights, the author examines the disciple-making ministry of Jesus in order to answer four basic questions: What is the Kingdom of God (and what is it’s relation to the Church)? What does it mean to be a disciple of the Kingdom? How did Jesus turn twelve ordinary men into disciples of the Kingdom? How can we become genuine disciples of the Kingdom in a way that is reproducible in the lives of others? The author answers these questions by examining the same discipleship lessons Jesus taught His disciples, along with “Key Thoughts” and questions for personal reflection and application. This book is intended for those who want to understand Jesus’ message of the Kingdom of God and what it means to be a disciple of that Kingdom. It is intended for those who harbor the secret hope that biblical Christianity consists of more than four points and a prayer followed by a lifetime of participation in programs organized by survey-takers.</p>

And They Dreamt Of A Kingdom: Biblical Reflections On Discipleship And The Kingdom Of God - Volume 1

River Houses Rising represents the first installment in a two-part introduction to organic house church. Maurice Smith weaves together history, theology and extensive personal experience in the organic house church movement to explore: Why traditional church attendance has fallen by half in the past generation while participation in organic house churches is growing around the world; The critical role of organic house church in the coming end-time revival and harvest; Why present day institutional churches are inadequate vessels for preserving the fruit of the coming harvest; God’s “math problem” and how organic house churches can solve it; Why organic house churches represent the only vehicle for fulfilling the Great Commission in our lifetime; Understanding the differences between rabbits, elephants and mules; The need for organic house churches to network together for greater effectiveness; How the organic church in your house can become a key part of what God is doing in our day; The difference between a religion-shaped spirituality and a Jesus-shaped spirituality; The relationship between organic house church and the Kingdom of God; What it means to be an “end-times” Church; And much more!

River Houses Rising: The Rise Of Safe Houses Of Hope And Prayer

Smith, Gale Arlene

“Our Postmodern culture has concluded that it can manifest ‘good deeds’ without Jesus. The Church has concluded that it can manifest Jesus without ‘good deeds’. Our Postmodern culture’s plan appears to be working. The Church’s plan is a disaster.” - Maurice Smith, from The Least of These With these words author and organic house church advocate Maurice Smith highlights the need and sounds a clear call for Christians and organic house churches to become “incarnational” and “legendary” in their obedience to the Scriptural mandate to engage in “good deeds.” Drawing on history, in-depth biblical studies and his years of experience ministering to “the least of these,” the author challenges all of us to reflect on the importance of “good deeds” when it comes to being “the light of the world” in our Postmodern culture. In the process he examines: Origins of the WWJD phenomenon. The relationship between faith, fruit and good deeds. How Jesus Himself manifested good deeds. 15 “Good Deeds Principles” from the New Testament. Who are “the least of these” in Matthew 25? Are good deeds are“optional” in the life of a Jesus-disciple? Why believers must become “legendary” for their good deeds.

The Least of These: The Role Of Good Deeds In A Jesus Shaped Spirituality