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

“In All Dogs Go to Heaven . . .  Don’t They? Maurice Smith uses his extensive years  of scholarship to tackle a complicated and difficult subject that affects all  of us — what happens to people after death. He writes with humor and clarity to make the Biblical position very plain and to refute the theory that everyone  will eventually end up in heaven — however attractive a concept that might be. I recommend this book to anyone who is serious about holding a Biblical  position on the subject.” - Felicity Dale, author An Army of Ordinary People and co-author The Elephant And The Rabbit. Centuries of historic biblical teaching regarding heaven and hell is being questioned today by a new generation of professing Christian “universalists”. Their message is simple: According to the Bible, “All dogs go to heaven”. The message that everyone will eventually be saved, that hell will be empty and that heaven will be full is an appealing message. But is it true? In “All Dogs Go To Heaven . . . Don’t They?” Maurice Smith combines humor with serious scholarship in a search for truth and for clear biblical answers to these challenging questions.

All Dogs Go To Heaven Don't They?: Biblical Reflections On Christian Universalism and Ultimate Reconciliation

R. Maurice Smith

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.

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

Smith, Gale A.

“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.

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

Safe Houses of Hope and Prayer is the second installment in a two-part introduction to organic house church. This second book picks up where the first book, River Houses Rising, left off. Where that book laid the foundation for organic house church, this book builds on that foundation by offering practical insights into the day-to-day functioning of an organic house church, including: The danger of trying to drive “religious square pegs” into “spiritual round holes”; How John Wesley discovered and used house churches during the Evangelical Awakening; How to avoid “Honey, I Shrunk The Church”; How to avoid having your house church “torpedoed” by the “messiness” of life; How to use a shipwreck to identify the five leadership gifts of the New Testament Church; Whether or not to meet on the “Sabbath”; How to avoid “a shirt and ten shekels” while embracing the New Testament call to “radical sacrificial giving”; Why false teachers are to the New Testament what false prophets were to the Old Testament. How you and your house can become “legendary”; And much more!

Safe Houses Of Hope And Prayer: Your Practical Guide To Organic Church In Your House

Maurice Smith

“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

The moral and spiritual lights are slowly going out in America and the West. Do you know why? America and the Church are staring into an Abyss of historic, even biblical, proportions. Are you ready? Everything you know about Church is about to change. Are you prepared to step up and become a leader in what God is doing? In this book, author, apologist and organic church advocate, Maurice Smith, explains what is happening, why and what each of us must do to prepare and respond. He explains: The "Eight Light Switches" that are pushing the Church and our Culture into the Abyss of God's judgment. How history is repeating itself and challenging the Church to a "a disciplined faith." The Kingdom of God is the hope of the Church. If you believe that our culture is collapsing around us, that judgment is coming and that "Church" as we have known it is in serious trouble, then this book is for you. If you're frustrated with chasing "blood moons" and prophecies that the rapture will happen on the next "Feast of Whatever," then this book is for you. If you have wondered what the Church is supposed to be doing - and how we're supposed to be doing it - while we expectantly await Jesus' soon return, then this book is for you.

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Smith, Maurice

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Smith, Rankin Maurice

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