House Church

Everyone is wondering how church was....it was great! The way proDEO does it is that they have typical Sunday morning meetings one week, and the next they have house church meetings, which are basically small groups. There are three groups and we went to the one with mostly college students, led by Razvan. It was smaller than a typical house group meeting because a lot of people were preparing for Bobby's wedding (in the afternoon), but the people in attendance were: Razvan, Oana, Marius, Catalin, Stefan, Serafim, Paul, and myself. I was so excited because we are actually going to be able to go deeper and get to know these people we are serving alongside! There was so much humility on display as people were sharing what the Lord was showing them or where the Holy Spirit was convicting them of sin. And, we were able to encourage one another. It reminded me of the verse that says, "And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near" (Hebrews 10:25). The group was the perfect size and for the most part, everyone was able to share and we were able to pray at the end. The thought kept going through my mind, 'this is what small groups are supposed to be like!" My temptation is to hide in "small groups" because of fear of man, but there is no where for me to hide here! It's good for my soul!

FYI - Typically, what they try to do is use House Church like we would Care Groups back home in Knoxville. There will typically be questions pertaining to the sermon and how we have been seeking to apply what we have heard and also time to be able to share what the Lord is revealing to us throughout the week.

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