He died in exile in the United States ever praying for his flock in China.
Posted on 07/04/2013 4:18:41 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Edited on 07/04/2013 4:26:35 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
SHANGHAI
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some estimate ten percent of China is now Christian...
I am pleased to see Chinese people learn about and follow Christ. I wish more of our own followed that mentality.
I can see a lot of benefit in the smaller churches. Smaller churches can breed stronger ties. You can easily connect to everyone and pour into their lives and have them pour into you(like discipleship). Sometimes in larger churches, people feel unnoticed. Like if they were to leave, it wouldn’t be a big deal. No one should ever feel like that.
RE: Smaller churches can breed stronger ties.
I am inclined to believe that smaller house churches were the original New Testament model.
Yep,
Philemon 1 Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother,
To Philemon our beloved fellow worker 2 and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house:
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