by Ralph Neighbour, Jr. | May 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
By Ralph Neighbour Jr., Where Do We Go From Here Why did they have to wait? Could not the Holy Spirit have come upon them right away? No. Something had to happen first: they had to become bonded into a community. Meanwhile, God’s Spirit was patiently poised in...
by Ralph Neighbour, Jr. | Apr 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
By Ralph Neighbour Jr., Where Do We Go From Here The Lord’s Supper became precious to the cell groups from their very first gatherings. It was a constant reminder of the place and the cost of their birth and their life. Well-meaning believers have often turned...
by Ralph Neighbour, Jr. | Mar 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
By Ralph Neighbour Jr., Christ’s Basic Bodies I am going to introduce a new word for referring to ekklesia in its most basic formation, sometimes called “cells” or “basic Christian communities” or “holistic small groups.” I will use the term Christ’s Basic Body....
by Ralph Neighbour, Jr. | Jan 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
By Ralph Neighbour Jr., Where Do We Go From Here As believers grow in their new life in Christ, their cell group becomes a weekly “happy hour” when they relax with fellow believers. It’s a time for sharing joys and problems. In each cell is the...
by Ralph Neighbour, Jr. | Jan 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
By Ralph Neighbour Jr., Where Do We Go From Here We must view life from God’s perspective. That means rejecting the error that living the Christian life can be a self-centered activity. While Christ personally indwells “called-out ones” (ekklesia) among people, a...
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