To start a church in your home is a privilege and honor beyond human comprehension. It means that Christ will bless your home with His presence during the sacred hours of His holy convocation, which will be determined from month to month by the phases of the Moon. For more information on Yahuwah's calendar, the only means for finding His seventh-day Sabbath, please click here.
A home church can be carried out in a similar format as normal church services. It is most proper that each worship meeting should include prayer in a kneeling position (see Psalms 95: 6), a testimonial and witnessing time (giving opportunity to recount God's goodness and providence during the past week), and a Bible study. Also, song service can be included and collection of tithes and offerings. A home church may begin with just you and members of your family, neighbors, work colleagues, and/or friends. The scope of activities at the home church will depend on the number of committed members in regular attendance. As the number increases more activities can be undertaken
Throughout the home church service there should be an atmosphere of silence and holy reverence remembering that, "The Lord is in His holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before Him." Habakkuk 2:20. All the service should be conducted with solemnity and awe, as if in the visible presence of the Master of assemblies.
If there are children present, a Sabbath school should be held for their benefit. Time should be dedicated to teach the children. Reverence is shut out when children of church members run about, play, and talk. The house of God is thus desecrated and the Sabbath violated. The place that should be holy, where a holy stillness should reign, and where there should be perfect order, neatness, and humility, should not be made to be a place where confusion, disorder, and untidiness reign. This is enough to shut out God from our assemblies and cause His Sabbath blessings to be withheld.
In addition, the church service should occupy only a part of the Sabbath. It is necessary that the people of God assemble to talk of Him, to interchange thoughts and ideas in regard to the truths contained in His word, and to devote a portion of time to appropriate prayer. But these seasons, even upon the Sabbath, should not be made tedious by their length and lack of interest.
For more in depth study of this extremely vital subject, we invite you to study the following Online Bible Study Lesson on this very subject.
Additional Reading:
- HOUSE CHURCH MOVEMENT GROWING
- Bible Prophecy That All Churches Will Fall
- Is it safe to worship in an SDA Church or another of the fallen ones?
- What are some of the practical steps and guidelines for starting a home church?
