For last night's Thanksgiving House Worship, we had 19 in attendance: Peony W, Paul, Ivan T, Karen C, James C, Mai H, Mai V, Raymond & Andrea N, Larry T, Daniel/Sue-Ann/James T, Qi/Su/Jeremy, Chen, Allen/Loan.
We enjoyed one another's company and Sister Loan's cooking (turkey and the works)!
The lesson centered around Thanksgiving and how the Roman statesman Titus Flavius Clemens allowed his house to be used for secret Christian worship at a time when the Christians were persecuted. His faith in Christ eventually cost him his life. We examined photographs and floor-plan outlays for 2 houses used for early House Worships (1 uncovered through archaeological digs) and could see that early Christian worship was primarily small and intimate. We ought to be thankful that we can worship today because of those who have gone on before us, often sacrificing their very lives so we may be able to hear the Gospel message that salvation and eternal life has come through the works of Jesus Christ!
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