Many are fed up with compromise and apostasy in churches and denominations. As a reaction to this there has sprung up a plethora of 'house -churches', where in some cases the 'church' consists of a single family, meeting at home, with the head of the house conducting worship. Then, of course, there are those who prefer the loose affiliation provided by house churches and fellowships, where there is no real structure and visible oversight. What should believers think of these things? Here are some scripural observations...
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“ Great Sermon! ” I wish I had heard this sermon before I attended a house church! The pastor, we now have doubts he was actually a pastor, ruled over us with a heavy hand and if you raised any questions at all you ended up out and he would villify you to any who would listen. He got angry over money, and could be very intimidating. His real nature came out if he was questioned and it was very disturbing.
This sermon brought up so many good points about what is wrong with house churches, such as we need the oversights named in the Bible, elders, deacons, etc. Our "pastor" answered to no one. The church was in the Triangle area of North Carolina, but I am afraid to mention which city as I am afraid of this man.
I am glad we got out, and to anyone who is thinking of a house church, your experience may be better than mine, but I would recommend you listen to this sermon by Stephen Hamilton first.
