Comments on: Intentional Gatherings http://www.christisall.org/2008/01/10/intentional-gatherings-by-tom-sparks/ Making Him Our Focus, His Word Our Foundation Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:11:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Tom Sparks http://www.christisall.org/2008/01/10/intentional-gatherings-by-tom-sparks/#comment-11373 Tom Sparks Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:17:15 +0000 http://www.christisall.org/2008/01/10/intentional-gatherings-by-tom-sparks/#comment-11373 Dear Terrie, It is a wonderful thing to connect with believers like yourself, from around the world, who are all hearing very similar things in the Spirit. We are not alone, and the Spirit of Christ is helping His body to listen and apply what He is saying. We love and respect those who see things differently, and see the hand of God in both the institutional and simple gatherings, but it is true that many of us are hearing His call to come to Him outside the camp...outside all camps, including any man made "House Church Movement," but we also seem to hear Him calling us to regularly and predictably gather with a specific group of believers, towards the development of intentional communities and deepening our relationship with Him in one another. I'm glad to hear your journey is taking you deeper into Him. God help all of us to not get so caught up in the mechanics of this Reformation, that we end up making it about "Reformation," instead of about Jesus. I pray He guide you as you move forward in your pursuit of more of Him! Blessings in Jesus... Tom Dear Terrie,

It is a wonderful thing to connect with believers like yourself, from around the world, who are all hearing very similar things in the Spirit. We are not alone, and the Spirit of Christ is helping His body to listen and apply what He is saying.

We love and respect those who see things differently, and see the hand of God in both the institutional and simple gatherings, but it is true that many of us are hearing His call to come to Him outside the camp…outside all camps, including any man made “House Church Movement,” but we also seem to hear Him calling us to regularly and predictably gather with a specific group of believers, towards the development of intentional communities and deepening our relationship with Him in one another.

I’m glad to hear your journey is taking you deeper into Him. God help all of us to not get so caught up in the mechanics of this Reformation, that we end up making it about “Reformation,” instead of about Jesus.

I pray He guide you as you move forward in your pursuit of more of Him!

Blessings in Jesus…
Tom

]]> By: Terrie http://www.christisall.org/2008/01/10/intentional-gatherings-by-tom-sparks/#comment-11357 Terrie Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:38:06 +0000 http://www.christisall.org/2008/01/10/intentional-gatherings-by-tom-sparks/#comment-11357 Grace and peace be multiplied to you brother Tom. I so enjoyed your article on "Intentional Gatherings". I am definitely in agreement on the heart of the matter. Having left the "Charismatic Movement" four yrs ago, the Lord has put me in the wilderness and been stripping all that is not of Him off me. Oh, what a death it has been! I have read and studied the early church over and over and long for the old paths, the ancient paths, wherein is righteousness and truth and power. God is raising up a remnant who longs for true fellowship with one another in the love God, with Christ as the Head, making straight His paths, raising up former foundations laid by the early church. There is a remnant coming forth who have been hearing the "trumpet of truth" blowing. Five yrs ago the Lord told me "you've been in the cave of Adullam", I wasn't even sure what that meant, so I started studying about it. More and more I can see what He meant. God bless and keep you in His Love and Truth. Sister Terrie Grace and peace be multiplied to you brother Tom. I so enjoyed your article on “Intentional Gatherings”. I am definitely in agreement on the heart of the matter. Having left the “Charismatic Movement” four yrs ago, the Lord has put me in the wilderness and been stripping all that is not of Him off me. Oh, what a death it has been! I have read and studied the early church over and over and long for the old paths, the ancient paths, wherein is righteousness and truth and power. God is raising up a remnant who longs for true fellowship with one another in the love God, with Christ as the Head, making straight His paths, raising up former foundations laid by the early church. There is a remnant coming forth who have been hearing the “trumpet of truth” blowing. Five yrs ago the Lord told me “you’ve been in the cave of Adullam”, I wasn’t even sure what that meant, so I started studying about it. More and more I can see what He meant. God bless and keep you in His Love and Truth. Sister Terrie

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