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Randy, thanks for a great response on the thread regarding Sean and Frank V. dialog. I think you'll find the dialog on Luke10 more theologically sound. I have been quite surprised by the weird doctrines many have on the simplechurch site. Kind of reminds me of the days of the book of Judges, where everyone did or "believed" what was right in their own eyes......thanks for presenting sound biblical doctrine in your response. I look forward to hearing more from you on this site and Luke10!

Thanks for the Post on Frank V.

Thanks, Randy. No, we are no longer at Church Alive. After wrestling with it and pressing in to the Lord for understanding, He has made it clear. We moved forward in obedience to Him on this and joyfully experiencing freedom in Him and authentic fellowship with other Jesus followers. It is a sweet and adventurous season of change. We saw that you have a Saturday pm fellowship. Thanks for the invite. We also gather on two Saturday evenings at our home (the 2nd and 4th Saturdays at 5:00 pm). Perhaps if we're available sometime on the other weeks, we'll see you and Mary.
Blessings, Randy.
- Angela

Hi Randy,
Thanks for welcoming us! We are excited to see what God is doing throughout the world and to know we aren't crazy...There are many like us who desire nothing but Jesus for nothing but God's glory!
Hope to see you around, we might check out your group sometime.
Blessings and Peace,
Becky and John

Wow God Bless you brother!!! We share the same heart in many respects. The Lord led me to lead the story about Joseph of Araiithea who took the body of Jesus and spent a life's savings on the tomb, the ebalmings and the garments, and when the Lord spoke that to me I just wept as He put His love for His own body into my heart. I know that the love you have for His body is not your own but comes from our Lord in Heaven!1 God Bless you brother in this work!!!!

Mar. 15:43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent council member, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.


Mar 15:44 Pilate marveled that He was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him if He had been dead for some time.


Mar 15:45 So when he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.


Mar 15:46 Then he bought fine linen, took Him down, and wrapped Him in the linen. And he laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.


Mar 15:47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary [the mother] of Joses observed where He was laid.

How this man Joseph, which means abundance and fruitfullness, cared so much for the body of our Lord, and most likely gently carried it with his hand under His head, and holding it close to his chest and his heart so that none if it would be harmed, and no bone would be broken or out of joint, but that all would be intact and whole!!! I have imagined this on many occasions and know that this is the very heart of our Father in Heaven! I also know that this contrast the very self-centered kingdom building mentalitly also where many men have ambitiously built their own kingdoms in the name of the Lord, but totally neglecting the beautiful and wonderful and most precious body of our Lord in the process. I am so encouraged to find your profile on this site, and am so encouraged that we have become friends now. God Bless you in this work brother!
Your brother,
Sandor Szabo

I look forward to getting to know you better, and to sharing ideas for promoting New Testament Christianity. I hope you will enjoy my BlogTalkRadio program.

Best,

Steve

Randy,

Just wanted to let you know that I too admire you and appreciate your comments.

As someone who is also working with Jewish and Israeli believers and non-believers, I can tell you it is a whole nother ballgame.

The Torah is part of the identity of the Jewish people and part of their DNA that God gave them.

I believe it is a mistake to try to seperate them from their God-given DNA, and find that it actually makes their faith in Yeshua all the more rich once they come to that regenerating experience and revelation.

Do you know the story of Joseph?

Do you remember that at the end of the story Jospeh removed his Egyptian clothing so his brothers could recognize him after all of Egypt nearly worshiped him....

Yeshua the Jewish Messiah is also revealing himself to his physical brothers, but needs to remove the Gentile clothing we have put on him for 2000 years.

We see this clearly also in Acts 21 where myriads of Jews came to the Lord and "were zealous for the law."

I would again highly reccomend the book by Ray Pritz "Nazarene Jewish Christianity" to understand the difference between Jewish Torah-keeping Christians (Nazarenes) of the first century and the Judaizers (Ebionites) of the first century.

Randy ,

I must agree with you on your comment,It is just better to let it go its creating a whole lot of heat with very little light.

May the lord bless and keep you! Jeromy

The fire has begun in Kenya.
Once again I want to sincerely thank you for standing with us in prayer last week when I requested for the same. I had no idea how our first Simple Church experience would be like. I’m so humbled as I report that your prayer for us was answered. Twenty people had agreed to attend; thirty six came! My living room was filled to capacity, with some standing by the door. I had asked the Holy Spirit to lead and He was so faithful. I bear witness to His almost tangible presence that nostalgic evening. Those two hours! Most of the people present were, like me, born and raised in church, while others gave their lives to Christ in high school or college. Sometimes back they stopped fellowshipping at their respective ‘churches’ because they found not what they were looking for. It’s worse when one is working or in business and gets regular income! Some backslid as others remained in their homes, wounded and confused.
I had asked favor from the Holy Spirit to help me not speak against the established church or going personal on any issue in this very important meeting. The Spirit led us! When we sang “Amazing Grace”, (which to me now is an anthem for sinners) everybody just stood and then knelt. We all wept so bitterly without anyone’s influence but the Holy Ghost Himself. He convicted us without any man’s or woman’s hand. This went on for over 45 minutes. We then held each other’s hands and just prayed for one another! It was so enriching. My goodness, this is what we had been looking for, some of us for so many years! There wasn’t any interruption. After this, Madam Priscah (a colleague) stood and read this scripture-2Cor 11:20-21 “In fact you put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or pushes himself forward or slaps you in the face. To my shame I admit that we were too weak for that.”
This part of scripture came with so much force; the voice so clear, that the Lord had started a movement in this house, that will lead to a Revolution in the body of Christ in Kenya and Africa. We parted ways so lifted up, refreshed and enlightened.
Since schools had closed for the August holidays, I traveled to Kitui via Nairobi on Monday (the following day), on my way to visit my wife, Roseline, who is an accountant and works in the Eastern Province. Tuesday night we had a gathering in Nairobi city. I had phoned informing some friends about the simple church and my intention that we meet at one of my friends’ house. Twenty four people attended, among them two pastors. Unlike the meeting at my house, this had some challenges that I know the Spirit wanted me to be aware of. It almost became a bickering contest and I found myself engulfed in this morass. This group will be meeting Friday nights at a restaurant. I’m worried because I see narrow agenda within the group. This is why I think we need to training. We need to know how to handle simple church, being religious and artistic we are. We’re people that take things to the extreme; wrong things or right things. If the beginning/foundation be right, the right extremes will resound in every corner of this globe. As I prepare to host another meeting tomorrow down here in Kitui town, I’m praying for partnership with other parts of the world- brothers and sisters with experience in the simple church. I want them to come forth and help us.
I read about two young people staying with Jon Dale in the US, to learn and bring us what they’ve got. That’s great. It sounds wonderful coming to the West for training. People in Africa would love that! But I feel it would be more thoughtful if the West came to Africa and met us and talked to us in our homes, villages and cities. The impact would be more profound, am sure! These pioneers would go into annuls of history as people who wrought a new beginning in the body of Christ in Africa. This is what the Lord has put on my mind, and I know it’s the right path.
Jim.