House Church Talk - Prayer needed

[Robert L. Moseley]

Liz We will be honored to lift up your need before the Lord and then wait
expectantly for the Lord's answer.

After being on HCTalk for some 8 or 9 years now my wife and I find ourselves
without a church to attend because of some serious doctrinal differences
with the interim leadership (in-between 'Pastors' that is).  We left two
weeks ago and are still without any place to fellowship.  We attended a 2
1/2 day conference in Austin, TX this last weekend and had a very fruitful
time fellowshipping with the Dale family in Austin.  We are working on
getting a house church started in our area if possible.  As far as we have
been able to tell there are no house churchers in the area...Canyon Lake
area of Texas and the New Braunfels area seems to be devoid of such
ministries.  You might pray for and with us for both of our desires.

Robert Moseley, in the hills of Texas just below the dam at Canyon Lake.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Liz Smith" <liz.smith at earthlink.net>
To: <House Church Talk  at housechurch.org>
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:46 PM
Subject: House Church Talk -  Prayer needed


> My husband and I just need some prayer from fellow Christians.  He was in
> a staff position at a young, but growing fast, church, which claimed to be
> non-denominational, but I have never heard so many jabs at other
> denominations.  Anyway, he stepped down after praying alot about it
> because he was asked to spend too much time at church and not enough with
> family.  The church, with it's new building and so many programs, had many
> needs and was to come first.  My husband felt God telling him that wasn't
> what serving Him was about.
>
> Anyway, since then we have been persecuted by the pastor and staff there,
> and gossipped and lied about by them.  We had left quietly, not contacting
> others from the church (the pastor considered that gossip if we did, even
> though we had done no wrong).  We have been looking into home church and
> feel led that this is the way it should be...and now my husband is
> convinced.  It seems when men and women get that power that comes from
> leadership positions at church, Satan just grabs a hold of them. The
> paranoia at that church is astounding and the "sheep" are "protected" like
> they can't think for themselves -- it's almost cultish.
>
> We have contacted several house churches in our area but no response, and
> we have friends that are also being led to house church, so we may start
> something up.  But please just pray for us as we do this.  It is such a
> shame that we have been treated this way by fellow "Christians" -- I would
> expect it from unbelievers.  My husband said he read on a house church
> forum somewhere that we would be persecuted by others if we ventured out
> on this, and it seems to be true.
>
> In His Grace,
> Liz Smith
> NC
>
> -- 
> The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are
> safe.  Proverbs 18:10
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