House Church Talk - Good good to 9 generations

[David Anderson]

    HI all,

Some, as myself, are interested in house churches as a means of passing 
on the torch to the next generations. Legacy building, of sorts.

Below is just a portion of an article which you might enjoy. As you are 
aware, Hudson Taylor was one of the early Missionaries in China.

    David Anderson

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 by James Hudson Taylor III

The record of God's grace in our family goes back nine generations. Over 
these years in the Lord's service, we have learned many lessons: the 
influence of decisions, the power of prayer, the importance of 
experiencing God's faithfulness in preparation for service, the 
importance of getting one's priorities right, and the privilege of 
partnership in service.

Decisions

The first James Taylor (1749-1795), a contemporary of John Wesley, lived 
in Barnsley, in the north of England. He wasn't a Christian, and couldn't 
have cared less about spiritual things, except perhaps in one sense. 
Whenever Wesley or one of his circuit riders came to town, James Taylor 
would be there, pockets bulging with rotten eggs or tomatoes, determined 
to disrupt the meeting.

But one day as the young stonemason stood on the outskirts of the 
gathering crowd to listen to a circuit rider, the word of the Lord struck 
home: 'But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.' (Joshua 
24:15) I don't know whether he threw any eggs that day, but I do know an 
arrow from God`s word had hit its mark.

Soon came his wedding day. It was 1 February 1776. Early that morning 
James slipped out into the fields away from the house to give careful 
thought to the occasion. As he pondered the step he was about to take, 
the words of Joshua 24:15 flashed into his mind. He thought, I don`t care 
to think about that. I want to think about my bride, Betty, and about 
today's big event. "But as for me and my house...we will serve the Lord." 
The words echoed on.

more at: http://www.omf.org/content.asp?id=10035