🏠 New Testament House Church Blueprint
Acts 2:46 Model
“They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts.”
- 92% of New Testament churches met in homes
- 3,000 converted at Pentecost (Acts 2:41)
- No church buildings for first 300 years
Business as Ministry Launchpad
“These women were helping to support them out of their own means.” (Luke 8:3)
- Lydia’s business hosted first European church
- Priscilla & Aquila supported apostolic work
- Family businesses became house churches
1st Century House Churches
- Dura-Europos (3rd century, earliest known)
- Insula churches in Roman buildings
- Villa churches like Philemon’s home
“Greet also the church that meets at their house.”
— Romans 16:5
No church buildings found before 240 AD
Average house church size: 15-30 people
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📖 Biblical Mandate for House Churches
Romans 16:5 Pattern
“Greet the church that meets in their house.”
Jesus’ House Church Model
“Where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” (Matthew 18:20)
The Temple vs. House Church Contrast
Old Covenant: Centralized temple worship (1 Kings 8)
New Covenant: Decentralized house churches (Acts 5:42)
Lord’s Supper
“They broke bread from house to house” (Acts 2:46)
Prayer
“All joined together constantly in prayer” (Acts 1:14)
Teaching
“Day after day… they taught in homes” (Acts 5:42)
Fellowship
“All the believers were together” (Acts 2:44)