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Recent Questions Could you explain to me how the church runs and how the services run without a pastor or some such leader. I'm curious as to how you prevent meetings from bogging down in discussion and how you determine who is "the most spiritual". What are the main frustrations to having a practical church life where each member can contribute their portion of Christ? Questions on the proper practice of the church What marks identify a proper practice of the church? What is your burden for the church in London? How do you feel the Lord is leading you at the present time? What characterizes your meetings? Do you have any suggestions how we can keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace (Eph.4:3) which God has already established among His people in our community? The way you encourage the saints to preach the gospel of spirit and life does not even mention sin. How can someone be saved without repenting of his sins? What are the distinctive characteristics of the church in London? In what way do you feel the Lord is presently leading you? How can you equip younger and weaker saints to be able to bear fruit and raise up churches? Why is the portion of the young serving ones not honored? How will they grow and develop without a field of labor? Someone shared in the meetings, “God helps those who help themselves.” Where does it say this in the Bible?

Previous Questions What is your response for God's call to ecumenism? How do you worship God? What kind of leadership does the church in London have? How are elders appointed? How do you keep elders accountable to the body of the church in London and to each other? Is there a general overseer or person responsible for keeping the churches of the various cities in order; making sure they are on track like Paul did in the New Testament? If not, how do you make sure no corruption comes in? Who is a "caretaker" for your church? What is your attitude or belief about other denominational and non-denominational churches? Do the churches of the cities (e.g. London), connect at all with other denominations or do you mostly stick to yourselves and other churches of certain cities who have the same practices as you? What do you do to unite believers in your church? Is there a time for fellowship at or after church? What are your outreaches to unsaved people? What is your main idea about this? What is your belief about prayer in your church? Do you ever have time to pray corporately together (at church or another location)? Do you ever lift up particular people in prayer in your church during the meetings? What is the Recovery Version of the Bible that you use? Who translated it and when? I haven't heard of it before now. Do you sense the presence of the Holy Spirit in your meetings, and if so, what's it like for you (experience)? Do you have any information that would go into detail about God's creation of man and his SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP with us? (Part 1: What was God's intention in creating man?) (Part 2: How did God create man?) (Part 3: Giving man a real choice) (Part 4: What is special about God's relationship with man?) Why does God allow evil men to do evil deeds like the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center? How do you stand on the 5 fold ministry as described in Ephesians 4:11? Where do you stand on the women issue with regards to functioning in the Body of Christ? When do you meet on Sunday and would I be welcome to come? Can a saved believer lose his reward? How? What are some common misunderstandings concerning the nature of Christian oneness? What does it mean to keep Christian oneness? If God desires to build up the church on earth, why does He allow Satan to attack it so much? What is your experience of keeping Christian oneness? Can a young brother and sister be just friends? Is the church in London a "rebel" church? How can I make my house a house that serves the Lord? What are we to do when certain things in the recovery bother us? I don't understand why many saints have left the recovery or why the focus has shifted from Christ to the ministry. Is there a difference between the "ground of oneness" and the "ground of locality"?