Submitted by the Reiswigs and their new church family in Aurora:

Mario and I have been meeting once or twice a week for the past four months.  He’s a Peruvian with a strong work ethic and his first child on the way.  Mario is a young believer and is soaking up everything I can teach him about Jesus and this Kingdom way of life.

Unfortunately, Mario blew out his knee playing soccer and had to get knee surgery.  Read the rest of this entry »

Shared by our wonderful brother Jason Gillis in north Denver:

A highly significant event happened in my life recently, and I am thrilled to share it with you… About 3 months ago, Jesus reached out in love and grace and saved my life.  Read the rest of this entry »

Our church network of 4 churches gathered at Confluence Park in Denver today for a baptism. We sang, we dunked, we ate!

One of my favorite things about house church is our “old school” baptisms. Like the church in Acts, we purposefully gather in a public place to declare a rebirth. It’s a lot more fun than a kiddie pool at the front of a sanctuary! Read the rest of this entry »

In this video, John White discusses how “ask the Lord of the harvest…to send out workers” became a prayer around which house church leaders united. The results? Well have a listen!

There is a group of leaders from house church networks around Colorado that meet monthly. It seemed good to us and to the Holy Spirit to begin to capture the stories of God’s hand at work. We would love to hear your feedback about these videos, or click “Contact Us” to tell us about stories we should get on tape!

8 The Lord is merciful and compassionate,
slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
9 The Lord is good to everyone.
He showers compassion on all his creation. Read the rest of this entry »

Today at our gathering we took time to recount and remember all God has done in and through us this past year.  I was blessed to hear stories of provision, protection and guidance.  Two people were miraculously not seriously injured Read the rest of this entry »

This Sunday our Ancient Paths Church network gathered for an early Thanksgiving dinner. It was like a little slice of heaven with people of every age, race, and economic status gathered together. We prayed, laughed, and celebrated God’s work in our midst. Read the rest of this entry »

Shared by Roger Therman in Denver…

This is a poignant, stirring, illustrated 6-minute video-report from our friend, Dawson, a house church planter in Kenya .  

I think you will be encouraged (even surprised) by it. (Click on picture below!)

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—he will be blessed in what he does. James 1:22-25

Except for perhaps Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, looking in the mirror can be a bit unpleasant. Too many gray hairs or not enough hair, too many pounds or not enough muscles…a mirror is unbiased and unyielding.

Over the past couple of weeks, I have had the…well…privilege of having my simple church be an excellent mirror for the condition of my soul. I cannot say it has been entirely pleasant, as it revealed to me some beliefs and behaviors. However, knowing is…as they say…half the battle. I already feel God’s hand at work within me to heal and redeem these rogue areas of my life.

I do not believe these particular areas would have been so precisely revealed in what 21st century Americans consider “church.” I would venture to say that you are in good standing in most American churches if you are able to hold it together for an hour every Sunday morning and the occasional youth car wash or nursing home visit. This is a far cry from the controversial life alteration Jesus called each of His followers to.

In the past two weeks, our church network has been spending time together in our glorious mountains. People from our different house churches have met up for a picnic, hiking, camping, and just plain being together. It is this extended time together when the defenses come down and we are revealed for who we truly are.

I am blessed to have a community, an ekklesia, a church who helps serve as an incarnation of God’s word. They are God’s mirror to my soul.

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