Month: August 2019

A convergence is when two or more things flow together and become one.

In Acts 2 we see Jewish people from many parts of the world gathering together and celebrating at the Lords table. Later after the Gentiles became part of the church we see many cultures flowing together surrendering to the Lord Jesus and celebrating at the communion table. We live in a time when Christians are separated by their denominations, complicated doctrines, and practices. We can set these things aside and follow the pattern of the New Testament church and converge around the Lords table celebrating Jesus together in Communion. We are called to the apostles doctrine which as Paul said Is centered around Jesus Christ him crucified and of course risen from the dead. It wasn’t complicated, The brethren simply rejoiced in the Hope of the resurrection, loved Jesus, and because he had made them one in him loved one another.

We believe there is a call from the Lord to flow together in our neighborhoods and gather together celebrating the simple Gospel. This is not to take away from the larger Sunday gatherings or from the local churches but to build up one another so we can grow up together and be used of God more effectively in these last days.

The main purpose of this website is to facilitate this one to another ministry. If you would like to find a communion gathering near you, would like our help in facilitating the beginning of one, or are gathering with others in this way and would like to help us encourage this type of one to another ministry please contact us at info@communiongatherings.com

Communion gatherings from Jerusalem to Corinth and beyond.

After the resurrection of Jesus and his Ascension the disciples gathered in the upper room in Jerusalem, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, and the church was born. Immediately, without advertisement or Internet, believers began to gather in one another’s homes, talking about the wonderful works of Jesus and what was being preached by the apostles concerning who he was, his resurrection, and what that meant to them. They celebrated together ministering to one another and it appears that they broke bread and had communion together. It was like a new Passover, a new covenant not focused on the deliverance of the first born from the angel of death through applying the blood of a lamb applied to the doorpost but one of applying the blood of the lamb of God, Jesus, to God’s firstborn Adam and his seed. This new celebration over what Jesus did for us on the cross was not one that happened once a year but it was celebrated daily in homes throughout the city. As thousands were saved, there would be larger gatherings at Solomons porch but the main stay of the church was their gathering together in one another’s homes.

Going fast forward we look at first Corinthian’s chapter 10 and 11. There probably are no cities more different from each other than Jerusalem and Corinth. Jerusalem was the center Of Jewish religious life, people came from all over to celebrate their religion. Corinth on the other hand was In many ways the center of The pagan world. It was famous for it’s trade, luxury, and prostitution. Yet in both cities you see those that have called on the Lord and are walking with Jesus gathering together in one another’s homes and breaking bread together. Communion was central to their gatherings. Both in the face of a religious spirit and in the face great debauchery Believers were celebrating the Crucifixion of Christ and the power of his resurrection.

We’ve come a long way from that experience. We now have large churches where people gather together often without much relationship, we have big rallies, and have communion as a religious celebration in larger meetings. I believe that the Lord is calling for his people to converge around his table in one another’s homes in every city and every day. Gatherings where people come together and minister one to another and celebrate in the Lord Jesus, taking communion together as the family of God.

Communion – The Greek word is koinonia it’s used many times in the New Testament to focus on many things including the The communion table. It means to fellowship in a broad sense. To give and to share together in physical, spiritual, and intellectual things.

Gathering – The Greek word gathering we are using here is is ep-ee-soon-ag-o-gay’ it means a complete collection and it is only found in two places in the New Testament.

2nd Thessalonians 2:1-2 “Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.”
Hebrews 10:24-25 “And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”

In both of these verses you get a sense of coming together around Jesus. In Second Thessalonians we see the complete gathering of all the saints. Where as the Hebrews text shows the meaning of a complete unit ministering one to another in love. The size of the unit may vary but it’s complete, focusing on Jesus with many different parts working together. Like a car coming off of an assembly line it is one unit with all the parts working and in place for the use of the driver.

The Greek word gathering we are using here is is ep-ee-soon-ag-o-gay’ it means a complete collection and it is only found in two places in the New Testament.

2nd Thessalonians 2:1-2 “Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.”

Hebrews 10:24-25 “And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”