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OIKOS Relationships
Posted by Lev/Christopher on November 26, 2009 at 7:02am
in Evangelism
Look up each of these scriptures passages:
After Yah'shua healed the demon possessed man he said: "Go home to your friends and tell them what wonderful thing God has done." Mark 5:19 (16 IV)
Yah'shua to Zacchaeus: "Today salvation has come to this house [Gk: oikos]." Luke 19:9
After Yah'shua healed the son of a royal official, "he and all his household [Gk: oikia] believed." John 4:53 (55 IV)
Levi invited fellow tax collectors to dinner and many believed. Mark 2:14-15 (11-12 IV)
Andrew brought his brother Peter to Christ and Phillip brought his friend Nathaniel.
John 1:40-41, 45
Cornelius feared Yahweh "with all his house [Gk: oikos]." He brought together his relatives and close friends and all responded. Acts 10:1-2, 24, 44
Lydia and "her household [Gk: oikos]" were baptized. Acts 16:14-15
Paul and Silas to the jailor: "Believe in the Master Yah'shua, and you will be saved, you and your household [Gk: oikos]." They all came to believe. Acts 16:30-34
The Greek word oikos which appears in some form in most of these scriptures passages is translated house or household, bu the word oikos refers to a wider group of person that we mean today by the word household. It includes family, friends, associates at work, and other people we frequently associate with. The church in the first century grew because early Christians shared with people that belonged to their "oikos". The church has always grown best when Christians share with family, friends, and associates.
WHY PEOPLE COME TO CHURCH
(Research by the Institute for American church Growth)
Special Need 1-2 %
Walk-in 2-3%
Pastor 5-6%
Visitation 1-2%
Sunday School 4-5%
Crusade ½%
Church Program 2-3%
Friend/relative 75-90%
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