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A little church can better...		A little church can better avoid...
Experience the real Presence of Jesus through answered prayers, the Lord's Table, testimonials, forgiven sins, the filling of the Holy Spirit.		Boring church 'services'. Gather in little churches where everyone can see and speak with one another, making everyone welcome and showing kindness.
Benefit from each other's spiritual gifts by having every believer serve others. Some gifts help folk to speak messages from God, others help them serve each other practically.		Religious discrimination. Folk from any ethnic and religious background can worship Jesus in new little churches. Your friends, family and neighbours can come without fear.
Find unconditional love in an intimate community by serving, teaching, helping, counselling, encouraging each other.		Passively watching and listening. Everyone can participate actively in a little church, if they wish.
Transform character and create hope in yourselves by helping each other repent when wrong, forgive when wronged, pray for each other, teach one another from the New Testament.		Irrelevant religious leaders and sermons. Leaders of little churches are our own friends. We can talk freely about anything that we find helpful and interesting.
Claim authority over darkness and temptation by praying to God in Jesus' name and resisting together Satan's lies and temptations.		Expensive buildings, equipment and employees. New little churches do not cost any money, so we can use our funds to help the poor and needy.
Make the promises of God come true by agreeing with one another when praying to God in faith. Praying privately in big churches does not see the same results.		Baseless and outdated theological controversy. In little churches, we learn Jesus' teachings and follow the New Testament without disputes.
Tap into supernatural power by obeying Jesus' commandments in the same way that the first followers did.		Our doubts about the truth and reality of it all. Experiencing the things Jesus taught about gives us a firm hope.
Maintain your cultural identify and values while serving Jesus together.		Foreign identity and culturally-offensive worship practices.
Hide from hostile political and religous authorities by staying small, employing low-profile methods, moving location often, and staying within your culture.		Unnecessary visiblility. Jesus said that you should flee persecution, if you can. Avoid loud, out-of-doors activities, and put up no adverts and public signs.
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