First Church of Jerusalem
Welcome to the love, life, and joy of the first Christian family
First Church of Jerusalem
Welcome to the love, life, and joy of the first Christian family
Welcome
Welcome to the First Church of Jerusalem, which was established by the Lord Jesus Christ in around A.D.30,
and is the genesis of the whole Christian Church.
We hope that you will love our site and visit us whenever you can.
Be blessed abundantly and to overflowing,
in Jesus' Name,
Amen!
Church at Home
The first church met mostly in homes, and for over three centuries it flourished in this form, its influence spreading to all the known world, and the number of its converts growing exponentially. One of the consequences of the COVID crisis has been a return to the primacy of small Christian groups meeting in homes, as well as an increase in online worship and fellowship.
To support all those who desire to worship along the lines of the first church, whether in their homes or designated church buildings, we have published a first century service book! And we hope that this short guide to breaking bread at home will greatly encourage and strengthen believers through sharing in communion together as families and friends, as well as through taking communion daily as part of their personal devotions.
The Breaking of Bread instituted by the Lord Jesus Christ at the Last Supper is the shared heritage of all Christian believers. This book contains a reconstruction of the Breaking of Bread service as celebrated by the first Christian church at Jerusalem. In this simple act the first believers remembered with great joy the triumph of the Cross, celebrating their deliverance from the penalty and power of sin, their restoration to relationship with God, and their receipt of life eternal.
As at the beginning, this first Thanksgiving may be celebrated in any Christian home by families, friends, or individuals, as part of their daily walk with Jesus. Click on this link, or the image below, to order. May this resource bless you richly at this time!
"Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed.
He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in Him."
Jesus Christ
Presence of God
Everyone who puts their faith in Christ as their Saviour is immediately restored into relationship with God. From this moment on they can walk and talk with Him. Therefore we encourage every believer to start each day with a time of listening to God, and to talk with Him as often as they can throughout the day. This involves practising the presence of God. He is with us, and if we seek Him we will find Him. Jesus said, "My sheep hear My voice." If we are wise, we will seek to keep our eyes and ears on Him each day, and with practise we will learn to consistently walk and talk with Him.
No Christian believer should be satisfied without the experience of an ongoing communion and communication with God, yet many today are without it. This is a great tragedy, as the restoration of relationship with God through atonement for sin was the purpose of the Cross. If you are not enjoying a daily conversation with Jesus, it is time to put that right by practising the presence of God. Don't delay but start now. Stop and be still, picturing the Lord with you (as He surely is!). Listen to what He says to you. Take a notebook and write it down, for His words are the most important ones you will ever hear. Do this each day.
To help you in this, we have produced a book called 'The Way of Heaven'. This book will give you clear Biblical guidance on walking with God day by day, and by so doing you will not only live your very best life now, but you will live it super abundantly for the glory of God!
Click on this link, or the image below, to order. It's time to live Heaven's way!
"When You said, 'Seek My face,' my heart said to You, 'Your face, Lord, I will seek."
King David
Mental Health
Given the accelerating rate of socio-economic-environmental changes, mental health has never been a more acute concern than it is today. In many cases, traditional support systems have been undermined or supplanted by less adequate substitutes, resulting in hitherto unknown levels of isolation, alienation, meaninglessness, anxiety, depression and suicide.
How do we build and maintain mental health in the face of today's threats? 'Maximised Mindpower' was written as a guide to achieving and enjoying the highest levels of psychological wellbeing. Unlike some books that claim to offer a path to wholeness, 'Maximised Mindpower' is readable, practical, comprehensive, and covers all dimensions of personality, including the spiritual, which is often omitted or inadequately addressed.
With the help of The Eternal, self-mastery is attainable by all. Click on this link, or the image below, to order your copy today.
"You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.
Trust in the LORD forever, for in YAH, the LORD, is everlasting strength."
The Prophet Isaiah
Daily Wisdom
In a busy life it can be difficult to start the day as we would like. Pressures of time weigh upon us and it's easy to lose out on the things that keep us bright and energised. That's where 'Today' comes in. 'Today' will give you the inspirational uplift you need to enter a new day. The living thoughts it contains take only seconds to read, and there's one for every single day of the year. If you have more time, there are also readings from the Holy Bible, and if you wish, you can even read the whole Bible in one year.
We believe that 'Today' is unique amongst devotionals, in that it draws extensively on life-changing spiritual, theological and psychological insights, presenting these in a conversational style that is a pleasure to read. Click on this link, or the image below, to order your copy. There's only one 'today', and that's the day we're in. Brighten your days!
"This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope. Through the LORD'S mercies we are not consumed,because His compassions do not fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!"
The Prophet Jeremiah
Photo Iconography
For many believers, icons depicting Christian themes and events are the most precious artworks that we have, and as their name implies, visual doorways to the most blessed Heavenly and spiritual realities. Strict rules prescribe their construction, that they may faithfully reflect the great truths that God in His mercy has revealed to us.
The idea that all creation is iconographic, a holy doorway through which we may experience and enjoy the glory of God, revolutionises our perception of reality. From the falling of the leaf to the rising of the sun, we are surrounded by windows on the eternal, and like the poet William Blake, we may see a world in a grain of sand and a heaven in a wild flower.
Learning to see life in this way can be stimulated by iconic words and images. 'Looking on Glass' is a book of this kind, a book of reflective words and photographs, a photo-book containing images of sea and sky, through which the soul may gaze into hidden realms of truth and beauty. Let us not be content to look merely upon the outward nature of things, but inspired by the life-giving Holy Spirit, let us look beyond. For as the great hymn writer George Herbert says, "A man that looks on glass, on it may stay his eye; or if he pleaseth, through it pass, and then the heav'n espy."
Click on this link, or the image below, to order.
"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the skies proclaim the work of His hands."
King David
