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The Holy Spirit was not poured out on the people of Jesus at the temple, nor in a synagogue.

He met them in a home (Acts 2:1-4). When He was poured out again on a gathering of the people of Jesus, including a refreshing for some of the 120 just mentioned, He met them in a home (Acts 4:18-31). When He was poured out on a gathering of God-fearing gentiles, it was at the home of Centurion Cornelius (Acts 10:22-48).

When Paul went from town to town in what is now Turkey and Greece and Macedonia, he began in synagogues, inviting godly Jews and God-fearing gentiles to believe in Messiah. In each place, though, after a few weeks, Paul and his new followers were thrown out of the synagogue, and began meeting in homes (18:4-8). In Acts 19 (8-10), Luke wrote that Paul started in the synagogue in Corinth, but when he saw the inevitable expulsion was about to happen, he left voluntarily, and rented a lecture hall, where he held public debates instead of the private debates the synagogue environment had afforded. He lectured and debated publicly there for two years. During this time, it is clear from Paul’s letters to the congregations at Corinth, the people of Jesus met in homes for fellowship and mutual manifestations of the ministry of the Spirit to each other.

My suggestion after observing all this information is that we should not be thinking that we have improved on gathering methods by following Constantine’s influence: moving out of homes into Greek styled temples watching the performance of Greek styled priests. If we are receiving some benefit of gathering in the lecture halls, we still need the life and the opportunity to grow in our own abilities to manifest the Spirit that can not be found in pews and prayer lines, but only in circles where everyone is on the front row.

If no one else’s home is available, maybe some people could meet in yours? It’s less complicated to host than a birthday party.