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Originally Posted by Esaias
Well, the history is pretty much clear . . .
I don't think the breaking bread daily house to house was "everybody having church every day" but is simply saying every day there were believers hanging out together and sharing meals, to emphasise the community they shared. The Judeans also had a history of communal groups (Qumran, etc) so that seems more of a local cultural practice in Jerusalem (not that a principle of community shouldn't be derived from their example, though).
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Teaching and preaching daily sounds like church services to me.
I am sure as observant Jews that they continued to keep the Sabbath as a day to cease from work (with Jesus making exceptions to do well on the Sabbath),
but neither Jesus or the disciples restricted preaching and teaching to the Sabbath only.
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Luke 21
37 And every day he was teaching in the temple, but at night he went out and lodged on the mount called Olivet.
38 And early in the morning all the people came to him in the temple to hear him.
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Acts 5:42
And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
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