Fellowship is a word most seldom heard in many black churches. Membership, on the other hand, is what many churches strive to increase. What good is a large membership if true fellowship is lacking? I find it amazing, you could miss a month of Sundays and when you show up, those greeting you say how much they missed you and they were thinking about you. It seems those who missed you so dearly, could not pick up the phone to check on you and the pastor seemingly has no time for one sheep who strays from their flock. I remember the days when fellowship at the local church was a real place to connect and get encouraged in the faith. Read more on Going back to church, what I’m not looking forward to….
Originally posted 2011-12-11 13:08:39. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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You don’t have to be a great orator, have a PHD or hail from a well known theological seminary, you simply need to know what it is that you believe(why would help also). According to 1 Peter 3:15, we should be ready to give every man an answer that’s will ask you the reason of the hope that you have. What is it you can answer? I believe that anyone can answer intelligently as to why they believe, what they believe; if by reading this you find that you can not give an answer, call this your first assignment. Read more on How to: Defend your faith…
Originally posted 2010-08-06 11:22:39. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
Light is what God is. God is also life. God is also love. These are not just attributes of God, but who He is. This may be difficult for us to understand but the Word of God says this is so. When God reveals Himself, its always in light, life, and love. When you experience God’s presence, its always uplifting, always edifying always full of light, it’s never the opposite. If your experience with God is not edifying, or uplifting, or is not full of light and comfort, then you haven’t experienced true fellowship with the Father. Mark E. Baker
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Originally posted 2010-03-04 22:40:54. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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How can the church (the people) belong to the pastor and The people (the church) belong to God also? Can you really have it both ways? Remember the question and the title, it will come up again.
While reading an article from a national churches web site (The Mother Boards Forum), there were many things written that had me scratching my head. Tradition can be beneficial in teaching how things were done or maybe how things should be done. Tradition can also be a dangerous thing in the life of a believer and in the church, for instance; when times and methods change, tradition will keep you out dated and out of touch with the reality that things have really changed. Many people in the church will listen to the things said by the leadership, if they have questions, they won’t ask, they just follow. I don’t understand how this equates to obedience when you do something that your gut tells you is questionable.
This is what I mean, in the forum about church mothers (reference is below), it states that and I quote: “She (the church mother) is to a pastor in the local church what a wife is to her husband at home.” WHAT! Should not the person writing this article add more clarity?
No, my mind is not in the gutter, anyone having been in the church for some time will realize their are some traditions that simply will not fly in this day and time. If I travel to another church for an engagement, my wife is coming along as my companion and my help. I know the writer did not mean this literally, but figuratively is not good either. I realize that the wife is a “helpmate” to her husband (also her pastor) at home, but she is more things than a helpmate to her husband (if the marriage is to last). Why can’t the wife of the Pastor help him in the church if she is truly his helpmate?
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Find out what is wrong with this statement: Its the pastors church, but the Lords people.
Originally posted 2010-02-09 22:57:37. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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