Originally Posted by Carpenter (Post 453496)

Ask your pastor...

Originally Posted by DanielR (Post 453369)

I feel that that verse is one of the most abused scriptures in the Bible, it is often used to put a guilt trip on people that don't show up every time the doors are open. I don't believe that to mean that at all. If a person makes it a practice not to get together with other believers (church, fellowship or otherwise) then maybe this verse needs to be pulled out, but to use it to say everyone needs to be there every time the doors are open is over the top and an extreeme view the the intent of this verse.

My job dictates that I can't be at church very often, I'm lucky to get to 2 services in a month, more commonly I can only make 1 service a month. Am I forsaking the assembling? I think not. Do folks who miss Church every so often because they take some fun time forsaking the assembling? Again, I think not. I feel that if a person is at least getting together with other Christians on a regular basis (even if it is just a dinner every couple of weeks) and discusses the works and wonders of God, I don't see how that person could be forsaking the assembling because they are in this case even if they are not actually in church. There is a wide range of reasons that some Christian either can't or don't go to church very often, but that doesn't mean that they are forsaking the assembling...although that is often the case with some people.

Originally Posted by DanielR (Post 453381)

I like the afternoon services as well. I n the summer it gives me plenty of time to get back from my saturday night camping trip without being rushed to make it to sunday service.

Originally Posted by Baron1710 (Post 453499)

To me the verse is saying let us encourage one another all the more, not have more church services. I kind of doubt they got together as many times a week as some church have services. I don't have to have an organized service at the church to get together with other Christians to encourage and be encouraged. I don't need to go to church twice on Sunday and once or twice during the week to do what the writer of Hebrews was encouraging.

Originally Posted by rgcraig (Post 453474)

Is that something like high tea? LOL!!!

Glad to see you posting and that all seems to be going well in your life!

Originally Posted by Steve Epley (Post 453488)

Apostle Paul was a control freak and a cult leader when he wrote Heb.10:25.
The position of the Tabernacle was in the center of the camp not in the back forties.
I am glad after 40 years I still am glad when they say unto me.
More church NOT less is what this generation needs.

Originally Posted by Carpenter (Post 452763)

Has a thread already been created on this topic?

It appears that the BIG church in Denver is the only one conducting Sunday night services anymore. The two other UPC churches of note in the city have cancelled theirs.

I wonder why?

I only know because I have driven by them on my way home, etc. on Sunday nights and their doors are darkened.

This includes the controversial Brother Gordon's Lovingway "Jews killed Jesus" United Pentecostal Church...

I wonder if cancelling church on Sunday night is a rally-cry-sort of...thing, or is it a white flag?

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Originally Posted by deltaguitar (Post 453621)

I remember a few years ago that Sunday night was the service to be at. Sunday morning was just bible teaching and a few songs. We used to only invite folks to Sunday night service. I am not sure what changed but folks just didn't show up as much and the emphasis on Sunday night changed.

Originally Posted by Neckstadt (Post 453616)

The large UPC church here is town has Sunday night service.

The church runs 1000 and on sunday night maybe 250.

The independant church I attend has Sunday night only a few times a year during special services.

Sunday night is a way of the past...

To me it used to be the best service of the week.

Originally Posted by Neckstadt (Post 453616)

The large UPC church here is town has Sunday night service.

The church runs 1000 and on sunday night maybe 250.

The independant church I attend has Sunday night only a few times a year during special services.

Sunday night is a way of the past...

To me it used to be the best service of the week.