Sometimes I think.....
 

Sometimes I think the charismatics can out-worship us on any day. When I watch random Hillsong, Citipointe, Lakewood, or even black gospel choir video's on Youtube, then I watch an Apostolic Choir and band or soloist sing....it doesn't even compare. Why does it seem like there worship is much more sincere than ours? I think that our natural apostolic judgmental spirit might have something to do with it.

What are your thoughts.....?!?!?!?! No pun intended...

BTW...I am always a little hesitant before I post a new thread! lol...it took me a couple of minutes to finally press the 'Submit New Thread' button. haha

Re: Sometimes I think.....
 

I'd answer that soon as I figure out where the pun is at.

Re: Sometimes I think.....
 

Nah...there are sincere people and charlatans on both sides of the aisle. Does this look sincere to you?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQTjYWKwGl8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPrVgG5EltY

Really? :blink

Re: Sometimes I think.....
 

I don't think it is always less sincere just because it isn't as emotionally driven. I am a very closed person and don't always show my feelings- it doesn't mean I am not feeling it just like the person next to me. I have never been one to run the aisles or shout "amen!" in church, it's just who I am.

Those "boring" churches are probably just as sincere they just show it in different ways.

Re: Sometimes I think.....
 

Me thinks that the issue is that many/most of the UPC/ALJC churches are whatever try to be so anti-charismatic and when they do that they tend to avoid the dancy type of worship and vibe. But we tend to not stop driving the nicest cars and wear nice cuff links in our french or double cuff shirts as the english call them. Just saying.

Re: Sometimes I think.....
 

Looks like something....

Re: Sometimes I think.....
 

Still can't find the pun. May take all night, so I shall move on. Bratt is right, as usual. Real and fake on both sides.. Here's my take on this: many apostolics feel pressure to "worship" and may look less sincere because they are putting on a show. The otherside may look more sincere, and very well may be sincere- without the pressure to perform, you see what's in the heart manifest. Just my thoughts. Are you "looking" at the otherside, mister Kiedis?

Re: Sometimes I think.....
 

Remember that one person's "pun" is another person's "huh"

Re: Sometimes I think.....
 

Well I do know what you are asking but.... both "worship" and sincerity are easily faked my some mens standards. So I will just say I don't know.

Worship is primarily an inner man man thing that is free of pretension because God himself judges it. Spirit & Truth.

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Wow, you have stumbled onto a GREAT subject, here. I, for one, am HIGHLY concerned who worships God the best. I propose a worship competition in which various demographics will be nominated. They would then each meet in a large church somewhere and each group would get ten minutes to see who can impress God the most.

A panel of judges could decide the winner. The panel could have former renowned worshipers, kinda like the NBA dunk contest where Dr. J and Dominique Wilkins are judges. Maybe I could be one of the judges since I used to be a worshiper. I'm not a worshiper any longer, you know, since I've left pentecostalism and prefer to follow the biblical mandates of worshiping God with my actions and life rather than meaningless noise that only gets the attention of people and not God and has people leaving a church service talking about everything except Jesus....but since you people think this stuff is important, just have a contest and see who wins.