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Originally Posted by Chan
Oh, yes, if things aren't being done the way we were raised, they're wrong!
I'm not sure whether such comparison is a good thing or a bad thing but if some other church is doing something that works, what's wrong with the pastor getting permission from the Holy Ghost to do it in his church?
That's because you're stuck in tradition, in routine.
Well, excuse us for distracting you! Maybe by feeding these children (who might not otherwise get breakfast), your pastor is doing a good work that may serve as a testimony to the community that "this is a church that really cares."
Why is this a problem? What did Jesus say to the disciples when they objected to all those children being brought to him?
So, why do you have a problem with this?
Why were some of the adults clapping? Shouldn't THEY have known this was "very serious and not something to be clapped for"? I don't know exactly what you mean when you say he admonished them for clapping but I suspect that what he did wasn't as out of proportion as you make it seem.
Yes, and what about all the children who were present when Jesus preached the sermon on the mount? How long were they sitting there? I don't doubt that someone should be keeping track of the children and not let them wander all over the place. Well, well, it looks like you just might have something to talk to your pastor about instead of sitting there on your blessed assurance waiting for him to come to you as if you are soooooo far superior to him.
So, instead of leaving the church, DO SOMETHING! Go talk to your pastor. Talk to the elders. It's amazing how well actually talking to people works. Jesus commanded us that if we have something against someone, we're to GO TO THAT PERSON and talk to him about it.
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Chan, I will only respond to say that you read more into my posts than I wrote and you have no clue what I'm even talking about.
For instance, the kids coming up late into service after eating breakfast isn't the problem, it's the lack of direction that leads to wandering all over the sanctuary, going in and out looking for their friends, running up and down the aisle, things like that. When I was a kid in church, we had adults who would take the initiative to help us out and control us in some way. Also, keep in mind that this is a very small church. The smallest happening can be distracting where in a large church nobody would notice.