|
Tab Menu 1
| Fellowship Hall The place to go for Fellowship & Fun! |
 |
|
06-17-2013, 06:52 PM
|
|
Registered Member
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: East Texas
Posts: 2,065
|
|
|
Re: Alienated Church: Father's and Mother's day
This thread sounds like a bunch of ole sourpusses.
|
06-17-2013, 08:00 PM
|
 |
Go Dodgers!
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 45,794
|
|
|
Re: Alienated Church: Father's and Mother's day
Quote:
Originally Posted by Whole Hearted
This thread sounds like a bunch of ole sourpusses.
|
That's the spirit 
__________________
Let it be understood that Apostolic Friends Forum is an Apostolic Forum.
Apostolic is defined on AFF as:
- There is One God. This one God reveals Himself distinctly as Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
- The Son is God himself in a human form or "God manifested in the flesh" (1Tim 3:16)
- Every sinner must repent of their sins.
- That Jesus name baptism is the only biblical mode of water baptism.
- That the Holy Ghost is for today and is received by faith with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues.
- The saint will go on to strive to live a holy life, pleasing to God.
|
06-17-2013, 10:03 PM
|
|
Registered Member
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 7,617
|
|
|
Re: Alienated Church: Father's and Mother's day
Quote:
Originally Posted by Barb
What do you consider a "regular service?"
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Praxeas
Preaching and altar call, testimonies etc...what you probably usually have
|
I'm not trying to pick at you or belabor this point, but the question arises...
Does the lack of any of these things mean we haven't had a regular service?
|
06-17-2013, 10:28 PM
|
|
Go Dodgers!
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 45,794
|
|
|
Re: Alienated Church: Father's and Mother's day
Quote:
Originally Posted by Barb
I'm not trying to pick at you or belabor this point, but the question arises...
Does the lack of any of these things mean we haven't had a regular service?
|
Possibly. I mean from what I read a church meeting is about worshiping God, His word, prayer and ministering to various needs of the and sinners. Thats the goal.
Clearly you can see the difference between programs and a servics right?
Is a Christmas banquet a church service? A birthday party for the Pastor!
I don't believe so, not a regular one or beyond regular. Regular means usual or common. What we normally do
But the point is that we can have our programs AND have a message instead of just a slide show, gifts for fathers etc etc...
Or have their programs and hope the visitors come back next time to hear the word and not trash (as in this thread) those that feel alienated.
__________________
Let it be understood that Apostolic Friends Forum is an Apostolic Forum.
Apostolic is defined on AFF as:
- There is One God. This one God reveals Himself distinctly as Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
- The Son is God himself in a human form or "God manifested in the flesh" (1Tim 3:16)
- Every sinner must repent of their sins.
- That Jesus name baptism is the only biblical mode of water baptism.
- That the Holy Ghost is for today and is received by faith with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues.
- The saint will go on to strive to live a holy life, pleasing to God.
|
06-18-2013, 08:49 AM
|
|
Registered Member
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 7,617
|
|
|
Re: Alienated Church: Father's and Mother's day
Quote:
Originally Posted by Praxeas
Possibly. I mean from what I read a church meeting is about worshiping God, His word, prayer and ministering to various needs of the and sinners. Thats the goal.
Clearly you can see the difference between programs and a servics right?
Is a Christmas banquet a church service? A birthday party for the Pastor!
I don't believe so, not a regular one or beyond regular. Regular means usual or common. What we normally do
But the point is that we can have our programs AND have a message instead of just a slide show, gifts for fathers etc etc...
Or have their programs and hope the visitors come back next time to hear the word and not trash (as in this thread) those that feel alienated.
|
The older I get, the more I am understanding that the Word can be heard not just in preaching or teaching, and it is all necessary, but can also be found in a song or a spoken word of love.
I know I have felt the essence of the Word in the kindness and love shown...
And I do understand what you are saying...I'm just saying again that there is more here than what we may think.
As I fear I am truly belaboring this point, I will let it go...
|
06-18-2013, 09:06 AM
|
 |
Rebel with a cause.
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Posts: 6,813
|
|
|
Re: Alienated Church: Father's and Mother's day
Let's look at the flip side for a minute:
Special programs sometimes bring in people who wouldn't normally come for a regular service.
If they like what they feel from the members, and enjoy the music, etc. they just may come back for a regular service.
What's the harm in giving up a couple of services each year to do something special for others?
And the problem with saying "Well, I'm not going to go since this doesn't pertain to me" is that you may rob the visitor of the full effect of the entire congregation.
Just playing Devil's Advocate here, Prax, not accusing you of anything, or saying you're wrong.
Just offerering a different viewpoint.
__________________
"Many people view their relationship with God like a "color by number" picture. It's easier to let someone else define the boundaries, tell them which blanks to fill in, and what color to use than it is for them to take a blank canvas and seek inspiration from the Source in order to paint their own masterpiece"
|
06-18-2013, 09:13 AM
|
|
Registered Member
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 7,617
|
|
|
Re: Alienated Church: Father's and Mother's day
Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael Phelps
Let's look at the flip side for a minute:
Special programs sometimes bring in people who wouldn't normally come for a regular service.
If they like what they feel from the members, and enjoy the music, etc. they just may come back for a regular service.
What's the harm in giving up a couple of services each year to do something special for others?
And the problem with saying "Well, I'm not going to go since this doesn't pertain to me" is that you may rob the visitor of the full effect of the entire congregation.
Just playing Devil's Advocate here, Prax, not accusing you of anything, or saying you're wrong.
Just offerering a different viewpoint.
|
Good points, Michael... 
|
06-18-2013, 10:30 AM
|
 |
Unvaxxed Pureblood
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Zion aka TEXAS
Posts: 26,945
|
|
|
Re: Alienated Church: Father's and Mother's day
Quote:
Originally Posted by Titus2woman
Wow... does everyone else hear it with that cool sixties music?  |
I grew up with Eric Burdon's music in my house... brings back memories, some of them sad...
|
06-18-2013, 10:54 AM
|
|
Registered Member
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 2,149
|
|
|
Re: Alienated Church: Father's and Mother's day
This thread makes me think of Prax standing on his porch screaming at kids "YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN". LOL. It just makes me think of him as a grumpy old man for some reason.
|
06-18-2013, 11:40 AM
|
|
Registered Member
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: AZ
Posts: 16,746
|
|
|
Re: Alienated Church: Father's and Mother's day
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nitehawk013
This thread makes me think of Prax standing on his porch screaming at kids "YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN". LOL. It just makes me think of him as a grumpy old man for some reason.
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
|
|
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 03:47 AM.
| |
Linear Mode
