Pictures of the Youth Congress~

[Old Paths]

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

I know many conservative people who are living that way because they love God and are convinced it is the right thing to do. BUT...where it goes awry is when, instead of allowing others to mature on their own, and possibly reach those same convictions and conclusions through their own relationship with God, they insist upon it for its own sake, and then the next generation doesn't really hold those convictions, and haven't had a chance to develop a deep, meaningful relationship with God, but rather exist on the shallow end, pleasing their pastor and their parents with their lifestyle. Eventually that wears thin.

I don't believe there shouldn't be rules...but there has to be room and time allowed for people to progress and mature in God without it being forced or rushed. Kind of like if you help a butterfly out of its cocoon...it LOOKS pretty, but it lacks the strength to fly.

Wisdom speaks.

Originally Posted by lovemyjesus

Please stop the fighting. Really, this is exactly what the devil desires. If he can keep strife stirred up among brothers and sisters, he'll do it. AND, if he's got us fighting, then WHO, may I ask, is sharing this saving gospel? Like I tell my children, you reap what you sow. If someone has done you or anyone else wrong on this AFF, let God repay. You know that vengeance IS His.

Someone needs a prozac....lol

Originally Posted by Old Paths

Maybe I am pointing at myself.

Maybe it was posted to others as a caution that the way some attack a "brother" could drive the "brother" away.

Maybe I learned something.

Don't overly concern yourself with me, I'm too insignificant for someone of your caliber.

MY "Caliber"???

Bro. I am just little ole me.........
Your posting style usually is loaded with "attacks"....so Im confused here.

[Old Paths]

Originally Posted by Strongminded

MY "Caliber"???

Bro. I am just little ole me.........
Your posting style usually is loaded with "attacks"....so Im confused here.

Me?

Attack?

Surely not?

Originally Posted by UltraCon

UC did not run away, he went to church tonight. We had service tonight b/c of GC this week. BTW it would take more than my toes to count our people. We had 150 in service tonight. Hardly a mega church but that's only 3 1/2 years. Plus that's not all of our people. I'd be willing to say for a fact that at 90% of our people are on board with what we teach. Before you start throughing out the liar line you must first examine all the liberal UPC preachers with TV in their home. Start with your idol AM. From reading the post for the past couple of hours I now have about as much respect for some of you as I do him and that's zero. Now, or the sake of my attitude I humbly bow out of all conversation reguarding this issue. I will refrain from posting on here anymore. I'll simply return to the CAF where there are men of like faith. Good day to all the posters on AFF. This may now return to the liberal left wing forum that you always wanted.

1sy Bolded
Ignorance becomes you......

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You DO know that the forum is owned by 3 very conservative UPCI Pastors...RIGHT??

I wonder if this is Wholehearted twin???

One will never know.:sshhh

Originally Posted by Sister Alvear

Ultra Com...your posts bother me...not because I have any desire to change anything your pastor teaches. Mine probably teaches the same.
AM is not my idol but neither are some name brand UC´s...Jesus is my hero. I long to be like Him and make Him known. We learn our greatest lessons from the God that robed himself in flesh and became a man...a real man...Christ never verbally abused those who verbally abused him. When he suffered, he didn't make any threats but left everything to the one who judges fairly. ( 1 Pet.2:23)
Would it not be more God-like to live what the Bible teaches? No matter how liberal you claim yourself to be or how ulta con you claim to be there are pastors and church workers that you have showed little or no respect to.
I am not UPC but if I were and felt I could not carry that flag I would quitely bow out. Why kill those that have given bread to you? I have never been UPC or ACI or AMF or ALJC, etc. The God I serve is bigger than any of them groups but I respect them. I may not like some of the things some stand for but they do love the same Jesus I love and we are all baptized in His name.

You don´t like the way the youth congress went...that is ok...you were not the only one BUT some did and some were blessed. Rejoice in that fact.

I thought the rain machine I rented for our kids for them to do a song and theme in their congress was funny...but while that thing was spitting out little tiny shreads of silver paper that was supposed to be rain these kids were weeping all over our church and recieving the Holy Ghost. Something about that related to them. It did not relate to me an old woman...My weeping and speaking in tongues had nothing to do with the rain machine but did have to do with a bunch of kids I love worshipping hours in the presence of the Lord.
A lot of things we don´t do for us we do for others. The Bible says, He that winneth souls is wise. Sometimes we do odd stuff to win a soul.

I don´t always like te songs the church musicians play but it is NOT to me it is to God. He seems to like those songs a lot and blesses while they sing them.

I have watched and noticed over the years in many places if the pastor doesn´t like golf then it is a sin...if he doesn´t like 6 flags then it is a sin...if he doesn´t like some said thing then it is a sin...Whatever that makes us feel more spiritual than the church across town is what we measure of depth of spirituality by...

See I lived when it was a sin among the ultra cons to wear red...and toeless shoes and hose without a seam and all kinds of things, babies were born at home an asprin was as bad as smoking and on and on...I have been in services when they preached wearing glasses was doubting God and watched people break their glasses...then those that kept their glasses were surely lacking faith...
I am not making fun of things that are preached but I see you haven´t been around long and you are in for a shock or two along the way.

YOU HAVE got to get an experience in your heart that becomes a 24/7 way of life.

OK...Im just gonna sit at your feet and have a good cry!!

Awesome Mother A...Just Awesome.

[Old Paths]

Originally Posted by Strongminded

1sy Bolded
Ignorance becomes you......

2nd Bolded
""

3rd bolded
You DO know that the forum is owned by 3 very conservative UPCI Pastors...RIGHT??

I wonder if this is Wholehearted twin???

One will never know.:sshhh

Surely this is not an "attack".


J/K

Originally Posted by Old Paths

Surely this is not an "attack".


J/K

sometimes truth can be perceived as an attack!


I know I know...you can use that line to.

[revrandy]

I think that in some folks life a hatred is formed for anything that goes against the grain...

Coming from Oklahoma unto where I am today I am so thankful I got away from that "spirit"... talking with some back home it still resides there today..

I am going back to Oklahoma but am still undecided as to what to do.. I hope some things have changed but in talking with some I fear not...

[Old Paths]

Originally Posted by Strongminded

sometimes truth can be perceived as an attack!


I know I know...you can use that line to.

I was really surprised with the the ****