The new auditorium is so conducive to worship - there's nothing decorative to distract you from worship - it's a place to concentrate on God and really focus on what He's got "going on" - think that's what I liked most about it. Glad to hear of the freedom!
I've ran in church before as I had to go to the bathroom really bad I had to run so I won't have an accident if you know what I mean.
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People who are always looking for fault,can find it easily all they have to do,is look into their mirror.
There they can find plenty of fault.
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People who are always looking for fault,can find it easily all they have to do,is look into their mirror.
There they can find plenty of fault.
Feel free to take a lap around the building. I know how you love that.I would have liked to tonight, but I knew I would get halfway around and have to take a rest.
Maybe the joy of the Lord would be enough strength to help you make a complete lap.
As a side note, have you considered benches at strategic locations for rest stops for seniors if they decide to run laps during service? If you have wheelchair ramps and wider doors for wheelchair access you might consider a wheel chair "lane" for folks to take laps during service.
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Sam also known as Jim Ellis
Apostolic in doctrine
Pentecostal in experience
Charismatic in practice
Non-denominational in affiliation
Inter-denominational in fellowship
We broke in the new sanctuary tonight for sure - no distinguished, high class, stiltedness in our new place, thank the Lord!! We had an Encounter Service tonight, which we have the first Wed. of each month. Tonight, there was such freedom in the service - lots of people dancing, etc.
But we started singing that song, "I Am Free to Run; I Am Free to Dance", which we've done a gazillion times before. Tonight, when we started it, about 50 people spontaneously took off running around the building. They've NEVER done that before - maybe one person once in a great while, but never a bunch like that. The very cool thing was that it wasn't a bunch of people who were raised like us - they were mostly Church of Christ, Methodist, etc. They had never even seen anyone run in church before!!! It was just a freedom that they didn't know what to do with, so they took off. It was really awesome!
Sometimes when you move in a new auditorium, it takes a while for the people to feel comfortable worshipping - we've been through that before. I'm glad we broke through that thing tonight!! Praise God!
I'm not trying to start anything here, but I connected the two bold portions and chuckled.
I'm not trying to start anything here, but I connected the two bold portions and chuckled.
Do you think if the song said "I'm free to swing from the chandliers and do cartwheels in the aisles that folks would do those things?
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His banner over me is LOVE.... My soul followeth hard after thee....Love one another with a pure heart fervently. Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
To be a servant of God, it will cost us our total commitment to God, and God alone. His burden must be our burden... Sis Alvear
I would have liked to tonight, but I knew I would get halfway around and have to take a rest.
My soul followeth hard after thee....Love one another with a pure heart fervently. 
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