tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257114463060999037.post5825621679298531305..comments2023-10-26T05:56:21.000-04:00Comments on Fire And Grace - David Johndrow: Report Cards Already!?! - Performance ReviewDavid-FireAndGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13540931140500045826noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257114463060999037.post-60720933933650710922009-09-06T20:31:11.659-04:002009-09-06T20:31:11.659-04:00@sls - Right on! I want to be doing the "stuf...@sls - Right on! I want to be doing the "stuff" too. I have had to do some para-church ministry because I can't seem to be part-of-church and be who God has made me. Today in church they had the "home group carnival"... It's important, but they are not teaching folks to be in relationship, just to get together and see what happens. It's not happening.<br /><br />I could have made the exact same comment.<br /><br />Give me a call, and we'll go do some stuff!Davidhttp://www.fireandgrace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257114463060999037.post-52049124720760131672009-09-06T00:34:43.134-04:002009-09-06T00:34:43.134-04:00David:
Bucking the status quoa? That is what I wo...David:<br /><br />Bucking the status quoa? That is what I would like to think a chruch should be doing.<br /><br />Nothing turns me off after a strong music worship only to hear a well prepaired oracle so regimented that there is no room for expression of the spirit filled emotions of the congregation. <br /><br />Hey what about the Spiritual Gifts? No body likes to talk about them or will change the subject. You can't even find many books on nuturing the Gifts. Looking for a mentor? You have a better chance of finding a needle in a hay stack.<br /><br />I can remember years a go after church the members would hang around talking to other members and some would go out to eat together or gather in small groups to be social. I don't see that today. <br /><br />It is rush in at the last minute to worship and after services all make a mad dash to their cars to race out of the parking lot. What ever happened to fellowship? <br /><br />I got to tell you, I just joined a small group in bible study and I get more out of that than I do going for church services. At least there you can have fellow ship with others, let your self go in worshiping God, Hear of others crisis, pray for their issues. and have a good meal to boot. <br /><br />Revival? Yes we need a revival in the worst sense.<br /><br />My part in the Body of Christ? I don't have a clue. I think it is evangelism. No wait. That is the Gifts. Lately I have had this compulsion to buy a large tent but who would come to see an old man preach the gospel? Any one?photogrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149737419546300220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257114463060999037.post-26371135231768835052009-09-05T22:54:15.117-04:002009-09-05T22:54:15.117-04:00I'm tired of church as church. Tired of membe...I'm tired of church as church. Tired of membership classes and committees. Tired of pretty good worship times without any blow-your-socks-off worship times. And on and on. It's way too easy to become spiritually dull in this atmosphere. And this is in a church that's a quite good one, where the people love God and the Word and are I think learning to love each other. Am I just greedy?<br />I really really want to be doing and experiencing the "stuff"--all that awesome NT stuff. Most of the real body life that I experience is in the parachurch ministry I'm part of, for which I am truly grateful.slsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257114463060999037.post-68455423912908937872009-09-05T11:35:54.238-04:002009-09-05T11:35:54.238-04:00excellent as always!
I was asked the other day as ...excellent as always!<br />I was asked the other day as part of my entrance testing for seminary, would the world be an ideal place if every one were converted to Christianity? My first answer was more "Biblical." I said no, it wouldn't because there is nothing that suggests the world will be ideal until the Parousia (return of Christ - got to use those big words in seminary :-).<br />However, as I pondered the question later I thought ideal? Like all our churches with all the nonsense that goes on? With denomination after denomination and their historic mistrust of each other? I've been through at least 4 church splits. So I see nothing ideal in the way we conduct ourselves as Christians so perhaps the world would be more of a mess than it is now if we were all Christians.<br />Obviously, this is not as it should be. It is long past time for believers to become true followers of Jesus Christ rather than all the political and religious implications of being a "Christian."Joyce Ligharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853208533065317514noreply@blogger.com