Pastor tells elderly members to stay home so he can attract younger members

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Do you value the elderly in the Church?

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breno785au

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dcontroversal said:
I kinda figure it is not in our per-view to attract anyone to the Lord's churches....preach the word, let the chips fall where they fall and let GOD give the increase..........!!
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You mean it's not about getting another bum on the seat?
 
dcontroversal

dcontroversal

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breno785au said:
You mean it's not about getting another bum on the seat?
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Yeah.....I have never been about numbers or results....preach the truth and God will bless it.....

I have said....one won by the truth will be kept by the truth...if one wants to be entertained...go buy a movie ticket!!
 
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Sackcloth-N-Ashes said:
Oh I believe it. I was once a member of another Christian site for a couple of days a few years ago. One of the admins was a Methodist who was literally a universalist(he clearly stated he was) that started a thread there gloating about one of the UMC churches in California, iirc, was ordaining their first LGBTQ pastor. After a day of so of debating him and other members there, I left because I couldn’t stand their liberalism. One member said they would not look at someone’s orientation when ordaining them. Methodists have went into apostasy, not all, but a bunch have.
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Yes, this has been going on for awhile

we have an openly gay Methodist church here. I do not know how they can read the Bible. They must purposely skip a lot of it,
 
preacher4truth

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Pastor: "I want all of you old farts to stay home, don't come back to church, go down the street until I tell you to come back."

Old farts: "Should we still send in our tithes and offerings?"

Pastor: "Yes, of course. Send in your money." :unsure::sneaky::whistle:
 
Aerials1978

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preacher4truth said:
Pastor: "I want all of you old farts to stay home, don't come back to church, go down the street until I tell you to come back."

Old farts: "Should we still send in our tithes and offerings?"

Pastor: "Yes, of course. Send in your money." :unsure::sneaky::whistle:
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The Methodist church is like the dying “Fig Tree”. It’s has produced any fruit in some time. Of course I’m sure they still want tithes/offerings. Such a disgrace.
 
preacher4truth

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Aerials1978 said:
The Methodist church is like the dying “Fig Tree”. It’s has produced any fruit in some time. Of course I’m sure they still want tithes/offerings. Such a disgrace.
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In its beginnings it denied specific doctrines of Scripture, actually outright loathed these doctrines. This was bound to happen. We must accept and embrace the whole counsel and revelation God has given us in Scripture, not cherry pick ones we like, and toss out the ones we do not like.
 
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presidente

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If the Methodists ate going to split between those who support andreject certain forms of sexual perversion the pro-perversion leaders could tell the congregation to leave, fill the place with pro-perversion people by having 'services' to rally for social injustice. Then when it splits the pro-perversion party gets the building.

If the ones who fear God exercise I Corinthians 5 the sexually immoral would be out.

Not sure that is what is happening here.
 
EternalFire

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UnitedWithChrist said:
A United Methodist Pastor, Jeremy Peters, of Grove United Methodist Church ( Cottage Grove, Minnesota) has told the elderly members of his congregation to stay home so that he can attract younger people to the congregation.

The elderly are only allowed to return after he gives them permission.

http://www.deliveredbygrace.com/dea...1HAwc4aVchmUmy70vcq1zjNKfy2H15wrNP1G5xyChfyI0

Do you think this is a growing trend in American Christianity, or is it specifically related to a few rogue churches that utilize marketing techniques?

If you are younger, do you value the elderly? Do you display your love for older believers in some tangible way?

If you are older, do you think that the younger value the elderly? Do you display your love for younger believers in some tangible way?

Does Satan use such offenses to cause people to fall away, and to cause division within the Church?

What Bible verses support our obligations toward the young and the old?

What can be done by both the elderly and the young to demonstrate mutual respect and love between the elderly and the young?
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Leviticus 19:32 (TLV)
You are to rise up in the presence of the gray-haired and honor the presence of the elderly. So you will fear your God. I am ADONAI.
 
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