This is my church

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Lucy68

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My husband and I attend a home church and enjoy it very much. No big programs or agendas; we just praise and worship Jesus, have bible study, and tithe to missions. We have no paid staff so 98 % of the tithes goes to mission work...local, national, and overseas.

We eat lunch together every Sunday....it's just wonderful :)

I do think we need to interact with a Christian body in some way. Though I love CC, I do recommend finding a 'live' Christian body to fellowship with. None of us are perfect and it is nice to accept each other as we are, warts and all.
 
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shekaniah

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Deadtosin said:
I've found many churches that have good mission statements and I agree with what they believe. I agree with most churches in that respect. I guess it all comes down to they always let me down. Whether its "everyone needs to be sitting at this time" (because they are about to ask for money) or "hold your envelope over your head and pray that it goes where God wants it" or "NO, I don't know for sure that God exists, nobody does, however." then when I raise my hand (angry look) "questions can wait until after the service sir!" I went to a church where the pastor went on for over an hour. His ending statement? "I told you all of that, so you would understand why we don't worship with instruments." I want a church where they only ask for money when they need something in particular and then when they have it they don't ask for more. It shouldn't be an endless well. I want a church where the pastor dresses like the least of the people in the room. I want a church where everybody can ask questions during the sermon. I want the pastor to serve coffee, I want him to set up and tear down chairs. I want him to pick up trash outside above all I want him to lead by example. That is what Christ did, and that is what we are called to do. I have not found a church like that anywhere.
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I think you just described my church home :D!
I pray that you all find a church for Jesus!

Only thing I would like to point out...
Just like this web site...
Running a church costs money,
electric, printing flyers, cleaning, repairs and more...much like a house you live in.

My Church is also the local food band,
We get a lot of people who are in need of help.
I give extra when I can.
 
Deadtosin

Deadtosin

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a church could be in the middle of the woods in a river :) When electricity no longer flows, the church remains :)
 
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shekaniah

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Deadtosin said:
a church could be in the middle of the woods in a river :) When electricity no longer flows, the church remains :)
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I wish we could go back to a more simple time...
I garden, do canning, sew and make my own soap...

But I must say I have gotten a little attached to my computer,
in this last 10 months since I found this site.
Before that I hardly ever went online.
 
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Lucy68

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shekaniah said:
I wish we could go back to a more simple time...
I garden, do canning, sew and make my own soap...

But I must say I have gotten a little attached to my computer,
in this last 10 months since I found this site.
Before that I hardly ever went online.
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Well, we have been very blessed by your presence :)
 
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psychomom

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Amen! and also blessed by yours, Lucy and Jeff. ♥
~ellie
 
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Moe said:
I understand what you are trying to say, however, never make a statement other than you are a part of the body of Jesus Christ..
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The church is the poeple that gather in it. Not the building that it gathers in. One body many many body part, so your correct:D
 
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Deadtosin

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shekaniah said:
I wish we could go back to a more simple time...
I garden, do canning, sew and make my own soap...

But I must say I have gotten a little attached to my computer,
in this last 10 months since I found this site.
Before that I hardly ever went online.
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those are all very handy skills. You may need them before this is all said and done. I get the impression we are in danger of running out of oil, considering that a year ago the world was already consuming 88 million barrels a day. I won't even get into what all we use oil for. Rubber, plastic etc. It would be a complete breakdown of civilization. So keep it up! and don't wish too hard lol :)
 
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damombomb

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If it was not for someone ministering to me and inviting me to church, persistently, I would have not heard the word, believed , been baptized.
I beleive we are to bring others to church to hear the word. My whole life has been changed because of hearing the word, luckily had the best
pastor, who was christlike, walked the talk. I needed to see people who were real in the Lord, as critical as i was at the time, if someone had
condemed me or judged me i would not have went back, but instead they loved me
 
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damombomb

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damombomb said:
If it was not for someone ministering to me and inviting me to church, persistently, I would have not heard the word, believed , been baptized.
I beleive we are to bring others to church to hear the word. My whole life has been changed because of hearing the word, luckily had the best
pastor, who was christlike, walked the talk. I needed to see people who were real in the Lord, as critical as i was at the time, if someone had
condemed me or judged me i would not have went back, but instead they loved me
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Jesus said i have come to preach the good news of the gospel, the acceptable year of the Lord.
To set the captive free, the oppressed
 
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