Trading smoke machines for the original smoke machine
Posted on 04/15/2015 10:14:51 AM PDT by hiho hiho
Trading smoke machines for the original smoke machine
Amen!
>> I need it all!”
We need it all, but many get angry if worship runs past an hour becuase they have “important” things to do on Sunday.
We really don't want a 'multi-purpose warehouse' like what's popular. We want a dedicated house of worship that's intended to be a sacred space to commune with God.
Last year our awesome traditional worship service was hijacked with awful songs many cannot sing and empty words and now we have slides that have the prayers on them (no bowing of head), some cheesy movies, etc....and we also have a contemporary service where they could well do this but forcing it on those of us who are very traditional.
Now, after finding what I wanted for years, I am not attending regular church and need to find a new one.
Funny as 30-40 year olds think like this but the 50-60 running the churches think they want entertainment!
I used to live across the street from a church that looked exactly like that one, in Lake Oswego, Oregon. It had been turned into a residence. I would like to live in a residence like that!!
Looks Beautiful Sweetest Megan! (((HUGS!)))
awful songs many cannot sing
That’s what ruined my old church. As the old folks died off, they were replaced by liberal college grads who had been indoctrinated in academia. They thought that the church needed ‘new blood’. Well, we got the new blood and they destroyed the place.
Hugs to you, too! (-:
And that's ok.
The real thing that's needed is the Holy Spirit, the power and presence of God, and He is not in icons, architecture, or ritual.
Without knowing your historical worship practices, let me recommend that you investigate the Orthodox Church. It is always traditional, and NEVER has any of the new-agey entertainment silliness that seems to be in so many churches these days. The church I attend is a ROCOR (Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia) church, but there are many others that might be more suitable for you. If you’re interested, send me a private message and I’ll help you find a nearby church to investigate.
Gotta say, in my church, I see absolutely no evidence that the author is right.
Since I can worship God and pray anywhere and any time, I see “going to Church” as a time to commune with other believers and to help and be helped. It’s more of a Christian community thing for me, while “worship” is a 24/7 thing.
That’s a great picture! Holy smoke!
The OCs (Original Christians) came together to worship God. They did so in secret, deep in the catacombs, the altar often being the tomb of a Christian martyr.
bkmk
I think it depends on the attitudes of their locals to what they were doing. The bible clearly teaches that I can pray in my closet, or I can take communion after my evening meal at home.
We meet to study together, commune together, and “share” our Christianity. At least, it’s why I go to church.
And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.
“The OCs (Original Christians) came together to worship God. They did so in secret, deep in the catacombs, the altar often being the tomb of a Christian martyr.”
The OCs existed long before the catacombs...
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