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To: MayflowerMadam
Agreed. If I walk in to a church and see a drum and/or an electronic keyboard, I'm outta there.

I'm the same way. If the pastor has no more sense than to let his church be turned into a "pad" for rock wannabees, he probably isn't worth listening to.

My favorite Bible teacher is J. Vernon McGee of "Thru the Bible." He used to be a powerful pastor-teacher at the Church of the Open Door in downtown Los Angeles. I remember him saying in one of his sermons --about this vainglorious music-- that his message could easily be destroyed before he ever spoke a word because of such. Well, McGee has long ago passed away.

I recently drove twenty miles to visit his former church, moved from the city to a quiet, peaceful suburb. As I got out of the car, some hundred yards away from the door, I could hear amplified, cacophonous rock music blasting out from the sanctuary. I had to shake my head and wonder. Poor McGee would be rolling over in his grave. Needless to say, I immediately got back in the car and drove the twenty miles home.

200 posted on 12/07/2004 5:43:47 PM PST by Zechariah11
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To: Zechariah11

Dr. McGee was truly one of the greatest men I've heard. His broadcasts are here on the radio every morning followed by Dr. Charles Stanley.


207 posted on 12/07/2004 5:50:43 PM PST by MP5SD
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To: Zechariah11
If the pastor has no more sense than to let his church be turned into a "pad" for rock wannabees, he probably isn't worth listening to.

You might not want to listen to a pastor who welcomes rock musicians into his church, but I'll betcha you won't find a lot of kids who would get excited listening to J. Vernon McGee. That's not a reflection on him, but again, you might take into consideration that not everyone is like you. Far from it.

244 posted on 12/07/2004 7:17:30 PM PST by DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet (Wannabe Princess)
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