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10-25-2009, 05:36 PM #1Like It, Love it, Gotta Have It
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Do any of you pastors, or does your pastor rebuke those who miss Sunday/Wed nite?
I visited a church out of town today near my brothers home since I was out that way.
The pastor was reminding the people that the church DOES have Sunday night services and a little preachy about it.
I had to head home to new orleans but one of the members said Wednesday night's attendance is always good.
Was wondering if any of you who pastor ever preach about attendance, or for those who do not pastor, does your pastor do it?
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10-25-2009, 05:55 PM #2Like It, Love it, Gotta Have It
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No, they do not rebuke people for not being at any particular service. We have a large church, and within any given week, there are hundreds of people who are out of town for work, on vacation, in the hospital, at home with sick family, working overtime or a second job because of the economy, attending their childrens' school events, etc., etc., etc.
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10-25-2009, 05:56 PM #3Forum Sage
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No my pastor is a grown up, as well as a real pastor, and not a tyrannical nitwit who managed to slip into church office by means of a failed and corrupt system that lets anybody claim church office and keep it.
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10-25-2009, 06:18 PM #4Forum Sage
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If he does.....I'm not there to hear it.
We don't have Sunday night services. When I'm in town I go to a midweek service on Wed. No one is guilted about not being there..
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10-25-2009, 06:22 PM #5Forum Sage
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So, is anyone in your church capable of being guilted about anything? LOL
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Here I raise my Ebenezer;
Hither by Thy help I'm come;
And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wandering from the fold of God;
He, to rescue me from danger,
Interposed His precious blood.
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10-25-2009, 06:28 PM #6Like It, Love it, Gotta Have It
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Why should they? We should serve God out of love, not out of guilt. LOL Originally Posted by Ebenezer
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10-25-2009, 06:30 PM #7Fundamental Thinker
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no
The one great fallacy of fundamentalism is that we actually believe that while we are confessing the sins of others that the Lord will not look as intently on our own.
As I have gotten older, I have tended to become less dogmatic over certain issues: "(1 Cor 2:2 KJV) For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified."
I would not be such a strong believer in God if not for the enemy.
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10-25-2009, 06:32 PM #8Forum Sage
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Originally Posted by WhyEvenBother
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10-25-2009, 06:36 PM #9Fundamental Thinker
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True, we should. But on those occasions where I may not be motivated by love, then my sense of duty, my sense of obligation, of obedience, whatever you want to call it, kicks in. Originally Posted by WhyEvenBother
My husband has mentioned/preached on attendance on occasion.
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10-25-2009, 06:39 PM #10Like It, Love it, Gotta Have It
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Well, I believe that the sense of duty, obligation, obedience, are motivated by love. Love is a verb, not an emotion. So, in my estimation, you ARE still serving out of love, even though you may not want to. Originally Posted by GinaC
Just like in a marriage, we do things for our husbands because we love them, even when we don't feel like doing them or would rather be doing something else.
Just my opinion.
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