For Those Who Attend A Church

[Neighbor]

4 hours ago, LadyKay said:

For those of you who attend a church on Sundays.  If you are sick or snow in or something happens that you can not attend.  How do you spend your Sunday mornings?   

While in the city I have received e-mails that the mountain church has closed two weeks in a row due to ice. I assume they mean iced roads and not a lack of ice for beverages. Since I do not have dependable internet thee I guess I will just rely on my own archive of sermons spend time in worship with my spouse at home or perhaps walk down the community recreation center an dsee if they have functioning internet then I might be ablle to live stream one of the city churches while at the rec-center. Maybe someone else will wander in, and we might then  have a little time of fellowship too.

[Neighbor]

4 hours ago, LadyKay said:

For those of you who attend a church on Sundays.  If you are sick or snow in or something happens that you can not attend.  How do you spend your Sunday mornings?   

While in the city I have received e-mails that the mountain church has closed two weeks in a row due to ice. I assume they mean iced roads and not a lack of ice for beverages. Since I do not have dependable internet there I guess I will just rely on my own archive of sermons spend time in worship with my spouse at home or perhaps walk down the community recreation center an dsee if they have functioning internet then I might be ablle to live stream one of the city churches while at the rec-center. Maybe someone else will wander in, and we might then  have a little time of fellowship too.

[missmuffet]

1 hour ago, Godismyloveforever said:

This site is my church.  The members my family/friends. 

I almost lost my church, family/friends the other day.  That is because I was very close to sending a personal message to George asking him to delete my membership and all of my posts. 

The reason for my almost leaving this site was because of the attacks I received in a thread that were not deserved.  Not deserved is a key reason I decided not to leave.  That would be giving in to the enemy. 

Take care and God Bless, 

                  

I am glad you did not delete your membership. We are going to receive all kinds of attacks on Worthy. Not all who come to this website are Christians. Don't take them too seriously. 

[johnthebaptist]

5 hours ago, LadyKay said:

For those of you who attend a church on Sundays.  If you are sick or snow in or something happens that you can not attend.  How do you spend your Sunday mornings?   

If I can't make church, I watch the In Touch Ministries with Charles Stanley TV show for 30 minutes. Otherwise I do what I want to do.

[JustPassingThru]

10 hours ago, LadyKay said:

How do you spend your Sunday mornings? 

Where we live there is not a Church of our Lord Jesus Christ, ...and believe me in 25 years we have tried them all except for the Catholic.

What do we do on Sunday mornings is drive to our favorite place beside the lagoon, the waves breaking on the lava rocks sending ocean spray high into the air, ...and listen to a Bible Study in French, ...then in the afternoon I listen to 2 or 3 more from my favorite online pastors.

Lord bless

[missmuffet]

4 hours ago, johnthebaptist said:

If I can't make church, I watch the In Touch Ministries with Charles Stanley TV show for 30 minutes. Otherwise I do what I want to do.

Charles Stanley is my favorite 

[Guest Eveleen]

6 hours ago, Neighbor said:

Or for me, a heavy dose of doze.

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Can't imagine my becoming so selfish again as to not give encouragement to a pastor by attending a church, some church somewhere, as led by God, and being  a part of the body of Christ somewhere; and participating somehow, even if it is just to come in and clean up some or dong a bit of volunteer maintenance, - as this old body allows.

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I recently bought and have been reading a very potent helpful little book.

"The Duties of Christian Fellowship" by John Owen.

This book was a huge eye opener. John Owen lived in the 1600s. His message was a huge turnaround for me. I live and move in a society that is all about the self. This book refocused my own orientation to a healthy perspectives of what its meant to be to be part of a body of Christ, the local church.

The book is small, easy to read, only having about 100 pages.

https://www.christianbook.com/duties-christian-fellowship-manual-church-members/john-owen/9781848717725/pd/717725

He furnishes instruction on biblical grounds for how to relate to ones Pastor. He then has another list of how to be in right relational ways with co-members of ones church.

His path (originating in the 1600s) can be very applicable today. Today, we find much ado about 'its not me' or attending and critiquing everything, and or saying "I dont think this one fits me right"

But Owen, helps to give us a huge paradigm shift. From our modern American lifestyles of looking for what one wants to serve ourselves, to shift to the paradigm of obedience to the Word and functioning in the body of Jesus Christ, aligning right attitudes, right focus.

Only difference between 1600s and today, is today we have a  smorgasboard of false teachers, false preachers, pastors and false doctrines. So we must practice biblical discerning with all those we attempt to fellowship with.

Just was a huge eye opener.

Now, to the original question asked, when I stay home on Sundays, I pray, I spend the morning in prayer, and listening to Martyn Lloyd Jones sermons or Joel Beeke sermons.

 

Edited February 24, 2020 by Eveleen
saving space needing my snipping down some of the original

[copenhagen]

Sleep in, or get chores done, or get a workout in. 

[Neighbor]

3 hours ago, copenhagen said:

Sleep in, or get chores done, or get a workout in. 

"For Those Who Attend A Church"

Hi, Do you attend a church?

[Salvation67]

I read my Bible, then listen to Dr. J. Vernon Mcgee's Thru the Bible Sunday sermon on my tablet then listen to some of the questions and answers on there. Its like a personal Sunday service at home. I really enjoy it.