For Those Who Attend A Church

[Blood Bought 1953]

 

4 minutes ago, Salvation67 said:

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.

 

I have always enjoyed listening to McGee.....I have all of his “ Thru The Bible” books and years ago, I listened to hundreds of His sermons.....He was a great Teacher “ who served his generation well”.....

[Neighbor]

1 hour ago, Salvation67 said:

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.

"No radio program and no television program — and I don’t care whose it is — is a substitute for you attending your local Bible church. Absolutely it would be best if all of us went off the air (both radio and television) if it’s keeping a large segment of our population from going to a local church. If you have a local Bible church, go to it! Don’t let my program or anyone else’s be a substitute for your participation in a worship service and a Bible teaching service. Remember that the writer to the Hebrews says, “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching” (Hebrews 10:25). Christian people and faithful listeners to our programs really ought to go to church. There’s no substitute for that at all." - J Vernon McGee

[Dennis1209]

On 2/23/2020 at 10:03 AM, 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?   

Well, living just one mile from my church; having a 4 x 4 truck, being only sick once in the last three and one half years. Enjoyed my day(s) coughing and sneezing with my nose dripping like a faucet laying around. Still would have went to church but, it might not have been appreciated. I can be sick just as well no matter where I'm at  

[LadyKay]

On 2/23/2020 at 2:44 PM, ayin jade said:

work etc when you are sick just makes others sick,

This reminds me of my first job at a fastfood place. Jobs don't like it when people call off. The place I worked at you had to have a Dr. noticed or they would more or less fire you until you brought one in and show it to them.  They only paid minum which at the time was $3.35hr with no health insurance. So we had people coming in sick all the time cause you can't go to the Dr. for just a head cold when you don't have insurance and your only making $3.35hr. One older lady got put on medication that made her go to the bathroom every hr. She tried to call off but they told her she needed a note. So she came in anyway and spent the day running to the bathroom. I got food poison but went into work anyway. After throwing up in the back sink they let me go home and take the next day off.  Needless to say it was the worst job I ever had.  

[JohnD]

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[Salvation67]

@Neighbor Thats what I do when  I "can't make it" to my regular church as in the topic matter "What do you do when you cant make it to church" besides, we are to worship 24/7. Its a great way to hear and learn Gods word when I cant make it to church.  

[Neighbor]

12 minutes ago, Salvation67 said:

besides, we are to worship 24/7

Yep, a great line which a missionary from India used in his presentation to us at church  that I have always remembered.  That must have been some 20 years ago now. He was from India bringing the gospel of Jesus to the USA.  I think he might have been the first missionary that I met that was coming from elsewhere to share in the USA.

[JustPassingThru]

On 2/24/2020 at 9:48 AM, Salvation67 said:

listen to Dr. J. Vernon Mcgee's

I really enjoyed listening to him on the radio in the mid 80's, ...what a shock to learn when he went home to be with the Lord I was living only 10 minutes away from him, ...man! ...if I had only know!!! 

[Marilyn C]

On ‎2‎/‎24‎/‎2020 at 2:33 AM, 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?   

I would still like to answer your question even though I don`t attend to a public religious meeting on a Sunday. The Lord`s mercies are new every morning so I wake up and are very thankful to the Lord for His salvation, His care, His love, for shelter, food, friends & family, for work to do to help others and time for prayers. another day in the Lord`s presence, what a joy, what a great privilege.

I see a lot of selfish activity regarding your question, which just again reinforces my belief that just going TO a public religious meeting dulls the heart. People tend to think, "I have done my bit for God, or I have got what I needed," and then the rest of the week is mine. ?????

Where on earth did Jesus tell us to GO and make meetings? I thought He said GO and make disciples! Where are your disciples? Can you name them? Are you praying for them, teaching them, helping them in their daily life, training them to disciple others?????

Those questions are for me and for all of us.

 

[Sower]

 

2 hours ago, Marilyn C said:

I would still like to answer your question even though I don`t attend to a public religious meeting on a Sunday.

 

2 hours ago, Marilyn C said:

I see a lot of selfish activity regarding your question, which just again reinforces my belief that just going TO a public religious meeting dulls the heart. People tend to think, "I have done my bit for God, or I have got what I needed," and then the rest of the week is mine. ?????

You surprise me Marilyn. I consider you as a solid member here.
You admit to not going to Sunday services, and then pass judgement on those who do.
I go to Sunday services almost every week (same church) for about the last forty plus years.
And in the past, Sunday evenings also.
And Monday night visitation, sharing the good news.
Tuesday morning men's prayer breakfast.
And Wednesday night prayer and services.
Wednesday night youth/AWANAS.
Saturday men's workday and grounds, or construction.
Saturday men's widows/elderly home repair wheelchair ramps etc...
My wife is at the " public religious meeting"more often than I am,
teaching a class, and going to two classes, and ladies functions.
Our group of believers at church is actually more our family than our own blood families.
My wife and my self's  growth as believers can be attributed mostly to this body of believers.
I notice many on this forum do not attend church for various reasons.I understand.
And that's a loss for them, and a loss for the church body they would have been a part of, were they able.
And I also notice there is a lot of church bashing on a regular basis. That's sad.
I feel I have to defend our church/churches/assembly of believers  every month or so, here.
Our church is small, and NOT on TV. We support missionaries, send missionaries, start churches.
Not all churches are as represented on this forum. Still shouldn't use that as reason to forsake assembling as scripture says.
I do understand many here just can not make it to church because of health, immobility, financial, or a biblical body close, etc.
We got a neat church, with all the warts and wrinkles, problems and trials.
And  God has drawn my wife and I to be loyal members/part of this body.
If anything, we should be praying for the churches that are still trying to make a stand, holding on to the faith.
PS.
I would bet that not all, but the  vast majority of believers on this forum were probably saved in a church,
or through a church (body of assembled believers). It has worked for centuries.
Before the TV, internet, forums...............