For those of you that go to church, I have a question

[dauntless15]

i was raisd in avery traditional church . with the hymbooks and stuff and the old organ . then my brother got me going to a chrch with a live band and a contemp atmisphear . ( pardon my spelling ) . i was into all the up beat rock music of the time so a church with that saem ( mood ) helped me alot . and then i started lisining to christion rock music and my faith grew and grew . finaly the church i go to now is laying the music thats on the christina radio stations now ! they played a song i just heard in the car on the way over ! . for me i like the contemp idea. this new generation is more rocky of a music gen. will all the ipods and stuff now you can download sermons and lisin on your way to school eo what so ever . i go to church to worship the one and only true God in my life and when i do i dont wan to fall assleep with boring music and an organ and a preacher thats 80 years old. this gen wants the rock . ( to stay awake lol . ) . but it helpts a teenager like me to understand more about what God has to offer and sining his praises in rock music is jus the best thing ever . if you are interested go look up third day the band . or david crowder . they have some very insparationl music. and sermons are beter with music and big screen tvs be cuz its just an easyer way to follow what the paster is saying ...
i have always seid . if the preachers preacheing , and your sleeping , he`s not reaching .
think about that

ps . also some of you may not know this but sunday is no longer a ( sabbath , or holy day ) its just another day of the week . jesus told us this in the new testomint . i found this out by going to www.carm.org and tyrping in the search bar , whay is it wrong to work on sunday . and i found out !!! its not !!! its compleaty ok for anyone to go out to eat or play paintball on sunday !!! God bless

chris

[bornl33t]

It's also not supposed to be a show or money making scheme. Unfortunately, that's what modern American Evangelicalism is.

You're generalizing...

....WE are talking about churches that you actually go to, not TV you watch from the couch.


Undoubtedly people will use anything to make money. And in the same was people will find a small exception and make it the rule.

[FooTemps]

I was raised Catholic, became agnostic, and had a friend that dragged me to her Bapatist church in GA before I moved.


Catholic churches, in my experience, are always like how you say, quiet, calm etc...

The Bapatist chruch I went to was also like what you say, modern with lights and stage and band and xbox's and ps2's and flatscreens and.... food court, basketball court. It was all to much, I felt like church shouldn't be a game, if you're gonna go, go to honor god or don't go at all.

I still don't go to church, but if I decided to go back, It would be the catholic church.


Just my 2 cents.

I also second this. Catholic church & schooling was incredibly disciplined. I can see the thought behind contemporary services, but it may not fit with some people's idea of worship.

I also read that some churches offer halo 3 LAN parties to attract a younger audience. I think that's kinda a cheap trick, but again I can understand the reasoning behind it. Organizations needs followers to stay alive after all.

[kylyo123456]

Depends

Not all are going that way, and the ones that do are not necesarily right or wrong. Any church you attend, small or large, just make sure they focus on Christ. Jesus didn't come to earth so we can be entertained (I am not saying chirch should be boring), get rich, etc. He came to save our souls and every Sunday (or day you go to church) should be reminding you of that and encouraging you to live your life completely for His glory.

In a college I was at a big church that preaches the Bible and at home I go to a small chruch that preaches the Bible. The issue I found at a large church is it is easy to get lost in the crowd. It is hard to get involved unless you make the first step (not always, but most of the time).

Just make sure they love Jesus!

[MoeMag]

Just make sure they love Jesus!

[warpig13]

"If youz a scared mutha go to church!"


-Ice Cube

[maxama10]

QFT
Amen!

[punkncat]

Belive me, around these parts you see that a lot. A friend of mine growing up had an entire family like that. Imagine for a moment having every Beatles record in original print. Much of The Who, Pink Floyd, Bread, King Crimson, CCR, numerous others, almost if not entire collections in early original print. Every one of them was broken over the end of a bed frame for being "the Devil's music". Even at that time, 25+ years ago, that was a priceless collection. If you cussed around any of them there were bibles out and a prayer meeting going around you...it was insane. Because he (my friend) wouldn't embrace that type of religion he was dubbed a Black Sheep and the entire family turned their back on him.

[warpig13]

Belive me, around these parts you see that a lot. A friend of mine growing up had an entire family like that. Imagine for a moment having every Beatles record in original print. Much of The Who, Pink Floyd, Bread, King Crimson, CCR, numerous others, almost if not entire collections in early original print. Every one of them was broken over the end of a bed frame for being "the Devil's music". Even at that time, 25+ years ago, that was a priceless collection. If you cussed around any of them there were bibles out and a prayer meeting going around you...it was insane. Because he (my friend) wouldn't embrace that type of religion he was dubbed a Black Sheep and the entire family turned their back on him.

My family with the exception has done the same to me.

Im 16, live with a friend and work my way through high school so I can go to college.
But it's a small price to pay to believe in what you want, no matter what it is. I may not go to church or agree with the said religion, but I think it is a good thing to go to chruch and respect every decision to do so.

[Altimas]

Very interesting Post Moe Mag. I agree with you. I think what a lot of people get wrapped up in is that, " I am the way, the truth, and the life. Noone can come to the Father except through me." (John 14:6) Jesus is the starting point to a relationship with God. I think you have to believe he died for our sins and rose again to have salvation, but that just leads to the next step in discovering and establishing a relationship with the father, the son, and the holy spirit. In laymans terms the Buck doesn't stop there.

[bornl33t]

Doesn't the word trinity imply all three are the same being?

[Altimas]

Doesn't the word trinity imply all three are the same being?

Yes but think of it like an Egg... And Egg is one thing but it is made up of three parts, the yolk, the egg white, and the shell.

[MoeMag]

Doesn't the word trinity imply all three are the same being?

Yes.

The Father the Son and the Holy Sprit are distinct and eternal beings, which are all of one devine being

EDIT:
Ah... /\ you beat me to it... I like that egg

[beam]

punkncat -

What role are you looking for the Church to play in your life?

Just wondering.

There are many things that you can be concerned about with a church: doctrine, style, ministry philosophy, etc. And these are all important, but one thing that will make your involvement with a church short-lived and/or miserable is church health. There are way too many dying churches in America today.

Is the church full of people who compartmentalilze God to church on Sunday?
or
Is the church full of people who greatly desire to increase in their love for God and their love for others?

This isn't being judgemental. It's just looking at what is driving a church.

As for the modern styles...why should it be bad to use modern technology during a worship service. Or modern pop-culture icons to illustrate a point?

[acropilot19]

If you looking for something akin to your grandpa's church, more power to ya. One of the few things about having a church on every corner is that you'll most likely find what you're looking for.

And that seems to be the real problem. Dont agree with what the Priest says, go find another church. want a divorce, make a new church of your own. Have it your way, 'cause God aint the authority, you are...

...and if the Priest is preachin', and you be sleepin', you're sleepin while God is talkin'. If you need the rock music & big screen TV, you're really not there for God, are you?
Think about it.