This thread is not intended at all to be a gripe session or for everybody to feel sorry for me. I just needed a place to blurt this out to. As I am not offended, but I am so disappointed in todays church....ONCE AGAIN. what on earth ever happened to the church????
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about 3 years ago I found an awesome church. And I mean awesome!
Well, as I attended, I found that the church was not going to be there for me. I mean more the people than the pastor. I had a couple needs that I brought to the church, but they wouldn't even return my calls.
Because I wasn't getting the fellowship and support I had hoped to get from a church...AND because I now worked during most service times, I was unable to attend for a few months.
Well, my dad died recently ( while I still attended there) and as a result, something happened inside of me. I started dealing with some hard issues. Major anger too.
I emailed my pastor to tell him I am desperate for help. I need free of this. He emailed back and said, "I haven't seen you at *****church in months, I didn't know you considered us your church still. As for the things you have been going through, my wife and I prayed for you yesterday... we love you."
End of email.
In other words..."you don't attend our church...we don't help you." I guess that is what I read into that.
hmm....
A couple disciples in the new testiment were walking along and a beggar cried out for money. One of the disciples said, "silver and gold have I none, but what I have I give to thee." And the man was healed of his infirmity.
No where can I find that that blind man went to the disciples church. I am glad that disciple didn't withhold a miracle from the blind man because of it. I am glad Jesus never withheld healings and deliverance either because of their church attendance.
Jesus said to go out into the world, heal the sick, cast out demons, raise the dead, and preach the acceptable year of the Lord...but make sure they go to your church first...Oh wait...that's not in the bible.
WE ARE the church. We are to go out and give as we have received. PERIOD.
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about 3 years ago I found an awesome church. And I mean awesome!
Well, as I attended, I found that the church was not going to be there for me. I mean more the people than the pastor. I had a couple needs that I brought to the church, but they wouldn't even return my calls.
Because I wasn't getting the fellowship and support I had hoped to get from a church...AND because I now worked during most service times, I was unable to attend for a few months.
Well, my dad died recently ( while I still attended there) and as a result, something happened inside of me. I started dealing with some hard issues. Major anger too.
I emailed my pastor to tell him I am desperate for help. I need free of this. He emailed back and said, "I haven't seen you at *****church in months, I didn't know you considered us your church still. As for the things you have been going through, my wife and I prayed for you yesterday... we love you."
End of email.
In other words..."you don't attend our church...we don't help you." I guess that is what I read into that.
hmm....
A couple disciples in the new testiment were walking along and a beggar cried out for money. One of the disciples said, "silver and gold have I none, but what I have I give to thee." And the man was healed of his infirmity.
No where can I find that that blind man went to the disciples church. I am glad that disciple didn't withhold a miracle from the blind man because of it. I am glad Jesus never withheld healings and deliverance either because of their church attendance.
Jesus said to go out into the world, heal the sick, cast out demons, raise the dead, and preach the acceptable year of the Lord...but make sure they go to your church first...Oh wait...that's not in the bible.
WE ARE the church. We are to go out and give as we have received. PERIOD.
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