Church is boring

[Lybrah]

I haven’t been going to church in a while. I feel like it’s boring. I find myself daydreaming and the sermons are good, but I really don’t like to sing or stand up. I like just saying prayers and even though the sermons are good, I don’t feel like going. I’m not really getting anything out of the Bible study, either, which is online. When I do go to church, I do tithe.
Am I falling away or is this not the right church for me? The people are nice.

 

[SabbathBlessings]

I haven’t been going to church in a while. I feel like it’s boring. I find myself daydreaming and the sermons are good, but I really don’t like to sing or stand up. I like just saying prayers and even though the sermons are good, I don’t feel like going. I’m not really getting anything out of the Bible study, either, which is online. When I do go to church, I do tithe.
Am I falling away or is this not the right church for me? The people are nice.

I look at church as how I can give back to God my worship for everything He created for me, and everything He has done for me.

I think a lot of modern day churches have catered to church not being boring, so they shortened sermons, added more amped up music, more focus on social gatherings etc. I personally like traditional churches where the focus is about God.

How is your spiritual life outside of church? If you are not praying and reading your Bible regularly, it could be something more going on. What I would do is pray to God and ask Him for His guidance and giving you a new heart to enjoy coming before Him to worship through song, Scriptures, His word and through Christian fellowship. Try going to couple other churches as well and ask for His guidance in all things.

God bless!

 

[Fervent]

Sometimes we struggle with different parts, especially if going to church is nothing more than going to a lecture with a singing portion. I also find myself having a hard time connecting with church emotionally, and have always struggled with attendance. Maybe you can get involved in some way by joining a ministry team during service so you feel more connected with what's going on rather than just being a partaker?

 

[d taylor]

I haven’t been going to church in a while. I feel like it’s boring. I find myself daydreaming and the sermons are good, but I really don’t like to sing or stand up. I like just saying prayers and even though the sermons are good, I don’t feel like going. I’m not really getting anything out of the Bible study, either, which is online. When I do go to church, I do tithe.
Am I falling away or is this not the right church for me? The people are nice.

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I have not been to the church (which is a southern baptist church) i grew up in, in a few years and really have no plans to go back. About the only way i would go back is if someone ask me to again teach a Sunday school class. And even then i may just would go to teach the class then go home.

 

[timf]

Most sermons are boring in the same way that most school lectures are boring. Pastors give sermon lectures because in seminary they had four years of lectures.

I gave a bible study at a juvenile detention facility for several years. I had started the first time to give a lecture on the Prodigal son. However five minutes into the presentation I could tell how boring it was for them so I opened it up to any questions they might have. Sometimes you have to field off the wall questions like, "Will there be cars in heaven?". This was answered by asking what use a car would be without roads or gasoline.

Thereafter I just conducted the study by asking what questions they had. In 1 Corinthians 14 one finds that their assembly was also based on a Q&A session. (1Cor 14:35)

If your church has a small group bible study, you might find it more interesting if you can ask questions.

 

[PloverWing]

I haven’t been going to church in a while. I feel like it’s boring. I find myself daydreaming and the sermons are good, but I really don’t like to sing or stand up. I like just saying prayers and even though the sermons are good, I don’t feel like going. I’m not really getting anything out of the Bible study, either, which is online. When I do go to church, I do tithe.
Am I falling away or is this not the right church for me? The people are nice.

In general, what brings you close to God, and what helps you make an offering to God?

It's different for different people. Some thrive on extemporaneous prayer, some on liturgical prayer, some on silence in God's presence. Some people find God in careful study of the Bible and theology. Some people make their best offering to God through service to others.

What is it for you? When do you feel closest to God?

 

[Lukaris]

I would consider what my faith community is doing as a whole and consider how to help serve it. If people are being led to the Lord, something must be going right. I’m speaking in broad generalities & realize life circumstances affect how we can do this.