I was just wondering.
To me, it seems like the church passes over some very gifted people, especially people who are experienced and knowledgeable. I saw it happen to my dad, and I also have seen it happen to a lot of people. The subject has been on my heart lately.
I just wonder why the church leaves so many people out who are so gifted, talented, and graced by God.
It's really hard watching it.
I have seen people who study and study the Bible, who have deep insight and wisdom and revelation, who have gifts which greatly minister to people, and the church just seems to yawn at it.
The Bible says that when you come together, everyone has something to contribute. One has a tongue, one has an interpretation, one has a psalm, one has a revelation, and so on. But how come people are not allowed to share?
We are afraid of someone being out of order, more than we are afraid of quenching the Holy Spirit and silencing his gifts and grieving Him.
We would rather someone wither on the vine spiritually and their potential to be wasted and their gift to go to the dust bin, than for something "disorderly" or "unusual" to happen in the local assembly. We would rather sacrifice the future of an individual in the kingdom than we would sacrifice the momentary comfort zone of people who might be offended by the move of the Spirit of God.
Why is this?
Why do we have to come together, sing some songs, have some announcements, listen to the same guy or woman speak EVERY Sunday, then we greet each other on the way out the door and go home, then come back next Sunday and do the same thing the same way in the same order all over again, 52 Sundays a year?
Why?
Why is it that only the pastor, or only his wife, or only one of his favorite church members can give an approved word?
Why doesn't the PASTOR have to whisper his word to the elders [and get their approval] before giving it, like everybody else does?
Why is the guest visiting minister always right in everything he or she says, and never gets corrected or challenged by the pastor, and the pastor never addresses things they said to the congregation?
Why does the service transition from worship RIGHT into the sermon or the offering, RIGHT when the people are the most sensitive and open to give and receive the ministry of the Holy Spirit? Why?
Why are pastors never reproved before the congregation if they give a word that's not from God? How come the pastor's words are ALWAYS from God, but my word or your word is suspect and needs to be judged?
Why is the church like this?
Why are the congregation unimportant to the pastor?
Why is the pastor's need to hear himself or herself talk, so much more important than the need to develop spiritual gifts and abilities of the people sitting in the seats? Why is the pastor the only person who has anything of value or worth to contribute to the meeting at the local assembly?
Why is the church like this?
Why is what the pastor says beyond question, but everybody else gets nothing BUT questioned when they say the same things?
Why?
To me, it seems like the church passes over some very gifted people, especially people who are experienced and knowledgeable. I saw it happen to my dad, and I also have seen it happen to a lot of people. The subject has been on my heart lately.
I just wonder why the church leaves so many people out who are so gifted, talented, and graced by God.
It's really hard watching it.
I have seen people who study and study the Bible, who have deep insight and wisdom and revelation, who have gifts which greatly minister to people, and the church just seems to yawn at it.
The Bible says that when you come together, everyone has something to contribute. One has a tongue, one has an interpretation, one has a psalm, one has a revelation, and so on. But how come people are not allowed to share?
We are afraid of someone being out of order, more than we are afraid of quenching the Holy Spirit and silencing his gifts and grieving Him.
We would rather someone wither on the vine spiritually and their potential to be wasted and their gift to go to the dust bin, than for something "disorderly" or "unusual" to happen in the local assembly. We would rather sacrifice the future of an individual in the kingdom than we would sacrifice the momentary comfort zone of people who might be offended by the move of the Spirit of God.
Why is this?
Why do we have to come together, sing some songs, have some announcements, listen to the same guy or woman speak EVERY Sunday, then we greet each other on the way out the door and go home, then come back next Sunday and do the same thing the same way in the same order all over again, 52 Sundays a year?
Why?
Why is it that only the pastor, or only his wife, or only one of his favorite church members can give an approved word?
Why doesn't the PASTOR have to whisper his word to the elders [and get their approval] before giving it, like everybody else does?
Why is the guest visiting minister always right in everything he or she says, and never gets corrected or challenged by the pastor, and the pastor never addresses things they said to the congregation?
Why does the service transition from worship RIGHT into the sermon or the offering, RIGHT when the people are the most sensitive and open to give and receive the ministry of the Holy Spirit? Why?
Why are pastors never reproved before the congregation if they give a word that's not from God? How come the pastor's words are ALWAYS from God, but my word or your word is suspect and needs to be judged?
Why is the church like this?
Why are the congregation unimportant to the pastor?
Why is the pastor's need to hear himself or herself talk, so much more important than the need to develop spiritual gifts and abilities of the people sitting in the seats? Why is the pastor the only person who has anything of value or worth to contribute to the meeting at the local assembly?
Why is the church like this?
Why is what the pastor says beyond question, but everybody else gets nothing BUT questioned when they say the same things?
Why?
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