How do I find a church?

[LouisBooth]

"Neither pick one because its location is close. "

Really? I think you should be involved with a LOCAL body of believers......aren't you supposed to impact your community?

 

[Your Neighbor]

Most of the population live in or near cities where there are multitudes of church buildings nearby.

I am willing to drive past many of them to find a church group that believes what I believe . It is still "local."

 

[LouisBooth]

Well community means to me...neighbors..do your next door neighbors or anyone on your block or your sub-divsion go to your church?

 

[JohnR7]

>>just go to a church that is nearest to your house!

I would not say "nearest" there is a church right next door to me. But I believe that God will provide a church for us in the community we live in. I do not think we have to drive to another city or anything like that.

In the Church I attend, we have had people move here from all over the world. From China, Japan, Canada, Brazil and so forth. They are all helping with the translation work and they do other work for the ministry.

For me, I choose a church where I get answers to prayer and where I see the power of God demonstrated. If I go to the pastor for prayer and I do not see any results from that prayer, then I will go to another church.

2 Tim. 3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

The word here for "power" is the same word used in the Bible for Miracles. If you go to a church and you do not see any healings or miracles, than God is not with them. It would be better to leave and go to a church where there is the power of God to live a life of victory in Jesus.

 

[JohnR7]

>>aren't you supposed to impact your community?

We are suppose to impact the world. Before I joined the church I am a part of now, I was a part of the charismatic renewel in the Episcopal church. It was not as powerful as the church I am a part of now, but they did have a world wide impact at the time.

Of course we have a impact on our community also. My wife talked about moving to Orlando, and I said I am not so sure I want to be a part to the Benny Hinn ministry. That maybe where I would end up, if I moved there.

I like small neighborhood churchs as much as the next person. But I am really drawn to the power of God, and a church where the strength of God is demonstrated. Then when we go to the small neighbor hood church to visit, we are better able to help them, because we take the annointing or the power with us. Thanks, JohnR7

 

[wildflower71]

Yes that is my question as well how do you find a church and will it feed you with the words of god. I am have a hard time finding a church i like here in my community I live in a very small ruaul area so the options of a church aew limited. everyone has very good suggestions and i find them all very helpful Thanks.

 

[edjones]

Pray and ask God to led you to a good church.

Have you trusted Jesus Christ as your Saviour?
You don't need to go to a church for that.
But after Salvation worship, preaching, fellowship with God, prayer and Bible study with others is the way to grow.

Feed your spiritual man
and starve the carnal.



Don't go to the church of your choice. Go to the church of Gods choice.



(If you find the perfect church don't go their, you'll ruin it) (a joke)(with truth)

 

[Redeemed1]

I would say, go to as many Christian churches as are available in your area. Go more than once to each church. Pray before go, and ask God to lead you to the place He wants you to be. He has a place for you within the Body...a place where He wants you to grow, be encouraged, and to learn, and then evenutally to begin to minister to others. I believe that if you pray, and have a desire to be where He wants you to be, He will let you know when you've come to the church of His choice. It is not His desire that we flounder and try to figure out where He wants us. It is His will that we allow ourselves to be led by Him.

 

[good_news]

seek first your own light and examine (or re-examine) YOUR own beliefs. Then try to find a church. The first step is crucial if we are to live a truly fulfilled life.

 

[pete]

Which day did God say to remember.Read God's commandments and find Gods answer for those who love him John 14;15.Its amazing.Jesus came in human flesh as an example for us.Kept the Sabbath day through out his time here.But when was it changed to Sunday.People say it was changed at the cross.But his disiples still kept the Sabbath even after his death.If you read Daniel 7;25 you will see that Daniel prophisied it to be changed.Pretty amazing.Find out for yourself.