Why ???

[kiora]

I have been finding that I have not been giving my all to God in Worship at my corps at uni because it is different to what i am used to and has some problems at the moment. I am home for easter at the moment and I went to Mount Zion church which my best friend goes it for their evening service and their youth service and it is just so on fire for Jesus - where are we going wrong? I should also mention that it set my so on fire for Jesus. I am now thinking about going to a Hillsongs church one sunday evening a month in Bristol. What does everyone else think of this ? has anyone else ever experienced anything like this ?

 

[Abiel]

I experience something similar when I dip into high church Anglicanism, with a communion service of wine and wafers. Also at Christian rock concerts. It does puzzle me that I am in the Army when I love ritual so much.

 

[TheDag]

I have found this to be the case for me in the past well before I started attending army. I wanted to change churches and asked God about it and he told me to stay where I was. So the question is where does Go want you to be? If you do go to hillsong then you will have problems with what they do. You will have problems no matter what church you go to because it is made up of sinful people like ourselves. Find out where God wants you and if its where you are then why? God may have a role for you there.

 

[Abiel]

I have found this to be the case for me in the past well before I started attending army. I wanted to change churches and asked God about it and he told me to stay where I was. So the question is where does Go want you to be? If you do go to hillsong then you will have problems with what they do. You will have problems no matter what church you go to because it is made up of sinful people like ourselves. Find out where God wants you and if its where you are then why? God may have a role for you there.

Spot on

 

[Abiel]

HAve you been to Roots kiora laura? My young people rave about the ministry there.

 

[kiora]

yeh I have been to roots twice and I am going this year- I always go to the Adult Big Top and I love the worship and the ministry there - it is so on fire.
but this mount zion church is absolutely amazing and I wish I could start to go there more often

 

[Andy Broadley]

Doesn't anybody go to Greenbelt anymore?

 

[kiora]

what is that when it is at home ?

 

[chaplainjared]

the final point has to be that you need to go somewhere you are going to be challenged to grow and be fed what you need spiritually. If you dont get this then you need to move on unless your in a position to change it. I once herd a very good and respected preacher once say "standing still in your faith is just as dangerous as moving backwards".... we need to be constantly growing! I love the Army, i really do, however if my corp wasnt helping me to grow as a christian then i would have to move on.

 

[akascottb]

i have found that when my prayer life is lacking, my worship at church is lacking. pray, pray pray.


daniel

 

[elm0]

And then pray some more.....

Pray for the corps you're at, and the leaders. If you recognise that there are problems then be praying about them too.

Ask God to show you what it is that's causing you to not worship Him as you want to, and maybe even spend time alone worshipping Him. Changing churches isn't always the answer, and I'm glad to see you're only considering going somewhere else once a month at the moment. From what you've said it sounds to me like you want to be at the corps you're currently at, and that may be because God wants you there too.

 

[kiora]

yes I do want to be at the corps that I am at because I have friends and family there and also my fiance and he would not want to move churches or corps as he is quite happy but we both feel that it is very important for us to be a part of the same Christian fellowship.
On sunday afternoon at the dinner table my mother- in- law to be was saying about our evening service which was going to be a cafe church for the first time at our corps. That she hoped that it wasn't any of that hands in the air stuff, she quite often says that because she hates it but if she saw me at roots of at another church then she would probably faint from the shock I should think, that is what I mean about not being able to express myself.
You might say don't worry about her and what she thinks of me but my fiances family are really important to me since my Dad lives 3000 miles away and my Mum 250, also I don't what to damage her impression of me as it took her quite a while to accept me properly and I think it was probably only since I moved here last september that the process really began. anyway I will shut up now- I think I am going off on a tangent now....