Sentences with phrase «attend these churches because»

Both me and my girlfriend are adamant about what we believe, but we do not attend church because we disagree with what the modern Roman Catholic church is.

I don't attend church because it doesn't speak to me.

I am a gay woman and refuse to attend church because of how society views my lifestlye.

They don't attend these churches because of that far more than because of racial issues.

Some continue to attend church because they make a living as a pastor.

I actively attend church because my relationship with God is central to my life and the decisions I make.

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Ben Gresham also still attends Hillsong in Sydney, despite a complicated past with the church, because he believes gay and lesbian members are key to helping the church move forward.

The Church of Antioch, a traditional bridge between cultures and nations, refuses to attend the Holy and Great Council — and not just because it objects to the council documents.

I get David's vision but only because when I attend church I know that my views and ideas are different than the majority — and I think that's okay.

I also attend the church that made the app, LifeChurch.tv, online because I am currently living in Italy.

Just because I don't attend your storefront church doesn't mean I'm going to Hell.

If you don't ask them to pray the sinners prayer or ask if they are saved (and I don't mean go to church every Sunday, because believe me there are and will be A LOT of people who attended church sitting in hell.

Just because their are church's dosen't mean they are not cleverly disgusied for something else with some unwitting attending.

I can't believe in this day and age a person in public office is seen to be less of a leader because he does not regularly attend church.

People probably think I am th # 1 woman because I started attending church part time.

Hello Jeremy, I have been attending a church for 9 years but I have not felt close to God because of personal struggles.

Because the church previously attended told them that if they wanted to follow Jesus, they had to do it by attending church.

Now i understand why because before i joined the church God is asking me to leave i had spent about 5 years without attending any church but grew daily in fellowship and intimacy with God, which later i lost when i got a church.

Just because some people attend church does not necessarily make them «brothers and sisters in Christ.»

So just because you attend a Christian church, that does not make you a Christian.

I also hear from a lot of evangelicals who have begun attending Mainline Protestant churches precisely because they welcome LGBT people, accept scientific findings regarding climate change and evolution, practice traditional worship, preach from the lectionary, affirm women in ministry, etc., but these new attendees never hear the leadership of the church explain why this is the case.

«Our family chose not to attend the ceremony this evening because we did not feel welcome at the event and we even feared for our safety in light of how hostile some of the public comments have been,» the family said in a statement released by the group Americans United for the Separation of Church and State.

I continued attending this church for about 18 months after this mostly because there were still a few people in the church that were my support system.

Also, that's awesome, so now you're saying that GW couldn't have been a christian because of his actions, even though he stated he didn't believe atheists should be citizens, he attended church every sunday, preached the heck out of the gospel.

I also hear from a lot of evangelicals who have begun attending Mainline Protestant churches precisely because they welcome LGBT people, accept science, avoid aligning with a single political party, practice traditional worship, preach from the lectionary, affirm women in ministry, etc. but these new attendees never hear the leadership of the church explain why this is the case.

I've always been unconventional about attending church regularly, or becoming a member of anything, but, more recently, I join when the church is gathering, because when I need healing, I need real people with faith to pray for me for healing; when I am confused, I need real people to talk to and pray with me.

CNN just had a piece on how atheists attend church just because.

I sang loudly and more or less on key, and because my father was organist and choir director of the various Lutheran churches we attended during my boyhood, I was always drafted for the children's choir and occasionally even given a semi-prominent role, but I was never as good as my family heritage or personal eagerness might have predicted.

In the last church I attended, I was called upon to preach from time to time and I found it very difficult because the education gap in our church was so wide.

Perhaps because I've longed for a normal home and family since my youth, I have been thankfully blessed to attend churches that were real homes to me (except for one which felt more like a parking lot during my divorce).

I have struggled with how to answer this question for many years, because while we do not officially «attend church,» we feel that we are more involved with the Church than ever before, and are following Jesus in a more relational way than we ever did as regular church attenders or church lechurch,» we feel that we are more involved with the Church than ever before, and are following Jesus in a more relational way than we ever did as regular church attenders or church leChurch than ever before, and are following Jesus in a more relational way than we ever did as regular church attenders or church lechurch attenders or church lechurch leaders.

There are over 300 moms in the group and many of them have been very wounded by the church and left the church because they don't think it is a safe place for them and their families — some have found affirming churches and now attend there but many don't even want to attend an affirming church as church in general is related to too much negativity for them at this point.

For me, and millions more like me, the decision to no longer attend «church» was not the result of a failure to follow Jesus, but precisely because I was.

Congregational disagreements in response to the denominational stance on the military campaign have also been reported in some Mennonite churches (although there have also been reports of newcomers who have begun attending precisely because of the peace position).

How many people not hired / or fired for / from jobs that are more than qualified because they do nt attend church, remain silent when a boss references God?

Nevertheless, because Sanctus takes place inside the church building, refugees have started to attend Sunday services.

Because of this, none of us would even attend church, and we are to gather with other believers to stir up one another to love and good works, to encourage one another, to teach and admonish one another in all wisdom, to bring the sick among the elders.

If you are looking forward to heaven, then you should also look forward to attending church, because church is the practice ground for heaven.

Many are deceived by thinking that because they attended church or even made a «commitment» they are Christian.

Many of this loyal, predominantly white British congregation no longer lived near the church but continued attending because they used to live in the area.

The few people I know who attend mega churches here in San Diego tell me that they go because: 1) They like the their pastor's preaching (Most of those pastors have radio ministries) 2) They like the other high class guest speakers 3) They like the bookstores, cafes and so on the church has 4) They can blend into the crowd

I doubt the elders would suggest for the «church bully» to leave because they have family members that attend.

«Because there isn't a Baptist church anywhere near her in Texas that allows women to lead, she and her husband attend their local Methodist church, where she reports that they have been «welcomed with love and acceptance.»»

I'm so tired of folks judging my family and thinking we're «not living right» just because we don't attend church in a building.

You are not a Christian because you attend church.

They are dealing with loads of guilt, pain, fear, suffering, and doubt, but the church they attend does not allow them to show any of these things because it's not «spiritual.»

I started attending the perfect church but then they kicked me out because I upset the equilibrium of perfection.

For the past 10 years I have purposely stayed away from the attending church primarily because of the shame and condemnation that I hear from the Christian community.

I go to schools, I try to attend services at the cathedral when I know there are going to be children there, because I want them to see another face of the Church of England.

I can hardly bring my - self even to attend church any more, partly because of the all - male language and symbolism of the services, partly because women are expected to stay in the kitchen and the church school classroom and the pew, and partly because even the Bible seems to make women inferior.