I used to attend
a big church in the lower mainland and finally after my calling took place I was allowed to preach for a total of 7 minutes on the pulpit.
His consequence for destroying us and others was that he was given a brand new position in
a bigger church in no time.
You can also see the Belief Blog interview with Osteen, the pastor of
the biggest church in the US here:
He knows he has a hard act to follow, replacing the kindly professorial man who ran things at
the biggest church in town for 20 years, dealing with devastation in the hearts of so many.
Being
the biggest church in the world is the last thing from his mind... but that's the point.
I've been to St Peters in Rome and I estimate that every Roman Catholic Roman sleeping rough could easily find accomodation in the inn that is
the biggest church in the vatican.
In its time it was
the biggest church in Bohemia — it was 104 meters long.
Not exact matches
Do you think the
church is falling behind
in meeting some of these
big questions head on?
(The men
in this
church will ONLY jump for God — whom they believe to be a
bigger, stronger, Alpha male.)
In Chan's sermon he agreed with this analogy and said: «This pastor was saying our
church is so much like that - it feels like a
big zoo.
There is no perfect local
church in this world, but that's not the
biggest problem.
And that camel - owner can bring all his camel - owning friends and they will give their tenth - plus offerings to The
Church of the Great Needle and soon enough there will be a new building program to construct a fanstasmagoric «Golden Needle with Multiple Eyes» so that more camels can enter and then more camel - owners will come and soon there will be a vision for a
bigger and better «Platinum Needle with Multiple, Rotating, Identity - Protected Eyes» and soon there will be a name change to «The
Church of the Sharpest Needles
in the Greatest Sewing Machine the World Has Ever Seen» and everyone shall stand amazed etc., etc., etc...; ^)
«I haven't switched
churches yet but I'm a
big believer
in what they do.»
I've never been to one of those Unitarian Universalist
churches, but I'm wondering if it could be helpful
in these times when there is such a
big divide.
I am pretty sure when they revamped back
in the day to a oil heating system at my mom's home
church, that was a
big modern step for them from the wood burning stoves.
Now with these
bigger churches and folks not needing to hitch up ole «bessie to the wagon
in Little House on the Prairie fashion, to get the family to the local
church....
Part of this how the first century
church exploded out of nothing from men who, by all accounts, shouldn't have been able to pull it off; part of it is seeing (actually a
big part of it) is seeing what God has done
in my life — answered prayer that, by all accounts, shouldn't have been answered.
In fact, let me quote the NP::» The issue of being gay in the church is a very real issue today, one I wish to address and deal with,» ---- And so, when you say to me::: «you have a big thing about gays...,» David's words say it all ------»... being gay in the church is a very real issue today.&raqu
In fact, let me quote the NP::» The issue of being gay
in the church is a very real issue today, one I wish to address and deal with,» ---- And so, when you say to me::: «you have a big thing about gays...,» David's words say it all ------»... being gay in the church is a very real issue today.&raqu
in the
church is a very real issue today, one I wish to address and deal with,» ---- And so, when you say to me::: «you have a
big thing about gays...,» David's words say it all ------»... being gay
in the church is a very real issue today.&raqu
in the
church is a very real issue today.»
I for one enjoy free will to research the Universe and push for the
big answers that the
church can only have faith
in.
The Right Reverend Richard Chartres warned that the
biggest problem for the
Church was that it was «lacking
in distinction» and not its attitude to gay people and women.
i got such a shock when i saw this image and comment, the image took me by suck surprise, after 8 months of not being
in church, and not caring what you thought, to start crying
in the students union, is kinda a
big deal..
If the message given by the
church and the bible brings out the
BIG GUNS then there is no love and it leaves the figure
in your drawing with lots of confusion and questions.
It gets less attention because with the
Church structure money is
bigger in Catholic lawsuits.
All those things are worthwhile and good goals, but looking around my
church at the twentysomethings who are making a lot of
big life decisions, rarely do I see an example of a young millennial who has gone the traditional route of a four - year college degree to find themselves
in a cubicle on the 11th floor — or at least who are happy being there.
I would bet —
big money — that the fraction of FUBARLiberals who exhibit these characteristics is
in fact larger than within the Roman Catholic
Church....
Our
church is the
biggest in the WORLD!»
The National Association for People Abused
in Childhood (NAPAC) has said «there are
big changes happening»
in the way
churches safeguard children.
There is a
big difference
in private citizens uniting for a cause and a
Church donating funds...
What is his place
in Heaven compared to someone who is an Alcoholic Christian and a
big time gambler but doesn't go to
Church and help the elderly?
Think beyond services that your
church can provide for people already
in poverty towards a
bigger dream of preventing poverty
in the first place.
Church can be a miraculous place, for those
in need of a place to be a part of something
bigger.
The survey suggests that while
church attendance patterns over the past three and half decades have been most influenced by changes
in how often Southerners, Catholics and women go to services, other factors may play a
bigger role
in the future, Schwadel said, noting how
church attendance had stayed mostly steady despite the demographic changes.
And those gods were an astrological parody for worship of THE SUN... You know that
big bright hydrogen fusion machine
in the sky that the
church once believed orbited the Earth... See the only way to truly be religious and
in particular a Christian is to not ask questions.
People just remember, over the1000yrs so many men wrote and rewrote the bible that it is not truly the original bible.Every one who wrote the bible put
in there own thoughts.Plus people who are overly two religious are really the true (SINNERS) Forcing there own views on others.Plus its all for money any way to collect from the poor two build
bigger and
bigger churches.
And before you believers begin to say that if there is no
church then nobody will do anything to help others, just keep
in mind that the two
biggest philanthropist
in the world are an Atheist and an Agnostic.
It's a good thing that these men are being outed, and that it reveals a very
big problem
in the Catholic
church, namely that it maintains an environment where predators can hide and feed.
This is why
Churches, Governments, and
Big Business have so corruption
in common.
The
Church of England team has one practice game on Wednesday before the
big match and its captain, Rev Jez Barnes from St Stephen's
in Twickenham, is quietly confident.
Now maybe I am griping about something I want to see
in churches â $ «as a
bigger communal focus â $ «but why not bring it up â $ «maybe more will change one of these days?
«The
biggest crime of the Catholic
Church» Yes, it must be me seeing something hateful
in one such statement...
James Carne who works at CAP Job Clubs UK believes
churches have an obligation to continue to help those finding it hard to get work, speaking on Premier's «News Hour», he said: «There is still a
big gap
in terms of opportunities or help for people who are seeking work.
The
biggest changes have come
in three groups traditionally associated with their reliable
church attendance - Southerners, Catholics and women, the study says.
He is well - liked by his peers, volunteers with University
Big Brothers and Sisters, is involved
in his
church (he is an adult convert to Mormonism), is a member of the University's interfaith Religious Life Council, and has compiled an impressive academic record.
For those of us who know theology, we recognize that the
big word
in the middle there means «
church.»
I am a
big believer
in giving people freedom from
church buildings and front - led
church meetings.
Sometimes, I think the «
big name»
church planting gurus have forgotten (or never experienced
in the first place) some of the sweat and blood struggles of planting a
church.
It maintains a force of 50,000 or so missionaries who work without pay, but need supporting infrastructure, and the
church is moving into humanitarian efforts
in a
big way.
I was now
in my late 40's... I no longer had a fancy business card to define me... I had some
big problems with the beliefs / actions of the
church... who was I?
When the catholic
church stopped holding masses
in Latin, again,
BIG.
Part of my own story is that I went for a
big wander outside of my my mother
Church, encountering different and new and ancient ways of experiencing and knowing and being changed by our
big and generous God as if I were encountering occasional cups of water while
in the desert, drinking each one down as if they were sustaining me for the next leg of the journey.