Sentences with phrase «church feels the way they do»

I understand that but I also understand why the church feels the way they do.

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In His own words: «blessed are those who hunger and thirst» I don't feel that one can disregard «all images, all philosophies, all religions, all theologies, all spiritualities, all institutions and organizations» Jesus showed us the way though His church and through communion with others.

And when they really needed to see and feel the body of Christ reaching out in love, all they saw were the high fives of the arrogant staff and mindless, heartless church members and all they heard was «Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out.»

In addition, if / when the church is presented as a / the way to help people with their problems, what happens when people don't get helped, and / or feel like things should have changed in their lives but didn't?

I'm sad because I feel that our failure only confirms my fears that a church like this one — in which all are welcome, in which women can lead, in which politics don't get in the way of fellowship, in which questions are encouraged, in which a diversity of opinions is celebrated, in which gossip is kept to a minimum — simply can not make it in Dayton.

That pastor did not feel the need to clarify in any way where this young man stood in relation to this issue, nor what the churches stance is / was.

And that's not a dodge, it basically means that most of these people don't feel welcome in church, they don't feel like God loves them, so before we even talk about those things — which by the way, the church hierarchy and LGBT Catholics are way far apart on — we have to talk about the basics: i.e. God loves them; God created them this way; etc..

Strictly speaking, I have no right to feel anything at all about the way the Church is going, and no right either to remember as much ecclesiastical history as I do or to buy and read paperbacks on theology.

I found myself leaving these conference feeling either guilty that I wasn't doing church «the right way» or like I couldn't relate to the speakers and their context in any way.

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.

It doesn't help though that many Christian churches feel it's part of their religious, or even worse, moral obligation to try and «save» anyone who doesn't think the way they do.

The typical church requires that a person believes the same way they do before they will allow that person to feel accepted in their fellowship or to get involved with service in and through the church.

Its an interesting and concerning that people can and do live in information silos (including me) and are kept their by leaders of institutional church who want them to think in certain ways like you must come to sunday church and made to feel guilty if they do nt.

As one friend in Idaho said «the institutional «church» is a way of passifying your mind so that you can go through life serving self and feel ok because you do «church» religiously every Sunday».

The truth is that people are leaving the church because they do care about such things, and they feel that in many ways, the church is just getting in the way.

Take them one at a time, spending as much time as you need to discuss thoroughly the issues and feelings that arise: «The ideas and issues which excite me most are...;» «The things that are most worth living for right now are...;» «I feel the most joy (pain, hope, lonely, together) when...;» «What I really believe about God is...;» «I feel closest to (most distant from) God when...;» «I get spiritually high when...;» «The beliefs that mean the most to me now are...;» «The beliefs from my childhood which no longer make sense are...;» «Life has the least (the most) meaning for me when...;» «I feel closest to you (most distant from you) spiritually when...;» «The way I really feel about the church is...;» «I'd like to do the following, to enjoy more spiritual sharing...;» «To enrich the spiritual life of our family, I'd like to..

Some people that have attended Catholic churches all their life might feel the same way about their experience as i do about mine with the Protestant Church.

People need to see and most importantly FEEL the love of Jesus Christ and the mercy of God, not try to live a certain way, do everything the church is telling them do, yet do not know how to love and appreciate God and his workings.

So when one Christian accuses a church leader of doing something evil or wrong, the pastor often feels justified in retorting the same way Jesus did, and accuses his accusers of committing a sin against the Holy Spirit.

She is surprisingly sympathetic to the Wisconsin minister who felt that she had no choice but to market her church building as a picturesque chapel and to perform weddings for people she didn't know: «The only way to save the church, it seemed, was to sell the church, and to put to commercial use the attractive environs that were intended for anything but.»

Tim i found it liberating to just do what the Lord wants you to do i work within his boundarys and yes i attend church and enjoy it.I love the people and i love hearing the word and worshipping the Lord even if others are still bound up with traditions thats not my walk thats theres.My focus is to do what the Lord wants me to do.There have been times i have said no to the pastor he does nt understand why i choose not to lead the worship.i query him as well regarding the idea that its not just performing a function because there is a need our hearts have to be in the right place so that the Lord can use us but he did nt understand where i was coming from and thats okay because of that i just said no until my heart is right i am better not being involved in leading.But i am happy to be an encouragement to others in the worship team i havent wanted to be the leader i have done that in the past.So my focus has been just the singing and being part of different worship teams i think the Lord has other plans as the groups i am in seem to be changing at the same time i am aware that i do nt to worry about change as the Lord knows whats best.I used to be quite comfortable leading the music but that was before when i was operating in my own self confidence and pride.The Lord did such a huge change in my life that i lost my self confidence and that is not a bad thing at all as my spiritual growth has been incredible.The big change was my identity moved from me and what i could do to knowing who i was in Christ and that he is my strength and confidence.Now i know that without him i can do nothing in fact i am dependent on his empowerment through his holy spirit all the time in everything.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music at another church i attend multiple churchs although i attend two regularly one has services in the morning and one has services in the evening so the two do nt really clash.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music its been two years since i did that and i was worried on how i would go.All i can say is that it went really well and because i stepped out in Faith the Lord really blessed the morning to the congregation.The difference is knowing that i serve the Lord with the gifts he has given me but my heart has to be right and when i do it in his way it builds up the body and it brings glory to him.May the Lord continue to show you what he wants you to do even though others may not understand your reasons i just want you to know that you do nt have to pull away completely just work within the boundarys that the Lord gives you and do nt feel pressured by others expectations to do anything that feel uncomfortable.Be involved just as you feel lead by the holy spirit even if it is in a very minor way take small steps.regards brentnz

Strange thoughts, fantasies, dreams, slips of the tongue, the jokes we think are funny, the place we sit in church, the way we feel when someone is angry, the things we remember, the people we like or don't like — all make sense when we understand their hidden meaning.

Sometimes I felt some pressure from others to be more available for the «daytime ladies activities» because many churches like to schedule their ladies» Bible studies for Tuesday mornings but overall, I didn't feel much pressure or inclination to change the way things were for us.

I see the way that Jesus engaged with the religious leaders — he didn't have a lot of patience for them — and I don't feel quite so bad that I lack patience for the religious establishment in our churches.

«I've always felt fortunate that I didn't belong to a church tradition with a brilliant founder; that way I haven't had to spend my time defending him.»

You will be surprise in learning there are a lot of people who feel the same way you do about the church setting and would be very receptive in this type of approach.

The apostle Paul did not want to be a burden on the church, but no one else feels that way.

Jefferson in his many words is todays paul by basically testifying to a lost society by preaching «The heart «that is what God wants not the shell which will rott away.I can stand with this truth until the day I die because I also have had disagreements in my church about this same topic.I dispise religion and encourage salvation which come from having a relationship with Jesus.Many may ask how do i have a relationship with him?by simply asking God through prayer, not what we know as pray but simply given up and telling God he win.That is what being righteous means saying «lord your're right and i will believe and obey that.Last i will like to thank jefferson for this clip, becuase for so long I have been feeling like todays churches in not like the first churches.They are stuck into their four cornered walls preaching to those who already obtain the word and people who already think they are perfect, but what about the weak and the sinners who we are suppose to love, go after, preach to, help and deliver the same way as Christ camed for the sinners so do we also be like him.Jefferson basically telling all us young people and old no matter who have suffered in the world, the church, or no matter what party or the past that there is hope and «God wants that person» not the sin but the person.Jefferson wants us to know that God can become personal with us and we do exist or can exist in the christian world not because we are perfect but because «he is perfect and he saw our broken spirits and rescued us!

Stop going to a church building because you feel that is «what you are supposed to do» and start seeking out ways to be His church wherever you go and to whoever you connect with as you do life.

secondly he was not the only one in the church who was a «non believer» many others do not «believe» as well as myself and yet non of us saw a problem with something that was being done out of respect and unison for the majority not for just one person opinion, and last, no one ever said he «had» to pray the only command was to bow your head and stare at the ground counting how many toes you had for all we carried, do what you want if choose not to pray but just bow your head in uniformity not cry about it blow it up and change the way events happen — if you have and complaints or questions please FEEL FREE to contact me [email protected]

If you are questioning the way church is done, or if you are dissatisfied and looking to leave the organization then do so without feeling guilty.

Praying to a god and attending church are like playing the lottery: sometimes it goes your way and most times it doesn't, but it makes you feel better for trying.

After years in the organization, we began to have an uneasy feeling about the way church was done.

I just left a church where as a leader I was undermined by those who had an ownership mentality of the church and weren't open to other ways of leading the ministry if didn't measure up to how they felt it should be run.

because i do feel that we need others and a community of support but i think that the institutionalized church likes to replicate this in the way of «forced» community which never seems to work for me, i'd much rather meet others in a more sporadic way

Here there is an urgent need for more open and honest discussion in the churches, for we are too quick to condemn those who bear witness in a way to which we do not feel called.

When the topic of lesbians ministering to men with AIDS came up during a reception the women of our church held for Karen Ziegler, pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church in New York, Ziegler responded this way: «I don't feel like I'm sacrificing — I receive energy by ministering to men with AIDS.&church held for Karen Ziegler, pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church in New York, Ziegler responded this way: «I don't feel like I'm sacrificing — I receive energy by ministering to men with AIDS.&Church in New York, Ziegler responded this way: «I don't feel like I'm sacrificing — I receive energy by ministering to men with AIDS.»

If you believe God and know that He is real, act based on that knowledge and He will find you (sometimes in the most bizarre ways lol), the feeling comes later... but if you do make the decision to follow Christ I strongly suggest you find a church to help you grow in your spiritual walk and to lead you in the right direction.

Perhaps my impression is that these Pentecostal churches are in a position to express what they feel, think and believe, while the Christians in our state churches do not give spontaneous expression to their faith but instead express their faith in institutional ways.

The rectors admit that people new to the church aren't always comfortable with the dancing, but they feel that it's important to «push people's comfort level at church in the way that anything exciting and creative does.

I'd see people in church services, Christian concerts and Bible camps overcome by emotion and enraptured with charismatic speakers, and I wondered why I didn't feel that way.

If any other organization protected child rapists the way your church does they would feel the full force of the secular justice system.

When I say I don't believe in marriage, what I mean to say is: I understand the financial and legal benefits, but I don't believe the government or a church or a department store registry can change the way I already feel and behave.

It seriously has brought me closer to my family... We would swim at my friend's house ALL the time during the week, and I honestly can't remember the details of those days, but I remember the fun stuff I'd do with my family, and good way I felt at church

One of the most exciting and unique things about the xenosaga series is that you can look foward to seeing different character models with each new game because appearence of the characters change with each game, not because the characters have aged but for other reasons.There is one special thing that xenosaga episode three has that should have been in the other xenosaga games is the swimsuit mode because it allows you to watch movie scenes with the characters in there swimsuits but for some reason not all of the movie scenes in xenosaga 3 can be viewed in swimsuit mode, I guess it would have made the movie less serious or something.My favorite movie scenes in xenosaga are blue testament, white testament, KOSMOS verses Black Testament, any movie with Luis Virgil becaus ehe is my favorite character in the game because he's passionate and i don't think that he is a bad guy since he was able to brek free from being a testament and the only real reasons why he became a testament was because he wanted to be able to visit that old church on miltia and to gain power to prevent death.I also love Luis Virgil and all of the movie scenes that he appear in becaus they are very dramatic.The best thing about the xenosaga series is thst the story is very dee, interesting, and shocking and anyone who has played the game in order from episode one through three will definitely say the same thing.There is no doubt that anyone who has completed episode one and two will be stunned when every secret and mystery is unraveled in episode three.The one thing that I can't seem to under stand is why do some of the characters have to travel back to the earth in the end, will shion and the gang make it back to earth or will there descendants finish the mission and find earth in the end, Chaos and Nephilim told the group that the key to saving humanity lies on earth, what I want to know is what is it and how will it be used to save the universe, Even in the end new mysteries arose and remained unraveled.If there is any one outher who has has the awnswer to any of these questions please let me know when you write you're review or else there has just got to be a xenosaga four on the way, (crying) they just can't leave the story end this way.The only thing that dissapointed me about the game at first was the battle system because on the back of the case of xenosaga three said that the best aspect of the previous battles systems from episode one were combined to form a new battle system, If namco had really done this Xenosaga episode three would have had a better battle system in my opinion because I belive that the best aspect of xenosaga episode one were the special atacks wich are better than the those of episode three and the best aspect of episode three as the break system wich was also better than those of episode three.I think that namco should have given xenosaga episode 3 the battle system of episode 2 combined episode ones style of special attack, but doing this would have probably made the battle system of xenosaga episode three boring because the same old tactics would have to be used in a new game and the battle system most likely would not be as realistic as it is but it would probably be cooler.However the ability to summon all four Erde Kaisers including the new Erde Kasier Sgma my most favorite summon in the world at will and use new Ether and Tech attacks along with the new Counter and Revenge abilities gave xenosaaga episode three more than boost that it needed to have an descent battle systemThe E.S battle system of xenosaga episode 3 is way more better than those of episod one and two though, I must say that Namco really outdid themselves with the E.S battle system of xenosaga episode because the other E.S battle system from the two previos games weren't good, luckily they made up for it with the character battle system.In episode one I never really wanted to use anA.G.W.S, lucky for me they were optional but in episode two sadly it is manatory that you pilot an E.S to progress in the game in Episode three you piloting an E.S is also mandatory to progress in the game but the difference between the three episode is that will be sorry in episode three you will ge glad that you are using an E.S because their battle system is extremely cool.Xenosaga is most definitely one of the besrt RPG games in the world andit is far more better than any final fantasy game that Square Enix has ever made but for some reason it still score lower than Some Final Fantasy and other Sqare Enix games on this site.I bet that if xenosaga was actually named Final Fantasy and had a subtitle it and if it wre made by sqare Enix it would have probably been more famous and it would have scored higher even though it is still the same gameIn the end with every thing being written said and done all i can say is that I feel more at peace now that I have defended this underated game.All I have to say now is that TURN BASED GAMES RULE!

The show would be moving in any setting, but nowhere else would it feel the way it does in this museum, just a few blocks away from where the church still stands.