Sentences with phrase «coming to church for»

A member also took part after coming to the church for 50 years.

A young couple in their early 30s have been coming to church for about 2 months.

So in future follow - up posts, I will suggest some different ways of measuring success, different goals churches can have, and maybe different ways of achieving those goals than the standard «come to church for songs and a sermon» strategy that has been followed for so many centuries.

Then three years later I came to the church for the first time eve in my life, but I didn't know what I was getting into.

Have you heard the joke about the man who came to church for the first time?

If the church decides to feed the hungry, they cook the meal in the church kitchen, set tables in the church dining hall, and invite the poor and the hungry to come to the church for a free meal.

Ironically this same finance pastor was busy preparing a «Church Event» of outreach to poor children in the community where they came to the church for free health and dental checkups, and haircuts.

People come to church for a wide variety of reasons.

Julian explains regretfully, «No matter what we've tried to do, we've only had one girl come to church for an event we did.»

When a family came to the church for financial help they first had to prove they were current with tithing.

Those who came to the church for the wrong reason would not remain.

My Episcopal Church's Book of Common Prayer provides for the reservation of the sacrament to administer to those who are unable to come to church for Communion.

They are leading tortured lives and they come to church for comfort and healing and more often than not, male victims of sexual abuse are not given the same regard as females.

Six months later he returned to the community, and he came to church for the first time in years.

The people who come to his Church for counsel are often toying with the idea of religion, rather than truly embracing the concept of confessing their sins.

Not exact matches

Abbott's comments come a day after one of the pastors, Robert Morris, told news outlets Abbott had reached out to him and nine other churches to build support for the legislation.

Governor Nikki Haley called on Monday afternoon for the Confederate flag to be removed from the Capitol grounds in Columbia, saying «it's time to move the flag» in a news conference that came five days after nine people were shot to death at a historic black church in Charleston.

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...; ^)

They indicated that they were asking themselves, and would be considering further, «Has the time come for the Orthodox churches and other members to review their relations with the World Council of Churcheschurches and other members to review their relations with the World Council of ChurchesChurches?»

While NAPAC admitted it was a «really long time coming» for the Church to deal with the child abuse happening under its watch, it was «really good to see these latest changes happening».

But for now, I would rather be part of a Christ - centered megachurch full of programs where people are coming to know Jesus as Savior, than part of a church of any size where they are not.

When I came to the realization about theological concepts acting as a substitute for a relationship with God, I started to see and hear that kind of stuff all over the place in church.

you're right the church probably will be there long after any of us cease to exist but it stands to reason that it is going down... as more people come to the realization that the belief in a deity is not necessary to live, the less need there will be for a church to exist.

For the brave and principled stand made by Tom Weinandy reminds us that God raises up prophetic lights when dark days come to his Church.

For Evangelicals, the Church as the one body of Christ extending through space and time includes all the redeemed of all the ages and all on earth in every era who have come to living faith in the body's living Head.

The scientific community, for the most part, accepted Copernicus» theory, but the church took a long time to come around.

His video (below) came after a Russian programme said it would be illegal for someone to play the game in a church.

Such ill - defined relations worked reasonably well for a considerable time, while the mechanism that kept Catholic institutions tied to the Church was a powerful cultural feeling for Catholicism (enforced by the tuition payments and donations that came from the members of that culture).

For someone that comes in to change the fundamentals of the church for their own cause or to profit from that change is nothing short of the likes of JudFor someone that comes in to change the fundamentals of the church for their own cause or to profit from that change is nothing short of the likes of Judfor their own cause or to profit from that change is nothing short of the likes of Judas.

A 1922 letter to the Politburo sets forth Lenin's view of the campaign against the church: «For us this moment is not only exceptionally favorable but generally the only moment when we can, with ninety - nine out of a hundred chances of total success, smash the enemy and secure for ourselves an indispensable position for many decades to comFor us this moment is not only exceptionally favorable but generally the only moment when we can, with ninety - nine out of a hundred chances of total success, smash the enemy and secure for ourselves an indispensable position for many decades to comfor ourselves an indispensable position for many decades to comfor many decades to comes.

HEY NICK WAKE UP, I WAS IN THE MORMON CHURCH FOR 36 YEARS, and when i went to the BISHOP AND STAKE PRESIDENT, He Was his words» I do nt process to know much about the curse of Cain, nor do i need to know», OR TRY THIS ONE ON FOR SIZE, THis Nick comes from my former Bishop,» i wont allow now or in the future QUESTIONS TO LEAD ME ASTRAY» IAM NOT MAKING THIS STUFF UP, YOU DO NT QUESTION MORMON LEADERS, FOLLOW AND KEEP YOUR EYEE SHto the BISHOP AND STAKE PRESIDENT, He Was his words» I do nt process to know much about the curse of Cain, nor do i need to know», OR TRY THIS ONE ON FOR SIZE, THis Nick comes from my former Bishop,» i wont allow now or in the future QUESTIONS TO LEAD ME ASTRAY» IAM NOT MAKING THIS STUFF UP, YOU DO NT QUESTION MORMON LEADERS, FOLLOW AND KEEP YOUR EYEE SHto know much about the curse of Cain, nor do i need to know», OR TRY THIS ONE ON FOR SIZE, THis Nick comes from my former Bishop,» i wont allow now or in the future QUESTIONS TO LEAD ME ASTRAY» IAM NOT MAKING THIS STUFF UP, YOU DO NT QUESTION MORMON LEADERS, FOLLOW AND KEEP YOUR EYEE SHto know», OR TRY THIS ONE ON FOR SIZE, THis Nick comes from my former Bishop,» i wont allow now or in the future QUESTIONS TO LEAD ME ASTRAY» IAM NOT MAKING THIS STUFF UP, YOU DO NT QUESTION MORMON LEADERS, FOLLOW AND KEEP YOUR EYEE SHTO LEAD ME ASTRAY» IAM NOT MAKING THIS STUFF UP, YOU DO NT QUESTION MORMON LEADERS, FOLLOW AND KEEP YOUR EYEE SHUT

In closing arguments, Assistant US Attorney Nathan Williams mocked Roof for calling himself brave in his hate - filled journal and during his confession, saying the real bravery came from the victims who tried to stop him as he fired 77 bullets at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal church.

The Word says also we shall have tribulation in this world but He has overcome the world — there will be a day of reckoning and the term gnashing of teeth I believe will be those who had the chance to believe and passed it up and when they find out He is real and coming for His church (believers) they will remember those times they said no — very terrible to find out it was all true

People start realizing that it's OK no to believe and they will simply quit going to church for appearances sake, and if they do that then the collection boxes will start coming in a whole lot lighter.

Are you serious this is the last thing we should be concerned about when it comes to Catholic church what about priest (I use that word loosely they are sleeping with the choir boys and when they get caught they move them to another church so they can start again to me that is what they need to change in the church in the name of JESUS I pray for that right now!!!

We offer them not only for their intrinsic worth but because women's concerns, as they are called, will undoubtedly come before the bishops again, and because the problems posed by «One in Christ Jesus» illustrate difficulties that all the churches have when it comes to making statements on questions of societal moment.

He came to restore his church and doctrine once again and to suffer and die for salvation of all mankind.

Philip Larkin's «Church Going» comes to mind: Yet stop I did: in fact I often do, And always end much at a loss like this, Wondering what to look for; wondering, too, When churches fall completely out of use What we shall turn them into, if we shall keep A few cathedrals chronically on show, Their parchment, plate, and pyx in locked cases, And let the rest rent - free to rain and sheep.

The loving God came down and sacrificed the essence of Himself for this messed up people, the entire world, not just the church, and has paid the price for only those who choose to follow Him.

Having come to the conclusion several years ago (after a lot of abuse from the first church I was part of) that doubt is far from being a threat to our faith — if we enter it with questions for God — I realised it is actually the yeast in our faith, and in the discourse with God we grow (much like your cartoon).

5oo, ooo priests for 1.2 billion Catholics - There is the answer to why the abusing priests were tolerated.The conclave elected exactly who they wanted to be Pope - Someone who would not rock the boat.I believe Pope Benedict was advised to retire in light of the Federal indictment pending so this would not involve a standing Pope and the possiblity of him being found guilty.I further think this new election of Pope will allow the Church to change it's stance on the very controvertial issues the Church is facing ie.female priests being one, the decisions appearing more acceptable coming from a new head as opposed to reversed stance of standing Pope.This decision to retire, in the Churchs» view I believe is damage control and not neccessarily Pope Benedict's desire.If looked at for what it is - A very slick maneuver indeed.

For myself, I know that when I did it, I was trying to get people excited about God and about «coming to church.»

When it came down to what churches emphasized and spent their time and money for, it was preserving the institution — the building, the staff and the programs.

Just once, I would love for a mega-church pastor or a prominent church author to come out and announce a blessing upon all those people who are leaving their church to follow Jesus in tangible and loving ways in the community.

PD, As an elder of your church, if someone came up to you and said that they felt Jesus wanted them to take a break from church attendance for a while, what would you tell them?

the catholic church is just a breeding ground for phedefiles, there is about always news stories about catholic priests molesting kids, i'm not saying it's just catholic priests, but those stories always seem to come up alot

This book, in my opinion, is to actually minimize the great apostasy taking place in our churches; especially among those who were never taught the real meaning of being «last instead of first», to help those who come into the church who may bring with them societal norms of entitlement and «whats in it for me» attitudes and behaviors.

For most Christians, «church» has come to rule and dominate every aspect of our lives, much as «Sabbath» did for Jews in the time of JesFor most Christians, «church» has come to rule and dominate every aspect of our lives, much as «Sabbath» did for Jews in the time of Jesfor Jews in the time of Jesus.

We have to make the inside of the church warm, friendly, with coffee areas, places for young people to come and just be themselves.

The move comes after a letter — signed by Kensrue and several fellow church leaders — asking that Pastor Mark Driscoll step down for a time and seek «restoration» following numerous controversies, was leaked to the media.