Sentences with phrase «congregants said»

Not exact matches

Several congregants approached him afterward to say that they, too, felt that they'd acted against God by looking at porn.

Let's say there is a hetero and same sex couple, both equal in every way, both born - again Christians, they do all the same things are are the type of congregants pastors dream about; are they all going to heaven or is one going to hell or are they both going to hell, why or why not?

The 10 - year - old church, which says in its materials that more than 2,000 people attend its weekend services, planned to disperse that same amount - $ 30,000 - on Sunday, with congregants getting envelopes containing $ 10, $ 20 and $ 50 bills.

«Every week is unique, and pastors are faced with the need to get insight from the Spirit of God to understand the mood and emotional state of the congregants,» said Ríos, citing a rise in depression and marital issues among hurricane victims, as well as concerns over suicide rates and violent criminal activity in the long recovery period.

A spokesperson for the conference said there was no way to tell how many parishes addressed the issue this weekend, but said after receiving multiple queries from dioceses around the country, they posted a draft letter on an internal website for churches to adapt and read to congregants.

Miller said pastors who are afraid of angering congregants by talking about touchy economic issues ignore the Gospel.

After telling stories of knowing several gay and lesbian congregants during his time as a pastor, he said, «I know a lot of people who are gay and lesbian and they seem to have as good a spiritual life as I do.

They said that somebody had to make decisions and God had ordained them to the task, so unless the congregants agreed to obey, they either left or kept quiet.

His church has come under scrutiny for everything from its congregants (Hillsong counts Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez and Kevin Durant among its flock), to its stances («At this church, we are not saying «All Lives Matter,»» Lentz declared in Sep - tember), to Lentz's fashion choices (GQ dubbed him a «Hypepriest» for his col - lection of ultra-hip designer threads).

The reason for this absence, megachurch designers say, is that the church does not want to confront potential congregants with off - putting reminders of traditional Christianity.

But, lets say the bishop of the local Catholic diocese took a public poll during Sunday mass and asked for a show of hands as to how many of his congregants use an unapproved form of birth control?

The FBI said today that Dylann Roof, the man accused of killing nine congregants at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church last month, should not have been able to buy a gun.

He said most of his congregants invited friends into their homes to show the video around 1990 and recorded hundreds of «first - time decisions for Christ.»

In a statement, Broglio's office said: «Archbishop Broglio and the Archdiocese stand firm in the belief, based on legal precedent, that such a directive from the Army (about not reading the letter) constituted a violation of his Constitutionally - protected right of free speech and the free exercise of religion, as well as those same rights of all military chaplains and their congregants.»

Last Passover, in a sermon to 2,200 congregants at his synagogue, Rabbi Wolpe frankly said that «virtually every modern archaeologist» agrees «that the way the Bible describes the Exodus is not the way that it happened, if it happened at all.»

The LDS Church said that the Boy Scouts aren't meeting the needs of their young congregants and that Boy Scout programs have been «difficult to implement» in churches.

Another congregant, who said she chose not to read any news coverage of the trial, struggled with her own internal conflict, saying she trusted that the jury had made the right decision while holding out hope that Sandusky did not really abuse the boys who testified against him.

In most cases, clergy say this is the first time they have set foot in their congregants» workplaces.

As I said below, I'm sure other blacks have married in that large church, what is the REAL reason the congregants objected to THIS couple?

«It is personal for me,» Rodriguez said, describing deported friends and congregants as «lovely people.

The church said the show has a worldwide audience of 20 million viewers to go along with 10,000 congregants who fill the pews in Garden Grove, California.

What's really sad is that CNN and others have already interviewed some of the congregants of that church and they fully support everything he said... so sad.

Herzfeld said he usually gets about 200 or more chametz forms from his congregants each year.

«Our congregants come from all over the world and from every walk of life, from congressmen to taxi drivers,» Rauf said earlier this month in a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations.

All people that pay taxes should get... the same privileges and rights,» said Terence Johnson, a congregant at Salem Bible Church in Atlanta.

Or is it because the rest of the congregants are ashamed they didn't say something themselves much earlier?

Burke took what was a song played for the offering in his pentecostal church and remade it into an R&B tune, incorporating the moments into its vocals when the preacher would point his finger at congregants and say, «I need you, and you, and you» in reference to giving money to God and the church.

«I'm hoping the data opens a discussion about preachers» eschatological beliefs, why they hold those ideas, and how congregants and faith leaders can better understand the biblical texts,» he said.

They asked 1,000 senior pastors of Protestant churches around the country if someone within their organization had embezzled money — which is largely tithed and given by congregants — and a shocking 9 percent said yes.

Addressing congregants at the Holy Ghost Temple of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) on Sunday, president Mahama said the improvement in the country's human development index shows Ghana is moving in the right direction.

Speaking to congregants at Evangel Temple in Laurelton, Queens, and Maranatha Baptist Church in Queens Village, de Blasio said he was not taking his reelection bid for granted and warned voters against sitting out the election.

Mahmud said many of his congregants are construction workers from Bangladesh.

«If Albany will not give us the changes we need, if Albany will not strengthen rent regulations, if Albany will not pass a mansion tax, if Albany will not protect us, then here's what I think about any tax breaks for condominiums, luxury condominiums, any tax breaks for developers who are not going to create affordable housing — I say end those tax breaks once and for all,» he told congregants at First Corinthian Baptist Church in Manhattan, according to a recording provided by a spokesman.

This has been hard to pull off,» the pastor said, to laughter from the congregants.

Congregants and others prayed for the dead and injured and their families, but also for the entire country, said Rabbi Hecht.

«Abraham accepted tithes and Peter also asked his followers to go sell their properties and bring the money as offering to be used for the work of God,» he said indicating that his disappointment stems from the fact that Dr. Otabil had in the past, referred to Prophets who accept cash offerings and donations from congregants in return for blessings as false prophets and tricksters.

Speaking to congregants at Wayside Baptist Church in Brooklyn, de Blasio said mayoral control had given his administration the ability to launch the city's Universal Pre-K program, and played a role in driving up high school graduation rates over the past 15 years.

Doug Cunningham, who leads the New Day United Methodist Church in the Bronx, said that low wages force his congregants to take second jobs, leaving kids home alone to raise themselves on the streets.

There is no doubt that it was the same protests by the congregants that eventually culminated in this avoidable deaths caused by stampede», he said.