Sentences with phrase «congregation no»

Whenever a discussion of alcohol comes up among members of my congregation, and someone mentions the story about Jesus turning water into wine for his first public miracle, one point is inevitably made: that the wine back then was watered down so much it had little or no alcoholic content, making it barely more than grape juice.

He said, «I am a part time pastor of a small congregation and I sell copiers to put food on the table.

He explained: «I think there is a lack of information out there, there is a lack of support for Churches who want to tackle mental health issues in their congregation.

the mormon church has NEVER had a segregated congregation!

Needless to say, the congregation spent a year with me healing and then closed.

They see nine gatherings in seven locations, and so we are a multi-site congregation.

Twitter allows Christians to more readily keep tabs on their congregation's daily life.

Teach future pastors that they're engaged in Christian politics every time they call a congregation to confession, pronounce absolution, preach, preside at the Lord's table, and dismiss with a benediction.

One member of the congregation said Bishop Davis had a heart attack, possibly owing the immense strain of his admission, but the medical examiner has yet to determine the exact cause of his death.

Their congregation will grow in light of their honesty, rather than grow due to their hiding behind a façade of American - style righteousness.

So, by calling that particular cold Sunday in January «Porn Sunday,» he was sending a message to his congregation that Mars Hill was a safe place to talk about this issue.

And strangely I posted something similar on my newest blog (which is read by my congregation).

The amount of security and commotion that his attendance warrants makes it unfair to the the other church goers in the congregation.

«Even with all of the different styles and cultures of worship today, the heart of worship music is the unified voice of the congregation,» Smith says.

This preacher has tons of money, given to him by his congregation.

The most healing thing we did together as a congregation was make a safe space for everyone to have coffee after the worship and just talk.

The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.

It would be just as logical to rant about how Christians all go around protesting at dead soldiers» funerals, just because of those wackos in the Phelps congregation.

The emphasis on highly produced, band - led worship — which comes from a sincere desire to make worship as «good» as it can be — can drown out the response of the congregation.

By asking lots of clarifying questions, the members slowly began to realize the level of abuse they had experienced from this pastor and came to realize that all the people who had left their congregation had been publicly berated by this man at some point.

They're adults now, but it's not clear if the alleged abuse took place when they were adults or children — the coverage of the third lawsuit makes frequent mention that the accuser was 14 when he joined the congregation, but not why that point is being emphasized.

As a former Christian, I find the idea of one man standing before a congregation several times a week, explaining his beliefs (understanding of the bible?)

I think the other issue is that a lot of Christian ministers suffer from mental health problems but feel unable to share those with their congregation or even more privately.»

Not everyone in my congregation has read my books, but everyone has tasted my food — with rave reviews!

I bet she wouldn't be allowed any congregation privelages...

In my LDS congregation there are African American, Native American, Central and South American, Mexican, Indian, Chinese, and Pakistani members.

A very odd, very sad incident at the Miracle Faith World Outreach Church in Bridgeport, Conn. has left a congregation grieving the loss of their pastor Bishop Bobby Davis, who confessed to an affair from the pulpit and fell dead immediately thereafter.

Just ask a congregation that never had one, if they'd like a female pastor... Another story

I read it out immediately to the congregation, who were extremely moved by the closeness of the Pontiff, which gave them comfort in such a tragic moment.»

If you bring up penetrating theological questions and are challenged about it, you can say that you only did it to try to draw out any wolves in sheep clothing within the congregation and that you really believe every word of the bible.

And of course the congregation for centuries never questioned the Church as that was considered a sin in itself!

There's no lasting pattern where we see our congregation changing over the course of years.»

I think I said doing so was stealing and lying, but in any case I said it was wrong, and also pointless, since the congregation is not going to think less of the preacher because he says, «As John Smith says.»

Well, the congregation just wasn't having any part of it even though they knew the whole story.

But I'm really really really not trying to lead our congregation.

For those unfamiliar with LDS Church vernacular, a ward is essentially a congregation or, to use Catholic terminology, a parish.

Indeed, I have a treasured memory that gives me hope in this regard: I was once a member of an inner - city Reformed congregation that was also home to a woman from the neighborhood who considered this congregation her parish church, as it were.

The most controversial chapter is Ratzinger's critique of the practice of celebrating the Eucharist versus populum, that is, the priest facing the congregation.

That's why I said it, your original statement seems to include your entire congregation, but that may or may not be the case.

11 - 13 % of married protestant pastors have relations with members of their congregation.

Additionally, I'd like to acknowledge that I'm going to write this response to you as a member of the congregation, as opposed to someone who is on the staff of your church.

He has said that the bishops of the Church should smell like their congregation.

He said a group of churches had organized to try to get all these kids adopted, and asked the congregation to start searching their hearts to see if they couldn't consider adopting one of these children.

Although biblical values and the good news about Jesus are not in question here, many ministries struggle to embody them in congregation or community in a way people understand and care about.

It is not clear who will pay for replacement windows, as the National Cathedral still struggles to raise millions of dollars for repairs dating from 2011, not to mention basic ongoing maintenance for a sprawling magnificent church that lacks a strong supporting congregation.

Our congregation is made up fairly evenly between liberals and conservatives.

But just as order requires someone to be the head of any successful organisation so to in the family and congregation.

«Paul told the members of the congregation in Rome to «seek» immortality (Romans: 2:5 - 7).

A pastor in Thailand has said his congregation will not let fear stop them representing Jesus after a...

A real pleasure to join the congregation at @AllSoulsLP for their #GoodFriday family service.