Sentences with phrase «even the gathered church»

But because the homogenizing worldview of liberal individualism exalts individual autonomy over all standards outside the will, adherents regard with suspicion all communities based on non-individualist assumptions, especially those such as marriage, family, and even the gathered church which are not obviously reducible to private contract.

Not exact matches

I think all the author was saying was that it isn't «the great apostasy» or even mere self - indulgence (we want an in - church barista type thing) that is turning some people of faith — both young and old — away from corporate «traditional» gathering.

Functioning in the church, unity in the church, making it NOT about us, praying for those that are trying to lead the church and having to deal with defending Christ on a regular basis and being the targets they are, being a church member is in the family and showing them how to serve God in the family, that we being able to meet and gather collectively is a gift and even the apostles did it and encouraged it.

At Synods 2014 and (especially) 2015, however, we gathered that the prelates were having the nearest thing prelates ever have to a knock - down, drag - out fight over whether the divorced and remarried should be admitted to the sacraments, even when they had been practicing Catholics all their lives and married in the Church to boot.

Even congregations that have resumed their regular gatherings after repairing buildings and regaining power are still missing a major part of church life: some of their members.

We don't pass the evenings with songs in the kitchen and we rarely gather in churches to lift our voices.

On the evening of June 17, 2015, Dylann Roof, twenty - one at the time, casually joined a group of African Americans gathered peacefully at the Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, for a Bible study.

As we gather with our neighbors, the homeless and those overlooked and rejected by the church over a simple meal or even over a bottle of water and a few potato chips, we remember the One who not only created us, but who walked among us and gave Himself for us.

As a result, even our pastor is starting to realize that what started out as «a class» to have a beginning and ending point, is now a body of believers who don't want to leave the gathering, but to continue growning in a much more comfortable, meaningful setting than they have been used to in the church - building - lecture - learned way of doing things.

We let the religious freaks build their churches, gather and pray, whine and complain and we don't even make them pay taxes.

Because of this, none of us would even attend church, and we are to gather with other believers to stir up one another to love and good works, to encourage one another, to teach and admonish one another in all wisdom, to bring the sick among the elders.

That does not necessitate we only have home - churches, or gather in the parks, yet these were acceptable options even with the organized Synagogues and meetings at the Temple and discussions on Solomon's porch.

As we gather with our neighbors, the homeless and those overlooked and rejected by the church over a simple meal or even over a bottle of water and a few potato chips, we remember the One who not only created us, but who walked among us and gave Himself for us, and together we say «God bless us».

We have organic church, simple church, and missional communities, but even here, in most of the books and blogs I read about this, the emphasis always seems to be that the church is only functioning when the people gather in a certain place at a certain time, usually in a house on Sunday morning.

Even when the minister begins as missionary to some people in the world he soon gathers a Church that claims his special attention; even when he begins as a shepherd of a separated flock he is bound to have relations to those who seem to be the wolves that prey upon it or the dogs that protectEven when the minister begins as missionary to some people in the world he soon gathers a Church that claims his special attention; even when he begins as a shepherd of a separated flock he is bound to have relations to those who seem to be the wolves that prey upon it or the dogs that protecteven when he begins as a shepherd of a separated flock he is bound to have relations to those who seem to be the wolves that prey upon it or the dogs that protect it.

So although I made it a post by itself, the very next sentance in the book says something about how it is impossible and even unwise to cancel all church gatherings.

The view that it is sinful for women to teach a man becomes even more difficult when church is defined biblically, rather than as a building where people gather on Sunday morning.

Dozens of people gathered for a vigil outside his Methodist Church on Wednesday evening following the west London fire that left at least 17 people dead.

The overall feeling the movie left me with was that it reminded me of some churches I've been too, even fundamentalist ones: those gathered believe something to be true (in this case, there is no god), and they had their preacher (Harris) who was there to confirm their beliefs, and when it was over, there were the «amens!»

Anfechtung still attacks, even in the places meant to be holy: the church, the congregation, the denomination, seminary faculties, administrative staffs, clergy gatherings, parish meetings — wherever power is used to control and destroy the sister or brother for whom Christ died.

Even after a season of my life when I walked far away from our traditions, gathering the greater story of our Church and history to myself, I now find myself corkscrewing back over and over again to the teachings of my childhood, the songs, the practices.

to run a gathering of regular attenders where the visitor truly feels at ease — even as a Christian visiting other churches I often feel on edge.

For the Reformers, the «face» of the Church was publicly unveiled not primarily in political action or even in «little platoons» of Christians involved in ministry, but in the gathering for the preaching of the Word and the celebration of the Eucharist.

This is a timeless message, even for churches that are not new or «young,» as the first gatherings of Christians were «young.»

Second, even if Paul himself did require all women to remain silent in church gatherings, there is some debate about whether Paul was describing his own preference and practice, or whether he was giving instructions for all churches everywhere throughout time to follow as well.

Two, the purpose of the Al Smith Dinner is to show both our country and our Church at their best: people of faith gathered in an evening of friendship, civility, and patriotism, to help those in need, not to endorse either candidate.

Even in the heart of the gathered church, in its worship, we are essentially alone, together.

I would even argue that you use this blog to cast your vision of the church — a place where people can naked and still be loved, a place where partying is just enough, and a place where you «simply get together to worship, fellowship, gather around the bible, help those who need it».

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At such a gathering as the World Conference on Church, Community and State — the title currently used almost to the exclusion of «Life and Work» - in such a place as Oxford, it requires a little time for the mid-American participant, even if he is not unfamiliar with the scene, to adjust his mind to the serious and urgent issues of the conference.

On the other side of the church stands the rectory, where in a basement room the five children gather every evening at 7:30 to pray the rosary and listen for the Blessed Mother's voice (the local bishop won't let them use the church for these vigils).

Following a heavily attended Friday evening wake, tens of thousands of people gathered at Queens's Christ Tabernacle Church on Saturday morning for the funeral of murdered NYPD officer Rafael Ramos.

It was a question posed often on a recent evening spent at Holyrood Episcopal Church by elected officials and community members who gathered to mark the six - month anniversary of the day undocumented mother Amanda Morales - Guerra sought refuge with her children at the house of worship.

Last year for one child's birthday I even took a sourdough bundt cake to a church gathering where almost no one is interested in «health food.»

A favorite family tradition in the evening is to gather on the terrace, and make a champagne toast to the bells of the nearby village church, as they ring out across the mountains and valley to signal the end of each day.

Each Sunday evening, we gather in the family room together and read from an advent devotional our church provides and often add a children's book or story to help our children understand why we celebrate this holy season.