Sentences with phrase «great service to church»

All of us must continue to work toward an integrated affective sexual maturity if we wish to be of greater service to the Church and civil society.

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Drawing on recently discovered materials from the archives of Communist intelligence services, Weigel describes the forty - year history of their attempts to discredit Karol Woytyla and the Church in what Woytyla himself described as a «great struggle between good and evil... a great struggle between Mary and Satan.»

It's also inspired the church's great modern poets — the people responsible for updating the outdoor marquee with new service times and mind - boggling puns — to rise to their finest hour and show these gamers what they're missing if they just come for the Pokemon.

If the forthcoming 2015 Synod on the Family can begin to grapple with that issue it will be doing the Church and wider society a great service indeed.

The Catholic church has been doing a great service to the poor, needy and the underpriveleged and nuns have been leading the way in those life changing efforts for centuries.These women have already set a great example by actively participating and leading in activities of the Catholic church.

Most churches retain the belief in the Second Coming — the Church of England Communion service includes the words, «Christ will come again», which everyone is expected to say — yet there is no great expectation that the second coming is about to take place.

It would be a great mistake to understand Bonhoeffer as abolishing the worshipping church and replacing service and sacrament by acts of charity.

At Easter, 1965, I attempted to present the «good news» of Christ's Resurrection to a mass audience through a televised sermon delivered at a service of Holy Communion in a great parish church.

They did not submit to the terms of Stout's description, but they did suggest that their efforts to make their churches more faithful yields greater service to the world, rather than less.

People who have left the church because they've gone down some sort of slippery ethical slope are not the ones talking about their experiences and sharing with other Christians outside the church or even making it known that they ARE still Christians, but there are a great many Christians who don't go to a formal church service.

During his struggle for independence Kirkland wrote: «I have never denied our Methodist allegiance, I have never denied our Methodist history, but I have maintained that greater than Methodism was the cause of Christ and that the call for service in His name was greater than the call to the service of the Church.»

I say to you candidly, as I have said before, I have never found a man, be he Methodist or be he non-Methodist, willing to contribute to our work here who has not endorsed a liberal Christian policy in the administration of affairs... I have never denied our Methodist allegiance, I have never denied our Methodist history, but I have maintained that, greater than Methodism was the cause of Christ and that the call for service in His name was greater than the call to the service of the Church.

When the Church is regarded as exclusive, separated from the rest of society, an ark of salvation in a great flood of destruction, then the emphasis falls on service to the elect few.

These and other less central activities of the ministry of all periods are carried on by the pastoral director, but the work that lays the greatest claim to his time and thought is the care of a church, the administration of a community that is directed toward the whole purpose of the Church, namely, the increase among men of the love of God and neighbor; for the Church is becoming the minister and its «minister» is its servant, directing it in its sechurch, the administration of a community that is directed toward the whole purpose of the Church, namely, the increase among men of the love of God and neighbor; for the Church is becoming the minister and its «minister» is its servant, directing it in its seChurch, namely, the increase among men of the love of God and neighbor; for the Church is becoming the minister and its «minister» is its servant, directing it in its seChurch is becoming the minister and its «minister» is its servant, directing it in its service.

A local officiant began the service by saying it was great to have Dolan at the church close to Easter.

It's great to see your blog, if I were living in your area, I would love to attend your church service or community or whatever you feel like calling yourselves.

In the churches we may add a greater ecumenical understanding and fellowship, a greater outreach in service to society, and an effort, however varied in its success, at inner renewal.

(The following statements are somewhat characteristic of such schools: Bethany Theological Seminary affirms that its object is «to promote the spread and deepen the influence of Christianity by the thorough training of men and women for the various forms of Christian service, in harmony with the principles and practices of the Church of the Brethren»; Augustana Theological Seminary «prepares students for the ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church with the special needs of the Augustana Church in view»; the charter of Berkeley Divinity School begins, «Whereas sundry inhabitants of this state of the denomination of Christians called the Protestant Episcopal Church have represented by their petition addressed to the General Assembly, that great advantages would accrue to said Church, and they hope and believe to the interests of religion and morals in general, by the incorporation of a Divinity School for the training and instructions of students for the sacred ministry in the Church aforementioned.»)

While there is a place for high quality worship services broadcast on true mass media, such programs require a great amount of careful planning and considerable cost, and are tailored to meeting the need for a kind of national worship experience in which those not in church can participate.

It said, «The first duty of the Church, and its greatest service to the world is that it be in very deed the Church - confessing true faith, committed to the fulfillment of the will of Christ... and united in Him in a fellowship of love and service».

I thought about my great - grandfather's struggles to control his emotions during Sunday services following the sudden death of his 14 - year - old daughter, Ella, who had played organ at the same church.

Furthermore, the fact that the worshipper himself is involved in all this, that he has his own «liturgy» or expected part to play within the great liturgy of the Church as a whole — his own work to do as a member of the company — and that he is well acquainted with what is going to happen next in the course of the service, delivers him from the vagaries of the minister, who in such worship is not able to obtrude his personality and his personal predilections in any offensive sense.

If there is going to be deep cooperation and communion, there has to be greater theological consensus, and to reach a consensus, the churches and their leaders must be committed to the hard work of common prayer, worship, service, and study.

The spirit of Oxford was expressed in the statement, «The first duty of the Church, and its greatest service to the world, is that it be in very deed the Church — confessing the true faith, committed to the fulfillment of the will of Christ, its only Lord, and united to him in the fellowship of service and love.»

The Church would do a great service to our current culture if she could help those who care deeply about truth see that their devotion to reason need not condemn them to a crimped, scientistic approach devoid of moral wisdom and metaphysical meaning.

And two, I think they don't have a lot to hope for because what we've handed to them is sort of the Christian answer: Here is the great, stunning hope that God offers you: an eternal church service in the sky — which is unbiblical, and it's also totally unappealing.

But just as the Constantinian Church preserved and transformed the best of the dying civilization of classical antiquity, and planted the seeds of what became the great urban culture of the high Middle Ages and the Italian Renaissance, so a post-Constantinian and ecumenical Church might preserve and transform the best features of the corrupted civilization of modernity in service to the next great culture of humanist sacramental urbanism.

Beauty is of great importance in worship as elsewhere in life; in church services, these things have a point that includes but goes beyond sheer beauty, since they have as their principal reason the provision of a context in which the worshippers as whole men and women are moved to pray, to adore God, to listen to his Word, to confess their sin, to receive assurance of his forgiveness, and to be strengthened for discipleship.

In connection with that, Benedict gave a remarkable interview to journalists on his plane trip to Britain, and his words are a striking contrast to those who wish to bring hatred and violence into this world: «I go forward with great courage and joy... The Church is at the service of Another, she doesn't serve herself.

I don't think it's so much about the levites being paid for their service it's about us doing what's right toward Pastors that must feed and tend to the flock of GOD if GOD has called them.JESUS even said in luke 10:7 that the laborers are worthy of their wages.In luke 8 1 - 4 it's says even JESUS HIMSELF recieved financial support from the women who ministered to him with their possessions.Now most people today would say he should have been ashamed of taking money from those poor women but JESUS accepted their support and they was blessed for sowing onto the LORD»S work.1 Corinthains 9:1 - 15 says dint muzzle the ox while it tread out the grain was GOD talking about oxes no he was talking about those who labor in the ministry.Who goes to war at their own expense.Or who goes to war but pay for their clothes, guns, etc.No one because the goverment if that country provide these things because of the soilders service.Who plants a vineyard and don't eat from it.Who tends a flock and don't drink the milk of it.I think it's just spiritual sense to support a pastor that's teaching you the word, casting out devils, laying hands and healing is manifesting in people lived, going to hospitails, prisons, and house calls to pray for the sick and shut in, going to graduations and funnerals, praying and fasting for himself and the flock.I think a person who think a pastor shouldn't be paid for their service either don't know they need to be paid and need to be taught or they are demonic in their thinking and either hate GOD, PASTORS, AND GOD»S PEOPLE.Why do nt you hear people saying anything against the dope dealers, strip clubs, dope houses, liquor stores, etc.It's only when people give into the LORD»S work that evil minded or misinformed people have a problem with it.No sir we don't have to use the old testament to show that we should support out pastors.You don't use the law, love tells me to support the pastor.Under the new testament LOVE is the greatest of all.Love for GOD and man.If GOD asked for 10 percent under the law to support the levites who didn't have all the responsibilities of Pastor today.Church rent, gas for vans of thd church, insurance fir the church and church vehicles, feeding and clothing the poor, light, gas, and water bill, mantience on the church or vehicles, not to mention the Pastor own house, cars, children, insurance, etc.If would be foolish for one to think that a pastor should take care if his house and GODS HOUSE without people supporting the work of the KINGDOM OF GOD.If we love GOD we are going to support HIS KINGDOM and HIS PASTOR.If under the law GOD asked for 10 percent how much should we give under the LOVE COVENANT?Example I love my wife and if I had 300 dollars I would surley give her more that 10 percent which would be 30 dollars because I love her.The law says you must give LOVE says I chose to give because I love GOD and man.Again we don't have to use the law just love and spiritual sense because hate and a carnal senses will not understand.Now I have given you scriptures please do the same when you respond not your opinion.Please respond right away I await your answer.GOD BLESS.

And even when one comes into sacred places where folk in organized philanthropy, social service or the church are supposedly working unselfishly for the good of men, jealousy is as present as it was on that last night when the Master with his disciples ate the memorials of his sacrifice and «there arose also a contention among them, which of them was accounted to be greatest.»

Blessed communication «According to a report from the Rome correspondent of a prominent news service, Vatican circles announce that the Pope [Benedict XV] is preparing to bless wireless telegraphy officially, thus restoring the ancient custom of the Church to bless inventions which confer great benefits on humanity.»

All because Mr. Rigali, in church on April 2, noticed the «One Great Hour of Sharing» insert described Church World Service's work to expand cultivation of the Moringa Oleiferachurch on April 2, noticed the «One Great Hour of Sharing» insert described Church World Service's work to expand cultivation of the Moringa OleiferaChurch World Service's work to expand cultivation of the Moringa Oleifera tree.

Taking the «discovering your ministry» class at our church, has been a great addition to this arena of gifts and service as well.

Aside from getting to see my nephew enjoy his first Christmas the candlelight service at our church was one of my favorite moments of this break... and eating Christmas cookies everyday has been pretty great too.

Plus, attending church services and events are a great way to connect with the strong faith community in the City of Beautiful Churches.

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He's a great gospel singer in the church choir, a popular member of the local drama club, a sincere casket salesman, and has a gift for details that makes any funeral service a special event — one that you almost look forward to.

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They had come to the Ukraine at the end of the eighteenth century at the invitation of Russia's Catherine the Great, lured by the promise of religious freedom, exemption from military service, the right to own land and to speak German in school and church.

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In the grip of the Great Depression, many churches formed small family service agencies to attempt to meet the material needs of their parishioners.