Sentences with phrase «place in the church building»

It also explains why we have prayers said by minister and people, hymns that are sung, movement from place to place in the church building for particular purposes, like the taking of the collection, or other necessary actions.

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In the early years of Celebration, the theater held church services every Sunday morning as the town waited for a place of worship to be built.

As for the argument that we should look to our churches... the BILLIONS spent by organized religion to build exorbitant places of worship (Jesus preached in open fields and I'm confident that God hears MY prayers in the privacy of my home) and the building of health clinics in third world countries would help a lot — but they are not inclined to help those in need HERE!

I've heard some pretty terrible things about where the original money came from to build this church in the first place.

So tell me John, if a group meets in different homes, they don't rent or own a building, the pastor actually has a J O B, and does not live off of the congregation (community), and no one «tithes» but gives gifts individually to the poor, the fire dept, the food bank, individually, not pooling their money together in one place, why would any church community want or need a budget?

If modern Christians had placed their s + a + ue in front of a Church or non-government building, they would have not received anywhere near the cr!

Bill, what the RCC should of done in places like LA was build a cheaper and more humble church instead of the one Mahoney wanted as a shine to him.

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Your church should be burnt to the ground and a proper building put in its place.

Rev Ishmael Tamras of the Assyrian Church of the East in London, says: «Immediately after our relocation we began building our churches and places of worship.

It explains why they built the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the most important Christian pilgrimage site in the world, in Jerusalem, right above the place where they believe Jesus rose from the dead.

In Egypt, in December of 2003, Christians obtained official permission to demolish the Brethren Church of Assiout to build a new church in its placIn Egypt, in December of 2003, Christians obtained official permission to demolish the Brethren Church of Assiout to build a new church in its placin December of 2003, Christians obtained official permission to demolish the Brethren Church of Assiout to build a new church in its Church of Assiout to build a new church in its church in its placin its place.

The church building was designed as a place where the gospel could be preached; the laity was organized to support the preaching; the instruction of youth was in catechisms that set forth the content of the gospel.

No temple of worship should be allowed to be built at ground zero until the only place of worship that was destroyed in the 9/11 disaster is allowed to rebuild: St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church!

The first thing they did whenever they wished to stop at a particular place, was to erect a tabernacle or temple to their false god for the duration of the time they expected to stay there, and they built this temple in the middle of the site on which they had established themselves, the ark being placed upon an altar such as is used in a church, for the idol wished to imitate our religion in many ways, as we shall afterwards show.10

I believe that if we genuinely participated in some of these things during the hours we were usually in church, more relationship building would take place in one month than often happens in an entire year of church services.

Christians have built churches of great beauty in many places, which are consecrated or set apart for the worship of God.

As they have argued, family, citizenship, church, neighborhood, community, schools, and markets need to be drawn closer together in a more integrated whole, in every aspect ranging from the built environment to the cultivation of genuine local cultures arising from the varying circumstances of diverse places.

If Christians had blown the place up in the name of Jesus, outrage over a church being built nearby would be equally outrageous.

For many theologically literate people, the «place» of religious experience is a local church, a particular building on a particular street in a particular town.

The papacy is infallable, and his holiness the Pope stands in the place of St. Peter — the rock upon which Jesus built his church.

Church takes some buildings and makes them into such places, but through the kingdom of God we can acknowledge His presence in every single building and through faithful witness to His presence begin the redemption of every single building.

«I think there's a Biblical mandate to look after on another... Church is all about community; it's about relationship building in the places where we are.»

Tim i found it liberating to just do what the Lord wants you to do i work within his boundarys and yes i attend church and enjoy it.I love the people and i love hearing the word and worshipping the Lord even if others are still bound up with traditions thats not my walk thats theres.My focus is to do what the Lord wants me to do.There have been times i have said no to the pastor he does nt understand why i choose not to lead the worship.i query him as well regarding the idea that its not just performing a function because there is a need our hearts have to be in the right place so that the Lord can use us but he did nt understand where i was coming from and thats okay because of that i just said no until my heart is right i am better not being involved in leading.But i am happy to be an encouragement to others in the worship team i havent wanted to be the leader i have done that in the past.So my focus has been just the singing and being part of different worship teams i think the Lord has other plans as the groups i am in seem to be changing at the same time i am aware that i do nt to worry about change as the Lord knows whats best.I used to be quite comfortable leading the music but that was before when i was operating in my own self confidence and pride.The Lord did such a huge change in my life that i lost my self confidence and that is not a bad thing at all as my spiritual growth has been incredible.The big change was my identity moved from me and what i could do to knowing who i was in Christ and that he is my strength and confidence.Now i know that without him i can do nothing in fact i am dependent on his empowerment through his holy spirit all the time in everything.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music at another church i attend multiple churchs although i attend two regularly one has services in the morning and one has services in the evening so the two do nt really clash.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music its been two years since i did that and i was worried on how i would go.All i can say is that it went really well and because i stepped out in Faith the Lord really blessed the morning to the congregation.The difference is knowing that i serve the Lord with the gifts he has given me but my heart has to be right and when i do it in his way it builds up the body and it brings glory to him.May the Lord continue to show you what he wants you to do even though others may not understand your reasons i just want you to know that you do nt have to pull away completely just work within the boundarys that the Lord gives you and do nt feel pressured by others expectations to do anything that feel uncomfortable.Be involved just as you feel lead by the holy spirit even if it is in a very minor way take small steps.regards brentnz

Church, after all, is not the event that takes place in a brick building on Sunday morning, but is the people of God who follow Jesus into the world (See my book, Skeleton Church).

If you think that God is more present in your church building, or on top of some sacred mountain, or in a special prayer sanctuary, you will want to listen to today's episode and listen to what Moses has to say about these sorts of places.

When I stopped assembling in a local church building, I did encounter brothers at work and public places.

Numerous temples, synagogues, and churches have been bulldozed by Muslims and mosques built in their place.

I believe that God whispers to me that the Day Nursery I run from my house with my daughter is a church in His vision of Church — a place built on love, supporting staff children and families, yes a business, but one run for love, providing wages to live, to support charities too and to enable me to have a break every now and then — but God is not yet overtly mentioned other than in 1:1 conversations where I share my faith (more than I ever did in Chchurch in His vision of Church — a place built on love, supporting staff children and families, yes a business, but one run for love, providing wages to live, to support charities too and to enable me to have a break every now and then — but God is not yet overtly mentioned other than in 1:1 conversations where I share my faith (more than I ever did in ChChurch — a place built on love, supporting staff children and families, yes a business, but one run for love, providing wages to live, to support charities too and to enable me to have a break every now and then — but God is not yet overtly mentioned other than in 1:1 conversations where I share my faith (more than I ever did in ChurchChurch).

«When the church is perceived through this systems approach, it is seen as a place where the importance of fulfilling lives is probably more important than any program the church may produce or any building it may construct» («Organization Development: A Framework for Understanding and Helping the Church,» in Dudley, Building Effective Ministry,church is perceived through this systems approach, it is seen as a place where the importance of fulfilling lives is probably more important than any program the church may produce or any building it may construct» («Organization Development: A Framework for Understanding and Helping the Church,» in Dudley, Building Effective Ministry,church may produce or any building it may construct» («Organization Development: A Framework for Understanding and Helping the Church,» in Dudley, Building Effective Ministrbuilding it may construct» («Organization Development: A Framework for Understanding and Helping the Church,» in Dudley, Building Effective Ministry,Church,» in Dudley, Building Effective MinistrBuilding Effective Ministry, 179).

IN the New Testament the «church» was never a place, or a building — it meant «the people called out».

The building up of the Church in every place is essential to the Gospel.

The church doesn't need church buildings in the first place, and even if we did, the last thing we need right now is more buildings...

In the second place, the churches do not have the kind of influence that would enable them to build a new society, even if they wanted to.

New York City churches tread the line between community center and place of worship; they are a mixture of ESL classes in the basement, bi-vocational pastors, after - school programs and co-op gardens behind project buildings.

As previously observed, this is one of only two places in the Gospels where the word «church» appears, the other being the declaration that Jesus will build his church on Peter, the Rock (Mt 16:18).

But the crucial question for evangelistic mission today is how in a changed post-colonial situation the forms of the church and its evangelistic proclamation and the call to conversion and the invitation to join the fellowship of the church may take place within the context of the recognition of religious and cultural plurality and common participation in building a new just society and state.

All the expected topics are here: the founding of Constantinople, the building of the great church of Agia Sophia, the rule of Justinian and the codification of Roman law, the shimmering mosaics of Ravenna, the harsh consequences of the rise of Islam, the place of icons in Byzantine life and the iconoclastic controversy, the conversion of the Slavs and the creation of an alphabet for the Slavic tongue, Mount Athos, the outstanding historian Anna Komnene, the arrival of the Crusaders, the siege of Constantinople.

Sometimes such places have been chosen for temple and church building sites — as, for instance, the oldest Japanese shrine, Ise; or Mont St. Michel in France; or Delphi in Greece.

Even though the church has 100,000 square feet of space, someone years ago struck a side deal that the church coffee pot was to be placed in the preschool building.

So when a local gathering of believers is trying to decide whether or not they are accomplishing God's will for the church in their community, they must not look at the numbers of bodies who sit a pew, the amount of money collected in the offering, or the square feet of the building in which these things take place.

Just find a beautiful place in nature and commune to any particular god you think exists and you also save a buck that would go to supporting your shaman and church building.

In this case, that mastery too often turns Father X into a kind of ringmaster whose verbal antics, presumably intended to make the Mass more user - friendly, are a distraction from that toward which the Church's worship aims, according to the teaching of the Second Vatican Council: «The liturgy daily builds up those who are in the Church, making of them a holy temple of the Lord, a dwelling - place for God in the Spirit, to the mature measure of the fullness of Christ» (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, 2In this case, that mastery too often turns Father X into a kind of ringmaster whose verbal antics, presumably intended to make the Mass more user - friendly, are a distraction from that toward which the Church's worship aims, according to the teaching of the Second Vatican Council: «The liturgy daily builds up those who are in the Church, making of them a holy temple of the Lord, a dwelling - place for God in the Spirit, to the mature measure of the fullness of Christ» (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, 2in the Church, making of them a holy temple of the Lord, a dwelling - place for God in the Spirit, to the mature measure of the fullness of Christ» (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, 2in the Spirit, to the mature measure of the fullness of Christ» (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, 2).

The Church Growth Movement has picked up on this consumer emphasis in society, and by the application of marketing analysis and technology can help churches grow by identifying the major demands people are making and tailoring your church to meet those demands: right down to the type of minister needed, the types of programs that should be offered, the type of theology to preach, the best places to build, and the most productive market segment to aiChurch Growth Movement has picked up on this consumer emphasis in society, and by the application of marketing analysis and technology can help churches grow by identifying the major demands people are making and tailoring your church to meet those demands: right down to the type of minister needed, the types of programs that should be offered, the type of theology to preach, the best places to build, and the most productive market segment to aichurch to meet those demands: right down to the type of minister needed, the types of programs that should be offered, the type of theology to preach, the best places to build, and the most productive market segment to aim for.

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Sandra commented: «Not only is it places like a church that people put a higher value on as a place to get married in over but they put a high value on historic buildings and also places that have meaning to them

It is a place of contrasts, with high mountain villages seemingly built on the sides of mountains in the interior to red roofed villas on the coast, clustered around an ancient castle or church.

Give me an ancient church, a historic building, an antique museum or gallery, a scenic garden or a panoramic promenade ~ if it's a place of beauty or history in a new town, you can guarantee I will want to check it out.

Probably the most attractive building in Romny is the cathedral of the Holy Spirit, founded in 1735 in place of a wooden church.

Based on historical accounts of the religious persecution endured by members of the Mormon Church in 19th century America, this movie focuses on the fictional Steed family and the trials of faith they encounter as they seek for a place to build their Zion.