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Old 09-06-2010, 10:56 AM
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Re: Protecting kids from church!!
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Originally Posted by ImThankful View Post
I do believe that the spirit of God moves upon someone at times to pray with a person at the altar..Its just that the same people tend to do this time and time again. If God prompts you to pray with someone by all means do it. Just make sure its God. Otherwise allow the person who brough them to deal with them because more than likely they know that person well and know what would be right for them.

Scare tactics rarely make stickability. More then likely, it will not make someone run to tha altar. God is not served out of fear but rather love , relationship and conviction.
That could be a problem. A lot of times the person that brought them isn't doing anything or doesn't know what to do.
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