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08-21-2014, 04:03 PM
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Re: Largest Apostolic Church in the US
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Chest thumping.
Personally I don't see large churches as a good thing. Id rather see several smaller to medium size churches in an area under a bishop
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08-21-2014, 04:21 PM
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Re: Largest Apostolic Church in the US
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Curiosity
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08-21-2014, 05:00 PM
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Re: Largest Apostolic Church in the US
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Chest thumping.
Personally I don't see large churches as a good thing. Id rather see several smaller to medium size churches in an area under a bishop
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You are wrong.
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08-21-2014, 05:08 PM
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Re: Largest Apostolic Church in the US
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I have heard a couple people make the comment that the North Little Rock Church is the largest Apostolic Church they knew of and I was curious to whether or not there was a larger Apostolic Church in the US and if so which was the largest.
I clarified what I meant by Apostolic because I know the definition is varies person to person. Not trying to prove anything.
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08-21-2014, 07:52 PM
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Re: Largest Apostolic Church in the US
I truly believe if preachers/pastors/bishops/elders whomever is over a flock of God's people were following Jesus, THEY WOULD SEEK UNITY (UNIFICATION) OF THE CHURCH.There should be 1 Apostolic Church with many locations. (1 Corith. 1:10 & Acts 2:44) Similar to the Jehovah Witnesses Kingdom Halls. But because there is so much division, greed, pride and strife, you have what you have now; a church on every corner, each thinking they have their personal key to the kingdom. Mark 16:15 does not mean we have to be apart AND different. Galatians 2:9 proves that.
My humble opinion.
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08-22-2014, 02:39 PM
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Re: Largest Apostolic Church in the US
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Originally Posted by Esphes45
I truly believe if preachers/pastors/bishops/elders whomever is over a flock of God's people were following Jesus, THEY WOULD SEEK UNITY (UNIFICATION) OF THE CHURCH.There should be 1 Apostolic Church with many locations. (1 Corith. 1:10 & Acts 2:44) Similar to the Jehovah Witnesses Kingdom Halls. But because there is so much division, greed, pride and strife, you have what you have now; a church on every corner, each thinking they have their personal key to the kingdom. Mark 16:15 does not mean we have to be apart AND different. Galatians 2:9 proves that.
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I whole agree with your post, unfortunately we are actually going in the opposite direction. the Apostolic movement keeps on splitting up into more and more different groups. The split is usually over some insignificant issue.
It is sad, but it is the current state of affairs.
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08-22-2014, 02:46 PM
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Re: Largest Apostolic Church in the US
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I whole agree with your post, unfortunately we are actually going in the opposite direction. the Apostolic movement keeps on splitting up into more and more different groups. The split is usually over some insignificant issue.
It is sad, but it is the current state of affairs.
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True instead of gaining in matters of foundation doctrine and a new movement (group) formed its over who gets to RULE.
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08-22-2014, 02:55 PM
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Re: Largest Apostolic Church in the US
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True instead of gaining in matters of foundation doctrine and a new movement (group) formed its over who gets to RULE.
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What sad state of affairs, from what I hear the UPCI is fracturing.
I never liked that the UPCI was controlled by the Ultra-cons but I figure that they would eventually lose power and a more middle of the road leadership would take over.
But it seems the Ultra-cons are tightening their control even harder and they are squeezing people out. In their seal for a pure church they are uprooting a whole bunch of wheat along with the tares.
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08-22-2014, 03:56 PM
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Re: Largest Apostolic Church in the US
I want to be saved....I have never liked to put people into catagories or judge people...I try to live what I believe and reach out to all I can reach out to and be a friend...
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08-22-2014, 04:12 PM
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Re: Largest Apostolic Church in the US
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I want to be saved....I have never liked to put people into catagories or judge people...I try to live what I believe and reach out to all I can reach out to and be a friend...
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Well sister the ultra cons are doing quite a number on the UPCI.
They want to purify the church so much that anyone who slightly disagrees with them is given the boot.
They only want people who toe their line without any questions.
Pretty sad if you ask me.
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