Gateway's New DVD - shocker

Originally Posted by CC1

That is old time Pentecost!

They must have been real rich back in those days to be able to repair all the damage that 'the Spirit' made people do, eh?

[Sister Alvear]

That is so funny...My kids would love for you to tell them stories like that...I try to stay mostly in the flesh when I worship as it helps to know where you are going at my age. Sure don't want any broke bones.

[Sister Alvear]

I love our worship at our church...

[Sister Alvear]

Been trying to get Sherri to come over and run the aisles with me..ha....

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by Sister Alvear

I love our worship at our church...

You know, it always strikes me that the worship in other cultures is so different from what it is here in the states (in many cases). One video our pastor brought home from Ghana shows the women dancing around in a circle (eyes open), waving hankies, completely planned, pretty well choreographed...and no one seems to mind. Do that here in the states, and you're not "in the spirit." In many cases, children are participating and *gasp* laughing, having FUN....that would be frowned upon in many churches. (How dare we have a good time while we worship God...it must be very serious business.)

It really goes to show that our priorities are out of whack, when the best thing we can find to do is pick apart and analyze how others are choosing to worship God. (I'm not referring to you, Sherri...just in general, it seems to be an issue.)

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

It really goes to show that our priorities are out of whack, when the best thing we can find to do is pick apart and analyze how others are choosing to worship God.

Pretty telling...

When societies reach their 'peak' they tend to implode by infighting and nitpicking...

[Sherri]

Originally Posted by Sister Alvear

Been trying to get Sherri to come over and run the aisles with me..ha....

Sis. Jan, I'd be right behind you!! Nobody in Brazil would know I was supposed to be the dignified pastor's wife.

[Sister Alvear]

I just like to tease Sherri...on the serious side I do love worship and worship we do! Sometimes for hours...Sunday we had people over at our church by 3 and it was almost 9 when service got over...the real starting time is 5...We had such a wonderful service and baptized 15 in the precious name of Jesus.

[Sister Alvear]

Got to practice that dance over here! I love it!

[Sherri]

Originally Posted by Sister Alvear

I just like to tease Sherri...on the serious side I do love worship and worship we do! Sometimes for hours...Sunday we had people over at our church by 3 and it was almost 9 when service got over...the real starting time is 5...We had such a wonderful service and baptized 15 in the precious name of Jesus.

That's why I love the mission field! It's the same way in Kenya; they will stay all day, and stand because there are no places to sit down. Our people would never stand for that many hours, especially in a mud church.