Do you think Two Church services a month is enough?

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by COOPER

Do you think Two services a Month would suffice?

I think its better than nothing and a good start!!!

[MissBrattified]

*EDITED OUT*

...I should've read the whole thread first!!!

[Sam]

Originally Posted by COOPER

Exactly, as much preaching and teaching I have heard in 17 years how much does someone need?

17 years, 52 weeks a year, 3 times a week, 1-1/2 hour a lesson equals: 3,978 hours of learing.

is this described as "ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth"? 2 Tim 3:7

[mfblume]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

Enough for what? Why would someone that loves God and is truely of the body of Christ want to be in a church service only twice a month? That's insane.

No way a person can grow spiritually with two services a month. No way.

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by COOPER

Exactly, as much preaching and teaching I have heard in 17 years how much does someone need?

17 years, 52 weeks a year, 3 times a week, 1-1/2 hour a lesson equals: 3,978 hours of learing.

That's a really sad and self centered view of what it means to be a church. That's probably the same mindset a lot of youth have that end up leaving.

Church..we are the church. Our mission is not to sit on pews and get bored with the same message. I go to church meetings to SUPPORT what we are doing, which is trying to reach the lost, staying "fit" so that I can be always ready for God to use me, ministering to someone OTHER than myself...worshipping and or praising God in unity with others...which is exercising what it means to be one body in Christ, the operation of the gifts of the Spirit to the edifying of the body and supporting the preaching of the word.

Very often one does not have to go out side to reach the lost....they are often in our own backyards. I have taught many bible studies to folks that just visit our services.

Coop....when church is all about you I can see how hearing everything that needs to be heard might be a reason to attend less services...

What about your family? Your children?

BTW Church should be every day. I believe families need to have church at home between services with prayer and some bible reading. It does not have to consume an hour or even half an hour, but it should be consistant

[ForeverBlessed]

Originally Posted by COOPER

Ok, but how often?

I went three times a week.

It really shouldn't be a questions of how much is enough... why have a min standard for anything? If you are in daily communion with him, you usually can't wait to be in service again. You go as often as you can... and even when there isn't service.. just to fellowship with like believers.

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by mfblume

Amen and amen. But there is very little, if any, teaching in too many places. One is "too many", by the way, as well. Preachers who never teach are a detriment to the cause of God.

I hate ot knock you off your high and lofty soap box but the majority of churches I have been around teach much more than Acts 2:38 and standards.
I would hate to think if I died wisdom would die with me.

[COOPER]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

That's a really sad and self centered view of what it means to be a church. That's probably the same mindset a lot of youth have that end up leaving.

I was all that, I was not complaining.
So take off!


Very often one does not have to go out side to reach the lost....they are often in our own backyards. I have taught many bible studies to folks that just visit our services.

What a rude dude. Get a grip.

What about my family??

Take them to a Cult? Or take them to Trinity???

Looks like catch 22.


BTW Church should be every day. I believe families need to have church at home between services with prayer and some bible reading. It does not have to consume an hour or even half an hour, but it should be consistant

Zealots!

[COOPER]

Originally Posted by ForeverBlessed

It really shouldn't be a questions of how much is enough... why have a min standard for anything? If you are in daily communion with him, you usually can't wait to be in service again. You go as often as you can... and even when there isn't service.. just to fellowship with like believers.

Church Chuch church church!!! Blah blah blah!!

[Coonskinner]

Cult or trinity...what a completely assinine remark.

As if there were nothing else but those two extremes.

Coop, why don't you just be honest and tell us that you are too lazy and too carnal to enjoy church, but that for some reason the Lord still convicts you to the point that you have to try and come up with some spiritually legitimate sounding reasons for laying out of church ansd raising your kids without the benefit of the house of God and the preaching and teaching they desperately need?

Let me tell you something dude, if you dumb around and cause those beautiful children to be lost because you are too stubborn or too whatever to take them to church, knowing what you know, eternity is going to be a long and awful price to pay.

I have watched you squirm and mock and scoff at preachers and the whole idea of church for a long time now.

But when I look at your avatar and see those beautiful babies, it makes me nearly get sick thinking of how you are neglecting them.

They can ban me or give me an infraction if need be...that's fine.

But I will this once tell you the unvarnished truth.