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06-08-2007, 06:52 PM
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Oh my...I don't think I could eat a $400 meal! One time at Atlantis, my family ate in one of the restaurants there and the bill was just over $200 for four of us. I felt guilty over that for days!!!!
I think the whole thing boils down to who paid the bill, the one who ordered the lobster, the other guy, or was the church footing the bill?? If it was the church, then I think it was totally out of order. If it was the other guy paying, I still think it was rude and not very thoughtful. If the guy who ate the lobster paid for it too, then it's probably none of my business. He may be ultra-rich!
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06-08-2007, 06:54 PM
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Superheros are evil...
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Originally Posted by Sherri
...I think the whole thing boils down to who paid the bill, the one who ordered the lobster, the other guy, or was the church footing the bill?? If it was the church, then I think it was totally out of order. ...
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Ahhh, a voice of reason...
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For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another! (Gal 5:13-15/ NKJV)
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06-08-2007, 06:56 PM
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Invisible Thad
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* * * ** * NEWS ALERT * * * *
Okay, last night Jeanie PMed me about this and I told her i was going to post it today. between the time I read it last night and posting it today i got a lilttle mixed up on who it was. Jeanie is going to come along here shortly and tell what took place (without Names and places!)
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06-08-2007, 06:57 PM
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Incredible India
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Originally Posted by Sherri
Oh my...I don't think I could eat a $400 meal! One time at Atlantis, my family ate in one of the restaurants there and the bill was just over $200 for four of us. I felt guilty over that for days!!!!
I think the whole thing boils down to who paid the bill, the one who ordered the lobster, the other guy, or was the church footing the bill?? If it was the church, then I think it was totally out of order. If it was the other guy paying, I still think it was rude and not very thoughtful. If the guy who ate the lobster paid for it too, then it's probably none of my business. He may be ultra-rich!
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Sherry you are right, and that is what I have been trying to say--the church is one that footed the bill not the guest.
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06-08-2007, 06:59 PM
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Superheros are evil...
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Then the pastor (or person responsible for paying the bill with the church card) should have spoken up and refused when the order was placed.
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For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another! (Gal 5:13-15/ NKJV)
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06-08-2007, 07:02 PM
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Location: East Texas
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Originally Posted by Thad
A Pastor From this forum visited another pastor recently and was shocked by the extravegance of This well known VISITING Minister !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After service they were taken out to eat.
When it came time to order the visiting minister ordered Lobster-
the waitress informed him that the only lobster they had was flown in from Australia and it would cost 400-500$
the visiting minister responded "thats fine!"
in the words of this Pastor's wife to me "can you believe ordering a 400-500$ lobster???"
Is this over the top in your opinion ????
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I believe it to be extravagant and a poor steward of what God has given to him.
I don't know if it is sin but I believe it must be close.
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06-08-2007, 07:02 PM
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Christmas 2009
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Originally Posted by Jeanie
Sherry you are right, and that is what I have been trying to say--the church is one that footed the bill not the guest.
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Well, then that's just WRONG!! Good people give money to the church trusting that it will be used wisely. If the pastor had wanted to bless someone with $400, that would be different. But for a visiting minister to order something like this????? That man would never be coming back to preach for us, I don't care who he is.
I can't stand when ministers are scheduled and then they send you a long list of requirements they "need" before they will come, i.e. five star hotel with restaurant, certain type of transportation, etc. When that happens, we pass that minister on by and go for someone not so presumptuous.
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06-08-2007, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeanie
Sherry you are right, and that is what I have been trying to say--the church is one that footed the bill not the guest.
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What a shame.
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06-08-2007, 07:11 PM
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I seen the time when we where in home missions that we had less then $400.00 to buy a months worth of groceries for a family of four.
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06-08-2007, 07:13 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Thad
A Pastor From this forum visited another pastor recently and was shocked by the extravegance of This well known VISITING Minister !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After service they were taken out to eat.
When it came time to order the visiting minister ordered Lobster-
the waitress informed him that the only lobster they had was flown in from Australia and it would cost 400-500$
the visiting minister responded "thats fine!"
in the words of this Pastor's wife to me "can you believe ordering a 400-500$ lobster???"
Is this over the top in your opinion ????
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I guess he really wanted the lobster....Or he didn't understand the exchange of foreign currency . He may have thought "what a deal"!
Or maybe he can afford that, if so more power to him, really it's none of my business~
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