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02-13-2008, 07:02 PM
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Re: Now I've heard it all
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Originally Posted by Margies3
Excuse me? We have to give excuses for missing church? I'm sorry but I have a BIG problem with that kind of control issue.
If you think there is a problem with their relationship with the Lord and that is why they are staying home, then IN LOVE approach them about that and see if there is anything you can do to help.
If you think there is a problem with their relationship with the church and that is why they are staying home, then IN LOVE approach them about that and see what can be done to help.
But to tell people that they have to give an excuse to miss church............ I'm sorry, but that kind of thing makes me crazy!
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02-13-2008, 07:03 PM
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Re: Now I've heard it all
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Originally Posted by MrsBOOMM
There are a lot of pastors who are not paid to pastor a church. There are those who work a secular job and pastor a church. Any time that pastor could get away I would say more power to him!
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Few saints are paid to go to church, clean it, play instruments, teach bible studies.....bring friends etc etc....AND give offerings....but they do it willingly anyways....you have some that complain and some that don't..... Some saints feel if they are tithing that man better be there to preach and not get some one else to do it. We live in a world of unhappy people who can just nit pick the pastor or the saints to death.
Welcome to AFF the Pastor/Saint eating machine 
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Let it be understood that Apostolic Friends Forum is an Apostolic Forum.
Apostolic is defined on AFF as:
- There is One God. This one God reveals Himself distinctly as Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
- The Son is God himself in a human form or "God manifested in the flesh" (1Tim 3:16)
- Every sinner must repent of their sins.
- That Jesus name baptism is the only biblical mode of water baptism.
- That the Holy Ghost is for today and is received by faith with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues.
- The saint will go on to strive to live a holy life, pleasing to God.
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02-13-2008, 07:04 PM
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Re: Now I've heard it all
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Originally Posted by cneasttx
I know that's right. And some pastor's can't afford a vacation.
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LOL...and some can not only afford vacations that many saints can't....they can afford them often to places like Hawaii. Everyone should get a vacation every once in a while.
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Let it be understood that Apostolic Friends Forum is an Apostolic Forum.
Apostolic is defined on AFF as:
- There is One God. This one God reveals Himself distinctly as Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
- The Son is God himself in a human form or "God manifested in the flesh" (1Tim 3:16)
- Every sinner must repent of their sins.
- That Jesus name baptism is the only biblical mode of water baptism.
- That the Holy Ghost is for today and is received by faith with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues.
- The saint will go on to strive to live a holy life, pleasing to God.
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02-13-2008, 07:05 PM
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Re: Now I've heard it all
Then you got the saints that miss church for the Lakers playoffs....and the ones that make it to church but regularly go out to the parking lot to hear the game on the radio hahaha...
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Let it be understood that Apostolic Friends Forum is an Apostolic Forum.
Apostolic is defined on AFF as:
- There is One God. This one God reveals Himself distinctly as Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
- The Son is God himself in a human form or "God manifested in the flesh" (1Tim 3:16)
- Every sinner must repent of their sins.
- That Jesus name baptism is the only biblical mode of water baptism.
- That the Holy Ghost is for today and is received by faith with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues.
- The saint will go on to strive to live a holy life, pleasing to God.
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02-13-2008, 07:07 PM
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Re: Now I've heard it all
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Originally Posted by Rev
One of the reasons for this is that if the pastor tells the church that he is going to be gone many saints won't show up for that service.
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so? Maybe half the church can decide to stay home and tell the Pastor so he can stay home too... 
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Let it be understood that Apostolic Friends Forum is an Apostolic Forum.
Apostolic is defined on AFF as:
- There is One God. This one God reveals Himself distinctly as Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
- The Son is God himself in a human form or "God manifested in the flesh" (1Tim 3:16)
- Every sinner must repent of their sins.
- That Jesus name baptism is the only biblical mode of water baptism.
- That the Holy Ghost is for today and is received by faith with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues.
- The saint will go on to strive to live a holy life, pleasing to God.
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02-13-2008, 07:07 PM
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Re: Now I've heard it all
No now they watch it on their phones and don't even have to leave the Church house
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02-13-2008, 07:08 PM
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Re: Now I've heard it all
This place is going down hill. I say we should go start our own SaintsONLY forum and exclude preachers 
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Let it be understood that Apostolic Friends Forum is an Apostolic Forum.
Apostolic is defined on AFF as:
- There is One God. This one God reveals Himself distinctly as Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
- The Son is God himself in a human form or "God manifested in the flesh" (1Tim 3:16)
- Every sinner must repent of their sins.
- That Jesus name baptism is the only biblical mode of water baptism.
- That the Holy Ghost is for today and is received by faith with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues.
- The saint will go on to strive to live a holy life, pleasing to God.
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02-13-2008, 07:55 PM
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Re: Now I've heard it all
I really don't understand the mentality that a pastor does not need to know 1. if you are going to miss church, or 2. the reason why. God has given you a pastor as a gift---to watch over your soul and to give an account for you. If you are not willing or are afraid to communicate to your pastor as to your whereabouts, there is a serious relationship problem. It is just common courtesy. If you trust him to be your pastor and feel that he loves you, why wouldn't you want him to know where you are and that everything is ok. So that he is not up on the platform trying to concentrate on getting his sermon together wondering if you're in a car accident or something.
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02-13-2008, 08:00 PM
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Re: Now I've heard it all
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Originally Posted by pastorswife
I believe in being faithful to your local assembly, and I know that there is very good reasons that you have to miss from time to time...but as a Pastors wife I have heard alot of different excuses as to why so and so was going to miss Church.
I do believe I have heard the best of the best.
But I would like to hear from others what excuses they have heard or maybe even given as an excuse.
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02-13-2008, 08:08 PM
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Re: Now I've heard it all
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Originally Posted by MrsBOOMM
I really don't understand the mentality that a pastor does not need to know 1. if you are going to miss church, or 2. the reason why. God has given you a pastor as a gift---to watch over your soul and to give an account for you. If you are not willing or are afraid to communicate to your pastor as to your whereabouts, there is a serious relationship problem. It is just common courtesy. If you trust him to be your pastor and feel that he loves you, why wouldn't you want him to know where you are and that everything is ok. So that he is not up on the platform trying to concentrate on getting his sermon together wondering if you're in a car accident or something.
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This is all relative to how large the church in question is. Trust me, my pastor would not want to be bothered every time someone misses church!
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