Check out this rather artistic statement of my friend, John Martindale's experience with the institutional church:http://www.springbranchbaptist.org/forevergrasping/church.htmlPeace,BobSee More
Thanks George for the complete explanation. I tried to allude to it in my post, but left it a little vague. Until one experiences a Seder, reading the events of the last supper are not as powerful.
I agree the better way is a full meal. Probably a…
"... it is nice to have the symbolic "elements" along with the shared meal from time to time. It's a great reminder as well as an opportunity to teach." I agree Cindy. Symbol is a powerful thing.
The original Lord's Supper was a Passover feast. It's main significance was changed from the exodus to the cross. The love feast spoken of seems to be more than a Passover feast, but still includes the representation of the…
I can definitely see the parallel between those who leave the IC and the guy who went outside Plato's cave.
But, another interesting thing for which we could give Plato credit is Paul's example in Col.2. Plato's analogy of the cave…
I agree Ryan. God's been speaking to me the same way.
I just finished reading "ReJesus" by Alan Hirsch and Michael Frost. It deals with bringing Jesus back to the center of Christianity. I recommend it.
Peace,
Bob
Great point for discussion, Ryan.
Several months ago, our community group decided to pray for a specific word from God regarding direction. As I prayed, I asked God that he would give me a word directly from the scriptures so I could be assured it…
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I don't know of any books off the top of my head, but I know they're out there.
One place to start is the following link:
Tithing Article
I'll find some more resources to share with you as time allows.
DM
Very interesting. If you know of some book or material that dives a little deeper into the subject, I would appreciate it. Send my a message if you know of anything.
I just uploaded a song called "Be Still My Soul" on my page that I re-mastered, re-instrumented, added effects, and made a simple midi file sound fantastic.
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Michael,
I certainly understand what you're saying. Very few ministers ever speak the TRUTH about the tithe.
In OT times, the tithe was the inheritance of the Levites who were not allowed to make a living by any means as was common among the…
Jossimar, bienvenido al blog de MHI, espero que aqui encuentres informacion relevante sobre como desarrollar discipulos, lideres e iglesias utilizando una proceso estrategico simple/organico. Bendiciones!
I have seen a lot of sermons on the tithing, or giving; some of them very strange. I remember some time a go when my adult daughter was a teen, and going through a very difficult time, was being hauled off in a police car. We called the pastor…
yes, Quite true. "Doing Church" in house with out the Organic content, is just switching buildings. We as people tend to compartmentalize areas of our life. Church in this part, school in this part, marriage in this part,…
Amen to that.
It's also of interes that those who had, for example, only nine lambs or calves born in a year, they were not required to hand over anything.
One thing I will say is that I thoroughly appreciate the OT system of…
You're so right, Darrell! Many of the house churches I'm familiar with are not organic expressions of church but are really just institutional church in miniature. As Frank Viola says, organic church (OC) is one of the most…
When I think about the most significant points in my Christian walk, they did not take place in an organized, institutionalized environment. It was incidental to my world, but wholly intentional by God.
Sure, it's intentional. God is responsible for the Results, we are responsible for the action. God asks us to share our lives, talk to others about him, love others. Who gets saved, or what a person does or does not do or what…
Michael, you are sharing and asking about something that is very crucial. Often the pattern is "We don't want to be that programmed meeting all designed and led by the fellow hired to make it all run smoothly. We want to be more…
Bienvenido Sergio al blog de la Iniciativa Menonita Hispana (MHI) cuyo enfoque es ofrecer herramientas sobre como desarrollar díscipulos, líderes e iglesias utilizando un proceso estrategico simple. Espero que disfrute de toda la…