Christian Struggles: A Place to Turn

These things ought not to be...

2007-08-16T19:03:00.000-07:00

Local music minister arrested for child pornography charges steming from his computer in the church. VOMIT. Ananthama. evil has a new name...

95 Thesis 11-20

2007-07-25T14:15:00.000-07:00

11. Our Lord and Master Jesus Christ is the foundation and cornerstone of the Church. (This should go without saying put it doesn't.

12. The term "Man of God" is not a term that is to be used synonymously with the term pastor. Just because a man is in a position doesn't make him a man of God. His relationship with the Almighty and his fruits determine that.

13. It is wrong for a pastor to be paid by his church to go golfing with purveyors of alcohol (while they are drinking in his presence no doubt) and then preach against eating at Applebees because they serve alcohol.

14. Certain young adults, teenagers, and children should not be given special exclusions from punishment based on positions held by their parents, or how much their parents give to the church.

15. Pornography wrecks homes, shatters lives, and has no place on the computer of a church staff member.

16. Why do we have to compromise and have a contemporary service for those who do like organized church. The natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God, neither can he know them, for they are spiritually discerned.

17. Pastors should not preach at other pastor's churches. That is the job of an evangelist. Churches should not pay the pastor to go preach at other churches knowing that he gets paid by the church he speaks at.

18. "Preacher Boys" are the future of what you believe, take care of them, nurture them in the word. Don't use them as a pawn by sending them off to some bible college just to get you a speaking arrangement at a particular christian college or university.

19. If you love yourself more than God, or your family: GET OUT NOW!!! (if you do you've probably already quit reading.

20. Multi Level marketing schemes, insurance sales, and telemarketing from the church is not a ministry of the Church. Some of these are also illegal if done their.

Where do I go from here?

2007-07-22T11:39:00.001-07:00

It's very easy for me to complain about what others do or do not. In the end, however, I have to stand before God alone and give an account for the things done in my body whether they be good or evil. So Nothing else matters but what I do for Christ. Paul said in Philipians Forgeting those things which are behind, reaching forth to those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Lord Increase our Faith....

2007-07-22T11:19:00.000-07:00

Even the disciples who walk with our Lord and witnessed his miracles first hand requested more faith. But How to we increase our faith? So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17 We must absolutely spend time with God daily. Prayer is how we talk to God and His word is how he speaks to us.

2007-07-21T12:41:00.000-07:00

95 Thesis 1-10
This is a place where like Martin Luther in 1517 you can list the problems with the Church in the year 2007.

#1 Pastor defined
The word pastor cannot be understood to mean evangelist, speaker,missionary. He is the Shepard of his flock (the church).

#2 Travel
It is impossible to look out for your flock if you are across the country 3 days a week.

#3 How is it that people who can't hold down a job end up going to the mission field?

#4 A large bus ministry and/or Sunday school is not necessarily a sign of a good Pastor or a good church. It is, however, always the sign of a good promoter.

#5 Separation is required for all believers. Webster defines All: adjective The whole amount of. everyone. This is deacons, pastors, laymen, ladies, teenagers, children, youth pastors, music directors, EVERYONE.

#6 By the above philosophy, Church discipline is a biblical principal, Discrimination is not. With what measure you meet it shall be measured to you again.

#7 You know that the times are bad when they sing gospel in the bars, and sing Rock and Roll in the Church.

#8 Carly Simon said it best. "You're so vain. I'll bet yo think this song is about you." What ever happened to I must decrease, He must increase?

#9 Double Standards: Right or Wrong? Selah Meditate on that.

#10 If I hear another message on Don't mussel the oxen that treads the corn, and hearing that the pastor needs a raise I'll scream.

Alexander the Coppersmith

2007-07-21T10:11:00.000-07:00

Paul wanted to ensure that everyone knew who he spoke of so they would know to avoid him. In the sense of protecting other Christians he said in II Timothy 4:14 " Alexander the Coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works.

Christian Education

2007-07-21T10:06:00.000-07:00

I believe in the importance of Christian Education but I hav problem with the fact that Christian school kids behave worse than most Christian public school kids.

Traveling Pastors

2007-07-20T22:48:00.000-07:00

Traveling is the role of an evangelist. Not a pastor. Pastors are to care for their local church. Not to spread revival across the country. If you feel led to preach in someone else's church every week then give yours up.