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  1. Oh wow! Standing ovation with whistling and cheering!

  2. Those 3 are the translations we use along with the Amplified and the New Living Translation. I am disappointed that the Lutheran church I visited uses the NIV, but we weren't happy with the KJV at the Baptist church either. The part that I think is beautiful is that we put our hands out to receive the Lord. I have to tell you all my dds thoughts on the "What Lutheran's believe" brochure... so sweet. Later when I have my keyboard.
  3. Oh Carol, I meant to tell you and can't remember if I did... receiving the Eucharist from the pastor really did hit me. Christ gives himself and all we do is receive. I could see the pastor modeling Christ for us, not replacing Him (which was a thought that had scared me).
  4. I assumed that much due to the context of this conversation. I will have to read them in context.
  5. :grouphug: You pray, if you speak up you do so with a humble attitude, and expect one in return from the preacher. If someone is teaching your children harmful things then you pray and the Lord guides you elsewhere. And consider this... Todd Friel; Before you criticize your pastor
  6. :iagree: :iagree:I can vouch that Bethany has tried to help me when I asked for advice, and then left me be when my decision didn't match hers. :grouphug:
  7. Yes, that is the thing. When I said that I used to believe something was evil I meant that it was literally a phobia.
  8. You'd think that the people mentioning hell had read the Bible. John 3:18 blows their little theory of "you are going to hell because of xyz" out of the water.
  9. I wanted to share my facebook conversation with you all, I hope you don't mind: I posted: "We as Catholics do not go to church primarily for what we want to give to God, but we go to church primarily for what God wants to give to us." "What God wants most to give me and you, is Himself." --John Riccardo, Pastor of Our Lady of Good Counsel James: ''And why do we go to church? Does God wait to give us Himself at church? We are the church." Me: "Yes, in the scriptures the church is speaking of the body of believers, the Bride of Christ, but there is nothing wrong with using the other common definition. I will share my personal experiences. Jesus led me to a very loving church. The key here is that He led me. They showed me the Romans Road and they showed me the love of Christ, comforting me and listening patiently to me. I was baptized there, and and through their love I learned about God's love for me. But then things started to change. My family didn't thrive there. I was very discouraged about church, and very adamant that I was fine without it. I felt pressured to go, and the reasons people gave me for going just didn't seem right. The church didn't cause me to feel closer to God. I could do the same at home listening to the radio... And then I realized that Christ was calling me to a different church. My family's needs are unique, and He knows this. There is nothing wrong with the church I was baptized at, and God is definitely using them for His work, but each denomination and each church has a different flavor. God has provided churches to do the work in the book of Acts... to teach the gospel, to provide the sacraments. Perhaps for you home church does this. God does not wait to give Himself to us at church, but He did establish sacraments, and most people who do not go to church are not taking advantage of these gifts. I had not been to church in a while, and at His calling I went Sunday and received the Lord's Supper. I am renewed, energized, and using my spiritual gifts again...My joy in the Lord is once again strong and overflowing. I don't know if this church is where I am to stay, I don't know where other people should be, but this I do know... Sunday that church, and His body and blood received there was His gift to me." I also wrote a blog post that is perhaps worded a little more graciously: http://onemediator.blogspot.com/2012/10/for-where-two-or-three-have-gathered.html
  10. I talked to the pastor afterwards over donuts and asked him what the requirement for baptism was. :) "That you want to be baptized" Can't get more scriptural than that!:)
  11. http://bible.cc/1_peter/3-21.htm hmmm... a lot of Bible translations also say that the water is a symbol. This is something I need to look into some more, so I am glad it was brought up.
  12. This is true. :confused: Somebody say something funny again. :D ETA: My daughter wanted me to post that when we were in our previous religion she was shunned for watching Kung Fu Panda. I didn't want to bump the thread back up.
  13. My daughter asked if we were going to be Lutherans instead of Christians now. I said we will always be Christians... but the name on the church let's me know that they are too... if churches didn't have names then I would have no way of knowing what they teach, what we would find there. The last church we went to was Baptist but she didn't seem to notice the name then. lol
  14. I was allowed Cabbage Patch Dolls and Smurfs, but afraid of them. Heavy rock music, rap music, masturbation, bingo, the lottery, dungeons and dragons, Catholics, the cross, books written by Christians, any churches, holidays, Christmas, Valentines Day, Thanksgiving, birthdays, hair color that was unnatural, beards, tattoos, yes the hang loose sign as well... apostates. They were the scariest of all, evil incarnate.
  15. The sermon was about the Holy Spirit and Romans 8. That question was put to rest in my mind. :)
  16. They did not deny me communion, but I talked with the pastor ahead of time. Everything went really well! Thank the Lord for His precious gifts!
  17. One hour til worship! (LCMS) I am not sure how I will handle it if it is closed communion. Just keep praying!
  18. I love Lutheran Hour Ministries and worldvieweverlasting (don't like his style, but like what he actually says, lol) thank you. Yes, I agree Milovany. I don't know of any EO churches here, but I also don't know of any Reformed or United Methodist Churches. I don't get out much. lol. I will have to start searching.
  19. Um yikes. BAD typo. The Methodist church does NOT separate law and gospel like the Lutheran church does.
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