Coming to church is a biblical command, not an option. We have to meet together every week unless absolutely impossible - even on Sundays, when every thing might feel a little less personal. Yeah guys - this is serious!
So what about this doesn't work for you? Yeah, I know. Sundays can be boring and feel too formal. But why? Who's fault is it? And what can we do about it? I want to hear your thoughts. Let's talk about this honestly so that we can work through it and figure out what's wrong.
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Sunday, December 17, 2006
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Sometimes it is hard to pay attention in church, but everything that is said is something that you need to hear. I have a hard time myself trying to stay awake sometimes, but every time a preacher gets up to speak it is not about what's on his mind but what God has laid on his heart to say because he knows you need to hear it.
About the formal wear. God could care less that you came in a tux/dress or jeans and a raggedy t-shirt. He just cares that you thought about him by taking time out of your day to come learn more about him.
If you can't find a ride, just look up one of us in the phone book and ask us for a ride. I am sure someone would be happy to pick you up! ;D
Could not have said it any better mtself Lauren
I come pretty much every Sunday I am able to, though sometimes my Dad has to work on Sundays and I can't get a ride (too bad there aren't any other Calvary members that live in Blevins ;P).
Personally, I find what the preacher has to say fairly interesting, and really good when you really take it to heart. But the thing is sometimes the stuff around me gets my attention far more easily (as I'm sure Ryan can tell you =O). I'll get my note pad out to write notes, and by the end of Church I realize all I "wrote" was a bunch of swirls and kittens. xD Or nothing at all, because I tend to daydream. I can daydream any other time, so I don't get why I always get stuck doing that during Church. ;(
I get distracted way to easily on Sundays. And if I'm not paying attention it's really easy to distract the people around you, it's like a domino effect. But I know that when we do really listen you're going to hear something that you needed to hear, whether for right then or in the future. Even though sometimes we've got other things on our minds or we're bored, it is worth paying attention in Church. :)
Hey guys. Thanks for the input. This is all really good and true stuff. I hope we can all start working towards making the most out of every time we meet. Maybe we can start working towards that. If you have any practical ideas as to how to make that work, let us hear them. For example, what if we all sat together on Sunday mornings. Yeah, we do that anyway, but what if we made it official - what if we knew every week that the youth sat together and worshiped together (and surprised the older folks by being activly involved rather than being disruptive!) - if we made an official youth thing, as opposed to just by chance us friends sitting together. Make sense? Anybody have some ideas along these lines to help us better come together on Sundays?
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