That's good John.  We have some of your sax playing on line too, and I think
a message.

About that Bed Side Baptist, I never heard of that Sheets guy.  That was
pretty funny.  It's like the Church of the Inner Springs attendance.  Grin!

Vicki

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Schwery" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 8:28 PM
Subject: Re: Right Church


> Vicki, if you stay home, don't attend Bedside Baptist, listening to Pastor
> Whitesheet preaching on the comforter.  I am attending a small Baptist
> church, now, somewhat like those in the Baptist Bible Fellowship.  I don't
> agree with all of its doctrine, but I can live with it.  I get to
minister,
> here and there a little, playing a sax special, sometimes bringing a
> message and helping out, financially.
>
> earlier, Vicki and The Rors, wrote:
> >Have recently been thinking that I have some what of a jaded attitude.
Was
> >just thinking last night of the years I have loved going to church and
felt
> >I was there for the right reason for the most part.  Oh there were those
> >times, that all of us have, of course.  but now I find it's difficult to
> >attend.  I've been attending a church for the last almost year and a half
on
> >a regular basis, and am not managing to fit in anywhere.  Though I love
the
> >sermon, and the music, and worship of the Lord, I seem to be just warming
a
> >bench.  I can do that much easier at home and have a cumffy chair in
> >addition.    Experiences with churches in the last couple of years have
> >caused me to search my heart to see if there is any unforgiveness for
church
> >leadership who really inflicted pain on me.    Having re-visited those
> >experiences, asking the Lord to show me any unforgiveness, I feel that
area
> >is settled as far as I can settle it.  But in a properly functioning
church,
> >should there not be a place of service for every member of the body of
> >Christ?    And what about the verses in Hebrews 10:24-25.  New Living
puts
> >it this way.
> >
> >Think of ways to encourage one another to outbursts of love and good
deeds.
> >
> >And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but
> >encourage and warn each other, especially now that the day of his coming
> >back again is drawing near.
> >
> >I like that outburst of good deeds.
> >
> >We won't have that perfect church until heaven, but the church today is
> >severely hampered, and misses out because members of the body aren't in
> >their places erving, sharing their God-given gifts, ministering and being
> >ministered to..  I'm not just talking about the up front people that we
> >might see every Sunday like the pastor or the worship teams.  But so that
I
> >don't get on a soap box, wonder what others of you think?
> >
> >I'm sure glad that we can assemble here on the net.  The physical
assembly
> >is still, however, important.
> >
> >
> >
> >Vicki
>
> John
>
>    Whatever you delete today, you desperately need tomorrow
>