Vickie,

I agree that each member of the church needs to have a ministry, whether
it's taking people meals, working in the nursery, or whatever.  I will pray
for you in this important decision.

JulieMelton
visit me at
www.heart-and-music.com
Keep smiling!


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From: "Vicki and The Rors" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 3:41 AM
Subject: Re: Right Church


> 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
>