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Pat Ferguson <[log in to unmask]>
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The Electronic Church <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 11 Oct 2006 22:25:49 -0500
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Cecily,

I was not breaking any confidential stuff here.

Pat Ferguson

At 09:47 PM 10/11/2006, you wrote:
>Pat, you shouldn't post what we do on the conference to this list or any
>other list. Remember, what is done on the conference, stays on the
>conference, no where else. Thanks. God bless everyone.
>
>Cecily
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: The Electronic Church [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>Behalf Of Pat Ferguson
>Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 6:42 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: A question of ethics and Reverence to God
>
>Hi Todd,
>
>I couldn't even think of listening to anything while praying in a
>prayer group or during a Bible Study.
>
>Thanks for your thoughts.
>
>Blessings,
>Pat Ferguson
>
>
>At 08:01 PM 10/11/2006, you wrote:
> >Pat, I know that's really a tough issue.  I guess I
> >look at it this way.  Football, baseball etc. are just
> >games.  God is life.  He created us.  I would be
> >distracted  if I had a game on in the background.
> >Todd
> >
> >
> >--- Pat Ferguson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Everyone,
> > >
> > > I have a question for all of you. <smile>
> > >
> > > Some of you already know my answer to this question,
> > > but I would like
> > > to hear from everyone on this EChurch list anyway.
> > > <smile>
> > >
> > > First of all, I must emphasize that what I'm about
> > > to say has
> > > absolutely nothing to do with the good football
> > > discussion on this
> > > list. <smile>
> > >
> > > I know that God loves sports. <smile>
> > >
> > > We have our Bible Study on the conference line every
> > > Thursday night
> > > at 6 PM Pacific time, 7 PM Mountain, 8 PM Central
> > > time, and 9 PM
> > > Eastern time. You are all welcome to join us. I'll
> > > post that info
> > > below my question.
> > >
> > > We also have our Prayer and Praise on Saturday night
> > > at 6:30 Pacific
> > > time, 7:30 Mountain, 8:30 Central, and 9:30 Eastern
> > > time. You are all
> > > welcome to join us. <smile>
> > >
> > > On Monday night and Friday nights, we have general
> > > chat. I am the
> > > cordinator and leader of those general chat nights.
> > >
> > > I am the moderator of all these conferences in our
> > > room. On Thursday
> > > night, Donna Bell is the Bible Study cordinator and
> > > leader. On
> > > Saturday night, Mike Canady is the Cordinator and
> > > leader of our
> > > Prayer and Praise time.
> > >
> > > Here is my question below.
> > >
> > > If you were moderator or cordinator of such a
> > > conference, would you
> > > allow people to listen to a football or baseball
> > > game while taking
> > > part in the studies or Prayer time?
> > >
> > > I feel that if we allowed this to go on, that this
> > > is not being
> > > reverent to our Heavenly Father.
> > >
> > > One doesn't wear a walkman in Church and listen to a
> > > game or to the
> > > radio while attending worship services, or a Bible
> > > study or prayer group.
> > >
> > > We have 2 excellent leaders here, Mike Canady and
> > > Donna Bell, and
> > > they are both in agreement with me. <smile>
> > >
> > > Please let me know what you all think.
> > >
> > > Now, please remember, this has absolutely nothing to
> > > do with the
> > > discussion that has been going on about football on
> > > this list. <smile>
> > >
> > > Now for the conference line info.
> > >
> > > Phone: 218-936-1200. Press 2, and when it asks for
> > > the conference
> > > code, just key in 1844 and the pound sign. If you
> > > are the first to
> > > get in the conference room, you will hear music
> > > until someone else
> > > joins the conference.
> > >
> > > Also note, that I do not own the conference line.
> > > <smile> If I did, I
> > > wouldn't be playing Van Morrison every day. <grin>
> > > lol.
> > >
> > > I'm looking forward to your answers.
> > >
> > > God Bless you all.
> > >
> > > Love and Blessings,
> > > Pat Ferguson
> > >
> >
> >
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