Comments on: Continuing Reformation? Yes! http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/03/continuing-reformation-yes.html Looking for the 1st century Church in 21st century America Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:37:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dan McGowanhttp://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/03/continuing-reformation-yes.html#comment-1878 Dan McGowan Wed, 08 Mar 2006 13:58:00 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/?p=210#comment-1878 Dan, These thoughts are great! They totally dovetail (is that a good word to use?) with thoughts I've had recently as I've been trying to determine WHY so many worshipers in our church just sit there looking more like Stonehenge than Living Humans... and I think it has something to do with this concentration on the individual rather than the community. Since we live in a culture that is constantly reminding us how important WE are (and how INDIVIDUAL we are) why wouldn't we tend to bring that with us into the church - - and this is just one reason why we have so many silly debates in our churches - "Do THIS song - cuz I like it!" "Do THAT song - cuz it helps ME to worship better!" "Stop doing THOSE songs - I don't like them!" Maybe we should turn our head 45 degrees and see who's sitting down the pew from us - and then beg to do the songs THAT person likes... Of course, this would mean we could no longer be selfish... dang... Dan,

These thoughts are great! They totally dovetail (is that a good word to use?) with thoughts I’ve had recently as I’ve been trying to determine WHY so many worshipers in our church just sit there looking more like Stonehenge than Living Humans… and I think it has something to do with this concentration on the individual rather than the community.

Since we live in a culture that is constantly reminding us how important WE are (and how INDIVIDUAL we are) why wouldn’t we tend to bring that with us into the church – - and this is just one reason why we have so many silly debates in our churches –

“Do THIS song – cuz I like it!”
“Do THAT song – cuz it helps ME to worship better!”
“Stop doing THOSE songs – I don’t like them!”

Maybe we should turn our head 45 degrees and see who’s sitting down the pew from us – and then beg to do the songs THAT person likes…

Of course, this would mean we could no longer be selfish…

dang…

]]> By: jennifer kinghttp://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/03/continuing-reformation-yes.html#comment-1877 jennifer king Wed, 08 Mar 2006 12:15:00 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/?p=210#comment-1877 hi dan!! interesting that you mention a reformation of prayer. i just finished reading gary wiens' book, "bridal intercession", and he says the same thing, that the church worldwide is being called and responding to a reformation of prayer. jennifer king hi dan!!
interesting that you mention a reformation of prayer. i just finished reading gary wiens’ book, “bridal intercession”, and he says the same thing, that the church worldwide is being called and responding to a reformation of prayer.

jennifer king

]]> By: Jenniferhttp://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/03/continuing-reformation-yes.html#comment-1876 Jennifer Tue, 07 Mar 2006 18:48:00 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/?p=210#comment-1876 <EM>Because modern Evangelicalism has overemphasized the personal work of God in the life of the individual, we've lost the idea that God uniquely works within the Church as a whole.</EM> Well said! As for the state of the church at the end of times, we have no idea when that is going to be. So I will continue praying for reformation. Because modern Evangelicalism has overemphasized the personal work of God in the life of the individual, we’ve lost the idea that God uniquely works within the Church as a whole.

Well said! As for the state of the church at the end of times, we have no idea when that is going to be. So I will continue praying for reformation.

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