Comments on: Why I Don’t Understand Church Planting… http://ceruleansanctum.com/2009/03/why-i-dont-understand-church-planting.html Looking for the 1st century Church in 21st century America Tue, 22 May 2012 03:53:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: Donhttp://ceruleansanctum.com/2009/03/why-i-dont-understand-church-planting.html#comment-51735 Don Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:10:33 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/?p=1188#comment-51735 I am a church planter thrilled to be planting a church in Mattawan, MI. If you blink you will miss it. We have seen many lives transformed by the gospel and we have a great sense of unity with the other struggling churches in our community. We don't all agree on every point of doctrine, but we work together to see Christ exalted. I have to travel to get to a Starbucks . . . I think there are many others out there plugging away in small towns and rural communties but you just only ever hear about the rapidly growing fast-tracked suburban church plants, BECAUSE they are successful and huge after just 6 months. I feel like you are caricaturing church-planting and church planters, most who have sacrificed any sense of stability and have stepped out in faith. Quit kicking the workers and find a real enemy . . . and then love them! I am a church planter thrilled to be planting a church in Mattawan, MI. If you blink you will miss it. We have seen many lives transformed by the gospel and we have a great sense of unity with the other struggling churches in our community. We don’t all agree on every point of doctrine, but we work together to see Christ exalted. I have to travel to get to a Starbucks . . . I think there are many others out there plugging away in small towns and rural communties but you just only ever hear about the rapidly growing fast-tracked suburban church plants, BECAUSE they are successful and huge after just 6 months.

I feel like you are caricaturing church-planting and church planters, most who have sacrificed any sense of stability and have stepped out in faith. Quit kicking the workers and find a real enemy . . . and then love them!

]]> By: Abbyhttp://ceruleansanctum.com/2009/03/why-i-dont-understand-church-planting.html#comment-46854 Abby Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:51:18 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/?p=1188#comment-46854 You can worship GOD, by following his orders, helping people, you can still form gropus that can meet in any environment, there is no need to spend enormous amount of funds to be with others. By the way God did not create any church, we did that, for this reason they do not last! The devil si more than ever in the Churches, just think of the false teachers. I was passing my comments, as I believe in helping people where ever they maybe, without asking nothing in return, life is too brief, what I have I must share with the more unfortunate, the church just like to accumulate and give very little in return. I love to spend time with people that share my love for my only Creator. We all have different point of view, I must respect yours. Abby You can worship GOD, by following his orders, helping people, you can still form gropus that can meet in any environment, there is no need to spend enormous amount of funds to be with others.
By the way God did not create any church, we did that, for this reason they do not last! The devil si more than ever in the Churches, just think of the false teachers.
I was passing my comments, as I believe in helping people where ever they maybe, without asking nothing in return, life is too brief, what I have I must share with the more unfortunate, the church just like to accumulate and give very little in return. I love to spend time with people that share my love for my only Creator.
We all have different point of view, I must respect yours.
Abby

]]> By: steve martinhttp://ceruleansanctum.com/2009/03/why-i-dont-understand-church-planting.html#comment-46853 steve martin Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:39:31 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/?p=1188#comment-46853 The chief sign of a living faith is the desire to worship God. The Holy Spirit calls us, gathers us, and sanctifies us in true faith. We want to worship, hear the Word, and recieve the Supper. And be with our brothers and sisters in Christ to support them and comfort them in their lives. That's why God create churches. The devil would love nothing more than for us to forego all that. The chief sign of a living faith is the desire to worship God.

The Holy Spirit calls us, gathers us, and sanctifies us in true faith.

We want to worship, hear the Word, and recieve the Supper.

And be with our brothers and sisters in Christ to support them and comfort them in their lives.

That’s why God create churches.

The devil would love nothing more than for us to forego all that.

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