wait are you talking about all Assembly of God churches? or just the ones around you? i have been going to an assembly of God church lately and i feel like i have been able to connect with God better by the way the preach. they dont have pre-written prayers at the church i have been going to. i talked with the pastors and they seem real biblical and spiritual. they say that we need to focus on Jesus and teach us how to repent. the church in my city that i know of that has been falling away is a luthern church. (italics are my guess) [i]maybe it isn't a whole denomination at large in a way that is falling but individual churches... in some cases. or most of a denomination but a few churches here and there keep the holy spirit within and stay Godly.[/i] i dont know for sure.
_________________allan
Hi rreighe...Brother Jim is speaking about an Assemblies of God church in the Detroit area. Most AG churches that I have attended are very different...even with those that are achieving "mega" church status. The Assemblies of God fellowship is far from perfect...and there is a shifting dichotomy in regard to the more conservative, holiness driving churches in the fellowship and the more modern churches that seem to strive to be more "appealing" to the people of this world. My wife and I recently began attending a small Assembly of God church in the San Francisco Bay area. We didn't even know that it was an AG congregation...because nothing seemed to indicate it as such. It is small (less than 100) but has a great pastor with a gift of teaching. We have been blessed greatly.It is sad that there might be some churches within this fellowship that would actually resort to something so ridiculous and unholy. Yet this is becoming a pattern in modern churches. Why? Perhaps the pastors just don't know the Lord well enough...that they would offer a sacrifice of this world (like U2 songs) as worship. I suppose that we should be close enough to Christ that, when we are in intimacy with Him, we would know His heart.We need revival. The conditions are dark...but the fields are indeed white.
_________________Christopher
Hi rreighe...Brother Jim is speaking about an Assemblies of God church in the Detroit area.
ccchhhrrriiisss wrote:Hi rreighe...Brother Jim is speaking about an Assemblies of God church in the Detroit area. Most AG churches that I have attended are very different...even with those that are achieving "mega" church status. The Assemblies of God fellowship is far from perfect...and there is a shifting dichotomy in regard to the more conservative, holiness driving churches in the fellowship and the more modern churches that seem to strive to be more "appealing" to the people of this world.
_________________Wayne Kraus
While I do not agree with all AOG doctrine, the AOG churches and pastors I know are very good... and I know that this U2 thing must be an isolated case.Krispy
ok what is up with the "u2" stuff? what is that?this is getting very confussing very fast. i'm trying to keep up but yeah... hmm..in the name the world will one day love to say;christ.--allan