Comments on: Sunday Church Services: The Bread, Roast, Cake or Icing of the Christian Life? https://anitamathias.com/2012/03/21/sunday-church-services-the-bread-roast-cake-or-icing-of-the-christian-life/ Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art Thu, 14 Nov 2013 01:09:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Louise https://anitamathias.com/2012/03/21/sunday-church-services-the-bread-roast-cake-or-icing-of-the-christian-life/#comment-17391 Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:14:03 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2012/03/21/sunday-church-services-the-bread-roast-cake-or-icing-of-the-christian-life/#comment-17391 Yayyy… maybe its a gradual and healthy building of a close bond then… :o)

]]> By: Anita Mathias https://anitamathias.com/2012/03/21/sunday-church-services-the-bread-roast-cake-or-icing-of-the-christian-life/#comment-17390 Sat, 24 Mar 2012 20:24:28 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2012/03/21/sunday-church-services-the-bread-roast-cake-or-icing-of-the-christian-life/#comment-17390 Hi Louise, I guess I was church-burned when I joined, so I have got involved very, very slowly, but now that I am leading a group, and consequently going to more meetings, I am rapidly deepening my commitment and involvement.

]]> By: Louise https://anitamathias.com/2012/03/21/sunday-church-services-the-bread-roast-cake-or-icing-of-the-christian-life/#comment-17389 Sat, 24 Mar 2012 10:46:53 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2012/03/21/sunday-church-services-the-bread-roast-cake-or-icing-of-the-christian-life/#comment-17389 I took a while to get used to my Church, at times wasn't sure, but it seems God works in different ways, sometimes the best kind of relationship for someone is one that grows gardually, little things that make you think, oh actually I could settle here, whether its a kind word, an invite to a get together, a request for involvement a shared joke with one of your ministers. It grows by gradually incorporating you into the Church. Perhaps you are having a similar thing/experience?

]]> By: Anita Mathias https://anitamathias.com/2012/03/21/sunday-church-services-the-bread-roast-cake-or-icing-of-the-christian-life/#comment-17388 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:32:06 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2012/03/21/sunday-church-services-the-bread-roast-cake-or-icing-of-the-christian-life/#comment-17388 Lol! Thanks Rhoda. I guess in agreeing to lead the group, I've thrown my lot in with the church for now. It will take a while to get used to the difference in style…but hopefully, I'll make it:-). Hope you all are well:-)

]]> By: Rhoda https://anitamathias.com/2012/03/21/sunday-church-services-the-bread-roast-cake-or-icing-of-the-christian-life/#comment-17387 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:27:29 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2012/03/21/sunday-church-services-the-bread-roast-cake-or-icing-of-the-christian-life/#comment-17387 If you ever feel like checking out something different you could try our friends in Oxford at the Calvary Chapel there: http://www.calvarychapeloxford.org.uk/ I love the balance at Calvary Chapels of teaching the word and living relationship with God. It definitely wouldn't be like North Oxford though 🙂

]]> By: Anita Mathias https://anitamathias.com/2012/03/21/sunday-church-services-the-bread-roast-cake-or-icing-of-the-christian-life/#comment-17386 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:32:57 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2012/03/21/sunday-church-services-the-bread-roast-cake-or-icing-of-the-christian-life/#comment-17386 Hi thanks, Claudia and Molly! The grief of moving churches can rarely be underestimated. It's like moving out of many stories right in the middle, losing a myriad relationships, some superficial, some less so.

God writes a different story in each of our lives. I would love to be planted in a church for a long, long time, but I have learned something and grown from each move.

But there's gain for each loss. If you move church within the town, you do gain a whole new social circle and their social support, but, esp. with social media, don't entirely jettison your old relationships either

]]> By: Miss Mollie https://anitamathias.com/2012/03/21/sunday-church-services-the-bread-roast-cake-or-icing-of-the-christian-life/#comment-17385 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:42:13 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2012/03/21/sunday-church-services-the-bread-roast-cake-or-icing-of-the-christian-life/#comment-17385 This reminds me of when I changed churches from Presbyterian to pentecostal. It too was loud and lively. As I entered the church, though, I looked at the bulletin full of activities of learning and fellowship, God spoke to my heart, “This is where this church is.” I attended because I worked weekends and they had the mid-week service and Sunday night service. I have been here 14 years. Sometimes, I miss the liturgy and congregational prayer of my youth, but we visit my in-law's church and that is satisfied. Good to see Methodist raise their hands, though.

]]> By: Claudia https://anitamathias.com/2012/03/21/sunday-church-services-the-bread-roast-cake-or-icing-of-the-christian-life/#comment-17384 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:07:39 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/2012/03/21/sunday-church-services-the-bread-roast-cake-or-icing-of-the-christian-life/#comment-17384 When I first came to faith, God quite pointedly showed me which church to attend. (I'd been a believer less than 24 hours). I've only moved church once since, and that was when I moved city, and again, I felt the Spirit quite clearly show me which church to attend – before I moved. I've been at that second church two decades now, and while I've occasionally felt dry, or restless, or had issues with some of the people, the Spirit has never given me any other prompting where else to go.

I'm not saying my church is perfect, but I believe it's where God wants me to be. It's where I go for feeding and fellowship, and we've been blessed with some very gifted teachers and preachers over the years, and I think I've grown a lot through being there.

I'm glad you've found a church you can plant yourself in. I pray that as you dig your roots down into it, you'll find the depth of worship you're thirsty for.

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