Beulah, I agree 100%. I have met dozens of persons and whole families who have left the church because of some type of failure on the minister's behalf. How easily one puts their eyes on the leadership of the local church instead of on Jesus where it is supposed to be. There is nothing wrong in leaving a particular church, IF that is what the Lord leads you to do. BUT I am convinced that if you pray about what to do, the Lord may lead you to leave a particular church but He will have another place for you to go to without staying at home. God wishes none of us to be alone but to congregate together as to build each other up in Him. Than you for visiting our website and we pray God will find favor with you and your family.
-- Edited by bobw at 16:19, 2007-09-02
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A preacher in those days, when he felt God called him to preach, didn't hunt up a college or seminary, he hunted up a good horse, took off across the country and began crying "Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sins of the world"!
We are living in some really rough times where demonic spirits are attacking Christians and unbelievers as well. But as Christians, we have Jesus Christ! We are living in a time where many false prophets are rising up and we must be very very careful who we choose to be our Spiritual leaders. Having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ should be our priority, and studying the word of God. You would be surprised that many professed Christians donot have a personal relationship with Jesus, they just attend church, have a prayerless life and then when they find out that their minister is a false prophet, many leave the church and blame it for not going back to church. But we must first have a relationship with Jesus and that means everyday we must pray to God and seek his face. We speak to God in prayer in the name Of Jesus and God speaks to us through his word and the Holy Spirit living inside of us... We dont have to use eloquent words and sometimes your prayer doesnt have to be very long.God will meet you where you are! As your relationship began to grow,your time with Him will increase too. You will look forward to reading His word and hearing what He wants to tell you!!! I remember the church that i was previously in, God took me to Ezekiel 34 where God rebukes and prophesys against the Shepherds ( Pastors, Ministers) who are not feeding the sheep but were clothing themselves with the finest wool, (expensive clothing, jewelry,etc.) and the finest delicacies, but the sheep, (congregation), were starving, God was telling me about the leadership that i was under, and He was warning me that the pastor had strayed away from leading the people and was now trying to make a name for himself. (I no longer attend that particular church, thank goodness). But if I had'nt read God's word, I would still be attending that church!! It is very important that we stayclose to God and study His word for ourself, It is dangerous not to because our souls are at stake!! If we follow the wrong teaching we could end up in torment in hell forever and ever. In the bible Jesus talks more about hell than he does heaven, with that said let us study the bible but most of all establish a real relationship with Jesus He is coming soon!!!!
