General Chat

Loved that film GoldenGirl1 ....... I would think there are quite a few Gospel singer type churches in various parts of the country who can still raise the roof...... :-)

If one thing could tempt me back to church it
would be a service like Sister Act Cynthia. :-)

Emma

Thank you Vera, and you're very welcome to post on here - belief or no belief.

I'm very happy to natter with people about their stumbling blocks - without judging and without arguments...... :-)

Cynthia, thank you for your posts - you are a great calming influence. I haven't posted here as I haven't felt I had a lot to contribute, being still unsure of my own beliefs. However I do regularly read the thread with interest.

I was concerned yesterday that the thread might become as sniping and unpleasant as some others on here. I am pleased that discussion hasn't yet deteriorated into argument. Let's please keep it friendly.

Happy birthday to your granddaughter Cynthia.

....but not from me lilybids.. :-D


Just enjoying a sit down and some toffee icecream after a hectic morning.


A very lively service with the youngsters from our music group leading the music and then taking part in the presentation which was about the history and importance of music in worship.


We have some very talented youngsters on a variety of instruments and the drummer is a young Christian man from the Phillipines who has moved here with his wife and young twin daughters.


Although we are a basically 'traditional' church, we have this lively type of worship once a month and hopefully, we encourage both the young people and satisfy our older folk too. It's hard to please everyone.


When they played something from Sister Act, I was very tempted to impersonate Whoopi Goldberg...........


As that service ended, the people for the baptism poured in..... whew! When I left, there was standing room only.

I would love to stay for the half hour baptism service but, because my OH needs his meds and is starting to wilt, I take him home instead. I make sure that I say 'hello' to the parents and the babies though........ :-)


Lilybids, not many Anglican churches have an evensong service these days....it died out quite a while ago. Interestingly, there are claims that it was the showing of of The Forsythe Saga on Sunday evenings all those years ago, which caused it's demise........ :-S


Thank you for the good wishes re my granddaughter - we're going up later to see her. :-)

No he was preaching at the morning service so sorry, you've missed it if you intended going along.

Is that evensong then ?


Hope you enjoy your day Cynthia

Many (most?) of the Services he leads aren't in the morning :-)

Morning Cynthia et al,
I hope you have a lovely day with your
family and the birthday celebrations are
a success.

Emma :-)

Aberfan, John.

Methodist

Which denomination are you John?

Thanks for question, Errol.

Depends on church, I think. We use laptops for Power Point presentations if it helps to get the message across. :-) Part of our training now - probably the same in other major denominations.

Cynthia what a busy day for you!
I used to love Parade Sunday.

John I was just wondering, is it not considered bad form to use your laptop in the pulpit?

Have a lovely day Cynthia
xx

A happy birthday to your Granddaughter Cynthia, and a safe journey home for your daughter and son in law John.

Very happy 15th birthday to your granddaughter today, Cynthia. And how lovely to have all those families in a full church today. When people assume the church is in terminal decline in Britain, they forget that it is just as strong numerically than at the height of revival in the 18th and early 19th century.

At least 300 people attending 6 baptisms, all the smart uniforms and parent support just shows what a vibrant church you are part of.

Off this morning to preach (taking fifth verse of first chapter of Acts as my text "For John truly baptised with water. But ye shall be baptised by the Holy Ghost not many days hence"). The village I have been invited to today was the scene of a major tragedy just over 40 years ago. They lost more than half their children in a slurry slip. I am aware of a strange and heavenly quiet that still pervades the village even today. Very humbling priviledge in this life to be invited to preach the Word of God in any place, but this is a very special place for me.

And my daughter and son in law are flying back today from 3 weeks holiday in Melbourne and Hamilton Island in Queensland. I would ask for prayers for "journeying mercies" on the long flight home.

Okay everyone....let's try again.


Good morning, it's Sunday and I'm off to church shortly. It will be pretty hectic because it's 'parade' Sunday. All the uniformed organisations who are attached to the church will be there and a lot of their parents and families come too,


After that, we have 6 baptisms. When we do baptism preparation classes, we always ask for an idea of how many guests they will be bringing. The majority always answer between 50-100!!! :-0 I'll leave you to do the maths for yourselves!! :-D


The baptism is free, but the party afterwards must cost them a fortune...... :-0


When mine were baptised, we invited family and Godparents back for a buffet lunch.........those were the days!!


My beautiful granddaughter is 15 today. To say that she has been a blessing in our lives is an understatement. <3


Must go and 'gird my loins' for the fray............ ;-)

Errol. I was looking at a verse from Matthew Chapter 5 Verse 15: "Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherwith shall it be salted". A great preacher once challenged us to be salty Christians, and I guess I have always tried to be that.

I then followed down the Sermon on the Mount and found the verse you alluded to.(Chap 7 verse 15). Some people think the Sermon of Jesus is easy to understand. Far from it, but it is the most wounding and healing teaching in the whole of the Bible imho.

oh John for heavens sake grow up