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"There are no crown-wearers in heaven who were not cross-bearers here below." ~ Charles Spurgeon

If thou wouldst rule well, thou must rule for God, and to do that,thou must be ruled by him. Those who will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants. ~ William Penn founder of Pennsylvania

"Repentance, as we know, is basically not moaning and remorse, but turning and change." ~ J.I. Packer

Tell me Angel dear, how long have you been a believer and what Church do you come from if any? :)

Apology accepted. Bless you! :2ztacrk: and welcome aboard!

You're welcome!

praying for you sister... :25rji92: Bless you!

I'm am absolutely convinced that God has a mighty plan for your life and I'm sure that he will reveal that to you as you grow in your personal relationship with him. Looking forward to your posts. Bless ya!

Venezuela president Nicolás Maduro declares state of emergency Emma Graham-Harrison 14 May 2016 20.17 BST - theguardian Maduro’s Friday night declaration of a 60-day state of emergency comes after a week that saw demonstrations for a recall vote escalate into violence, with protesters hurling...

Praying for you and your wife newlife. Bless you.

The Law and the Gospel are two keys. The Law is the key that shutteth up all men under condemnation, and the Gospel is the key which opens the door and lets them out. ~ William Tyndale

You might as well try to hear without ears or breathe without lungs, as to try to live a Christian life without the Spirit of God in your heart. ~ D.L. Moody

Indeed! This little church is not poor... ^_^

Well my old church is similar to number 2. Pastors were appointed by the Executive. Now I'm kinda involved in a small AOG which is liken to number 1. This church just recently broke away from the main AOG and became independent...There has been a lot of arguments there about finances. The...

I'm not sure whether I would consider my old Church as congregationalists but there is definitely an independence from the main body and each church functions without too much interference unless there is an issue in the church that needs to be dealt with that the Pastor is not able to address...

It seems to be a common theme in Independent/ Pentecostal Churches I think. There is always a power group that have been members for years and have stepped in when needed which isn't such a bad thing but as you say...if they are not open to change, it becomes a problem for everyone in the Church...

Bonhoeffer’s Answer to Political Turmoil: Preach! The German theologian’s words about fear ring remarkably true today. By Ryan Hoselton Christianity Today Just 15 days after Bonhoeffer’s sermon, the country made this man, Adolf Hitler, their Chancellor. As Bonhoeffer warned, but could’ve never...

Ephesians 4 (AMP) 4 There is one body [of believers] and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope when called [to salvation]— 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of us all who is [sovereign] over all and [working] through all and [living] in all.

What tribal forces are you referring to??? :huh:

That's sound very much like the Pentecostal Church I use to attend. We saw at least 4 Pastors go through in 5 years. It was a little disheartening to see that but the members were mostly mature believers who had did their best in helping young Pastors with their first Pastoralship and their...