tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748971557355406797.post5288890055855809932..comments2023-07-13T03:31:31.667-05:00Comments on Lisa Notes: 5 things that make it a good day at churchLisa notes...http://www.blogger.com/profile/07103364395238899215noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748971557355406797.post-66883765249732887572011-09-11T19:34:10.588-05:002011-09-11T19:34:10.588-05:00I like your observation about the pray/talk time a...I like your observation about the pray/talk time at the various churches. That sounds like some of the best fellowship!nikkipolanihttp://nikkipolani.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748971557355406797.post-56902714132830817952011-09-10T11:09:17.120-05:002011-09-10T11:09:17.120-05:00I love the fact that you can be far away from your...I love the fact that you can be far away from your own home church and still find unity and fellowship in other churches. Believers together worshipping God is very uplifting. An encouraging thing about my church is that they reach out to the community at large...ellen b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14531430948905935301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748971557355406797.post-79108237840790820362011-09-10T08:28:02.812-05:002011-09-10T08:28:02.812-05:00awesome list of faves! how fun to experience diffe...awesome list of faves! how fun to experience different churches with different styles...love how the body of Christ is united in various ways....enjoy your weekend, Lisa!Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06608258814596465122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748971557355406797.post-66038344557452785922011-09-09T17:00:51.344-05:002011-09-09T17:00:51.344-05:00What a great post. Although many churches are diff...What a great post. Although many churches are different, it's wonderful to see someone appreciating and noting the valid points of the differences instead of just critiquing them.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748971557355406797.post-78490161927304306342011-09-09T14:10:14.563-05:002011-09-09T14:10:14.563-05:00Susan,
My husband and I co-teach a 5th grade Sunda...Susan,<br />My husband and I co-teach a 5th grade Sunday school class every other quarter, so it is nice to have a quarter where we’re freer to visit around. It is usually very refreshing to get to see how others do things. And I can still download my own preacher’s sermons and not get behind on that. :-) <br /><br />Our preacher usually ends with applications, too. It’s good. Sometimes I wish he would start with them though; it might hook me into the “why” a little earlier. But either way, they’re definitely a help! <br /><br />And yes, if I don’t write them down, they’re gone. ;-) I’ve gotten out of the habit lately of writing them down, so your comment has encouraged to start again this Sunday.Lisa notes...https://www.blogger.com/profile/07103364395238899215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748971557355406797.post-10091503722361528592011-09-09T14:05:25.767-05:002011-09-09T14:05:25.767-05:00I’m glad, too, that our churches don’t all have to...I’m glad, too, that our churches don’t all have to look exactly alike. It’s hard enough to have agreement on style within a single church; I can’t imagine how it would be among ALL the churches. Ha. <br /><br />As long as we stay centered on Jesus, we’re on the right track.<br /><br />Barbara, I love what your pastor does to let people share what they’re learning. It not only would be encouraging to hear what others share, but it probably encourages others to actually do some Bible study on their own. <br /><br />One of our leaders used to open up meetings that way, asking us to share what we’d been studying on our own. It was always my favorite part.Lisa notes...https://www.blogger.com/profile/07103364395238899215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748971557355406797.post-53959692640731615362011-09-09T12:09:55.511-05:002011-09-09T12:09:55.511-05:00Barbara, I appreciate the same thing, that God doe...Barbara, I appreciate the same thing, that God doesn't require His Church to be imitations of each other. I also like your pastor's idea of publicly asking folks what they've been learning.<br /><br />Great post, Lisa. Since I work for the church (on staff) I don't get to attend many other church services so I like hearing how others structure their time together.<br /><br />Our pastor always ends his sermons with applications. This encourages me b/c I have something written down that I can follow up on. If I don't have it written down I am more likely to forget all about it once I leave the church building.Susan@FruitfulWordshttp://fruitfulwords.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748971557355406797.post-75208711783186572042011-09-09T11:52:57.957-05:002011-09-09T11:52:57.957-05:00I'm so glad that Scripture leaves it open for ...I'm so glad that Scripture leaves it open for a wide range of personality and practices among churches, that we're not required to be cookie cutter assemblies.<br /><br />One thing I like about our new church is that on Wed. nights the pastor takes a few moments for volunteers to share about what they've been learning in their own Bible readings. It's been really interesting.Barbara H.http://barbarah.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748971557355406797.post-76377252908512422342011-09-09T10:28:14.250-05:002011-09-09T10:28:14.250-05:00I love hearing how different and yet the same thes...I love hearing how different and yet the same these three churches were! May all our churches praise heartily, mention God a lot, share scripture and pray together!Jerraleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303751802364926617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748971557355406797.post-38321961745781495412011-09-09T10:21:42.266-05:002011-09-09T10:21:42.266-05:00I just ask myself when I have been to church last ...I just ask myself when I have been to church last time, probably for a funeral !Gattinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636525277807715146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748971557355406797.post-34369695798621382842011-09-09T10:08:48.622-05:002011-09-09T10:08:48.622-05:00I love that each church has it's own "fla...I love that each church has it's own "flavor" and ways to encourage their congregations. It's always great to pick up new ideas that might be implemented in my own congregation.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757963698816530787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748971557355406797.post-46032512721769062982011-09-09T07:10:23.069-05:002011-09-09T07:10:23.069-05:00Very interesting! My dh and I don't often get ...Very interesting! My dh and I don't often get to attend other churches as he is the pastor of ours :) But I always like to hear what is unique to each. Sounds like they are all finding their own way to bring glory to the Lord and fulfill His commission.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing, Lisa!Kathiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15954229132389021143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748971557355406797.post-62550062278207843672011-09-09T06:38:25.329-05:002011-09-09T06:38:25.329-05:00Definite important marks of a church where Christ ...Definite important marks of a church where Christ is honored. Thank you for reminding me why I do what I do on Sundays.Adoption Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330750078348557483noreply@blogger.com