Perry Stone announced this week that his ministry will host a mentoring institute in May. He and Bryan Cutshall will be teaching around 24 hours worth of material over a four day period. More information available on his website.www.voe.org/events/mentoring-school-2/________________More of Him…less of me.twitter.com/camiracle77www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=691241499&ref=name
Amen to that
I was born and raised COG. I was raised to wear long slaves at least to my elbows and my skirts and dresses at the middle of my knees. No makeup…no jewelry. No movies. No mixed swimming. Definately no bekinis.. No smoking.drinking cursing …dancing..or listening to any music but Christian songs. Now what do all.yall say about this? Of course now I’m grown. And most churches that I sometimes visit is…… come as you are. Bc alot of people don’t even own a dress for church. So they come in jeans.
And as I see it .most all women put on makeup and jewelry now-a-days. Soooo the WORD OF GOD has not hanged..!!! People have changed and with that their views on “how we should or can dress for life’s everyday living.
At first….(way back…a time ago) I was confused about all this 2016 . Things r different now.is what everyone would say. It’s ok how u dress for anything. But!!!!! I repeat!!! THE WORD OF GOG” has not changed!!!!! People have changed and their view on christiny
I’m no longer scared as I used to be (confused) I know the difference now. SANTIFICATION definstely. AND a daily walk with GOD on your mind and heart to lead you and guide up in all paths of rightousnesd to keep you from all harm ( or desiring wrong things in life…like other people’s wives and husbands) to keep you on the stright and narrow. With JESUS in mind and heart. As long as we keep our eyes …heart and mind onJESUS. Then what or who do we have to fear? If GOD be for us …who can be against us? Keep your eyes on JESUS. Follow down the “STRIGHT AND NORROW” we should be on our way to.heaven
The bible is not a book of fashion! Leaders in the COG are trying to free us from law and legalism yet some of you have such a nostalgia for the past that you would frustrate their efforts. Gal.1:21 ” I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.” Gal. 2:3 ” Are ye so foolish? having begun in the spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?”
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I believe, Jim, that many COG pastors (young and older alike) feel intimidated because they are not sure they will be socially accepted by the public out there in the marketplace of life. They have had the experience of Holy Spirit baptism but are literally ashamed to declare it openly. Many seem to think there is some stigma attached to our message that makes it unacceptable…that it will be unwanted, so their presentation and declaration is silenced unless it goes forth to the few who come inside the worship edifice. The reality is that we should stand up bold in our faith as Peter did at Pentecost and declare Jesus Christ and Him crucified. A man must make up his mind whether ha believes in the Holy Ghost spiritually or is it just cultural? I fear that for some, Pentecost has become a style of worship rather than an experience in God. True worship is more than just style of worship. When we get things ready for guests to visit, then we can invite them in. I have seen some things happen in church that quite frankly I wouldn’t invite my neighbors to observe. We can be glad for who we are if we genuinely become who God has called us to be. It makes the ministry so much easier and more enjoyable. So much to be said in this area and so little time to write. Our young men need so much in the way of mentoring!
The better is how many souls? Just being busy is not the answer.
I live only a few hundred yards from the last church that I pastored and had resigned from that church 22 years ago. Many pastors have come and gone in that time period and I have never once had a visit or phone call from a pastor in the past 22 years.
Very well said Nathan.
My pastor has done nothing thru my time of sickness…no call…no prayer with me…
Yes, I consider myself to be holy.
Our church gives in missions I’m pretty sure. I think they said they was going to get a Jerusalem or Israel mission started. I don’t know how our Clerk fixes sours. But I made a pledge to Jerusalem or Israel through Day Star one day when they were doing the Jerusalem pledges. I still owe two months on that before I can do another pledge. I didn’t ever think about how they used it until I’ve been reading on here that you give to Jerusalem or Israel went mostly to Palestinians. I gave mine to help the Jews. That’s what I thought it went to. Now I don’t know how to give. How to designate where for it needs to go. I need enlightenments on that. But I still have to get this two months paid before I can do another.
I wouldn’t think this should be condoned.
It seems to me that Daystar’s donation go to the Jews in Jerusalem.
However if you give to the Church of God there little chance that any money would go to Jews in Jerusalem.
Now you can designate that your donation goes to Ministry To Israel however I could not say for certain it will actually go.
I would advise you give directly to Ministry To Israel directly