Comments on: failed http://www.signposts.org.au/2004/08/24/failed/ musings from those on the journey Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:58:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: texas holdem tournaments in las vegas http://www.signposts.org.au/2004/08/24/failed/#comment-68255 texas holdem tournaments in las vegas Tue, 23 Aug 2005 23:23:14 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2004/08/24/failed/#comment-68255 Thank you, I just wanted to give a greeting and tell you I like your website very much. Thank you, I just wanted to give a greeting and tell you I like your website very much.

]]> By: Homer Paxton http://www.signposts.org.au/2004/08/24/failed/#comment-3206 Homer Paxton Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2004/08/24/failed/#comment-3206 A sermon is not selected on what the Audience 'wants' but what god tells us in the bible. There are many times when these two objectives are in conflict A sermon is not selected on what the Audience ‘wants’ but what god tells us in the bible.
There are many times when these two objectives are in conflict

]]> By: nigel http://www.signposts.org.au/2004/08/24/failed/#comment-3207 nigel Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2004/08/24/failed/#comment-3207 A hiku for you: God speaks in the book how true it is and how sad we don't want to hear A hiku for you:

God speaks in the book
how true it is and how sad
we don’t want to hear

]]> By: rose http://www.signposts.org.au/2004/08/24/failed/#comment-3208 rose Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2004/08/24/failed/#comment-3208 amazing, how a congregation or rather 'the masses' are totally clueless about the realities of living out God's word! amazing, how a congregation or rather ‘the masses’ are totally clueless about the realities of living out God’s word!

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.signposts.org.au/2004/08/24/failed/#comment-3209 Elizabeth Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2004/08/24/failed/#comment-3209 A church that a family member once attended had a "miracle sunday' where, after a month or so of preaching about giving, the congragation was encourage to give 90% of their income and live off the 10%. This is no lie. The next paragraph reemphasised how everyone os part of the family of the church...the next paragraph spoke of their outstanding debts. Now, I have no problem with God stretching us, I sometimes have a hard time accepting it from someone else, but surely, if it was God, why was it necessary to include the fact that they had financial liabilities? In my mind, they just lost their appeal. It is no longer about blessing God or living by faith out of obedience. I guess we all celebrate our relationship with God through giving in different ways. Its a shame that those few who abuse the system (tele-evangelists etc) make it difficult for people to hear the truth in the Word. A church that a family member once attended had a “miracle sunday’ where, after a month or so of preaching about giving, the congragation was encourage to give 90% of their income and live off the 10%. This is no lie.

The next paragraph reemphasised how everyone os part of the family of the church…the next paragraph spoke of their outstanding debts.

Now, I have no problem with God stretching us, I sometimes have a hard time accepting it from someone else, but surely, if it was God, why was it necessary to include the fact that they had financial liabilities? In my mind, they just lost their appeal. It is no longer about blessing God or living by faith out of obedience.

I guess we all celebrate our relationship with God through giving in different ways. Its a shame that those few who abuse the system (tele-evangelists etc) make it difficult for people to hear the truth in the Word.

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