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1 | Mt 6:33 and relationships | Matt 6:33 | keliy | 221046 | ||
That's great. Why can't I meet a woman like you? Just kidding, sorry. Can I ask what church you go to? (Not the location, just if it is a denomination that is.) keliy |
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2 | Mt 6:33 and relationships | Matt 6:33 | breaddown1 | 221047 | ||
I go to a Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, we send out a lot of missionaries--and nearly every week the message is "win people to the Lord, build them up in the Lord, equip them to win people to the Lord" | ||||||
3 | Mt 6:33 and relationships | Matt 6:33 | keliy | 221053 | ||
Interesting, breaddown. That church is seing a steady growth, but I have not heard of it before now. I live in Wisconsin and attend a Bible teaching RCA church with my dad, as well as a small Calvary Chapel which I helped to build from a vacated restaurant. I especially like the strong missionary aspect of your church, and that may explain much that owes to the substantial growth. We support some missionary families, in Venezuela and Macedonia, among others. As well as community outreach. But to get back to the subject, The command you mention requires us to: "Seek first the kingdom of God, so this is to be our first choice and our main concern. We are to seek, desire, and petition God in prayer with thanksgiving (Phil 4:6) We are told to seek first, which makes the kingdom of God, and His righteousness our foremost priority. This suggests we strive for the kingdom of heaven; and constantly work towards it (Heb 12:1). We are to prefer heaven before earth and every worldly pleasure. This is so very hard that it is impossible to do it through our own power. We must put God's Kingdom before our desire for a mate, as well as every other personal desire and we are told He will give us much more than we desire, and even more than we could have hoped for (Luke 6:38). In other words, is your search for a partner placing your relationship with Christ in the background? Forgive me if I sound presumptuous, but is one of the purposes for church attendance to see what other eligible members will be there? I am not saying this of you, but I have seen lots of people attending church with questionable motives. Some even say it is necessary for entrance into heaven, then they live the other 6 days attending selfish cares and worldly duties. Basically we are to let all the concerns of this life become secondary, so much so that they are nothing more than an inconvenient distraction. We must seek the things of Christ more than our own things; and if they come into competition, we must remember that which we prefer. "Seek these things first" first thing in the morning, and the foremost thing throughout the entire day. Yet in our lives we have many failures and things fall short constantly. it is only through our prayers that we gather strength to bear our daily burdens, as well as to fortify us against the designs and desires of the enemy. Blessings to you as you seek Him |
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4 | Mt 6:33 and relationships | Matt 6:33 | breaddown1 | 221081 | ||
I always try to put God first, and don't go to the Singles Dances that are so popular here--where so many are just looking for a mate, but since I go to a married/ singles journey group, I don't meet any Christian Single Men there, only other single women, and I go to Tuesday womens studies--so no men there, so i joined Christian Mingle, because the lack of men in any of my circles was noticeable, and thought I found a great guy, but I guess I was looking for God to tell me why the guy dumped me, i was looking for the reason in the Bible,and I guess I have to ask the man, and if he won't tell me, then I will have to find a way to deal with this disappointment. | ||||||
5 | Mt 6:33 and relationships | Matt 6:33 | keliy | 221169 | ||
Sorry for the delay in responding, breaddown, I have been checking, but there was no notification of any reply to this post. However I was getting other notifications. Now I notice that the thread has been restricted from appearing on the homepage. I have no idea why they do that. Maybe you can email me to timaeus@ChristFocus.com for any response you might have. Yes you are correct, RCA is reformed Church of America. Interesting thought, but I do not know why the word "reformed" is in the title either. It is claimed to be one of the oldest churches in USA so that may be a clue. They have a strong Dutch influence, and the history is among the pilgrims and such. But I mostly go there to please my dad, because actually there still is a little influence of the Catholic Church in the service, such as they practice infant baptism. Oh well, no church is perfect, so I decided not to let it be a devisive issue. After going to Calvary Chapel I began going back to RCA w/ my dad after they got a new pastor, I wanted to see the 'new guy'. That is all I can do for now, I don't know if you will even get this. I guess I'll watch my email for you. charis, keliy / timaeus |
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