I cannot fail to call the congregation to worship God, to listen to his Word, to offer themselves to God.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I always felt God had called me to serve within the church because of what the church stands for. This has always been home.
Just very practically, pastors need to be careful that while they have a right to call people to absolute allegiance to the Word of God, we don't have the right to call people to absolute allegiance to our programs or every ministry we have at the church.
The Lord called me to plant a church.
Jesus gives his life for the congregation, not the other way around.
Others don't want to listen to viewpoints that members of the church have.
A service of worship is primarily a service to God. When we realize this and act upon it, we make it a service to men.
You get a heck of a sound from the church. Can't you hear it in my voice?
If indeed this is the work of God... then it's a crisis that calls for the church to be its very best self, and not worry about risking itself for the right thing.
The faith of the church must be tried by God's word, and not God's word by the church; neither yet my faith.
I ground my faith upon God's word, and not upon the church.