You are not alone my sister lynn I don't have a church home either Seem to be a difficult task to find a church That stands on the doctrine of jesus and paul and not their own understand you
This is more simplistic than we think. If we are studied in the word on how we are to worship, learn, act and move forward we can see if there is a problem. When elders allow something that is not in scripture, we go to them and confront. If they will not recant on a biblical wrong, we take another witness and gently confront. If they state they are going to continue on with it, you are not to have a part with it. Back in the 1970's before the Lord's church was infected with soft preaching, the pews were busting apart. When preachers are allowed to eisegete (put their meaning into the passages of scripture instead of drawing the meaning out of the word) during sermons, it poisons the whole well. I cannot go into all the indicators here, but this happened recently; a new preacher was hired after someone who was very harsh and drove people away from the church. The vacuum behind him drew some of them back, but the new man uses sermons with 8-15 points with (at times) over 30 scripture references. This does NOT feed the flock. This confuses the visitor. This derails the new convert. When all three of these dynamics are in place, satan comes in and steals hearts. Elders, deacons and men's committee's who falter on this are almost begging the church to dwindle until the doors are closed. "Follow the pattern of sound words..." and "Be ready in season and out of season"....are so important. The books of Acts is where we start. It gives the problems, it gives the pattern, it gives the commandments and shows us a clear way to obey the commandments our Lord gave us. I see the churches of Christ flourishing in places and dying in others. The dying churches are bending to culture and leaving the word behind. Stand fast saint. "My people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge" Hosea 4:6.
Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my question. Thank you for breaking it down and giving scripture for each point. This has given me so much to study , and comprehend ;I know moving forward I’ll have a better understanding After hearing this message, I think what I’m gonna have to do is start over in reevaluating the churches that I’ve visited but this time looking at it with an eye of what is my purpose/ why am I here. And hopefully that will help to put me in the right place. This is my prayer , I just also wanna thank you so much for using your platform to allow us to ask questions and those questions to be answered through God’s word. I really and truly look forward to Tuesdays and Sundays. Thank you so much brother Williams for preaching the gospel Take good care.
Thank the Lord and His ministries! Thank you for worshippers that are courageous enough to ‘ask’ and ‘seek’! This is so very helpful in my walk, I will share it because this subject matter effects so many. ❤
I watch your videos daily and learn alot. Not sure if you're aware, when the camera goes to your side view, it's blurry and unclear. I thought it was a fluke at first, but the side view is consistently blurry.
Hey I’m a member of Capital Street Church of Christ in Jackson, Ms. And I love to watch you every week. My question is how do God wants us to deal with someone who’s unequally yoke.
Can you please answer do you need to be baptized by a church of christ preacher? Can you go to a denomination and get baptized but then turn to the church of christ without getting baptized again under the proper doctrine?
We don't go to worship to be entertained but to worship God
Wow!! Awesome lesson. I love it . Thank you God!!!!!
You're always on time😃🕊
What a message Bro. Williams! This is FOOD for the SOUL!! Thank U!!
Bro. Williams you've done it again. You knocked this lesson out the park. Know your purpose and your vision is the take away here❤
Good word! In season out of season word! Bro.Williams
You are not alone my sister lynn I don't have a church home either Seem to be a difficult task to find a church That stands on the doctrine of jesus and paul and not their own understand you
Thank you Lord for my answer through this platform.
This is more simplistic than we think. If we are studied in the word on how we are to worship, learn, act and move forward we can see if there is a problem. When elders allow something that is not in scripture, we go to them and confront. If they will not recant on a biblical wrong, we take another witness and gently confront. If they state they are going to continue on with it, you are not to have a part with it. Back in the 1970's before the Lord's church was infected with soft preaching, the pews were busting apart. When preachers are allowed to eisegete (put their meaning into the passages of scripture instead of drawing the meaning out of the word) during sermons, it poisons the whole well. I cannot go into all the indicators here, but this happened recently; a new preacher was hired after someone who was very harsh and drove people away from the church. The vacuum behind him drew some of them back, but the new man uses sermons with 8-15 points with (at times) over 30 scripture references. This does NOT feed the flock. This confuses the visitor. This derails the new convert. When all three of these dynamics are in place, satan comes in and steals hearts. Elders, deacons and men's committee's who falter on this are almost begging the church to dwindle until the doors are closed. "Follow the pattern of sound words..." and "Be ready in season and out of season"....are so important. The books of Acts is where we start. It gives the problems, it gives the pattern, it gives the commandments and shows us a clear way to obey the commandments our Lord gave us. I see the churches of Christ flourishing in places and dying in others. The dying churches are bending to culture and leaving the word behind. Stand fast saint. "My people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge" Hosea 4:6.
Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my question. Thank you for breaking it down and giving scripture for each point. This has given me so much to study , and comprehend ;I know moving forward I’ll have a better understanding
After hearing this message, I think what I’m gonna have to do is start over in reevaluating the churches that I’ve visited but this time looking at it with an eye of what is my purpose/ why am I here. And hopefully that will help to put me in the right place. This is my prayer , I just also wanna thank you so much for using your platform to allow us to ask questions and those questions to be answered through God’s word. I really and truly look forward to Tuesdays and Sundays. Thank you so much brother Williams for preaching the gospel Take good care.
Great lesson brother. I was truly blessed.
Thank the Lord and His ministries! Thank you for worshippers that are courageous enough to ‘ask’ and ‘seek’! This is so very helpful in my walk, I will share it because this subject matter effects so many. ❤
Good teaching
I watch your videos daily and learn alot. Not sure if you're aware, when the camera goes to your side view, it's blurry and unclear. I thought it was a fluke at first, but the side view is consistently blurry.
Hey I’m a member of Capital Street Church of Christ in Jackson, Ms. And I love to watch you every week. My question is how do God wants us to deal with someone who’s unequally yoke.
#replay from New Jersey 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you Bro. Williams!❤
AMEN brother Williams, God bless and keep you always. Let the Lord continue to have His way in your life 🙏
Sending you and the colony love from the Midway COC in West Point, MS
Powerful. Thank you bro Williams
Wonderful job with this
Good word
My God, why did this pop up in my feed! Lord God please help me
Amen!!! Wisdom and discernment!
This is meant for me.
Walk in your purpose!❤️🙏🏽
I can’t explain how much this has blessed me. You understood the assignment. Thank you!
…microwave 😂
He said the brotha was choking on some egg shells 🤣🤣
Ephesians 5:15
Amen
Don't follow man Follow God!
Can you please answer do you need to be baptized by a church of christ preacher? Can you go to a denomination and get baptized but then turn to the church of christ without getting baptized again under the proper doctrine?
Romans 8
People that go to church on Sundays worship the Sun God Rah! The Sabbath is on a Friday!!!
if you keep the sabbath are you keeping it at he temple ,what animal did you bring for a sin offering.