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Originally posted by Sparko View PostYou've become a TV evangelist!The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostDon't go buying a yacht and telling us that God told you to!
My Ministry Coordinator came into my office and said, "I know you don't like to see these, but I thought this might be an exception". She handed me a very nice card from a member, thanking me and our Church for ministering to her, but letting us know she had sold her home and was moving to Houston.
I told my MC, "why would I mind seeing this, I don't get it".
She said, look what's attached --- it was a check for TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. She was tithing on the profit for the sale of her home.
Don't know WHY the serial $10,000 amounts.
(the reason my MC thought this was different is because this person would no longer be with us, and my objection to seeing the amounts of money anybody gives is because I don't want it to 'color' my ministry to them)The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostI know you will put it to good use, helping others!
When we get a surplus, yeah, we share that, too.
Because we send most requests for assistance to a local care organization (the one I'm involved in), we like to make sure we fund them, as well.
And, you can imagine, in these troubled times, they're REALLY getting hit up for services and assistance.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostDon't know WHY the serial $10,000 amounts.Last edited by Faber; 06-01-2020, 08:18 PM.When I Survey....
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Originally posted by Faber View PostSounds like the Bank Secrecy Act, or the Currency And Foreign Transactions Reporting Act, which was enacted in 1970. Banks are required by law to report any deposits greater than $10,000.00 to the IRS using Form 8300.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Something I've been thinking about... If churches are allowed to reopen with limited numbers, how does that affect the situation with visitors? Are visitors going to be actively discouraged, or just not allowed? Does this provide an incentive for churches not to reach out to the community?"I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill
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Originally posted by KingsGambit View PostSomething I've been thinking about... If churches are allowed to reopen with limited numbers, how does that affect the situation with visitors? Are visitors going to be actively discouraged, or just not allowed? Does this provide an incentive for churches not to reach out to the community?
A lot of our membership consists of older, more susceptible people, and, for the most part, they have been watching on the internet. Younger families have shown up to worship with us.
Even though one of the churches reopened, the family has come back to our Church because they like our music and preaching better.
It's tough, though, because I don't feel free to "pursue them", since they're members of other Churches, but I don't want them to not feel welcome.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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We've had some visitors on our ON line services. And OLD people came back too. Just started with the morning in person services and I THINK I saw one new family. But it's so hard when everybody looks like train robbers.Watch your links! http://www.theologyweb.com/campus/fa...corumetiquette
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Originally posted by KingsGambit View PostSomething I've been thinking about... If churches are allowed to reopen with limited numbers, how does that affect the situation with visitors? Are visitors going to be actively discouraged, or just not allowed? Does this provide an incentive for churches not to reach out to the community?Veritas vos Liberabit<>< Learn Greek <>< Look here for an Orthodox Church in America<><Ancient Faith Radio
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I recommend you do not try too hard and ...research as little as possible. Such weighty things give me a headache. - Shunyadragon, Baha'i apologist
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I have one pastor friend who posted on Facebook at the beginning of the pandemic (March) back when they were allowing churches to socially distance that they were not welcoming visitors to the service to allow for the social distancing to be possible, so that's what I had in mind. I had no idea how widespread that is.
In that case, I think the options would more realistically be either do it online or civil disobedience, and I think the latter isn't the best option at this point in time. If this was still going on two years later, that would be different."I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill
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We are taking a step back.
Cases in our area are increasing.
Out of an abundance of caution, we are cancelling, for at least 2 weeks, all services and programs except those where we can easily comply with recommendations from Austin.
No more baby nursery, children's activities, Children and youth Sunday School, ancillary programs...
The only thing we're meeting for now is Sunday Morning (lots of room to spread out), Wednesday night (skipping the fellowship meal) and men's meeting (plenty of room to spread out).
We will do this for at least 2 weeks, then reevaluate.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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