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The point of this story makes my argument for expositional preaching through Biblical books. If done faithfully and applied completely, you avoid this kind of thing. Amazing what can happen when God's Word is preached

 

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by butterbloom:
David,

I made it up in order to express a point.

I sm feeling like Johnny. Johnny's mother would probably be my husband or others in the church.

Miss Roberts is my pastor.

The little girl would be my best friend who delights in her church.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I would talk with the pastor. I know that it's not the easiest thing to do, but if you explain that you are needing meat, but getting milk I think that he would understand. If after speaking with him, nothing changes, I would consider changing churches. Before I was saved, I started going to a methodist church with my wifes family. This church was liberal enough to meet me where I was at. After a short time I needed to grow (and hear truly biblical sermons). I started visiting a local Southern Baptist church. I went from feeling like I had done my part by going to church on sunday to fealing God's conviction in my life, and knowing that there *should* be a differance between how Christians and non-Christians live their lives. Changing churches changed my life. I am now a man who longs to follow God's will for my life.

 

I would ask if you attend more than one srevice?

Our Pastor feeds us steak and mushrooms in the Bible Study hour, and an evangelistic message for visitors with a exhortation and rebuke at the "Worship Service", then on Sunday night and Wednesday it is meat and potatoes again. We have a Godly pastor who spends much time in prayer and study to prepare to feed us.

I would suggest if you are a one service Christian, try some more meals.

Ernie

 

This just made me think of my previous Pastor and my current Pastor...sometimes during the message, I'm thinking to myself "whoa, ease up, we have brand new visitors" but David is right, I shouldn't think that way at all..I should be yelling PREACH IT! But as a lady I keep to myself...no usurping going on here LoL

Kathy
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Butterbloom, You are a gifted writer! I am sorry to hear that such circumstances led to your story, though. Talk to your pastor. But I have to tell you, he probably is set in his ways. You may have to find a new church.
This may not be a pleasant process.
But you need to find the noursihment you need somewhere.

 

Butterbloom,
I just re-read your original post. The pain you must feel in going to your church is evident. I'll say a prayer for you. In the meantime, have you though of attending your friend's church?

 

Butterbloom, see if you can get tapes of some of your friend's pastor's sermons. Play them at home or in your car. I have tapes of Charles Poole, Edd Rowell and Fred Craddock, who are some of my favorite preachers. They also write good books. Maybe that can get you by until your prayer is answered.
Good luck.

 

Butterbloom, I would be happy to send you some of my tapes from my old Preacher (SBC) who is an AWESOME teacher...I'd send them for free if you'd like, just let me know, I have about a dozen or so.

Praying for you,
Kathy
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Since SB churches are autonomous, this is a tricky area. You have SB leaders all over the place calling for expository preaching, faithful discharge of pastoral duties, and Biblical character. We simply need to pray for pastors to be humble shepherds of the flock of God, feeding that flock with the entire Word of God. As you find a new church, seek a pastor who uncompromisingly preaches the Bible, if not one who preaches through the Bible as a main priority.

 

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by butterbloom:

Why do you think it is that so many ( at least the ones I've encountered ) lack this understanding?

Do you think that too many choose and are not chosen? Or is it that they just don't get it?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I think it comes largely from laziness on the part of the pastors coupled with unScriptural expectations from the congregation. Visiting, administration, and other things are higher on most traditional, old line churches lists than preaching. Yet a Thom Rainer study recently published shows that the main factor in attracting people to a particular church is the preaching. Couplw this with the mandate from the Word for the pastor to preach the Word, and you have a paradigm for pastoral ministry. Sadly, this goes unheeded across our country in all denominations. May God change the hearts of our pastors.

 

You bring up a good point, Mr. Vols, in that at the end of the Gospel of John, Christ tells Peter that if he loves Him, then feed His sheep (the mature), and feed His lambs (the spiritually immature). This is, of course, the point of butterbloom's parable. Our spiritual selves cannot healthily exist on milk forever. One of the things I enjoy about having close friendships with my pastor and my 80 year old, ordained minister, Sunday School teacher is that I have an opportunity to talk to them about deeper and more profound scriptural meanings.

This has been a very good thread, butterbloom.

May God bless you

- Clint