Comments on: Invite-Only Church http://www.mikepottersblog.com/2009/11/invite-only-church/ On life, learning, love, and laughter. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:32:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Vicki Maheu http://www.mikepottersblog.com/2009/11/invite-only-church/comment-page-1/#comment-899 Vicki Maheu Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:09:45 +0000 http://www.mikepottersblog.com/?p=1355#comment-899 If he wanted a private service, he should have booked the church at a special time, rather than closing its regular service, just like people do for weddings and funerals. Must be nice to have enough money to buy God's house... ;) If he wanted a private service, he should have booked the church at a special time, rather than closing its regular service, just like people do for weddings and funerals.

Must be nice to have enough money to buy God’s house… ;)

]]> By: Michael http://www.mikepottersblog.com/2009/11/invite-only-church/comment-page-1/#comment-852 Michael Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:17:12 +0000 http://www.mikepottersblog.com/?p=1355#comment-852 So... its okay to share your faith... as long as its a million $ movie... but when its personal.... that's a different story? So… its okay to share your faith… as long as its a million $ movie… but when its personal…. that’s a different story?

]]> By: Ben http://www.mikepottersblog.com/2009/11/invite-only-church/comment-page-1/#comment-838 Ben Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:45:19 +0000 http://www.mikepottersblog.com/?p=1355#comment-838 are you kidding me????? i understand not wanting cameras for his daughter's baptism. SO MAKE A "NO CAMERA POLICY"!!!! you can't restrict who comes into the House of God!!!! The Great Commission says to reach the lost. How are you going to reach the lost when you restrict your fellow believers? Mel...you did a great job on "Passion". But its been a slippery slope downhill for you ever since. And this only makes it worse. are you kidding me????? i understand not wanting cameras for his daughter’s baptism. SO MAKE A “NO CAMERA POLICY”!!!! you can’t restrict who comes into the House of God!!!! The Great Commission says to reach the lost. How are you going to reach the lost when you restrict your fellow believers? Mel…you did a great job on “Passion”. But its been a slippery slope downhill for you ever since. And this only makes it worse.

]]> By: Will http://www.mikepottersblog.com/2009/11/invite-only-church/comment-page-1/#comment-833 Will Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:41:33 +0000 http://www.mikepottersblog.com/?p=1355#comment-833 Why does one person have so much influence over a church's policy? Money. It doesn't cost much for the mystical body of Christ to gather, and yet churches always find a way to spend lots of money. That's the real issue here. The church is a modern-day Gomer, selling herself to whomever will dress her in fine clothes. Jesus will end up hanging out with whomever we exclude. If we want Jesus in, we better let everyone in, regardless of how that may inconvenience big donors. Why does one person have so much influence over a church’s policy? Money. It doesn’t cost much for the mystical body of Christ to gather, and yet churches always find a way to spend lots of money. That’s the real issue here. The church is a modern-day Gomer, selling herself to whomever will dress her in fine clothes. Jesus will end up hanging out with whomever we exclude. If we want Jesus in, we better let everyone in, regardless of how that may inconvenience big donors.

]]> By: Chris http://www.mikepottersblog.com/2009/11/invite-only-church/comment-page-1/#comment-831 Chris Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:02:36 +0000 http://www.mikepottersblog.com/?p=1355#comment-831 Holding my tongue on this one. Trying not to judge anyone. Holding my tongue on this one. Trying not to judge anyone.

]]> By: Muller Oosthuizen http://www.mikepottersblog.com/2009/11/invite-only-church/comment-page-1/#comment-829 Muller Oosthuizen Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:15:30 +0000 http://www.mikepottersblog.com/?p=1355#comment-829 REAL regulars should be treated as fellow worshippers ....&allowed to worship "as usual" - but the rest would most probably not come as worshippers. It's fair to limit those people for such an occasion. REAL regulars should be treated as fellow worshippers ….&allowed to worship “as usual” – but the rest would most probably not come as worshippers. It’s fair to limit those people for such an occasion.

]]> By: Chad the Mental Giant http://www.mikepottersblog.com/2009/11/invite-only-church/comment-page-1/#comment-828 Chad the Mental Giant Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:36:30 +0000 http://www.mikepottersblog.com/?p=1355#comment-828 I totally agree with this. There are alot of people over the yrs I would have liked to kick out of my church. I totally agree with this. There are alot of people over the yrs I would have liked to kick out of my church.

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