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Originally Posted by manna-man

Of course it's hard if you think you are something your not!

BINGO !! That would be the experience of many of the die hard LSMrs. I was out for more than 25 yrs and when I went to my first lively church service, I had a critical attitude: The music-too loud, too carnal, worldly. People were not praying 'in spirit'. I felt uncomfortable but yet I knew God was trying to teach me a thing or two...

Like....not being so JUDGMENTAL !!

I've been to some LC meetings where some have shared and inside my head there my eyeballs were rolling.

I remember some of those meetings !!

But for the sake of that dear one not one word was said.
And that was good!

IMHO, I think they needed more in-depth teaching and understanding of the Word of God while the LORD rooted HIS WORD and Grounded them IN His WORD...so when they did testify, they would be a blessing to the congregation.
But...that's in hindsight.

That dear saint needed to be encouraged to testify.

Manna-man....you do know the meetings now have a warning bell so the person testifying or prophesying...will wrap it up. I think the reason this was instituted is for the very observation you just pointed out. Ya think? If I'm wrong, call me out on it. I don't go to the LSM meetings. But I've been to a few since 2005.

I was thinking on the drive to work today on how there is no difference between mainstream Christianity and the LC.

I'm not quite sure I understand. I'm all over the place checking out the Christian community state of mind. There are some good teachers out there. EXCELLENT in fact. BUT imo, much of Body of Christ does not know how to reach out to unbelievers or young ones in the Lord. They don't know how to share the gospel. They prefer to 'invite' people to come to 'church'.

Here's an example: The group I meet with is farely grounded in the Word. There is a sign facing the main road with the words "JESUS IS LORD" and the 'name of the church'. It is simple -white letters on a black background-.

The congregation is not growing..in fact many have left over the years. The Pastor has decided to get a new sign..with neon lights that can be seen 3 miles away. He believes that is going to draw people to 'the church'. Uh-huh...yeah right. It's a very expensive undertaking that the congregation is going to pay... It is MIND BOGGLING that with the WORD being taught as it is, people don't know how to share the Word of God with people!!! The best they can do is 'invite someone to church'. Now they want A BIG OLE' flashy expensive sign to draw people to the building !!!

That might sound absurd but please first consider the state of the LC right now and tell me it's better than the alternative.
I'd rather mainstream Christianity at least there are some open minds there and they are not all puffed up with some high teaching.

Now what exactly do you mean 'Mainstream Christianity'? You are correct there are a lot of open minded people BUT there is a lot of leaven out there too. The 'Word of Faith' people get bashed a LOT by the conservative 'Baptist' bunch. The WoF are criticized for 'naming it and claiming it'. Some WoF people have gotten very discouraged...and you know why? Because they don't confess the Word of God from their spirit. They also don't have a deep relationship/walk with the Lord. You can't just confess your healing and not dig deep into the FULLNESS of the WORD of GOD.
I believe the LC was the first TRUE WoF bunch. But the church stayed inside its' box and never stretched the box out.
Too bad.

Then there is the Pentecostal bunch...jumping and shouting and casting out demons all over the place... There is the 'Prophetic Ministry' too. That one is really hard for me to figure out although I believe the more we are in the Presence of God, the more Prophetic we become...if that makes any sense.

Grace to you beloved,

And Grace, the FAVOR of God be with you also Don Jr.