My Hand Is Against The Prophets Who See False Visions....Ezekiel 13:9

[TLFisher]

Originally Posted by Adelphos

Unless they are a 2nd generation church kid they are to blame for being stuck in this.

I wonder how many 2nd generation ckids remember the era before Holy Word for Morning Revival. Instead of prophesying according to HWFMR there was testifying according to your daily experience of Christ from the week. In my opinion as a young Christian, that was far more beneficial.
Holy Word for Morning Revival-that's clergy/laiety all because of a book. Questions I raised to a former/LC brother why not just set the ministry aside?

Based on my observations from meeting with non-LC assemblies, Churchkids are no different from 2nd generation kids whether they're Lutheran raised or Baptist raised. That's all they know. That's their comfort zone. There's no experience having met with other churches.

[Sons to Glory!]

Originally Posted by Terry

I wonder how many 2nd generation ckids remember the era before Holy Word for Morning Revival. Instead of prophesying according to HWFMR there was testifying according to your daily experience of Christ from the week. In my opinion as a young Christian, that was far more beneficial.
Holy Word for Morning Revival-that's clergy/laiety all because of a book.

WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER!! That is a HUGE benefit to the body, and I wish it was practiced by more (including the LC)!

[HERn]

Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!

WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER!! That is a HUGE benefit to the body, and I wish it was practiced by more (including the LC)!

That's basically like it was when I was there at the beginning. We had to keep to the assigned reading but we could bring in all kinds of testimonies, etc. Towards the end in another locality where the full-timers who had gone to the FTTA and the original FTTT in the 80s were in control, it was just repeat the speaking. In many of the other groups I've been in there has always been places and times for small group interactions where you could share from the Word, your experiences, testimonies, and prayer requests. This has been going on in Christ's church a long time and continues without LSM stepping in to control. Hey LSM, maybe God is really sovereign and does move in His church and does not need the co-workers and being blinded brothers to help God out. If you think otherwise I think you're agnostic.

[Sons to Glory!]

Originally Posted by HERn

That's basically like it was when I was there at the beginning. We had to keep to the assigned reading but we could bring in all kinds of testimonies, etc. Towards the end in another locality where the full-timers who had gone to the FTTA and the original FTTT in the 80s were in control, it was just repeat the speaking. In many of the other groups I've been in there has always been places and times for small group interactions where you could share from the Word, your experiences, testimonies, and prayer requests. This has been going on in Christ's church a long time and continues without LSM stepping in to control. Hey LSM, maybe God is really sovereign and does move in His church and does not need the co-workers and being blinded brothers to help God out. If you think otherwise I think you're agnostic.

That's sad. I saw that in the last LC gathering I went to. We were traveling about 10 years ago, and there was a LC group in this one place, so I decided to go to a Sunday gathering. The songs and hymns were good, but after the break we came back to "testifying." What that was really about was just the reading of the WL daily devotion thing that people were impressed with that week. My spirit sank at hearing these ones, who were being robbed of the fresh witnessing of Christ working in and through them!

We have a Thursday weekly brothers' breakfast gathering that is most rich. This is because there is no set agenda. We sing, eat and then freely share Christ with one another. Over and over and over we'll make the comment, "Boy, I wish that all was recorded!" This is because the spontaneity of the Spirit that comes through the various brothers is just astounding, incredible and watering. Thank you Jesus!!!

[HERn]

Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!

My spirit sank at hearing these ones, who were being robbed of the fresh witnessing of Christ working in and through them!

We have a Thursday brothers' breakfast gathering that is most rich. This is because there is no set agenda. We sing, eat and then freely share Christ with one another. Over and over and over we'll make the comment, "Boy, I wish that all was recorded!" This is because the spontaneity of the Spirit that comes through the various brothers is just astounding, incredible and watering. Thank you Jesus!!!

I wish all the brothers and sisters could experience this, I know I desperately need this to live a normal life!

[Adelphos]

Originally Posted by HERn

I wish all the brothers and sisters could experience this, I know I desperately need this to live a normal life!

That is fantastic news! There is abundant life outside the religious slavery of the LC/LSM system.

[Sons to Glory!]

Originally Posted by Adelphos

That is fantastic news! There is abundant life outside the religious slavery of the LC/LSM system.

Funny and not so funny at the same time! Twenty some years ago I would have been amazed by that statement, because I still believed the line I was fed since 1974: "There is nothing of the Lord's life to be experienced outside TLR!" I was so cast-down, exasperated and nearly in tears trying to find something living outside the LC. That's when the Lord led me in 1998 to one of John Piper's books, "Desiring God." I was amazed at the focus on Christ, the talk of experiencing God, and the living water Piper shared in that book.

With the fire rekindled within me, I was immediately drawn to gather with the saints (numerous ex-LCers + others) here in Scottsdale, and this gathering has been my rest ever since. Praise God!