don't join a local church?

Do you need to regularly attend a local church?  Is it needed to be part of God's family?  And if you do, does it need to be one single congregation? Is it inappropriate to visit various church locations without settling down, without becoming a signed member? Why is it important to join one particular local church to the exclusion of all others? Is it to gain consistent preaching from a single person (pastor or priest)? ...

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real love = attending church

The following is a response to a spoken message by Tony Rainbow of Victory Church (Adelaide, Australia) to the people of Fusion City Church (Canberra – Australia) audio link   Topic being shared: Staying the Course For the most part this message shared was positive.  However, part way through Tony stated: "a person's church attendance reflects their real relationship with God.  If they are not attending they are reflecting...

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electrical factory

After leaving a factory - electrical supplies waited for a bus but missed it by moments therefore caught a taxi to get ahead of it the route of the bus was around a lake the taxi stopped at a mountain observatory, near the lake while waiting we noticed tomatoes that had been planted (like at work) but as I looked an orchid spring from one of the fruits This dream is similar to others revently where I have missed the bus while getting to work Another was at an observatory in a mountain where waiting for transport SYMBOLS electrical parts factory...

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building funds

background context The 'head pastor' of a local church in Canberra, Australia, announced in December 2010 that a recognised prophet said God was "forcing Fusion through some doors".  He then explained this as evidence of the "coming to pass" of a building opportunity in Crace (purchase land and build a church building/centre). discernment Note: There is often a gap between revelation, interpretation, and application.  As...

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pastors and elders

Is church authority is limited to this one role? spot the difference?  Are elders and pastors the same thing? In other words, if someone is qualified to be an elder (as justified by scripture) does this make them a pastor? If so, then anyone can and must be a pastor once they have the correct attributes. And while I do not dispute that pastors need to have these attributes, I do hesitate after reading Ephesians. This letter suggests God...

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