The Importance Of The American Church

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I felt that this piece was a strong and meaningful. In relationship to the American churches today. I feel that the churches today are more well known and more public. In addition some church pastors worry about making names for themselves or other self seeking motives. People want to receive a touch from a pastor instead of the Lord. Furthermore Other churches specialize in the gift of Healing and miracles.
First churches today are deceived because of technology that is out there with technology comes things that are not of God things that are deceiving. I feel that a lot of preachers today like to sugar coat the word and water it down so they don 't step on any ones toe 's. Instead of standing on the word which in turn, confuses the people
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People seek out power, but they don 't know that by reading the word and seek after God 's heart they can have that warm and fuzzy feeling always every day not just when the doors are open to the churches. The Holy Spirit is what people are looking for. I know when I was growing up I was Baptist so I didn 't know anything about the Holy Spirit, but I went on a youth group trip we went to the inner city of Nashville and there were so many people we prayed with and they accepted Jesus as the Lord of their life. I didn 't know then what I know now, but I felt in those moments in my life there should have been more . There is more the Holy Spirit and the speaking in other tongues. When you grow up baptist that seemed so different than how I was taught. It is real and it is out there for all of us. I would like to see the lost open their heart and minds to this truth. God gives it freely and we really need to grab a hold of …show more content…
This can help get people in the churches and they may even receive healing and or miracles, it may still leave them feeling empty they haven 't received the one and only Jesus Christ into their heart. It is truly sad how many have missed the basics such as John 3:16-17. There are many people out there that are wanting what they can get out of God . Not what they can get from God. That is truly sad and they change the word of God just so they can be right. When I was twenty two I went to a church and they were having a healing speaker I don 't remember to much but I do remember they said I have a call of healing on my life. I encourage you to really ask God what he wants for you in your life. Don 't just do what someone speaks over you it may or may not be what God has appointed you to do. If you follow what someone said you should do. it may make you feel lost or even out of place. Just remember that your walk with Jesus Christ is not like anyone 's walk with Christ Jesus. Only you and the Lord know where you are . Proverbs 3:5-6 healing can be powerful, wonderful if you use it in the right way 1 cor 12:18 .It is not to be used to grow your churches or ministry it is to give strength to those who are

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