Comments on: Preach the Word? http://www.tillhecomes.org/blog/2007/12/14/preach-the-word/ Living life on mission Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:27:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Diane http://www.tillhecomes.org/blog/2007/12/14/preach-the-word/#comment-16917 Diane Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:01:05 +0000 http://www.tillhecomes.org/blog/2007/12/14/preach-the-word/#comment-16917 Jeremy, your posts are so interesting and thought provoking!!! I know that I learn most in small classes where there is interaction..... Q&A. My discipleship class of ladies is like that, and we are all learning and growing. Also, our small home Bible Studies are the same way. Interaction around the Word. It's Great learning!!! I remember visiting Zane Hodges' church. There they had the Lord's Supper every week.... eating a meal around the teaching of the Word. Only men spoke at the Lord's Supper because they believe that's what the Bible teaches. I know that some will be offended by that, but it's not my purpose to go into that here.... except to say it was a wonderful time being part of that. There I sat listening to the men discuss the Bible, and I learned so much. I felt like I was back in the days of the Apostles. I don't mean to say that those men were Apostles. Of course they weren't. But the environment made me feel like I was there. It was GREAT. I was definitely being discipled that day!!! Diane :-) Jeremy, your posts are so interesting and thought provoking!!! I know that I learn most in small classes where there is interaction….. Q&A. My discipleship class of ladies is like that, and we are all learning and growing. Also, our small home Bible Studies are the same way. Interaction around the Word. It’s Great learning!!!

I remember visiting Zane Hodges’ church. There they had the Lord’s Supper every week…. eating a meal around the teaching of the Word. Only men spoke at the Lord’s Supper because they believe that’s what the Bible teaches. I know that some will be offended by that, but it’s not my purpose to go into that here…. except to say it was a wonderful time being part of that. There I sat listening to the men discuss the Bible, and I learned so much. I felt like I was back in the days of the Apostles. I don’t mean to say that those men were Apostles. Of course they weren’t. But the environment made me feel like I was there. It was GREAT. I was definitely being discipled that day!!!

Diane
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]]> By: Jeremy Myers http://www.tillhecomes.org/blog/2007/12/14/preach-the-word/#comment-13076 Jeremy Myers Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:41:06 +0000 http://www.tillhecomes.org/blog/2007/12/14/preach-the-word/#comment-13076 Jim, Thanks for bringing up 1 Cor 14. This is my same question. I have been in churches that have "open interaction" and you are right, there are generally one or two people who absolutely dominate so that the entire time is miserable for all, and the teacher never gets anything said. This is one reason pastors have moved toward a monolgue. I need to do some more thinking on this, and maybe talk with some others to figure out how to control those who abuse interaction. One could, as Paul demonstrates in 1 Cor 14, just tell the abusers to be quiet... I will have to think on this more. Jim,

Thanks for bringing up 1 Cor 14. This is my same question. I have been in churches that have “open interaction” and you are right, there are generally one or two people who absolutely dominate so that the entire time is miserable for all, and the teacher never gets anything said.

This is one reason pastors have moved toward a monolgue.

I need to do some more thinking on this, and maybe talk with some others to figure out how to control those who abuse interaction.

One could, as Paul demonstrates in 1 Cor 14, just tell the abusers to be quiet… I will have to think on this more.

]]> By: Jim http://www.tillhecomes.org/blog/2007/12/14/preach-the-word/#comment-12947 Jim Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:41:09 +0000 http://www.tillhecomes.org/blog/2007/12/14/preach-the-word/#comment-12947 Good post, I wonder though how would order in the Church be maintained according to 1 Corinthians 14:26-40? If everyone who became part of a local expression of the Body of Christ knew these were the ground rules it probably would not be a problem. However, in churches I have seen that people do not know how to conduct themselves and have to be escorted to another room by an elder of deacon. They usually leave the church never to return even after reasoning with them from the scriptures like the one above. Also, have you seen the site: http://www.newtestamentchurch.com/ ? Your brother... Good post, I wonder though how would order in the Church be maintained according to 1 Corinthians 14:26-40?

If everyone who became part of a local expression of the Body of Christ knew these were the ground rules it probably would not be a problem.

However, in churches I have seen that people do not know how to conduct themselves and have to be escorted to another room by an elder of deacon. They usually leave the church never to return even after reasoning with them from the scriptures like the one above.

Also, have you seen the site: http://www.newtestamentchurch.com/ ?

Your brother…

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