In our little villages in Devon at some time or another in the Summer months there will be village fetes usually used to raise money for the church of England churches. All large denominations have a big financial problem, a building to maintain. The Church of England has an added problem in that its buildings are ancient and particularly costly to maintain. I'm sure our Lord never intended for His children to be burdened with this problem. When He said,"Go you into all the world and preach the gospel." He didn't say, "And build huge buildings to lumber future generations with onerous problems." No we did that all by ourselves. People purporting to bring glory to God by building ornate buildings were really wanting the glory for themselves. They were thinking,"Look what I have done, what a good chap I am." I attend a small Baptist church most Sunday mornings and they do have a building, but in the evening I meet with a few friends in the house of two of them to learn from the Bible and we never have to spend money on a building. Instead we can give to people we know, who are working hard to spread the gospel to people near them. We are trying to get back to what Jesus really wants us to do and where he wants us to go.
First of all thanks to Fat Prophet for your interest. I see from your blog you are having trouble commenting. To get back to my assessed service. Criticism albeit constructive is harder for some to take than others. I felt a little crushed after my assessed service but then remembered I had recorded it on my dictaphone. I listened to it all through and although my assessors were quite right about me speaking a little quickly and rushing from item to item, I was actually very pleased with the content of my sermon and how I presented it. So I have decided to take heart. I highly recommend other trainees to record your services. You can hear your good points and your bad and there is no argument about it, it is all caught on the recorder.
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