Sunday Evening Services

[Babs]

where i live, i dont think anyone even gets the papers...........i havent read a newspaper in years lol

[Sis]

Well, I don't read ads for other churches because I'm not interested in confusing myself with a dozen doctrines. There are three good churches near me. I have the email addys of the three churches, so if I want to go to one of them, I'll email the pastor for the times. *Shrug*

[Backseat Radio]

I've unfortunatley found that a lot of churches will give an email address or contact form on their website but they never respond to a message thats sent through that. Thats one of my big pet peeves with churches.

As for confusing myself with different doctrines,  I've found online discussions of various doctrines to be more confusing than what actual churches in my area teach.  I've actually learned quite a few helpful things from non oneness pentecostal churches in my area.

[gabbtastic]

Sunday evening is like our saints service...... Sunday morning is for the unsaved, its mostly an evangelical service, Wednesday night is teaching..... i would miss not having Sunday nights..... Sunday mornings I'm more worried about praying with other ppl who need the holy ghost and stuff and i need my prayer time for me at church haha

[Sis]

Sunday evening is like our saints service...... Sunday morning is for the unsaved, its mostly an evangelical service, Wednesday night is teaching..... i would miss not having Sunday nights..... Sunday mornings I'm more worried about praying with other ppl who need the holy ghost and stuff and i need my prayer time for me at church haha

Back home ours was the opposite. LOL  Sunday morning was Sunday School, Sunday evening was evangelical service and Wednesday was Bible study. I miss it a lot.

[MsJennJenn]

thats how ours is Gabbs-

Sunday Morning is evangelical-its when we have the most visitors.
Sunday Night is home folk preaching- he talks mainly to church members.
Wednesday night is like sunday school- its when we have all our classes. its teach night.

[gabbtastic]

its not exactly like Sunday school.... idk how to describe its kinda like an adult class lo idk i havent been up there in almost a yr since i teach my own class wed nights o and wed night is  also when new preachers get 15 min to preach till they get certified lol

[Sis]

Oh I forgot to add when we all have Bible study on Wednesday (back home) There is Children's church going on down stairs. After the song service the kids are dismissed to Children's church.

[Backseat Radio]

The church I go to now has sunday morning service and an informal bible study in the basement of the church on Wednesday night. Then Bro Tony does Bible studies at various folks houses thru the week.  Bro Tony wants to start up a Sunday night service but I'm not sure with the size group we have that it wouldn't wear out folks more than help.  We have about 8 adults - including myself.

[Melody]

One thing that we have been doing lately is being able to actually fellowship with folks outside of service on Sunday nights.  It has blessed my soul so much.  Topics come up and sometimes it's life, sometimes it's Biblical stuff, and sometimes it's the laughter that we all need so badly.  Last Sunday, we went with 2 other families to hit a softball around and then got some supper together.  Not only did my Sunday include hearing the Word from the pulpit but I felt the Word in action in fellowship.  And it was not only a day of rest for my soul, but an_actual_day_of_rest!  hahaha.

[Backseat Radio]

I've been reading back thru this thread since my pastor finally came up with "we're doing an evening service now" and I've been noticing a trend.   For so many of us we're so involved with "doing" church (church services, prayer meetings, sunday school, leadership meetings, fund raisers, ect) that its become a dread to us rather than a joy.  I've noticed that in myself with having sunday evening service and teach sunday school piled on me.  I'm so wore out physically, mentally, and emotoinal that I don't give out my best.  Have we as the church piled more things on our plates than we really can handle? 

[titushome]

Have we as the church piled more things on our plates than we really can handle? 

Wow - what timing!  My wife asked this same question (more or less) just last night.

It's starting to feel like we have so much activity in our lives - most of it church-related - that it's putting a strain on our family.  Is it really God's design that church-related activities should consume a majority of our free time?

[SippinTea]

Have we as the church piled more things on our plates than we really can handle? 

Wow - what timing!  My wife asked this same question (more or less) just last night.

It's starting to feel like we have so much activity in our lives - most of it church-related - that it's putting a strain on our family.  Is it really God's design that church-related activities should consume a majority of our free time?

Is it indeed? *ponders*

[apsurf]

hmm.....I just got to wondering and adding up all the times I am supposed to be in service on sunday, morning service,  1 service on the afternoon (either the wilburton or mcalester churches) and then 1 on sunday nights.  (That's down from the 5 I was having to go to on sundays!!!)

Nowdays I usually go to 1 on sun morning and sleep till about 2 pm and go for a hour in the afternoon somewhere and then back to sleep till monday.  (that's the only time I get any decent sleep due to work in the midweek now.)

There are days I am grateful for the chance to go to all the services, but sometimes just that one morning service is more than enough, especially depending on how tired I am.   I do wish sometimes the morning service was a little longer, as I usually doze off about 10:10 am....(after working all night)

[Jennie-lynnie]

I was going back and re-reading my posts in here. I find my posts about how church had became such an overload. Well just thought I'd update that I have gotten past that now. If you remember I said how we had church Sunday (music at noon, prayer and 1:30 and church at 2:00), then prayer on Monday, then music on Wed., then church on thursday. Well, a while back I sat down with my pastor's family and explained to them that everything was just too much and church was becoming a burden so to speak. (especially since back that I had one baby and was pregnant again.) Well the talk went really well and we starting changing some things. We shortened practice on sunday so now I don't have to be there until one (That's a whole hour cut out). And we completely took out the wed. music practice. We now have music practice the first monday every month after prayer (prayer is from 6-7 and music from 7-8.) This has taken soooo much of the stress of my shoulders. And I know enjoy the work I do in the church! I am now only there Sunday, Mon, and Thurs. Just thought I would share. Those of you who are overwhelmed, maybe you need to sit down and express this to your pastor.