Mega churches, ever been member?

[BAH-BLAH]

Christ's church on the day of Pentecost had 3000 members. Is that a mega church?

Do we need to correct terminology?

"church" is all Christ-followers everywhere.

Maybe we should start using the term "Mega-Congregation".

Mega Buiding would be closer!

The "churches in Corinth, Thessalonica, Ephesus etc had no church building, but could by some definition be considered Mega
churches. City wide congregations are what is referenced in scripture other than groups only large enough to meet in someone's home (a first century care group, if you will)

I agree 100%. Ive no issue that some like small and some like big. I do have issues as I said with the sort of purist aura that comes through in the anti-mega church posts....but more...when they start down the NT precident road, they hoist themselves with their own petard. If you extrapolated the early church, into today, with city sizes and populations, we'd be in MEGA GIGA UBER SUPER DUPER churches

[farouk]

...but the Lord saves individuals, and individuals on the way to heaven are on the straight and narrow way; this often means the groups of Christians they meet with are smaller rather than larger.

[yesult]

1 Peter  2:21   For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: 

This is a denomination specific comment that is inapropriate for the general forum...

Actually it's a very true scripture that denominations often ignore (which is consequently one of the main reasons we have denominations in the first place.)

Grace is not a license to ignore scripture. (Although it seems to be used too often as an excuse in that context.)

[yesult]

Interestingly enough, when I was in a mega-church, I didn't want to hear anything bad about them either. However time showed up just why do many people are against them. Hindsight is a helpful thing.

I wouldn't advise anyone else to get it the way I did though. (Just pray if you really care.)

[farouk]

Hindsight is 20/20, yes....

[Flying To]

In smaller chuches people most likely realize how much you don't need to worship God.


Personally, I like smaller crowds.

[banished]

In smaller chuches people most likely realize how much you don't need to worship God.


Personally, I like smaller crowds.

Worship lifts us to a higher place.  We are like the Angles standing around the Throne of Heaven.  Worship in the Spirit is the sound of Heaven.  Heaven knows that we were Destined to be together God.

[BAH-BLAH]

I think churches with paisley patterned curtains are best.

[3AM]

This is the precise junk that needs to be removed from this thread...

This is a denomination specific comment that is inapropriate for the general forum...

This website is called GRACEcentered Christian Forums...not the SDA Mandatory forum....meaning we have to extend grace to people who for some reason don't get basic principles of Christianity like you haven't yet there 3am

You must have missed what Jesus said then ?

Matthew   28:18   And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 
  28:19   Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 
  28:20   Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:

So, tell me...when did Jesus ever tell anyone to keep Sunday, in honor of HIS Resurrection ?

b:

What you say is unhelpful.

The Reformation brought an emphasis on the Bible which people could read freely for themselves, instead of having to rely on a hierarchy to tell them what it was supposed to mean.

AH...but people, being basicly lazy, do want to read and study (too much work).
They want to be told what to believe.....and, it does not matter to them.

They think that a basic belief in Christ's Death, Burial, and Resurrection, is all they need to know to get into heaven.......BIG MISTAKE !!!

[JohnDB]

I think churches with paisley patterned curtains are best.

If there was a "Post of the Thread" award...it has to go to this one.

Best post I seen all day.

[BAH-BLAH]

I think churches with paisley patterned curtains are best.

If there was a "Post of the Thread" award...it has to go to this one.

Best post I seen all day.

Thanks, I guess you were able to penetrate the superficial, to "drill down" to the deeper meaning, and fling yourself into the rapids of profundity it contained...

or...you like paisley..either way....cool

[myhumps]

Hi,
     my body is the temple Christ dwells in, I've never been called megga but I guess there's always a first time,lol.

God does not reside in stone buildings, He does however reside in our bodies, those who realise this truth also succumb to the sovereignity of God, knowing their will is not free and that you are no longer of your own. God then comes in a baptism of fire to control and correct you, it's a painful process.