If you did , did you offer the pastor any food or drink when he came to your home? My house is being blessed tonight and I have crackers and chicken salad to offer. It's 7PM so I figure he may have already eaten at that point.
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Yes, it's always good ettiquette to offer food and drink to anyone that comes into your home....especially if they were invited.   \n\nMore than just Catholics bless their houses.
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Yea I went to church today. We learned how Jesus impacted our lives and what he think of us?  Those that don't attend church miss a good change to fellowship with believers and to come to know Christ more. I find those that don't know anything about the Lord avoid going to church. Only Satan makes you avoid church.
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I wish i could say them same, but i honestly had a horrible Easter this year. \n\nMy husband had to work all morning, so we couldnt go to the Easter church service. This is also my son's first Easter (he is 6 months old.) Since he is too young to do anything, we didnt really have plans for him.\n\nMy husband got home from work 2 hours late, because they were so busy. The minute he came home form work, i made dinner, but he fell asleep on the couch. He wouoldnt even wake up to eat dinner. \n\nAll of our familes live out of state, so i couldnt enjoy it with them. So, this year, for Easter, i ate dinner by myself while my husband took a nap on the couch. Horrible horrible day for me :(
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Well first of all I am a little hungry. Second, I have a slight headache steming from the tension in my neck. Third, my eyes are burning slightly because I went swimming & didn't remove my makeup, my right foot is still swollen & sore. I do however have my blood pressure under control. So i suppose I'm doing pretty good. Thx for asking. Oh yea...I did go to church this morning of my own will & I really enjoyed it!
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one night you should tell him to take it easy, and you should cook like your favorite meal, and then pop the question.....make it a speech tell him "He's my homemaker, housewife and my everything when I get home from a long day of work. I manage a large portion of a company and have just recently been too sick to function. He has nursed me and been by my side the entire time, never leaving me for more than a few minutes at a time (he has to shower and go to the bathroom afterall.) We're a solid foundation together, and now that I'm feeling better (and I have a ring).. I want to do it." its very much from the heart i can tell, good luck sweety with everything and congrats on the baby!!
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We are going to my sisters house and spending thanksgiving  there. Almost everyone is going to be there and I say this because we have a large family. This will be our first year with\nout our father he passed away 3-22-06 so we will have a very \nspecial prayer going out to him before we eat, and thank him for everything he has done .  So I want to say to you Have A Nice Thanks Giving.
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Pray to the Lord for His strength, wisdom, and will to be done.  \n\nIs it possible that God may have placed you there by design? Yes it is.  You may be their only hope for every coming to the Savior.  If they died tonight in their sins, where would they spend eternity?  If the Lord gave you the chance, are you ready to share Jesus Christ with them?  Notice, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature." is not a gift, it is a command.  If we love the Lord, we will do what He commands.  If we love Him as we say, we will pray to Him, not that our life would be made easier, but that He would give us the grace and strength to be a light in a dark place.  Read Matthew Ch. 6 before your head hits the pillow tonight.
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I would say, "Please learn how to take a break!  Jesus did not expect you to me the Christ himself when he anointed you to be a pastor!"  My pastor has three weeks of vacation that are available to him every year and he only takes one week at the maximum.  He is there for everybody.  Every time someone is sick, he is there at the hospital to visit, pray, and encourage the family.  He may not even know the family at all...the family may be an acquaintance of someone who goes to our church, but he is still there.  He is always doing something!  In every other aspect of his ministry, he is awesome!  The only complaint that I've ever heard someone say about him is that he is too dedicated to his job!  That really says alot about the guy.
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Hey. Ronald was just starting out and NEEDED the bread - otherwise he would never have consented to show his MacNuggets...\n\n(Sorry. Can't resist a great set up line...)
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Actually, sadly i am "badgered" a lot about being a Christian by my MOM, yea I know, that is weird but true....... the person who has helped me so so much is the pastor of my present church....Mr.C is what we call him... or Pastor  C... he is an amazing person, I met him because he was my little sisters elementary teacher and when we went to this one church, he was the youth leader.  He would go around picking up the kids that wanted to go to church for about an hour and drive us about 45 miles to the church, but now he moved closer and is a pastor of a church in my town... he is like a dad to my sister and me, he is so inspirational and a really fun person, He helps keep me in line because i see him at school(since he is also a teacher) and hes always helping me when i'm down, since i fight with my mom a lot...I really thank the Lord for him and his family being in my life :) well ttyl
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Yes, as I served I was heartened to see people take service members into their home for a more "home cooked " feel to the day. I never saw the religious nature people are posting - this is never been like this for my family, weird, being Roman Catholics, but then my father also served in Korea. Sad people can't just be thankful to be among family, and friends. That's enough for me. I thought all the lawyers established GOD as not being of one religion but of them all? That's how I live. \nSo, I am thankful to be American. To have a healthy family, and good friends. \nI hope you all have a wonderful day! \n\nP.S. \nDid anyone see the History channel shows on the Macy's Parade and Holiday Food?
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Congratulations from central Illinois.  The only idea I have is a good old American backyard BBQ. I think you are a sweetheart for wanting to honor him and make this special.  Please let him know that his service, as well as the sacrifice your entire family is making is appreciated by me and my family back in Illinois.  God bless you all.
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We woke up one Sunday morning when I was seven. I actually remember this like it was yesterday because what happened that day left a lasting impression which I honestly believe guides my "religious" beliefs today.  Mom and Dad were getting ready for Church and Sunday School and I obediently did the same. My sister and I were all dressed in our Sunday best armed with crayons and paper to keep us occupied during the sermon. (Doesn't that speak for itself?) So we're in the car driving to church. We are literally 150 yards from the church when we are stopped at a red light. Were we to go straight, we would have entered the parking lot of the church and routinely parked our car and, as with every Sunday morning, gone into this huge edifice to "get saved." Were we to turn right......it would lead us down the road to temptation! You see the road led us to the Great Smokey Mountain National Park only a 30 minute drive away. It absolutely blew my mind when I saw my parents look at each other in the front seat without saying a word, smile and then my dad did something that would change my outlook forever. He turned right. \n\nWe didn't make it to church that day. Interestingly enough, we never went back to church at all. My dad turned right and immediately started beaming while accelerating the car and loosening his tie all in one split second. My mother turns back to us girls just gleaming and saying, "We're not going to go to church today. Let's go the moutains instead!" Ok, surely you had moments where you and your siblings just sat there thinking your parents had lost it. This was one of those moments. You see, my parents were amazing people. The epitome of responsibility. If this is what is expected of you, this is probably how you should do it. If you say you're going to do something, you don't let someone down.........you do it! Were they spontaneous? Hell no! I mean......heck no. (Afterall it IS Sunday.) So for my parents to just turn the car away from church and head out towards adventure, this meant something huge. \n\nWe spent that day hiking up to Laurel Falls. Oh I can not tell you how breathtaking this part of our country is. The mountains all around you with the water flowing off the steep terrain into the stream that runs through the rest of the  park. We took our Sunday shoes off as we hiked to this point. We stumbled over a few rocks and roots in the pathway. We stopped and took in the sights. My dad would teach us a few lessons along the way about flora and fauna. We watched the clouds and made up stories about each one as we pictured the fantasic creatures each air mass formed. It was an amazing journey up to the falls. Once we got there, we all sat on a rock in awe. We didn't speak for quite a while as we all just watched the water tumbling down the mountain. We didn't need to say a word. I'm sure we were all thinking the same thoughts, feeling the same amazement. \n\nI ask you, would have going to church made me closer to God than I actually was at that moment? \n\nAs I said, my parents were amazing people. They had it figured out. And the little lessons they taught me along the way helped me figure things out for myself as well. We all worship in our own way at our own times. We are all in awe of this world we live in and somehow know that the way we have evolved into what we are now was probably jump started by a force bigger than ourselves. What it is and how it manifests itself may become clear in due time. Meanwhile, we can be in awe of it in our own ways. \n\nLater in life I asked my dad about that day and why we never returned to church after that. I knew the answer, but so needed to hear his take. He told me that he knew my sister and I were gaining nothing by hearing "words" at our age. He wanted to help us learn by doing. What better way to appreciate the creation of the world than to be a part of it. People don't have to
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Yes, I attend every Sunday, Lord willing! And, I am Christian, attend An (AME) African Methodist Episcopal Church. I will be on my way there shortly. The doors open at 10A.M. and everyone is welcome.  Have a great day, and God bless
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man, i feel bad for you. you're playing on the wrong team. God is so real. it seems like everyday he's proving himself (to me anyway). i mean there are times i look back and it could have only been God that got me through. God gives me peace, protection, and he is a great provider. My first year in college I didn't have a job or a dime to my name, but God made a way for me. He made is so that I was never hungry, and that I never wanted for anything. to you God might be an "invisible friend" but for me he is my best friend. the bible is a guide that tells us how to live. and if people live right they dont have to fear God. he gave his only son for us, do you really think that he wants to destroy us? to cripple us with fear? No, thats not him, he is loving. I'm sorry if you feel that God has failed you, or that he's not real, because you're missing out.
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Jesus himself said "You must eat my flesh and drink my blood to enter the kingdom of heaven" It is a spiritial food, not a food to curve our hunger. Only the devil himself would ask a deceiving question like that.
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Anybody going to Church tonight? \n\nCounting down the hours!