tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566026416214601282.post6193082645698680427..comments2023-03-17T06:10:42.146-07:00Comments on Jacob's Café: Purpose of a SermonJosh Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17796695523851847714noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566026416214601282.post-82353901377096432372009-12-31T08:47:27.840-08:002009-12-31T08:47:27.840-08:00PS to my earlier post:
To be clear, I am not a me...PS to my earlier post:<br /><br />To be clear, I am not a member of Roman Catholic Church and my wife left that church as a teenager when she was 15 years old, after a childhhood raised in a strict Catholic community and family.<br /><br />Blessings to all amd Happy 2010 to all! J-MJan-Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813149854030293572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1566026416214601282.post-56951244107354869852009-12-31T08:35:04.222-08:002009-12-31T08:35:04.222-08:00I prefer the sermons delivered by Pastors, that he...I prefer the sermons delivered by Pastors, that help us apply our relationships with God to daily life as you said and I agree. Also, I like the actual Scripture verses and their full meaning in context to be explained, in support of the Pastor's sermon.<br /><br />I do like to have communion regularly at the end of services. Sadly, some churches like The Roman Catholic church have an interpretation of Communion which now excludes non-Catholics and Catholics who have not followed a strict regimen of confession and other edicts. For couples like my wife and I where my wife has returned to her Catholic upbringing after 40 years, this makes attending church together less than comfortable for both of us. Fear, stemming from a teaching that excludes non-Catholics while also claiming a sin for the Catholic party if they do not confess and then partake of Communion, to me is so sad! I mention this situation in a personal way as it clearly shows how a fixation on strict old time practices are best replaced, I feel, with Scriptural teachings that reflect today's more educated community. But fear often overshadow educated common sense sadly.<br /><br />Couples like my wife and I after 36 years marriage do work out a solution accepting eachother's needs, but for younger couples this can break a marriage and religion should never be that powerful. <br /><br />J-MJan-Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813149854030293572noreply@blogger.com