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Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Public Assembly Id like to come to an agreement of terms with those who feel that the Commercial Church is worth "saving". Can we define "going to church". I assume when someone says they are "going to church" they are referring to a church "service". Most often "do not forsake the public assembly" is quoted when I am told I should go to church. Does this public assembly have a specific quantity of individuals associated with it? Is 3 or 4 ok or does it need to be more? Does it need to be "all the believers" of a specific area? What needs to be accomplished by this assembly? Edification, Worship, Rememberance of Christ? Does "do not forsake" mean "once a week" in greek? How could we accomplish what needs to be accomplished each week with a group larger than say 5 or 6? What is the benefit of huge churches? Annonymity? the power of the dollar multiplied? Multiplied for what purpose? enhancing the edification? enhancing the worship? enhancing the remembrance of Christ? Can money really enhance those things? Money can feed the poor, house the homeless, reach the needy. Oh I like money, it makes the seats softer and the bathrooms smell better and the sermons more tickly, but is that what we are about? So really, what does "public assembly" mean? What do people mean when they say I should go to church?
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Jimmy Doyle is a dad, husband,
teacher, friend, and other things. Currently he's just trying to figure out what it means to follow Christ and be in community with others. He enjoys having conversations with fellow pilgrims on the journey.
Stephen Zedler has a wife and three kids who he loves very much. He has been called by God to study and teach history, particularly U.S.
history. He also believes that God has called him to reform the way children are educated in America.