Why am I not happy with my church?
1. Worship of the Lord. God inhabits the praises of His people. The purpose of our time of worship should not be to sing some songs, but to enter in to the very presence of God.
2. Spiritual teaching. The teaching should be in the simplicity and power of the gospel, and not a seminary. Holy Spirit inspired teaching is not complicated or dry, but full of life.
3. Prophecy. In my experience, when you are getting good sound and basic teaching, and you are experiencing the very presence of God in worship, the next thing that will happen is God speaking to the congregation through prophecy. Prophecy should be judged according to the word of God, by those who are mature.
God can move through each one of us in our various gifts. Not all of these gifts function or are obvious during a meeting, but few churches are moving in the gifts of the Holy Spirit. What is the answer? I think it starts with a revival in each one of our hearts.
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There is a book out called "So you don't go to church anymore?" It is a good read and addresses other issues.
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