#Americanchurch

[laughingblue12]

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[kgdrendel]

How did we get here, and how might the rising nones, decreasing religiosity and increasing existential angst play out in the United States of America? One skeptic's views provide food for thought. 

[pastorerickmiller]

Romans 12:2 Voice [2] Do not allow this world to mold you in its own image. Instead, be transformed from the inside out by renewing your mind. As a result, you will be able to discern what God wills and whatever God finds good, pleasing, and complete. #readyourbible #repentandbelieveinthegospel #preachingthegospel #reformedchristianity #reformedtheology #anxietyrelief #election2020 #election #romans #church #americangospel #americanchurches #reformedmemes #voddiebaucham #biblestudy #readersofinstagram #anxiety #mentalhealthawareness #americanbully #amercia #readyourworld #jesuschrist #christian #jesus #godisincontrol #godblessamerica #repentance #calvinism #gospel #gospeltruth https://www.instagram.com/p/CHLeNYrlWy_/?igshid=1lxtlw2cpfs88

[sdministry]

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Posted @withrepost • @thomasroad Here's Jonathan's prayer from this morning in case you missed it. Pastor Jonathan had the privilege of giving the opening prayer today on the floor of the US House of Representatives. As today is the National Day of Prayer, please join us in praying for our great country. *The Disclaimer before this clip warns that “Any use of the broadcast coverage of the House Proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the House of Representatives.”* . . . . . . #nationaldayofprayer2019 #nationaldayofprayer #prayforournation #prayforamerica #godblesstheusa #godiswithus #jonathanfalwell #prayforyourpastor #thomasroad #trbc #instachurch #churchesofinstagram #churchesoftheworld #americanchurch #lovegodlovepeople #christianinspo #churchesofinstagram #christianitytoday #jesuscalling #godisreal #prochurchmedia #christianmagazine #christiannews #prayerchangeseverything #houseofrepresentatives #cityoutreach #prayforourcity #washingtondclife https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw-CZEXg_Pt/?igshid=irkbjthq4tp7

[crazyhomecooking]

Today is the wedding day of @victoria_belo and @dochayden 🎈The time flies and things change, but I wish that your love for each other would stay unchangeable. Congratulations!🎈 "Drink water 💦 from your own cistern, running water from your own well."•Proverbs 5:15 Remembering the last time I was in #paris last May of this year with my cousin @gie.terrayo and her son so with my daughter @daimoo & hubby, definitely we're coming back soon!☺️ . . . #akHOandmyBELOved #wedding #parís #igers #instagood #pinoyigers #americanchurch #cityoflights #cityoflove #cityoflightsandlove #marriage #marriagematters #marriagegoals #onelove #godbless #godspromise #sacrament #husbandandwife #husbandandwifey #oneflesh #celebration #love #couple #couplegoals

[themoralsofmonsters-blog]

Built on a foundation of saints, scholars, and martyrs, held up by the work of missionaries, activists, and humanitarians but walled up by fear and prejudice. Draped in symbols of patriotism. A worship hall of privilege, a monument of hypocrisy, an oppressive force on those who need it. No more ringing bells to invite in the hurting and lost. A church who has traded Jesus for power and security. . . . I drew this while visiting a church recently. I realized just how disconnected we are from our original call. How can we preach of love and redemption for ourselves, while we ignore the suffering of others? While we let fear make us selfish and cruel. While people beg for mercy and we heap condemnation on their heads. The Church has nothing to celebrate. We should be mourning. Mourning people suffering, and mourning our own fall from God. We should be mobilizing and bringing hope and relief to all. We should once again be willing to sacrifice all our safety and blessing to give others what we have or risk losing our souls. "For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world but forfeit his soul?" Mark 8:36 . . . 41“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ 44“They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ 45“He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’" Matthew 25: 41-45 . . Sorry for the long post, but I cant keep quite and I cant be idle. #sketch #penandink #church #americanchurch

[boldfollower]

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Christians in America may face persecution, but as a whole, they don’t experience what many other Christians experience in other countries. Christians are compelled to go underground to save their own lives in some places, living covertly as Christians because of violence and death threats. They’re not able to partake in the freedoms we experience here in the USA, but too many times, we don’t understand what a privilege it is to live in a country where free speech is so readily available, a place where we can proclaim Jesus without any fear. Now, I understand there may be exceptions to this, but for the most part, we should take advantage of the freedoms and liberties the USA offers, because there will come a time where it’s not going to be like this. #boldfollower #minuteministries #biblestudy #christianity #christian #church #christianvideo #God #Jesus #biblicalwisdom #underground #theunderground #undergroundchurch #persecutedchristian #persecuted #religion #religiousfreedom #freedom #usa #america #freespeech #evangelism #persecutedchurch #churchinchina #americanchurch #americangospel (at Vision Underground) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzgZPmBHcIy/?igshid=o58yu7k0d56q

[hamzaaslam]

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AmericanChurch Survey

Whenever someone is asked to fill out a survey, they are immediately annoyed because of the usual perceptions people hold about surveys. People look at surveys and think about how they are annoying and time consuming. However this is not true at all. People usually tend to think about how it will take their time and will be a thankless task however this is not the case at…

[keilafernandagrotto]

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[brministries]

Christians in America #francischan2018 #americanchurch #churchinamerica #watereddownchurch #notseriousaboutchurch #churchproblems

[overseerofmysoul]

"Churches would rather invest in pretty programs supplying those who already have the Living Water, than invest in souls outside their walls who will experience devastating eternal drought. What did the first century apostles spend all their time doing? Is this about saving souls, or is it about pride and numbers? Who can assign a price to a soul?"

My thought, after my church pastor contemplated pulling funding from the street evangelization ministry I'm apart of because only a handful of people got saved this summer..

[nochristianeseplease-blog]

Welcome to my place! Here’s the lineup of things to come:

GOD’S CONDITIONAL LOVE (POSTED 2/21/16)

JESUS, KING OF CONFLICT

ABUNDANT DEATH, ABUNDANT LIFE

“GODLY MAN” SYNDROME

MARRIAGE MYTHS 

GET REAL, GIRLS

I’LL BE THE JUDGE OF THAT!

THE ONE RACE CARD

HELLO, EMOTIONS! 

AUTHORIZATION CODES

WHEN PROPHETS PROFIT (AND WHEN THEY DON’T)

FAT CHURCH

TRUTH IS DARE

FLOATING DOWN D’NIAL

FIRE YOUR KIDS (OR PARENTS OR SIBLINGS)

PASSION, PLEASE!

WOMEN & THE DA VINCI CODE

SUICIDAL THOUGHTS

FLUFFY FAITH

THE SEVEN MOLEHILLS

WHAT WOULD JESUS NOT DO?

That’s what’s going on in the living room of my mind, for starters. So grab a snack, have a seat, and join the conversation!

Disclaimer: I am a devoted follower of Jesus Christ. I have lived and observed life in and around American church culture from coast-to-coast for over 35 years. I am a retired journalist, called and trained to observe, question, report, and analyze. I have worked professionally in both christian broadcast media (CBN in VaBch) and secular broadcast media (NBC in NYC) for more than 20 years. I may not always be correct in my views and commentary but I am always honest. And passionate. And willing to listen to and consider other views that are reasoned, have a basis in reality (personal experiences, news, first-hand testimony, etc.) and which are - for our purposes here - authentically biblical. Let’s find Truth together!

[y-photography-blog]

Worship at City Church Chicago! #americanchurch #worship #citychurch @citychurchchi

[sincefeelingis1st-blog]

Go to church kids! #americanchurch #berlin #schöneberg #bricksonbricks #doyouservebeer?

[aliteralmess]

"Our huffing and puffing to impress God...are a flat out denial of the gospel of grace."

Put bluntly, the American church today accepts grace in theory but denies it in practice. We say we believe that the fundamental structure of reality is grace, not works–but our lives refute our faith. By and large, the gospel of grace is neither proclaimed, understood, nor lived. Too many Christians are living in a house of fear and not in the house of love.

Our culture has made the word grace impossible to understand. We resonate with slogans such as:

“There’s no free lunch.”

“You get what you deserve.”

“You want love? Earn it.”

“You want mercy? Show that you deserve it.

“Do unto others before they do unto you.”

“By all means, give others what they deserve but not one penny more.”

A friend told me she overheard a pastor say to a child, “God loves good little boys.” As I listen to sermons with their pointed emphasis on personal effort–no pain, no gain–I get the impression that a do-it-yourself spirituality is the American fashion.

Though the Scriptures insist on God’s initiative in the work of salvation–that by grace we are saved, that the Tremendous Lover has taken to the chase–our spirituality often starts with self, not God…We sweat through various spiritual exercises as if they were designed to produce a Christian Charles Atlas. Though lip service is paid to the gospel of grace, many Christians live as if only personal discipline and self-denial will mold the perfect me. The emphasis is on what I do rather than on what God is doing. In this curious process God is a benign old spectator in the bleachers who cheers when I show up for morning quiet time. Our eyes are not on God. At heart we are practicing Pelagians. We believe that we can pull ourselves up by our bootstraps–indeed, we can do it ourselves.

Sooner or later we are confronted with the painful truth of our inadequacy and insufficiency. Our security is shattered and our bootstraps are cut. Once the fervor has passed, weakness and infidelity appear. We discover our inability to add even a single inch to our spiritual stature. Life takes on a joyless, empty quality. We begin to resemble the leading character in Eugene O’Neill’s play The Great God Brown: “Why am I afraid to dance, I who love music and rhythm and grace and song and laughter? Why am I afraid to live, I who love life and the beauty of flesh and the living colors of the earth and sky and sea? Why am I afraid to love, I who love love?”

Something is radically wrong.

Our huffing and puffing to impress God, our scrambling for brownie points, our thrashing about trying to fix ourselves while hiding our pettiness and wallowing in guilt are nauseating to God and are a flat out denial of the gospel of grace.

Brennan Manning, The Ragamuffin Gospel, pgs. 16-17