Here are some things which must be done before one leaves a church: 1. We must check our motives very carefully. 2. Our reasons must be well grounded and clearly articulated. 3. We must be in regular, earnest prayer about the matter. 4. We must guard our tongues very carefully. 5. We must be extremely careful that we do not unnecessarily create unrest in other members. 6. Our discussions with the leadership must be characterized by love. 7. Our attempts to correct matters must be with great respect, care and patience. 8. If our concern is over personal preferences, rather than biblical matters, we must consider others’ interests more important than ours. 9. Great care should be taken that we submit to the leadership of the church, unless we determine with proper counsel that there is a serious biblical issue at stake. 10. If the leadership will listen, we need to give them plenty of time to consider the matter. 11. If the leadership will not listen to us, or will not take proper action to correct the matter and we are thoroughly convinced that there is a serious biblical issue, we should ask for a meeting of the church in which to express our concerns. 12. We should ask ourselves what we have personally done to correct any wrong or deficiency in the church with which we are concerned. 13. We should evaluate if our leaving would do harm to an otherwise good church. 14. We should never leave, nor encourage others to leave, unless we are thoroughly convinced that one or both of the following conditions exist: 1) that the church has become an apostate church (where serious unbiblical teaching or practices are allowed), or 2) that we are convinced that, over the long haul, we cannot find a place to serve in the church, or that our families will not be spiritually fed in that body.
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#1 · October 29, 2014, 6:55 am

Posted by: pkaine <pkaine@...>

                DOC'S  DAILY  CHUCKLE

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Today's Chuckles

1. God's Love

2. Eat Chocolate?

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God's Love

My four-year-old son Ashton loves the movie Toy Story 2, 

particularly the space ranger hero, Buzz Lightyear. 

Recently in Sunday school we were learning that God's 

love has no limits. 

At the end of class the teacher, reviewing the lesson, 

asked, "So, how much does God love us?"

Quoting Buzz's big line in the film, Ashton replied, 

"To infinity and beyond!"

- from Da Mouse Tracks

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By altering our attitudes we can alter our 

lives. - Zig Ziglar

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Eat Chocolate?

A good piece of chocolate has about 200 calories. As I enjoy 

2 servings per night, and a few more on weekends, I consume 

about 3,500 calories of chocolate in a week, which equals one 

pound of weight per week. 

Therefore, in the last 3-1/2 years, I have had chocolate 

caloric intake of about 180 pounds, and I only weigh 165 pounds. 

So... without chocolate, I would have wasted away to nothing 

about 3 months ago! I owe my life to chocolate!

- from ArcaMax Jokes

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