My Perception of the Perfect Church

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ages should be welcomed and encouraged in the      sanctuary.</B></div> <div> <B>     D.  The nursery should not be used for baby-sitting but only as a place of refuge for  nursing mothers and babies who become uncontrollable. </B></div> <div> <B>      E.  Other than Sunday gatherings, activities should be kept to a minimum with no           regular Wednesday services.</B></div> <div> <B>     D.  An ideal schedule would be one main service, Sundays, 1:30 until 7 or 8pm.  These hours could include a family teaching segment, a      formal service, a gender specific teaching segment, a supper hour and fellowship time.  This schedule would  eliminate the Saturday night and Sunday morning stress and would assist families in  keeping the Lord’s Day dedicated to rest and worship.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>3.  Reverent and formal order of service.</B></div> <div> <B>     A.  The worship service should be orderly and structured.</B></div> <div> <B>     B.  Creeds, traditional hymns, and the catechism should be a vital part of worship.</B></div> <div> <B>     C.  Expository preaching, not topical, should be the prevalent practice.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>4.  Respect and Reverence for God’s House.</B></div> <div> <B>     A.  Avoid Soda machines lounges, coffeehouses, gyms, commercial kitchens, coffee  makers, etc.</B></div> <div> <B>     B.  Dress in respect to worship and gender.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>5.  Community oriented in practice.</B></div> <div> <B>     A.  The church should practice Biblical standards in caring for the widows and those in need.</B></div> <div> <B>     B.  As in Acts chapter 4, the church should "Be of one heart and one soul" in the  responsible sharing of possessions and services having      no one who lacks.     </B></div> <div> <B>     C.  The church should be an active part in the neighborhood around it.  Service  projects such as raking leaves and shoveling snow randomly      would go far in making the community feel welcome in the service.  Active visitation and invitations   should be practiced.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>6.  Active in Biblical teaching and standards</B></div> <div> <B>     A.  The church should be debt free and encourage its members to be the same.</B></div> <div> <B>     B.  The church should encourage and support families in their personal Godly  endeavors such as home schooling, Christian schooling, debt free living, etc.</B></div> <bR> <div>      </div> <bR> <div> <B>Back to- </B><B> </B></div> <div> <A HREF="church.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Offensive Words about the Church"><U><B>Offensive Words about the Church</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>