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Acts 20:9 And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.

Maybe he should of had some coffee????

4 hours ago, TheGloryLand said:

The church is not a social club. Sorry for being a little ruff

Ruff??  Anyway, the church is a "social club".  In fact, a private social club.  Church, ekklisia, is the fellowship of the believer.  Where we come to praise, worship, learn, uplift each other, and socialize among other things.  If you study it out, the church you go today looks nothing like the 1st century churches.  We are to be in the world but not of the world.  So, while going through this life of separation but still having to work, shop, and live in this world, we at times feel beat up.  We get harassed and snubbed.  We see all the filth and injustices.  All the temptations.  Yes, we go to church to give reverence and worship to an Holy God, but don't forget it is also a blessing to us.  We should feel like we are with family.  We should feel relaxed as well as excited to walk through the doors.  I was glad when they said unto me, "let us go into the house of the Lord."   If we go and feel like we are there to sit down, shut up, don't drink your coffee and pay attention, what blessing is that?  I can get that at a safety meeting at work.  If the church is so uptight. we might as well go back to puritan times where the women and kids sat on one side and the men on the other.  And don't dare smile or you will be kicked out for being irreverent or having a demon.  Remember, Jesus fed the 5000.  Where were they?  He was preaching/teaching.  Some were believers.  It was "church".  You are putting too much stock in the brick and mortar building that is called church.

10 hours ago, TheGloryLand said:

Only water should be permitted inside the worship service center,

What is the difference between sipping water or sipping coffee?  The service I attend on Sunday starts at 8:15.  I am just getting in to my coffee drinking for the day and carry a no-spill contigo.  

If someone has a too casual attitude during the worship of Almighty God, it ain't the coffee's fault.  Check his (spiritual)temp with a thermometer! 

It is probably a good idea to prepare our hearts for worship before we enter the meeting area, possibly before we leave our homes.  Can we do this while eating breakfast and drinking coffee?  Yes. 

You really want to vomit?  I read about this guy that not only watched a young woman bathing, he actually had her husband killed because he slept with her and he wanted to cover up getting her pregnant!  I'll grab a rope if someone wants to get a ball bat.

BTW, 2 Samuel 11:2

"A youth pastor in upstate South Carolina has been charged after allegedly filming multiple women and girls as young as 14 while they showered or used the restroom, including while at church"

I don't consider a 14yo as a young girl but more of a young woman.  I was sus when the article stated he also filmed a "woman" at her mother's house.  If most men are honest, they have seen 14yo that were attractive but didn't know they were under 18.  In other words, teen girls a lot of the time look like adult women.  Now I am not giving him a pass because he was well aware of their age.  It just isn't as sickening as thinking he was "lusting" after 8 year olds.  

On 6/16/2023 at 6:32 PM, Pastor Matt said:

We need to find a way to keep these predators from being around our children/wives. 

According to God's word, the only sure fire way of accomplishing this would be to castrate ALL men.  Gen 1:28, Matt 19:11-12, 1 Cor. 7:9 and 1 Cor: 7:4-5.  Because like Happy pointed out, how do you vet a married man with a clean background???