Have you been burned by the church? Have you been hurt by Christians? Unfortunately many have.
We all have those places where we want to go and think it would be awesome if we were just there. Have you ever felt this about church?
This is going to sound strange but Pastor Abrahamson want you to stop "going" to church. Because there's a better way to think about church.
I wasn't raised in the church. When I first attended church, I remarked at how often Jesus’ suffering and death were mentioned.
And a few minutes ago, I picked this flower.
Have you ever thought about how to survive in this world?
Today, I also want to talk to you about the relationships that we have in our life.
Today I want to talk a little bit about the church.
What's this church thing all about? For those of you that haven't been raised in a religious home or used to going church, you may be wonder, why do people go to church?
It's interesting that becoming part of a Christian congregation is really a wonderful blessing from God.
You know, there's a lot of different kinds of churches out there. What should you look for in a church?
Jesus is going to come in, he's going to come to church, he's going to speak wonderful words from God's Word, and then he is going to be completely rejected, abused and they're going to try to kill him. But notice how this section starts out.