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Have you ever thought that you might be going for the wrong reason? You cannot live for Christ and not attend church. I would counsel you to obey the Lord. Hebrews 10:25
Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
I realize that the church is failing miserably today, but there are a few that teach the truth. Find one that teaches the bible. Listen to this message and see if it fills your liking. http://media.shepherdsfellowship.org/2014/General Sessions/1008.mp3

 

I'm so sorry you haven't found a church to call home. My heart breaks for you.

First, you're not alone. I have encountered many who have felt let down by the church. This doesn't make you strange, just human.

Second, I encourage you to keep searching. Yes, the church can be difficult, too judgmental and and overall not very helpful. But the reason I encourage you to keep searching is that when we get it right, it is such a wonderful and beautiful thing to experience and be a part of.

Third, there is a place for you, somewhere, someplace in the church. You have gifts, talents and experiences the church desperately needs, that only you can provide. Jesus has saved you for a reason, your story is as important as anyone else's and it would be a shame to miss out on it.

Until then, may your heart be encouraged and strengthened with the love only he can provide.

 

If you look among all the posts thus far what you will see is a balance between them all. First know that there is likely a church out there for you. Being divorced can be a difficult experience and it can take away the joy of somethings. The key to finding a church home is to understand what God has said in His word about it.

1. We are not to stop gathering together. Hebrews 10:25
2. We are to find a place of service within the local assembly based on our spiritual gift. 1 Corinthians 12
3. We are to go to church not to get something from God but to give God our acceptable worship. Hebrews 12:28

Refusal to go be a part of a local assembly is just not an option with God.

 

Consider that this is a spiritual battle going on within you. Do not let Satan win. If you can look at the church and describe it like you have above then I would suggest that you find one place and stay there. Push through the feelings of wanting to leave. It is not that you are nuts, it is that you are human. And we all have our battles and weak areas. We need to guard against them and push through. There is an old saying, "when you don't know what to do, do what you know".

If you will push through these difficult times and keep it in prayer and fasting God will bring you out of the other side wiser and stronger.

 

I am not sure if I like going to church alone or not. It is something I gotta do, though since I am single. I feel your pain with that, and when it really gets me down, I try to find someone to sit with. I hate sitting with people because I am needy, though, because sometimes they take conversations to a negative about who knows why.

Having said that, we are social being, and the reason we participate in community and worship is for the community of it, since truly, we can worship God alone--and do it how we "like" it (between us and God).

 

"You cannot live for Christ and not attend church." Ya, you bedridden, you old timers, you stroke victims, all you other non-church goers!

 

Sminasian:

I truly feel sorry for you and (to some extent anyway) understand the situation in which you find yourself.

I encourage you to take heed to the advice that others have offered you in the previous posts on this thread for you'll find much wisdom therein.

There was a period of time soon after I received Christ as my Savior in which I could not find any true fellowship with a local assembly of Bible believers primarily because I was re-assigned to a new military assignment "courtesy of" the USAF.

For several months I was unaware of any real local church body in the region where I'd been re-assigned.

The base chapel was headed by a group of very liberal chaplains whose idea of a "good[?] sermon" was to pontificate on the merits[?] of some of the written works of Ernest Hemingway!!

Needless to say, I certainly got no real spiritual edification from them!

Thankfully God eventually did lead me to a genuine missionary outreach to American military personnel where I did get some very good (and, I might add, very important!) biblical grounding that has served me well ever since!

My friend and brother in Christ, I urge you to take some time to re-evaluate some of your motives that seem to be coming between you and our Lord that apparently are (to some extent anyway) causing you to distance yourself from other true believers in Christ.

God did not institute the concept of His local church(-es) for no reason at all!

It's vitally important to each born-again child of God to seek out a local church assembly where he or she can not only receive good, solid biblical preaching and teaching, but also where he or she can best use his or her God-given "talents" for the glory of the One for whom His precious blood was shed to redeem you.

I sincerely urge you to seek out a place of worship wherein you can avail yourself of the advantages of God's local assembly(-ies) that are described in such passages as Ephesians 4:11-16 and in Hebrews 10:23-25.

I say this not to condemn you, my brother, but rather from a heart of deep concern for you.

It's my sincere prayer that our Lord will lead you to the place where you can truly experience the joys of real and honest Christian fellowship as you seek to live out your life in service to Him.

 

What do you mean?

 

Was commenting on the quote quoted. Difficult maybe, impossible, no. Was not commenting on the topic of your last item.

 

I think many of us occasionally go to other churches, to hear other views, hear other music, and to connect with other believers. Nothing wrong with that. Some of the most impacting messages I have received, or at least listened to, were at churches visited only once, as I was on the road.

Many older folks become so infirm, they are house-ridden, and can no longer attend church. As a member of the "old geezer" squad, many of my friends dropped out as the end approached. They could no longer see, or hear, or hold the tiny juice glass.

As another thread pointed out, we will fail at some point, that while it is still today, we are to strive to serve the body of Christ using the gifts we still have. God Bless

 

You might want to hash out what it is that you believe. Are you a Baptist? If so, why?

Not all churches are interchangeable.

 

Here I concur. As an "Old School" Baptist, I can no longer attend churches that are generic & thus "Blended" in their beliefs. I feel more resolute in this form of service, however there is no Old School Baptist church in my area.

 

Anyone that goes to church and is hearing the truth has found a home regardless if they don't know anyone or not. Hearing the truth should be a number one priority. When you are hearing the truth it enables you to worship God aright. When I am sitting there being filled up with his word I could care less if I'm a stranger to the congregation or not. To sup with God and Him with you through his word is true fellowship that we all need, fellowship with man at church is good, but not a must. If there were no churches in my area that preached the truth I would stay at home. Fellowship with man at church without the truth in the pulpit I can do without.