Featured Is a 1 1/2 hour Sunday morning service to long ?

In a word, yes. That is too long for a church service in my opinion.

Don't give me the drivel of mini services for mini Christians or sermonettes for Christianettes. Don't tell me how long Spurgeon preached unless you preach as well as Spurgeon.

Here is what I have seen, what I have learned:

Church is for the propagation of the gospel and edification of believers. It isn't to bring God anything. It isn't your weekly contact with God mediated through a priest or Baptist preacher. Long services are generally rambling ones. Conciseness is a virtue. If you cannot get your point across in 20 minutes, you probably don't have one.

Before I get beat to death let me say those were pithy sayings of a pastor we had who took that church of 75 to a church of 1700 committed, discipled folks in under a decade.

Our current church has dwindled due to long rambling services. Now down to 13 and two more said yesterday is their last day. So now 11. Four more considering leaving, and two at death's door. Methinks we will be forced to find another church.

And when we do, numb backsides will mean we won't consider that church.

 

Yes, I am quite sure that is the only reason. Rolleyes

 

Charles Spurgeon, "The Empty Seat":

 

Now your getting it......but why drive to the parking lot?!? seems like an unproductive use of time.Laugh

 

Like where?

 

"nodak,

A good introduction takes 20 minutes

or...maybe it was goat food....and when the word was preached it was a goat stampede out the door....

just stay home if 20 minutes is the limit...why bother? Instead of the Lords day....it can be the Lords 20 minutes....

 

jeben

You can hardly stand to be with the Church that Jesus died for???? Hearing scripture preached more than 30 minutes is a burden? What do you have to do that is so important to flee out of the church....?

Then how does the rest of your day go???? what else do you do instead?

 

My husband and I drive 2 hours round trip to church. Between Church and Sunday School it is about 3 to 3 1/2 hours long. I will admit that sometimes the singing portion feels a bit long but I never mind the 45 min sermon. I want some meat to chew on. In other countries I have been to church services that have been much longer. We in America don't understand the gift we have. For my husband and I church is an all day thing, considering that we often try to spend time with other members after the service. So no a 90 min service is not too long.

 

Yes.....the Puritans always spoke about the "uses" when applying the practical outworking of the text.....It is possible some of these posters have not actually heard the word properly preached so they are sick of the little sermonettes they are fed. ...

 

Definition of an optimist: When the preacher says, "And in conclusion" a person shuts his Bible, sits up, and buttons his suit coat jacket.

 

While the roast in the oven at home starts smoking...

 

Your not supposed to go home.....your supposed to be there all freaking day. Oye vey! Wink

 

Well, I am sure a burned roast can be salvaged by turning it into some Irish delicacy. Laugh

 

I'm guessing here but you are probably NOT a Pastor. Further stretch....you probably have a life outside of the church? Smile

 

Then a baked potato would be required..... BTW, same goes for the Welsh.

 

Sneaky