(05-26-2009 06:01 AM)Tom_Terrific Wrote:  I attended church on Sunday where I am a member and I have been there for several months. It's a very large church where there are many cliques of members and it's difficult to know people if you don't belong to any cliques. I have been going to the same Sunday School class and I don't know anyone and no one knows me. I have tried to make friends but I can't break through these barriers. I have been praying about this problem and I finally asked my Sunday School class to pray for me about my loneliness and my lack of friends. They laid hands on me and prayed over me. After class, I tried to talk to the other class members and they walked out of the classroom. I thought that someone would talk to me but no one did. WHY DO CHRISTIANS KILL THEIR WOUNDED? Please pray for me about this situation and for the members of my church and my Sunday School class. Thank you all for praying for me and for agreeing for me in prayer. May God bless you all and may you find His answers to your prayers!

Jesus calls us friend. I would tell you that is there a weakness in you ask the LOrd because, some people seem that church would be a social gathering, when we are there people have all kinds of misery and problems some are just looking for a piety party friend. The bible says that nothing shall offend the godly, it shouldn't matter just that much because you know your identity and who you are in christ, yes I agree we need christi like friends instead of socilazing with the world.A good way to interact is join the choir do ministry work in the church, seek the Lord and ask him your faults to show or weakness.One person once said, he just goes to church to see what's going on. Remove your self pity or remove yourself from this church.

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(05-26-2009 06:01 AM)Tom_Terrific Wrote:  I attended church on Sunday where I am a member and I have been there for several months. It's a very large church where there are many cliques of members and it's difficult to know people if you don't belong to any cliques. I have been going to the same Sunday School class and I don't know anyone and no one knows me. I have tried to make friends but I can't break through these barriers. I have been praying about this problem and I finally asked my Sunday School class to pray for me about my loneliness and my lack of friends. They laid hands on me and prayed over me. After class, I tried to talk to the other class members and they walked out of the classroom. I thought that someone would talk to me but no one did. WHY DO CHRISTIANS KILL THEIR WOUNDED? Please pray for me about this situation and for the members of my church and my Sunday School class. Thank you all for praying for me and for agreeing for me in prayer. May God bless you all and may you find His answers to your prayers!

You said the wounded, is that you, only Jesus can and will heal those wounds, not being critical speaking of myself I have been deeply wounded in my childhood, and people in the churchs wounded me more than ever. Scriptures say protect your heart guard it. Ministers, people will deny help for you. I found this out. I used to go to church looking at the pastor like he was the replacement of Jesus and was baby feed, instead of having a personal relationship praying reading worshiping. I had to unchurch my self and family for many years, having church at home. Fellowship is important and one day someone gave us a flllyer about a church 5 min. away we could walk, it wasn't our denomination but when we went instead of lookiing for answers some people looked to us as the answers, like a mission when you go somewhere not everyone believes like you do. give a praise report what the Lord has done because he does not give his children a rock when they ask him for bread it's there. Love in Christ, youve found many friends here. Be of good cheer.