Amen, and Amen Guest above!!!!!!

I have tryed and tryed to figger out why this is the case. In like over 25 years I have tryed to find a Church family. And I have been tossed out of groups. I became part of Churchs. And even moved in with a Pastor that ripped me and others off. And tryed to frame people to make them serve hard time because they would not help this pastor do evil things. It is crazy. I so much want to find a Church Family. But I forced to feel I must forsake the gattering just so I have Peace of mind. It is a very unease feeling. So I deeply feel for you. More so as it seems most of the Church seems not only ok with being like this. They will defend it and make it all your falt! It is a very sad day for the Church!

(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!

dear brother, its because church is organized formality and a lot of them are traditional religion. Find another place to worship and one that has fellowship and get out of there as fast as you can because your going to end up looking for love in the world the dark territory because your being set up to sin real fast, find another place and keep looking until you are loved the way jesus loves us. amen

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(12-18-2010 03:50 PM)Guest Wrote:  Wow, you people are likely the most retarded bunch of humans ever. Now, bully for you because you now get to shout cries of "Help, help, we're being persecuted by some atheistic conspiracy designed by science to discredit us and our absolute knowing of things by faith which cannot be proven." Seriously, what is wrong with you?

THE LORD JESUS CHRIST REBUKES YOU SATAN LEAVE THIS WEBSITE IN JESUS NAME. WHEN THE ENEMEY COMES IN AS A FLOOD THE LORD WILL PUT UP A STANDARD AGAINST YOU. FATHER LET NO ONE READ HIS FOUL WORDS AND REMOVE HIM IN JESUS NAME.

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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!

pray where the lord wants you going to a church for 3 months was not enough time to become a member when you at first weren't accepted as a friend. there are other places to worship.

(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.

Our church was similar. It was hard to get to know anyone and when I did I was given the feeling that they were better than I. I don't go to church at present. I made some attempt to go elsewhere but didn't feel welcome there either, so presently looking for a church home to except me freely.

Heavenly Father soften the church member's hearts that they won't turn their back on the lonely. Help them to be an example of Your love. May Your Holy Spirit reside in their churches and welcome everyone freely with love, peace and understanding, In Jesus Name, Amen

(11-13-2011 03:53 PM)stephie77 Wrote:  Our church was similar. It was hard to get to know anyone and when I did I was given the feeling that they were better than I. I don't go to church at present. I made some attempt to go elsewhere but didn't feel welcome there either, so presently looking for a church home to except me freely.

Heavenly Father soften the church member's hearts that they won't turn their back on the lonely. Help them to be an example of Your love. May Your Holy Spirit reside in their churches and welcome everyone freely with love, peace and understanding, In Jesus Name, Amen

Lord Bless this one who worships you without walls, it's not a sin to not enter a building but it is seperating ourselfs when we do not pray, I didn't go to a building church for many years and the Lord led us by then we were stronger more confident more closer in our walk more secure more knowledgable of the word and confident who we are as believers in Jesus we look only to the LOrd he is our Pastor and our only confidence.

Lord you know how many of us have been hurt in the churches where we thought of them as our family. Where we hoped they would accepted us and returned us the love we gave them, but instead they tried to crucify us as they did to you. There are so many of us still looking for a place to worship you, but the churches have become one big social club, and if they don't like the way we look, or how much money we can give them we are not accepted. Forgive them God, and help us to heal and forgive them too. Continue to live in our heart's and give us strength, wisdom, peace, and comfort from above. Let us remember what your word tells us in: John 4:23-24 "But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth." So let it be with us who serve the true and only God not a building or people, for they will fail us and will fade away but you Lord only You will be there for us always and always guiding our steps and giving us the joy that keeps over flowing over and over. May we always keep our eyes on you Jesus for you alone, and only you is the way to our salvation and to the father. In your precious name I pray, amen.

PRAY FOR GUIDENCE FOR THE CHURCH, FRIEND YOU ARE NOT ALONE, THIS TAKES PLACE AT TIMES, Maybe you should attend a different church and see the difference you don't have to leave the church, see what else is out there prehaps the LOrd has something better for you. please don't take man wrong, they are alot, seek God and all his glory you will find the peace your seek.
I agree with the guest above, i did give up on church because of man, but I love God so much that my heart is overjoyed everyday. You will find what you need. Try volunteering at a food kitchen of at a mission church, you'll be richly rewarded and appreciated and can probably minister to someone>

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