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I've been thinking I would like to go to church, but I don't know anyone. 

I don't know what to do, where to go, what to expect when I get there.  It's hard and it feels awkward to do anything for the first few times. Here are some suggestions:

Have you noticed a church near you or one you drive by often? If not, check the phone book. Call the church office. You should find a friendly voice to talk to. (Some churches don't have a full-time staff. If no ones there leave a message so they can get back to you.)

If you'd like, ask to be matched up with someone in the church, any of us would love to meet you even before you attend. That way, you will know someone before you come!

Also, we could pick you up Sunday morning, meet you for breakfast or coffee before church or at least meet you in the parking lot to show you where to go and what to do.

Stop by a church on a weekday and ask someone to show you around so the place doesn't feel so foreign when you come on Sunday.

Just show up. Check out when the worship service starts. Many churches have greeters to help you as you enter the sanctuary. If you'd like, ask them to introduce you to someone you can sit with.

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Written by Associate Pastor Wayne Durden   
Thursday, 16 July 2009 12:14

Associate Pastor Wayne DurdenThe entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple (Psalm 119:130). Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness;  According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,  Blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,  And cleanse me from my sin.  For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me (Psalm 51:1-3).


We will share a few more thoughts with you this week and next on the Laver, interesting isn’t it? Then we’ll talk some more about the tabernacle.

I love those three verses in (Ps. 51:1-3), praise God for His forgiveness. We are all familiar with a looking glass, the bronze laver was God’s looking glass, which was made from the bronze mirrors of the Israelite women, note: (Exodus 38:8), it was the bowl which was very sacred that was used in the tabernacle for cleansing purposes, note: (Exodus 30:20). It went like this, when you came forward to wash yourself in preparation to make a sacrifice for your sins, you would look into the laver and see yourself, God help us to see ourselves, outside of God we’re defeated, but with Christ we’re victorious.


It could be said like this, as we look into our mirrors, ladies to brush your hair, men to shave, who do we see, ourselves, the mirrors of God’s holy word will expose the truth about our lives, look at (James 1:22-25).


When we read God’s word we’re looking at a Holy Ghost anointed mirror that will reflect our sins and the area of our lives we need fixed, I am very convinced that’s why some folks want study God’s word as they should. It’s impossible to be clean until we go to Calvary where God’s healing flow begins, have you been to Calvary, are you washed in the blood of the lamb? One day each of us will stand before the ultimate mirror, Jesus Christ, and on this day it will be revealed what we really look like. Let’s look into God’s mirror now, the bible records that today is the day of salvation. No more bronze laver, but the cross of Jesus Christ, He was virgin born, crucified, buried, arose, and ascended to the father’s right hand for you and me, Praise God!


Love each of You, Pastor Durden

 
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