I was so close

[preacher_dawg]

I almost had the award for most replies on a thread I started. Just 25 more and I would have overtaken the Rand Paul, BLM thread, but I understand locking it. Most of the replies were saying the same thing. Still, is there a prize for 2nd place?

 

[dorndawg]

I almost had the award for most replies on a thread I started. Just 25 more and I would have overtaken the Rand Paul, BLM thread, but I understand locking it. Most of the replies were saying the same thing. Still, is there a prize for 2nd place?

You can't keep a good man down, which neatly coincides with a sermon you've got coming up.

 

[PineGroveBully]

Delete

 

[PineGroveBully]

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[jethreauxdawg]

You can kiss your cousin, sisters are for ties.

 

[Russ Wheeler]

You love those ego hits, don't you? Let me guess, you're a preacher of the Baptist persuasion?

I bet you also have social media meetings where your congregation can ask you questions and you can give them YOUR opinion, amiright? Because they absolutely need YOUR opinion.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

Damn Francis, lighten up

 

[PirateDawg]

He has an earlier join date with fewer posts so

I would say that you think others need to know YOUR opinion more that he thinks it!

You love those ego hits, don't you? Let me guess, you're a preacher of the Baptist persuasion?

I bet you also have social media meetings where your congregation can ask you questions and you can give them YOUR opinion, amiright? Because they absolutely need YOUR opinion.

 

[thatsbaseball]

You saying "pot meet kettle" ?

 

[dorndawg]

You love those ego hits, don't you? Let me guess, you're a preacher of the Baptist persuasion?

I bet you also have social media meetings where your congregation can ask you questions and you can give them YOUR opinion, amiright? Because they absolutely need YOUR opinion.

Totally get organized religion not being for everyone, but this is kinda literally the job of a minister. Weird flex.

 

[PirateDawg]

Spot on!

 

[dorndawg]

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Mitch and Murray paid good money!

 

[preacher_dawg]

You love those ego hits, don't you? Let me guess, you're a preacher of the Baptist persuasion?

I bet you also have social media meetings where your congregation can ask you questions and you can give them YOUR opinion, amiright? Because they absolutely need YOUR opinion.

No, not actually. Very rarely will I give my opinion to the congregation. That's not my job as I see it.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

You have to factor in the number of usernames that he’s had banned. Goat is up to about 8 or 10 now probably.

 

[DoggieDaddy13]

Are you one of those preachers who starts his sermons with "I was looking on the internet yesterday..." or do you not share that that's where you get your sermon ideas?

From previous posts, I'd guess it's one of the other. I'm not judging you because that's the way most preachers operate in the internet age. Of course, a few are looking at sites that include legit Biblical scholarship. But most of the ones I know are looking at FB or Youtube sites that reflect the political bent of their tithers.

I sincerely wish you the best of luck. Preaching and serving like that ain't easy and you can bet there will be an accounting when you meet your Maker.

 

[GloryDawg]

You love those ego hits, don't you? Let me guess, you're a preacher of the Baptist persuasion?

I bet you also have social media meetings where your congregation can ask you questions and you can give them YOUR opinion, amiright? Because they absolutely need YOUR opinion.

Sound like you are talking about Hugh Freeze.

 

[Shmuley]

Goat, did you just call out another poster on ego hits? You might need another user name, dude.

 

[Apoplectic_Objurgator]

A locked music thread??? Good grief what a bunch of pusses

 

[Maroon Eagle]

Say what you will about Goat but there's no denying he's an expert when it comes to ego. If Goat is concerned after all... **

 

[dawgstudent]

Once threads get too long in threaded view -they are a nuisance.

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

Are you one of those preachers who starts his sermons with "I was looking on the internet yesterday..." or do you not share that that's where you get your sermon ideas?

From previous posts, I'd guess it's one of the other. I'm not judging you because that's the way most preachers operate in the internet age. Of course, a few are looking at sites that include legit Biblical scholarship. But most of the ones I know are looking at FB or Youtube sites that reflect the political bent of their tithers.

I sincerely wish you the best of luck. Preaching and serving like that ain't easy and you can bet there will be an accounting when you meet your Maker.

This ain't new. Any Preacher that hangs around for any length of time slants sermons toward the views of his congregation. Old school bi-vocational preachers (with paid for facilities) who didn't care about congregational tithes are the ones who told it like they believed it, not matter if it routinely upset attendees.

Preachers have also always used resources in additional to the King James Bible when preparing sermons. Every sermon preached by every famous preacher over the past few hundred years is recorded in various books that preachers use to prepare sermons. At one time I was giving messages at homeless centers and asked my preacher if I could use his recent sermon. He reply, yes, I got it from John Wesley. Every sermon that can be preached has already been preached hundreds of times.

 

[DoggieDaddy13]

I agree, there ain't nothing new under the sun. But crafting a sermon from Wesley, Willimon or Wright, versus a meme from Candace Owens or Rachel Maddow isn't exactly the same.

And that's the **** I hear most of the time from the pulpit. But I don't get to church that much any more, I'll admit it.

 

[Apoplectic_Objurgator]

Once threads get too long in threaded view -they are a nuisance.

People still use threaded view?

 

[hatfieldms]

Once threads get too long in threaded view -they are a nuisance.

That is why everyone should be on topic view***

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

**Raises hand**. That thread was taking up almost the entire first page in threaded view.

 

[tenureplan]

With pride comes the fall

 

[dorndawg]

Once threads get too long in threaded view -they are a nuisance.

Thank you for your service. Threaded view 4 eva.

 

[preacher_dawg]

Are you one of those preachers who starts his sermons with "I was looking on the internet yesterday..." or do you not share that that's where you get your sermon ideas?

From previous posts, I'd guess it's one of the other. I'm not judging you because that's the way most preachers operate in the internet age. Of course, a few are looking at sites that include legit Biblical scholarship. But most of the ones I know are looking at FB or Youtube sites that reflect the political bent of their tithers.

I sincerely wish you the best of luck. Preaching and serving like that ain't easy and you can bet there will be an accounting when you meet your Maker.

For the most part, I strive to come up with my own sermons. Yes, any preacher, if they are honest, borrows things from other pastors, as I do. It may be from my own reading, which I strive to do a lot of. Right now, I am reading voices from the past, which takes the puritans and puts them in modern language. I am sure that will filter down in my sermons.

 

[tatedog]

Speaking of "borrowing" in my teen years there was a show on MTV called the Half Hour Comedy Hour. Apparently our youth pastor thought he was the only person who had discovered this show because he routinely worked the comedians' jokes into his Wednesday night meetings with us. He didn't last very long.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

During my teen years I went with others in my youth group to a concert by a Christian musician who covered John Prine's Dear Abby.

He didn't sing the Just Married section.

 

[Go Budaw]

Totally get organized religion not being for everyone, but this is kinda literally the job of a minister. Weird flex.

It’s almost like a guy who used to post under the name “Diggin Out Yo Wife” isn’t very in touch with the role or values of Christian ministers.

 

[Russ Wheeler]

This ain't new. Any Preacher that hangs around for any length of time slants sermons toward the views of his congregation. Old school bi-vocational preachers (with paid for facilities) who didn't care about congregational tithes are the ones who told it like they believed it, not matter if it routinely upset attendees.

Preachers have also always used resources in additional to the King James Bible when preparing sermons. Every sermon preached by every famous preacher over the past few hundred years is recorded in various books that preachers use to prepare sermons. At one time I was giving messages at homeless centers and asked my preacher if I could use his recent sermon. He reply, yes, I got it from John Wesley. Every sermon that can be preached has already been preached hundreds of times.

I guess I'm one of the few here who see this as a problem? Long-tenured professional preachers at big churches trying to raise tithe money? It's great work if you can get it, I suppose.

I'm not hating on the money raising aspect of it - you can do that all day long if you wish, go be a motivational speaker and make people feel good all day long. But hiding behind a 'church' and Christianity? Yeah it ain't adding up, you aren't there to do that.

 

[PineGroveBully]

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[IBleedMaroonDawg]

You love those ego hits, don't you? Let me guess, you're a preacher of the Baptist persuasion?

I bet you also have social media meetings where your congregation can ask you questions and you can give them YOUR opinion, amiright? Because they absolutely need YOUR opinion.

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[$altyDawg]

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[horshack.sixpack]

I got suckered into a local youth group outing to the movies one time. They went to see "Hannah and Her Sisters". No idea what that was about since I snuck into an adjacent theater to watch something decent.

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

I guess I'm one of the few here who see this as a problem? Long-tenured professional preachers at big churches trying to raise tithe money? It's great work if you can get it, I suppose.

I'm not hating on the money raising aspect of it - you can do that all day long if you wish, go be a motivational speaker and make people feel good all day long. But hiding behind a 'church' and Christianity? Yeah it ain't adding up, you aren't there to do that.

20 years ago, we started at a nice, caring, tight knit church that was in an older facility. A young preacher (who was/is very good) came and the crowds showed up, now it is a mega church and seems more concerned about money and imagine than anything else. It turned us off and we were hardcore. Do they teach preachers that building programs should be their first priority?