Comments for Grace Bible Church http://gracebibleofbend.org Grace Bible Church Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:04:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Dealing with Sin in our lives and the Church by Stephen Haggerty http://gracebibleofbend.org/2010/09/19/dealing-with-sin-in-the-church/#comment-78 Stephen Haggerty Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:04:14 +0000 http://gracebibleofbend.org/?p=198#comment-78 Thanks so much for sharing the Gospel in regards to approaching and dealing with sin within the Body. I came upon this when googling "community groups + addressing sin", and was exact confirmation of what I'd been hearing the Spirit say. Thanks for the sound teaching and thoughtful explanation. Thanks so much for sharing the Gospel in regards to approaching and dealing with sin within the Body. I came upon this when googling “community groups + addressing sin”, and was exact confirmation of what I’d been hearing the Spirit say. Thanks for the sound teaching and thoughtful explanation.

]]> Comment on Prayer Goal by Daniel and Kathleen http://gracebibleofbend.org/2010/06/16/prayer-goal/#comment-25 Daniel and Kathleen Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:36:14 +0000 http://gracebibleofbend.org/?p=100#comment-25 Dear Phil, Heidi, Ryan, Thad, and Bend Bride of Jesus, Have found sweetness with our Lord remembering you in our prayers. Also, The second verse of: Eternal Father Strong to Save, reminded me of your going... Here it is: "Oh Christ, the Lord of hill and plain o'er which our traffic runs amain by mountain pass or valley low: wherever, Lord, our brethren go, protect them by Thy guarding hand from every peril on the land. " Press on beloveds... love in Jesus, daniel and katheen of Quilcene Dear Phil, Heidi, Ryan, Thad, and Bend Bride of Jesus,
Have found sweetness with our Lord remembering you in our prayers.
Also,
The second verse of: Eternal Father Strong to Save, reminded me of your going…

Here it is:

“Oh Christ, the Lord of hill and plain o’er which our traffic runs amain
by mountain pass or valley low: wherever, Lord, our brethren go,
protect them by Thy guarding hand from every peril on the land. ”

Press on beloveds…
love in Jesus,
daniel and katheen of Quilcene

]]> Comment on Core Values of Grace Bible Church of Bend by wendi thornton http://gracebibleofbend.org/2011/03/22/core-values-of-grace-bible-church-of-bend/#comment-63 wendi thornton Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:25:35 +0000 http://gracebibleofbend.org/?p=362#comment-63 I especially like your section 'Word driven not fad chasing'. A church that God builds will have its foundation on the Word of God and He will add to it as He did in Acts. God bless you! I especially like your section ‘Word driven not fad chasing’. A church that God builds will have its foundation on the Word of God and He will add to it as He did in Acts. God bless you!

]]> Comment on Update for Grace Bible Church (June 15) by wendi thornton http://gracebibleofbend.org/2011/06/15/update-for-grace-bible-church-june-15/#comment-65 wendi thornton Sun, 03 Jul 2011 03:38:13 +0000 http://gracebibleofbend.org/?p=411#comment-65 Hi! My husband and I just moved from Port Angeles to Bend last Sunday night. We have attended IBC for a year or so, in the past. Then we had church in our home for the past year. We desire to fellowship with Bible-believing Christians. We don't care about meeting in a building. We will pray for you. Feel free to email me, and you would be welcome to visit us in our home. God bless you! Hi! My husband and I just moved from Port Angeles to Bend last Sunday night. We have attended IBC for a year or so, in the past. Then we had church in our home for the past year. We desire to fellowship with Bible-believing Christians. We don’t care about meeting in a building. We will pray for you. Feel free to email me, and you would be welcome to visit us in our home. God bless you!

]]> Comment on Update for Grace Bible Church by Laura http://gracebibleofbend.org/2011/06/01/update-for-grace-bible-church-2/#comment-64 Laura Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:21:35 +0000 http://gracebibleofbend.org/?p=407#comment-64 Exciting stuff! Continuing to pray. Thanks for specific ways we can join you in prayer. Anxious to hear how God has answered those prayers ;) Exciting stuff! Continuing to pray. Thanks for specific ways we can join you in prayer. Anxious to hear how God has answered those prayers ;)

]]> Comment on Prayer Goal by What Kind of Vessel Are You? | Grace Bible Church of Bend http://gracebibleofbend.org/2010/06/16/prayer-goal/#comment-24 What Kind of Vessel Are You? | Grace Bible Church of Bend Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:34:50 +0000 http://gracebibleofbend.org/?p=100#comment-24 [...] of the sending team for Grace Bible Church. You can learn more about being a part of that team at http://gracebibleofbend.org/2010/06/16/prayer-goal/ or more on how to donate online at http://gracebibleofbend.org/2010/08/03/how-to-give-online/ [...] [...] of the sending team for Grace Bible Church. You can learn more about being a part of that team at http://gracebibleofbend.org/2010/06/16/prayer-goal/ or more on how to donate online at http://gracebibleofbend.org/2010/08/03/how-to-give-online/ [...]

]]> Comment on How to Give Online (Updated) by What Kind of Vessel Are You? | Grace Bible Church of Bend http://gracebibleofbend.org/2010/08/03/how-to-give-online/#comment-14 What Kind of Vessel Are You? | Grace Bible Church of Bend Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:34:50 +0000 http://gracebibleofbend.org/?p=64#comment-14 [...] You?Why Church Planting?Why Bend?Learn MoreCore ValuesPlanting StrategyHow to give onlineGBC ProspectusPrayer Needs Skip to content « Love or [...] [...] You?Why Church Planting?Why Bend?Learn MoreCore ValuesPlanting StrategyHow to give onlineGBC ProspectusPrayer Needs Skip to content « Love or [...]

]]> Comment on How to Give Online (Updated) by Warning against Division in the Church | Grace Bible Church of Bend http://gracebibleofbend.org/2010/08/03/how-to-give-online/#comment-13 Warning against Division in the Church | Grace Bible Church of Bend Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:27:38 +0000 http://gracebibleofbend.org/?p=64#comment-13 [...] You?Why Church Planting?Why Bend?Learn MoreCore ValuesPlanting StrategyHow to give onlineGBC ProspectusPrayer Needs Skip to content « Using our Christian [...] [...] You?Why Church Planting?Why Bend?Learn MoreCore ValuesPlanting StrategyHow to give onlineGBC ProspectusPrayer Needs Skip to content « Using our Christian [...]

]]> Comment on Dealing with Sin in Grace and Truth by C Bartley http://gracebibleofbend.org/2011/03/21/dealing-with-sin-in-grace-and-truth/#comment-62 C Bartley Sat, 16 Apr 2011 20:28:44 +0000 http://gracebibleofbend.org/?p=354#comment-62 Not sure if it's ok to post. We hope to see you all in June. I am not part of this group yet but hope to be. I like the videos but am frustrated they freeze half through all so far. But to Andrew, I do want to point out that nonChristians are not held to our standard is my understanding. So a brother/ sister in church discipline is held to the standard they committed to. As a church reaching out to a lost world, fixing everyone's sin before they fall in love with Jesus and the Good News rarely is successful in my experience. So a person in church discipline is not treated the same. We all sin which hopefully keeps us humble through this. When this discipline is done right, I have seen people respond to the tough love. Not sure if it’s ok to post. We hope to see you all in June. I am not part of this group yet but hope to be. I like the videos but am frustrated they freeze half through all so far. But to Andrew, I do want to point out that nonChristians are not held to our standard is my understanding. So a brother/ sister in church discipline is held to the standard they committed to. As a church reaching out to a lost world, fixing everyone’s sin before they fall in love with Jesus and the Good News rarely is successful in my experience. So a person in church discipline is not treated the same.
We all sin which hopefully keeps us humble through this.
When this discipline is done right, I have seen people respond to the tough love.

]]> Comment on Dealing with Sin in Grace and Truth by Andrew http://gracebibleofbend.org/2011/03/21/dealing-with-sin-in-grace-and-truth/#comment-61 Andrew Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:47:43 +0000 http://gracebibleofbend.org/?p=354#comment-61 Okay, so I went and read your study on Matthew 18. If the person ultimately refuses to give up X sin (whatever it is), even when confronted with two or three witnesses, then the next step is to "let him be unto thee as a heathen man and a publican." This, I would presume, is the point at which the church leaders would remove the man from fellowship. But I noticed that you mentioned what it means to treat someone as a heathen/tax collector: "Quite simply to treat someone as a gentile or tax collector is to treat them as one who is yet to submit their lives to the Lord in confession of sin and acceptance of the Gospel. This includes a loss of fellowship in Christ and a call for repentance and salvation as often as God places them in our lives." Is this not the same thing as "treating them as someone who is not a Christian"? Now, I think I want to go back to my first question. When you remove a man from fellowship, aren't you essentially saying “If you continue to sin, we can no longer consider you a Christian.”? Okay, so I went and read your study on Matthew 18. If the person ultimately refuses to give up X sin (whatever it is), even when confronted with two or three witnesses, then the next step is to “let him be unto thee as a heathen man and a publican.” This, I would presume, is the point at which the church leaders would remove the man from fellowship.

But I noticed that you mentioned what it means to treat someone as a heathen/tax collector: “Quite simply to treat someone as a gentile or tax collector is to treat them as one who is yet to submit their lives to the Lord in confession of sin and acceptance of the Gospel. This includes a loss of fellowship in Christ and a call for repentance and salvation as often as God places them in our lives.” Is this not the same thing as “treating them as someone who is not a Christian”?

Now, I think I want to go back to my first question. When you remove a man from fellowship, aren’t you essentially saying “If you continue to sin, we can no longer consider you a Christian.”?

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