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Why Are Church Doors Locked?
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Posted by: walkin2e
I would like to see churches open their doors 7 days a week.
Amen! I am old enough to remember when churches had no locks on their doors...The door was always open to any who felt a need to enter the sanctuary to pray or meditate on the Lord. I only know of one in my area that is still like that. It is a church beside the road over on US Highway 17 between Savannah and Brunswick, Georgia. The church is called "The Smallest Church in America". It is a beautiful little place, surrounded by towering moss draped live oak trees. It has a pulpit, stained glass windows, and holds about 12 people. The door is always unlocked, and many a traveler has entered into that peaceful little sanctuary.
I have been there several times, and prayed. People from all over write prayer requests, and as I read them, I saw how many people need the Lord in their lives. Once I was there, and a busload of disabled people pulled up. I stood behind that little pulpit and preached Jesus to them. They asked me to when they found out I was a preacher. How the presence of the Lord surrounded that little place that day! As we sang "Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound", I recalled the days when I could enter the doors of my home church at any hour...without a key! The door was unlocked because we had faith that the Lord God Almighty could and would protect our church from thieves. Praise His name!
Irvin
Posted by: Christian Commando
Pastor, in the words of other leaders of various Churches I've talked with about many subjects, it comes down to being good stewards of that which God has Blessed us with, which includes watching out legally for such things as needed to protect all aspects, from Headquarters backing, to that which God owns in a Church, to the place God has Gifted a leader and thier flock for being in fellowship and praise and worship of God.
You'll find today, even political situations are a part of Church operations wether we like it or not, pertaining to the legalities involved in protecting an institution, branch or otherwise, even if religious based. If check into evangelistic ministries, there is even a certain amount of that with them also.
We are no longer living in simpler days anymore, but faster paced more complicated times, further advanced, which brings more extentions in a variety of ways needed to protect such investments, Blessings or other, which I suggest is of God rightfully so, for being a smart steward for God.
God Bless!!