tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009006369173381174.post5484824695430178995..comments2023-11-05T04:53:45.820-06:00Comments on Watching His Story: Watching The WatcherWatchingHISstoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339668990091164802noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009006369173381174.post-31549788700476221922008-04-09T07:31:00.000-05:002008-04-09T07:31:00.000-05:00Watching, I was there, it was a sermon right out o...Watching, <BR/>I was there, it was a sermon right out of Fuller Theological Church growth text books. The whole event illustrated mass movements evangelism at the expense of the individual experience.<BR/><BR/>AR said one thing and she said the opposite. She expressed joy that she was one of the "baptized" A large Church could not be built on one lone woman's joy! (insult the Holy spirit with that!)<BR/><BR/>Evangelism has to be a "Karl Marx" type mass movement of "people groups" "nations". This is a smack in the Lord's face. It is a flat out denial of His sovereignty and a product of human achievement.<BR/><BR/>Adrian Rogers goofed outrageously that night and I alone saw it!WatchingHISstoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339668990091164802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009006369173381174.post-28595462274201695592008-04-08T22:48:00.000-05:002008-04-08T22:48:00.000-05:00Interesting post. I wonder if perhaps Adrian Roger...Interesting post. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if perhaps Adrian Rogers interrupted the woman's applause not to simply because he wished to continue his message, as you assume. From your description of the event, and what I heard him say on other occasions, it seems likely he was trying to point out while 900 baptisms may sound like a lot, it was actually a pretty small number for a church the size of Bellevue (and thus people shouldn't be too quick to applaud and congratulate themselves on their number of baptisms). That is, if all the members were being active witnesses for Christ as they should be, perhaps many more would have heard the gospel through Bellevue members, been born of God's Spirit, and come to Bellevue for baptism.<BR/><BR/>My point is that perhaps Adrian Rogers was right to silence her applause because he felt that, rather than 900 baptisms being a point of pride for the church, they should have been ashamed that the numbers were so low relative to the number of Bellevue members, who should all be spreading the gospel and bearing fruit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009006369173381174.post-5950757756473886422008-04-08T05:39:00.000-05:002008-04-08T05:39:00.000-05:00DogpreacherThanks for reading my blog and for the ...Dogpreacher<BR/>Thanks for reading my blog and for the comment. God's Word is sufficient and He is not redundant.<BR/>The author is up close and personal with me. He knows my voice and I know His.<BR/>But I receive the part of your admonition that I need to study Scripture and find support for my rebukes. Pray for me that I will achieve that. Thanks<BR/><BR/>CharlesWatchingHISstoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339668990091164802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009006369173381174.post-82474899306956776692008-04-08T00:36:00.000-05:002008-04-08T00:36:00.000-05:00Sir,While I agree with you on many aspects concern...Sir,<BR/><BR/>While I agree with you on many aspects concerning Rogers (as well as others...Grahams, etc.), if you are telling us that you have heard (audibly/personal revelation aside from scripture) from God concerning Rogers, then I would have to label you the same as you have labeled him...a liar.<BR/><BR/>Do I believe that you could study scripture and find more than adequate reasoning for these rebukes?...YES, so why does God need to be redundant (and that "up close & personal" with you?) His word is sufficient!dogpreacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126765017002042276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009006369173381174.post-21438775605900189562008-03-31T14:51:00.000-05:002008-03-31T14:51:00.000-05:00Thanks . . . it looks a lot like the original buil...Thanks . . . it looks a lot like the original building for Indian Creek Baptist in Dekalb Co, Stone Mountain, GA. I was pastor there from 1983-1991. Quite amazing the similarities . . . but I suppose they were basic simple buildings in those days and would tend to look alike. It is funny however that they have the same name and the same name of county.Grace Baptist Church, Somerset, KYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04883542966761855665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009006369173381174.post-41767480504755272992008-03-31T13:06:00.000-05:002008-03-31T13:06:00.000-05:00Indian Creek district on Caney Fork River, Dekalb ...Indian Creek district on Caney Fork River, Dekalb Co. Tennessee near Smithville, TennesseeWatchingHISstoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339668990091164802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009006369173381174.post-41781898175373126952008-03-31T11:43:00.000-05:002008-03-31T11:43:00.000-05:00Charles, on your "Watching His Story" site, you ha...Charles, on your "Watching His Story" site, you have, in the left column, a picture of an old church -- Indian Creek Baptist. Where is that church located?Grace Baptist Church, Somerset, KYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04883542966761855665noreply@blogger.com