tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3833468736295573760.post6309378137642926456..comments2024-02-07T20:29:37.493+00:00Comments on Johli Baptist: The decline and demise of the Open Brethren in the Hornchurch area - continued Johli Baptisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10932562727554974772noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3833468736295573760.post-27158508495168051162017-01-28T10:36:34.435+00:002017-01-28T10:36:34.435+00:00Thanks John for your comment. I will talk to you a...Thanks John for your comment. I will talk to you about this matter after the morning service, soon, I hope. Johli Baptisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10932562727554974772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3833468736295573760.post-19500377268688314222017-01-27T20:31:49.561+00:002017-01-27T20:31:49.561+00:00Some very interesting thoughts, John. Although my ...Some very interesting thoughts, John. Although my father was a staunch Pentecostal, he had links with the Open Brethren, mainly due to being an open-air preacher. He was also a lay preacher with the Peculiar People around the Essex area. <br /><br />I recall, as a teenager growing up in a Pentecostal Church, hearing the phrase, 'We are geared to the times, but anchored to the Rock'. Perhaps the Brethren were strong on the second point, but very lacking on the first point, and the name 'Brethren' probably gives this away, being long overdue for a rethink.<br /><br />Over recent years I have tried to put myself in the shoes of outsiders when it comes to matters of church. Having visited the local Anglican Church a few times lately has reinforced to me how strange church services must seem to someone who has had no involvement with religion of any sort. Even more so if we use Elizabethan language, theological language, and adopt a very 'reverential' manner of praying and preaching.<br /><br />So....., are you feeling called to take action and get things going at Emerson Park again? I may know a few people who are interested to help!!!<br /><br />John PJohn Platerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235638915969785385noreply@blogger.com