tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978485750390455025.post3359242800752979442..comments2023-05-25T07:17:05.918-04:00Comments on Abide in My Word: A Waste of TimeRev. Thomas C. Messer, SSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740553600700598394noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978485750390455025.post-33675394069368990972010-12-15T11:59:45.836-05:002010-12-15T11:59:45.836-05:00Exactly, David. The formula for packing stadiums ...Exactly, David. The formula for packing stadiums full of people is rather simple: Scratch their itching ears by telling them what they want to hear and promise them the possibility of receiving abundant blessings from God if they'll just do __________. It ain't rocket science; it ain't even rock science. :)Rev. Thomas C. Messer, SSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13740553600700598394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2978485750390455025.post-90343266611004985382010-12-15T09:41:11.443-05:002010-12-15T09:41:11.443-05:00I will have to give credit to those "churches...I will have to give credit to those "churches", for those who don't like Church. They sure can fill the colesiums! They are filled with those who come to hear what their itching ears want to hear, not what they NEED to hear. Whenever I tune into one of those "Christian" TV stations to watch Joel Osteen and his ilk, I am always amazed to see how there is hardly an empty seat. The entire "Congregation" is sitting at the edge of their seat, pen and notebook in hand. You can almost see Satan in the front row leading the applause, saying "You go Joel!"<br />Dave Z.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834961114998347041noreply@blogger.com