Okay, so on Church Weekend Away one of the things that really challenged me was Hebrews 10:24-25; where it makes the point "Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let usencourage one another - and all the more as you see the Day approaching" (NIV).
This challenged me because I am a stickler for showing up to church, and it was mind boggling and hard hitting to learn that I must be gentle because it's not all about showing up at 10:30 or 6pm to church, but meeting together with other Christians is anywhere and any time.
So here's my issue.
Where do we draw the line between being gentle and commitment?
Sure, I need to be gentle and its not all about "you missed church last sunday so therefore...." etc etc etc. I'm working on it, I really am. Just in the same way you can be encouraging new christians who don't go to a church service by meeting up with them instead of going "So you need to go to 10:30 family church, send your kids to sunday school, also you'll need to take them to youth group, join a bible study as well, attend Womens events, don't foget about the several church camps we run..." etc.
But how do we respond (lovingly) to people who fall short of their commitments to a church service? Do we have a right to be disappointed and annoyed with them, to shoot down their excuses, are we allowed to be upset and frustrated that there is nobody on sound because they just didn't show up? (I'm just ranting- i'm not having a go at sound people , gosh we don't even have a sound person at night church! :P)
Where is the line?
How are we meant to react to this , in a godly manner?
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