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ChristianCommando -> RE: Is church too feminine? (5/17/2008 11:50:41 PM)
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Hi guys-
First let me comment on the "feminie" part.
One of the main reasons Church of today has, in some eyes, become more feminie oriented, if the lack of guys as a whole, wanting to go to Church.
They are more interested in extra curricular activities like enjoying thier toys, doing sports activities of all kinds, plus more.
A question was raised on the Forum I help Moderate about a group of men who thought Church had gotten too feminine, so they started meeting on thier own, in a school gym, with atvs circling them, the score board on and an American flag stretched out over head and "manly music of some kind playing.
What a joke. If those men were man enough to get the rest of thier male friends to go to real Church, this off balance scene would not be found. Alot of men would rather talk down about Churches changing, than admit they are the principle reason for that change, and work instead to reverse it.
Churches if any, that may be geared more towards women and children, why don't you visit and count the ratio of men in Church to women? That just might wake up more men to the fact, in that area, men are falling terribly short of being God's true Leaders and examples for the family.
All men have to do, is go back and read the Old Test. where when God called particular men and they refused to step up and accept that call, God chose a women in thier place. So... what does that say about us men guys?
So what if some of you still go to Church, thats great, but are you so embarrassed your not manly if ask other men in the church who slacked off coming, to start coming regular again?
Jesus Christ, as God in the flesh, showed weakness, with the shortest verse in Scripture- "Jesus wept". How many of us would do that? What does the "Fruit of the Spirit" describe as in Gala. 5? How much of that can any of us show, and not be embarrassed thinking we are showing weakness?
The Apostle Paul declared himself that he glories not in accomplishments, but in his infirmaties, that God can shine thru greater instead.
As for singing- if you sing in your vocal key to the newer music, then you are singing correctly. I have a 4 octave voice, so I speak and sing quite low naturally, but I can switch to the next higher key. But, tho many don't believe till hear me, I sing best in the mid range, as I love to sing and learned to do so thru the mid range, of which the transition is usaully not smooth, yet its natural for me. And I havebeen trained, even tho my past singing teacher is always amazed when I sing in my most comfortable range.
Everyone has a particular "key", thus range they can sing in. If stands out, then more "fill in" vocals should be found to blend yours with the others.
I'm always put in the back if the Pastor kniws I love the songs we're singing, otherwise I drown everybody out with my deep voice. hehe, until an "Opera Trained" deep voice man sings, then he drowns even me out.
God Bless!!
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