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The Gathering/Lighting/Fellowship: During this part of the service congregate gather in the sanctuary with greeting, light conversation and well wishes. When the pastor comes to the pulpit, all congregants take their seats and the candles on the altar are turned on to symbolize the presence of God’s light in our lives.…
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The Interview was held at The Rock Church in San Bernardino, California. Their church is huge more like a mini stadium in doors version. Clean well lit and very modern. They have a stage in the church where they hold their services. Where smoke and stage lights light up the stage area when music is performed with a live modern day Christian rock band. Everyone was very nice, energetic and positive. During my interview with Pastor Jim I learned that the basic beliefs are; belief in one God, the trinity which is God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. That Jesus Christ was born and suffered and died for our sins so we may enter into heaven. That the bible is the word of God that we are to love one another as we love God & as we love ourselves, to care for one another as well. That people are born with sin so we need to be baptized to be washed of sin. That we all have a relationship with Christ & every day is about honoring him. The rules are simply to obey the ten commandments, the word from the bible, to love one another, care for each other, That relationships with the same gender is a sin, You can only be married in a church once, couples to be married must be of the same faith and must take classes first, No praying to the saints, sins can be forgiven with repenting but no confessions to a human…
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Participating in Holy Communion to me means believing Jesus is present. At the beginning of it, the pastor says to come up if you believe Jesus is present, but that is only a small reason why I believe. Jesus was present in the wine and bread at the last supper, so if we remember that he will stay present during communion. Also, since Jesus died for us, participating in Holy Communion is a way to say thank you to…
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