Any advice on newcomer to church? Should I just attend a Sunday celebration, just walk in?

The experience of Jacob

Being Broken Pt 1

Genesis 32:22-32 relates a crucial experience in the life of Jacob, God's chosen one. This is truly an extraordinary portion of the Holy Word. It is unique, and there is no other passage in the Bible that is similar to it. However, due to the lack of experience, most Christians have not paid adequate attention to this part of Scripture.

Jacob's experience in this chapter is very practical, personal, and intimate. What could be more intimate than wrestling with someone for at least half a night? The Lord in the form of man wrestled with Jacob "until the breaking of the day" (v. 24). The Lord God would never wrestle with a stranger or with an unbelieving sinner. Notice that we are not told that the man "came" to wrestle with Jacob. There is no verse which says, "While Jacob remained there alone considering his trouble, the Lord came to wrestle with him." No, it simply says, "There wrestled a man with him," indicating that the man was already there and that there was no need for him to come. This reveals that the Lord had been with Jacob all the time.
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just walk in... enjoy the church, trust the message, let them brainwashed you (or else why going to church if you don't trust them ?), and ask more in this forum.

depends. some smaller churches may not be comfortable / trained to receive aliens / newcomers.

are you in selangor / KL ? i can recommend only few churches. In alphabetical order:
http://dumc.my/
http://www.calvary.org.my/
http://www.chc.org.my/

just walk in... enjoy the church, trust the message, let them brainwashed you (or else why going to church if you don't trust them ?), and ask more in this forum.

I think... cuz the open minded are not as many as narrow minded ones... I am talking about headcount.

So 1 open minded like me + GOD's grace can simply win and convince 1,000,0000 closed minded ones, only by GOD's grace

Strong one wins. Basic survival law hehehe...

He mentioned he is a newcomer,  so maybe he wish to give the church a chance and to find out. How could he trust any religion without first checking it out ?
I will not be brainwashed. It can be harmful for some people when they find out later that it's all really placebo effects.
I explained gods and placebo effects in a thread I started in RWI.

Interesting. Sometimes when we are lazing around slothfully or doing random stuff that is not beneficial for us the Lord comes and does "wrestle" with us to encourage us to get our act together.

I only recently realised something about the scripture where Jesus says to take his yoke. It is lighter for sure, but it is still a yoke. Once we are saved it doesn't mean things aren't challenging, right?

what are you trying to prove? why are you recommending these mega churches?

does smaller church does not welcome newcomers? i wondering where you get the idea from? Jesus said i am the way the truth and the life and He also said Go and preach to the world of the Good News, preaching to them in the name of The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit.

if small church does not welcome new members how would they grows?

about placebo, are you agree with wiki here ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placebo

also, your post
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3363587

has 28 pages, for the first 3 pages i gave up try to find ur actual post, imho better ask the writer himself which ur explanation hehehehe

Bro,

Q: what are you trying to prove?
A: I try to prove that my teaching works, and it can be a blessing for somebody who wanna be overcomer like me.

Q: why are you recommending these mega churches?
A: so far these 3 churches aligned with my theology, and i found their system works well and good for malaysia.

Q: does smaller church does not welcome newcomers? i wondering where you get the idea from? if small church does not welcome new members how would they grows?
A: i wrote may.

Do you know that you sound afraid that small-church-members relocates to these 3 mega churches ?

Let me tell you some facts in indonesia.

In indonesia once 1980 - 1990 exist a lot of small peanut size churches with member 30 to 100 max. But they are not united and bring their own theology. Then after that born mega churches and members are leaving for big churches... it just people... they crave for more and more... You can't control people luffy... you can't.

If you love your small church, do something luffy... complaining and attacking me will not be beneficial.

what are you trying to prove? why are you recommending these mega churches?

does smaller church does not welcome newcomers? i wondering where you get the idea from? Jesus said i am the way the truth and the life and He also said Go and preach to the world of the Good News, preaching to them in the name of The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit.

if small church does not welcome new members how would they grows?

I  only read beginning part of wiki. .Actually placebo effects need not be medical. People who make prayers are good examples.
About my thread, what you want to ask, just ask there. No need to read every page.

i am not saying those mega churches not good i am saying from the start you SHOULD NOT FORCE other to accept your own theology, let them find their own path all we can do is guide them. i've been to DUMC before also City Harvest but however i find that i don't fit in there.............so what you should do is give them a advise a honest advise not your own conviction or theology, not everyone has the same mind as you

I rather listen to HS than listen to you bro.... who gave me grace ? GOD's grace or Luffy's grace...

Newcomers are most welcome but don't be brainwashed. Observe and listen with an open and neutral mind. Dont pay too much. They are already rich.

Why is Chinese medicine brought in ? I don't see any link or purpose.

He mentioned he is a newcomer,  so maybe he wish to give the church a chance and to find out. How could he trust any religion without first checking it out ?
I will not be brainwashed. It can be harmful for some people when they find out later that it's all really placebo effects.
I explained gods and placebo effects in a thread I started in RWI.

I  only read beginning part of wiki. .Actually placebo effects need not be medical. People who make prayers are good examples.
About my thread, what you want to ask, just ask there. No need to read every page.

Mega churches are more effective in getting a newcomer hooked due to crowd and excitement. When you see bigger crowd, you tend to follow. With small crowd, you may not follow. Also when they pass the money bag, people will put more money as more people is watching. This is the reason why they prefer to spend time passing the bag rather than using a permanently placed box like most other religions.
That's why small churches close faster, due to lesser collections. He mentioned about the Indonesia small churches,  you see them ?

Listen Simpletraveler.

I don't know which part of the word Christian Fellowship Thread, you don't understand.
Go and look up in the dictionary FELLOWSHIP. This is for us Christians.

You want to argue against Christianity, you're more than welcome to head over to RWI.

Stop your attacks, I find it really stupid. This is my final warning.

Don't understand why you call those comments and questions as "attack". I thought every thread is meant for discussions ? I hope the rules can be clearer.