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Pastors -

I clicked one of the advertisements on this page, for "southlakechurch.com". Imagine my horror! My comments are in RED.

About Us
If you're like me, at some point you gave up on traditional church and religion. I had come to expect church to be unneccessary and religion to be irrelevant to my daily life.

At SouthLake you'll find great music, an informal friendly atmosphere and real life messages that make sense throughout the week. How lovely, for an evening at the social club. I thought this was a church?

For most of us, we've found there is a big difference between religion and a relationship with God. Jesus Christ did not come to start a religion. (Religion emphasizes rituals, rules and regulations.) Jesus came to invite us to a living, personal relationship! I don't recall seeing this in the Bible, do you, Pastors? It seems to me Jesus was here to emphasize the Law and replace animal sacrifices, much to the pleasure of PETA.

Many of us are new to the church. Including Pastor Kip, I'd wager. Hasn't read his Bible yet! I think you'll agree with us that this is a warm and welcoming place, a great place to get involved and discover God's love and purpose for your life. Apparently, the Bible has no place in this "church".

Welcome!
Pastor Kip

MISSION STATEMENT: God's grace compels us to grow together in sharing the transforming love of Jesus Christ.

Some Observations about our Mission Statement:

1. It begins and ends with God, giving glory and honor to Him. In fact, our mission statement implicitly acknowledges the Trinity: God, the Father (beginning); God, the Son (end); God, the Holy Spirit (middle).Is GOD some sort of TIMELINE, now? This implies that God and the Holy Spirit are no more, and Jesus has taken over!

2. It expresses our dependence upon God's grace and love. It's God's grace that motivates us to continue the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ in all its fullness. It's His love that defines what this looks like as we are gathering, growing, giving and going.How do they know God, except through the Bible? (Which is not mentioned on the site!!)

3. "Grow together" implies both vertical and horizontal relationship. Horizontal relationship?! When we say, "grow together", we mean growing closer to God and to others in Christ Jesus. Both are essential.

4. "Sharing" is also a double movement. This is sounding more and more pornographic. The healthy Christian shares God's transforming love with both believers and those who have yet to know Him.

5. It reveals our expectation of life-transformation for every believer. We grow when we give away God's transforming love. Believers grow more in every way like Christ and the lives of unbelievers are changes as they experience God's love through human hands. And other parts, judging from 3 and 4 above!(2 Cor. 3:18)