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Ben said:
Information on Sovereign Grace Ministries.

An important think to note is that the group of churches is Reformed like Marie said. Their Charismaticism is not as extreme as most Pentecostal churches, and in my experience Sovereign Grace Ministries doesn't go freaky with the spiritual gifts stuff either. The Charismatics of it seem to be restricted to the fact that they are "happy clappy" in their worship style which I think is not the same as praise choruses. "Happy Clappy" is exactly that. Praise choruses are a type of song. I'm not sure whether the two go hand in hand naturally or just happen to be that way in our day.


This will cause some "puritanical Reformed" to cringe. I recently visited a black calvinist church and enjoyed the service immensely. The preacher actually moved!!!!! The selah group did a rendition of psalm 150, with all the instruments mentioned and then I returned to my dutch, starched, robotic, liturgical, puritan rendition of the rc mass!!!! I just cannot drive 400 miles every wednesday and sunday to attend this other place.

One of my fondest memories in our church was when we had an interim pastor who actually thinks he is Johnathan Edwards. He was giving a mesage on election when some visitiors, who had Chrisma, started raising their hands and praising God. The look of disdain on his face was remakable. He actually stopped talking until they ceased. But they did not stop. Most of the pew warmers, who have sat in the same seat for 60 years were indignant also. I thanked God for bringing life to our home that day.

After the service I reminded him of Christs words to the disciples about blocking someones way to Christ, and joked that a millstone is not very comfortable.

There never was a sinner half as big as Christ is as a Savior.