Our preacher asked everyone to turn their cell phones off in church today. Truth be told, I have been guilty of using mine during singing, but never preaching. I think I may have even posted on ct today during church. I have just about quit using a paper bible, because I prefer the bible app. In a nutshell, I'm kind of embarrassed that I ever even bring it out during worship. Anyone else losing their focus to the little boogers.
Smart phone use in church
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denvermartinfarms
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I have never looked at my phone in church, and pretty much 100% of my time on here and any other Internet is on my phone now. I may be alone on this, after all I am 21 have grown up in a time where texting has taken over, and to this day I have never texted and never plan to as long as there is still phone service available.
greybeard
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Nope--there's only one type of communication I need to make during church and I don't need an electronic device for that.
J&D Cattle
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I leave mine in the car. Our pastor uses an IPad when preaching his sermon which is fine with me but some of the oldtimers had a problem with.
M5farm
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I use the Bible app also. I like it because I can view all of the translations.
TexasBred
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I don't even carry mine with me to church. Wife does but leaves it in the car.
bigbull338
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a few at our church has the bible on their phones an use them during church.an sometimes a cell ph will go off during church if some1 forgets to put them on silant.
crossbredcalves
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I, along with many in my church, use my Bible app, and our associate pastor uses his Bible app. I like it because of the multiple translations. We've only had a couple people that complained before they realized that people were reading the Bible on their phones, not just playing around.
TexasBred
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crossbredcalves":1xw5kgq1 said:
Can I assume your church is NOT one of those "KJV Only" churches?? :lol: :lol:
Caustic Burno
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Bigfoot":2bmy4cy5 said:
I refuse to let a little box controll me as I see so many do. I believe some people would actually have a nervous brakedown without one. I don't even carry a cell phone all the time.
Threw the oldest grandson's in the creek last deer season. He kept complaining he couldn't see any deer.
I guess not he was playing on that phone all the time. As we were walking back ask him if I could see what it looked like.
When he handed it to me I threw it in the creek, you would have thought his best friend just died. When he is here now I never see it anymore.
denvermartinfarms
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:lol2: :lol2: :clap: I will say for his sake I hope it wasn't a 600$ model that he had worked for :lol2: . I agree I still and always will use a paper King James Bible.Caustic Burno":mtm0dbqn said:
lynnmcmahan
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greybeard":1d4drax7 said:
Amen brother!!!!
Dave
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We have an associate Pastor who always uses his during service to quote the bible. Something just appears wrong with a guy fishing a phone out of his pocket to quote scripture. The lead Pastor uses an IPad for his sermons. But it is no different and maybe better, than someone flipping through paper notes.
There are Bibles in the back of the pews but interestingly they are a different translation than the ones the Pastors quote. So they are generally the same to read along but there will be a word or two different.
There are Bibles in the back of the pews but interestingly they are a different translation than the ones the Pastors quote. So they are generally the same to read along but there will be a word or two different.
1982vett
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J&D Cattle":ghgp7ghs said:
A few years ago we went from a pastor that pretty much read her sermon to one that didn't even use notes or an outline.
A few weeks ago when our new pastor started the service I smiled to myself, seeing the screen reflection in his glasses, I wondered if anyone noticed that he was using electronic media.
Ryder
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B.F. I thought you were a man, but then...
Then wondered if churches had started using men in the nursery.
Glad you added some explanation. I feel better now.
Then wondered if churches had started using men in the nursery.
Glad you added some explanation. I feel better now.
