C. S. Lewis
Writer, Scholar
"The perfect church service would be one we were almost unaware of. Our attention would have been on God."
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Church Service
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Essayist, Philosopher, Poet
"I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching."
Albert Schweitzer
Philosopher, Theologian
"If you are called upon to play a church service, it is a greater honor than if you were to play a concert on the finest organ in the world... Thank God each time when you are privileged to sit before the organ console and assist in the worship of the Almighty."
Jeremiah Wright
Pastor, Author
"I think one of the things the church service means is hope."
Donald Miller
Author
"Sunday morning church service is not an enormous priority; spending time with other believers is."
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"I still love church. My favorite church service is T.D. Jakes at the Potter's House. I don't think there is a better preacher in the country. His ability to interpret scripture is like no other."
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"Abraham Lincoln was asked by an aide about the church service he had attended. Lincoln responded that the minister was inspired, interesting, well-prepared, eloquent and the topic relevant. The aide said, “Then it was a good service?” Lincoln responded, “No.” The aide protested, “But, Mr. President, you said that the minister was inspired, interesting, well-prepared, eloquent, and that the topic was relevant.” “Yes,” replied Lincoln, “but he didn’t challenge us to do any great thing."
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"When we decided to marry, we had two ceremonies - one was more bureaucratic for the sake of the Swiss authorities,then a church service in Florence, and I wrote the music for the church service. The challenge in that was that Iman's [Abdulmajid] family are Muslim and mine are Protestant. I had to be careful about the prayers that we chose and the music I wrote because I didn't want to offend either side."
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"the music was always in the background, like music at a church service; it was something to depend upon."
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"We spend more time at cinemas, theaters, art galleries and theme parks than we do at churches, and they have become our new cathedrals. We can spend hours at any of these places of entertainment but if church service goes on too long we get impatient."
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