I have to admit, I don't think I've ever been in a group prayer where everyone recites the person leading the prayer. The group prayers I've been in involve one person praying and then of course you will hear others at times during the prayer saying things like "yes" or "that's right" quietly in affirmation.

I agree with your assessment. If I am understanding this right, something inside of you felt uncomfortable about what was going on. That happens to me too. In fact, this last trip that I went on to Promise Keepers, I had an uncomfortable feeling during the whole event. I believe this is a way that the Lord guides us.

This is one of the reasons that I've got issues with a Charasmatic worship. Don't get me wrong, I believe very very strongly in the power of the Spirit. There are times in worship and other times when I can feel His convicting pressence. But I've been comparing this type of Christianity ( charasmatic ) with the dark ages. Where the common people didn't know how to read. "keep them dumb and stupid and you won't have as many problims." We will just have a worship service that concentrates on emotions and we'll center on spiritual gifts and love and devotion. But we won't advocate bible reading and serious discipling.

As I stated in my first post, I have been looking at another church. It is a small PCA and it advocates against this "seeker-sensative" movement. It keeps it's focus on worship in a modest but meaningful way. I just read one of their bulletons and I have to say it was awesome. Most of it was a commentary from their pastor and he was very concise and articulate. You can tell he is very spiritual and learned man who holds fast to a reformed view. It was very uplifting to read it and to know that here is a church who is very concerned about the wellfare of the future church.

Y.B.I.C,

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Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. - Galatians 2:16