Does your church talk about hell much?

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I was just curious as to how much your pastors talked about hell and consequences of sin. Do you want more/less?

I was listening to Jon Courson (pastor at Searchlight Ministries) MP3 talk about hell and so far it sounds like a decent talk.
 
When verbal ministry is provided by Friends, ‘hell’ isn’t usually a topic, except in some Evangelical Friends Churches where a paid minister and a “programmed meeting” is employed.
 
There’s not much talk about hell in my parish, but my PP isn’t scared of mentioning it and has done in the past. IMO you have to be careful of using it as a threat. I listened to Fr. Serpa’s talk on it and thought that was great!
 
None at all. I do get more about reading Scripture and CD on the the subject.
 
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When verbal ministry is provided by Friends, ‘hell’ isn’t usually a topic, except in some Evangelical Friends Churches where a paid minister and a “programmed meeting” is employed.
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So do most Friends believe in hell?
 
In my parish, we usually get two homilies a year on Hell. One in Advent and One in Lent in preparations for the Penance Service.

Mostly, we hear the “Warm and Fuzzies” about God.

True, God is indeed Love and Mercy, but He is also our Judge and Master and to hear only One aspect of God at the exclusion of the other is doing us a disservice. Jesus taught many times throughout His earthly ministry about Hell, in fact, it was a major theme throughout His ministry. So why should priests be afraid of it?

We all need to be reminded that we are sinners, that we fall from Grace and that Hell is a very real possibility for unrepented sinners. Should we hear this message at every Mass?, maybe not (depends alot on the readings topic), but a little more “Fire and Brim Stone” would not hurt any of us to hear.

I think (and this is my opinion), the perfect homily would be one that is balanced with the reality of Hell and the Love that God has for us.
 
It is mentioned when we present people a chance to become a Christian. We describle what the Bible says about heaven and what the Bible says about hell.
As the primary topic, it comes up as much as it comes up in the Bible, quite a bit in the gospels, very little in Paul’s letters, some in Revelation at the end, and here and there in the OT.
 
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Interesting. How do you mention it in this context? And how do you give people “a chance”…I am not familiar with the term.
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Every church service contains scripture reading, songs, and a teaching from the Bible, conducted by the pastor, or deacons.
At the end, or sometimes in the middle, the chance to be a Christian is presented. The passages related to conversion are read, these can include the passages that apply to what occurs to those who are not Christian. A time of prayer follows and the offer of baptism is presented, at that time, or at a later date.
When people converted to Christianity in the Book of Acts, it occured that day. It is an opportunity to covert to Christianity. It follows the model of :
Act 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
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Act 2:39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, [even] as many as the Lord our God shall call.
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Act 2:40 ¶ And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
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Act 2:41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added [unto them] about three thousand souls.
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Rom 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
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Rom 10:10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
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Rom 10:11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
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Rom 10:12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
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Rom 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
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Rom 10:14 ¶ How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
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Rom 10:15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
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Rom 10:16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel.
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Every church service contains scripture reading, songs, and a teaching from the Bible, conducted by the pastor, or deacons.
At the end, or sometimes in the middle, the chance to be a Christian is presented. The passages related to conversion are read, these can include the passages that apply to what occurs to those who are not Christian. A time of prayer follows and the offer of baptism is presented, at that time, or at a later date.
When people converted to Christianity in the Book of Acts, it occured that day. It is an opportunity to covert to Christianity. It follows the model of :
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Well I’m happy to see your church includes baptism in bringing people into the faith!! 😃
 
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