A few thoughts from Pastor Fred Price Jr.

sup family figured I'd give you an update it's been a minute since I've been online I think probably the last post was my mother's birthday posts anyway a lots happened since then of course the corona virus has been deemed a pandemic so that's affecting everyone in some way shape form or fashion but since we've last talked I have shared this with the congregation and in other places and with other individuals but I haven't done this yet on social media so just give me a quick law update on what's been going on of course Papa Hades his memorial happened that was the last day of February so we have some closure there of course I still miss him and then on February 20th my mother-in-law had a stroke so that has affected the Brown family my wife's family that has affected us tremendously we have basically had to develop a new normal and now with what's going on in the world we have a new normal on top of our new normal but I do want to give you an update that she is progressing the progress is slow but it is progress nonetheless and we're actually fine with the rate of her progress she's giving great reports from the nurses rehabs going well so we are expecting a a full manifestation of mom Brown much sooner than we anticipate but of course we are working patients so we're excited about that but I did want to chime in on what I have been seeing on social media I don't scour the landscape much but I have been noticing that there have been those that don't that don't seem to be in agreement with the way some ministries are handling their Sunday services that are coming tomorrow and of course for the rest of the month I guess some think it's a lack of faith that we're going online you know some think this is the time that the church should you know stand even more than ever before because of the you know coronavirus because of coke at 19 and the reports that are constantly going forth well let's take a few things into consideration first off if you don't have cases in your state in your city in your County etc then maybe what I'm about to share doesn't apply to you but before we go assuming that certain individuals and ministries in the body of Christ are using a lack of faith you might want to consider the information that I'm about to share now of course things have changed since March 11 thousands pass Wednesday president made his announcement about the ban on traveling to and from Europe it's interesting to see how things have transpired since that announcement because shortly after the NBA was postponing games and then they cancelled the rest of the season and in the NHL followed suit and they postponed their season Major League Baseball postponed their season other events have been affected the WWE has been the last to respond but they have had matches with no one in attendance wrestlemania probably will be shut down at the WWE doesn't do it themselves movie theaters are implementing the social distancing rules so if a theater can hold 500 there will only be 250 people in their theater at max amusement parks Disneyland I mean come on y'all two happiest place on the planet it's closing down you know something's wrong with the world Knott's Berry Farm Universal Studios all these places are following and so the church has this idea that we need to be the one place that's still open well this is where my frustration sets in because this whole concept of the church or the people meeting at one particular place the same place that we've been meeting every week is the only way to half church well first off you can't have Church and can't go to church because we are the church we the people we are his ecclesia we are the caught out we are the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ and guess what wherever the church is there is the head of the church wherever the kingdom of God is there is the king so if I'm in my bedroom and I am teaching from my smartphone and you are in your bedroom and you are receiving it that's what the church is in operation where two or three are gathered there he is in our myths so all of this you know church step up or well we are stepping up now like I say it listen if you're in Washington State if you're in Washington DC if you're in California we have a lot of cases and the numbers are growing daily and people don't know that they're infected so at least for Los Angeles we have been basically ordered that if you have 250 people or more do not a symbol do not congregate and if you have less than 250 then you need to implement social distancing which means you need to be six feet from the person closest to you so as far as courage our Christian Center is concerned we can't do that and there are other ministries that can't do it I want to give a shout out to pasture wedding Chaney of Antioch and Long Beach he's one of the first to post on social media that they are doing online services this week you pastor Matthew Barnett had to go on Twitter and defend his position and others because of all of the negative comments and he said something that was very powerful he said complying with the laws of the land is one of the greatest forms of evangelism that the church can operate in I believe apostle Freeman in Maryland which is right near Washington DC they're having their online services like I said the counties and the in cities and states where there are cases we have to comply maybe your state or your city does it have any cases and so it's been recommended that you don't assemble or congregate or that you have social distance distancing implement it but you're just gonna do whatever you want and that's fine but don't don't come down on other ministries and come down on those that are implementing these rules because like I said we basically have been ordered to and so we're not going to operate in foolishness and presumption and think that's faith we're gonna comply Jesus complied with the laws of the land said render to Caesar that which is Caesars he was willing to go into the house of a Centurion officer to heal his servant because that would have been complying with the laws of the land obeying a Roman figure of authority even was in cooperation with the law of Moses in Matthew 8 he tells the leper both show yourself to the priests after he was cleansed in Luke 17 one of the greatest displays of faith and action he tells ten lepers he does not say go show yourself to your family he does not say go home he says go show yourselves to the priests so DS has complied with the laws of the land and it wasn't a lack of faith Jesus was the embodiment of wisdom until therefore it's okay to obey laws it's okay to obey rules because first off that's obedience and we're not a disobedient people those of us who are believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and and if we've been ordered to or it's been highly recommended that if you have a lot of folk assembling together don't do it as of right now so that we can a contribute in importing the progress of this a coronavirus then we're gonna do so it is not a lack of faith Jesus said be wise as serpents and harmless as doves so I come into every one complying into those that are being negative towards those that are complying I think you need to check up on your faith I think you need to make sure that you are walking as the wise as Paul articulates Paul says walk by faith he says walk in love he says walk in wisdom we are to walk they did the walk of the believer that the totality of the walk of believer requires us to do all of these things simultaneously so I probably left some things out but that was just of what I wanted to say we are a critical Christian Center we're doing what we need to do we're doing what we are supposed to do we're sanitizing we are stepping up on our cleaning but just consider this you can sanitize all you want but if an infected person walks into your assembly and coughs or sneezes and droplets go forth and enter your orifices on your face well the Lysol and the Clorox really didn't help did it so sanitized wash your hands do all the things that you need to do but if there are other measures that we can take to to be wise and to thwart the progress of this virus then we need to take those steps it's okay like I said it's not a lack of faith so anyway just wanted to give you guys an update wanted to show you some of my thoughts well holla at you later pastor priced out

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Published: Sat Mar 14 2020