I was in Jos on official assignment, when it was Sunday I decided to look for a church to worship, I came across this very big billboard of a ministry with the pastor and his wife posed on it, so I decided to worship there, when I entered I discovered that the place was empty, the ushers quickly welcomed me like a VIP. I was not comfortable, I counted those of us that where in the church, we were just 24,including the pastor his wife and family. Those days Billboards are used to pass message, but now you will see a mighty billboard where the pastor and his wife will pose on more than half space of the billboard leaving just a little space for the church information. You don't used to see Jesus picture on billboards again, what you see now is a pastor and his heavily make up wife posing on it not minding whether their congregation is 4 members. I believe in go into the world and preach the word. Some will use their billboards to block junctions, that will now make it very difficult for you to see the oncoming vehicle when you are driving. Pls share your own thoughts here.

My dear, i thought i was d only one observin d@ ooooo. Na ilorin own even tire me pass, U'll c more dan 3 big billboards in 1 street most xpecially taiwo rd nd unity.... smh.

Wat else? Endtime tings

Very soon they will include their children.

Even d "big pastors" do it, whereas they say catholics worship Mary I wonder hu des churches worship by puttin up d pics of dia "Papa and Mama" in billboards and alters. HYPOCRITES.

I wonder what d family billboard convey. We seriously need to grow up in this country.

The message you later got when you entered into the church had already been displayed to you in the billboard.
The large space given to the pastor and wife on the billboard meant the church is occupied majorly by the family of the pastor and the little space for the info in the billboard meant the little remaining space in the church is reserved for the externals.

Bro, look before you leap!

@tolaxander I should look before entering any church? Is it supposed to be so?

segyemaro: @tolaxander I should look before entering any church? Is it supposed to be so?

sure!
That is the situation of things now!

segyemaro: when I entered I discovered that the place was empty, the ushers quickly welcomed me like a VIP. I was not comfortable, I counted those of us that where in the church, we were just 24.....

How many people would be in a church for it to be a real church?

segyemaro: You don't used to see Jesus picture on billboards again

Do you have real Jesus' pictures?

There is supposed to be a good number of worshippers in a church, not bicos your former General Overseer spoke to you the way you don't like, you now decided to go and open your own ministry. And about the picture of Jesus, there is a particular picture that even a child born yesterday recognises as Jesus.

segyemaro: There is supposed to be a good number of worshippers in a church, not bicos your former General Overseer spoke to you the way you don't like, you now decided to go and open your own ministry.

I am amazed at that remark.... Do you know what it means to build a church... It starts with one person! And how sure are you the person started a church in disobedience to the Overseer?

segyemaro: And about the picture of Jesus, there is a particular picture that even a child born yesterday recognises as Jesus.

Is that what should define the real pictures of Christ?

Did you know that the pictures said to be those of Jesus have kept changing from generation to generation, depending on the artists' imaginations? Years to come, artists will likely come up with "new facts" and redesign the face of Christ!!! There have been at least 6 different pictures said to be that of Christ over the years....

I am just hearing this from you, now can you paste your own picture of Jesus for us to see.

segyemaro: There is supposed to be a good number of worshipers in a church

I am sure you know you just lied. At least 2 is enough. More importantly, GOD admires the obedience of their hearts, never their number. Do not be deceived by numbers.

segyemaro: I am just hearing this from you, now can you paste your own picture of Jesus for us to see.

I am happy you have become better informed now.

Most of the “portraits” of Jesus portray Him in a softened, quasi-romantic style as a handsome and winsome young man while, in fact, He “had no beauty or majesty to attract us to Him, nothing in His appearance that we should desire Him” (Isaiah 53:2).

If it were important for us to know what He really did look like, Matthew, Peter and John, who spent three years with Him, would certainly be able to give us an accurate description, as would His own brother, Jude. Yet, these New Testament writers offer no details about His physical attributes. Does this not suggest that, inspired by the Holy Spirit, they did so in order to carefully avoid encouraging us to make any image of Him?

http://www.gotquestions.org/pictures-of-Jesus.html

I have told you that most of all those images you see said to be those of Christ depend on the artists' imagination..... Just continue to truthfully believe that Jesus Christ is your personal Saviour, and do the Will of the Father you will have eternal Life. Don't ever bother how Christ physically looked... Look upon His Spiritual Life and Mission as contained in the Gospel.

You are amazing me