Dear Mr. Local A

A-man
 
What up?  It's been a long time since I've posted.  I really didn't plan on responding to your comment because I thought it would be a waste of my time.  I will make a deal with you.  I will be willing to carrier on a conversation if you will email me your name.  I will not post it on the web. 
If i am not mistaken this is what you are saying:

Christ died for the church
only the church has the authority to baptize and give communion 
And i don't believe scripture because i don't meet a certain location every week. 
 
I believe that Christ died so we can come into the presence of God and communion with him daily.  Do I need to give scripture references, it is the crisom ribbon that ties the whole bible together.  
 
Here is where especially the western church (sorry dano) gets wrong in my opinion. In the good ole USA the church gets  confused with the Kingdom.  It gives specially credence to the paid staff and the pope better known as the senior pastor.  When you read the gospels compare how much Jesus talked about the kingdom and how much he talked about the church.  Not much of a comparison, the gospel are riddled with stories about the Kingdom, Jesus came preaching the good news of the kingdom not come join our holy hour on sunday we call church.  Jesus' point is enter into the kingdom, then you are part of his family,better known as the church.
 
This idea that the "church" is the only authority to give communion and baptize I don't understand where you arre coming from.  Maybe if we would pay attention to the past we wouldn't make the same mistakes.  God used Luther to get the bible back into the hands of the people, so they could read it themselves.  I dare say that Mr. A that you are part of a denomination that was spawned by the faith of Mr. Luther.  So let's not put it back on the shelf, let's take him down and see what he was trying to say.  How much of today's church is driven by the Senior Pastor, that charistmatic guy up front?  A majority! Do you see that in the NT?  If so where?  It is obvious Mr. A that we are coming at this from two different perspectives but I truly believe that I am in the church because Christ is the King I serve.  So with that said because of the power of the Holy Spirit that dwells in me, I have been given authority to baptize and share communion.

This leads me to my next point. Was the great commission given to the church or to individuals?  My answer i s to individuals.

Not that there is any flow to this but point three.  I've never said that I am forsaking the gathering of Christians to worship and fellowship.  What I am saying is: I am not comfortable with the approach of the majority of churches that surround me. Once again, I believe God is blessing the church where i used to attend and i wish no ill feelings or harm to them because they are my bro's and sis's in Christ.  I believe it to be profitable to gather together, i just don't agree with what is being taught through the structure, budget, and may other issues.  As you can tell i have serious add and the internet is not the best avenue for this type of communication but I want to make one thing clear: I appreciate your concern and take it to heart that Mr. A would care about me.  Let me know who you are and this could get interesting.  just in case you can't find my email here it is uncltimme@hotmail.com