It does little good to wring our hands and lament the inroads of television, ball games, and other attractions on our church attendance. If we do not have enough vitality to compete with all this, maybe it doesn’t matter much whether we have our meetings or not. If the gospel means so little to us that it can be sidetracked by every sideshow that blows into town, it wouldn’t mean much if such people did gather to go through the hollow motions of a dead faith. It is certain that the answer does not lie in stubbornly holding on to the form when the power has departed. We seem to be preaching and promoting something while most of its adherents wouldn’t miss it much if they lost it! There is something frightfully wrong when we have to beg most of our crowd to come to church to hear about it. - V. Havner
We have paid a high price for a watered-down Gospel. No demonstration of power in healing, gifts being manifested, anointed preaching and teaching, will ultimately lead to no converts but can increase membership. It's interesting how we have mastered entertainment in creating a carnal environment in the church to keep people there in body while never affecting them spiritually. I believe it is one of the greatest deceptions the church has ever seen since its birth. May we return to the founding principles contained in the Book of Acts on how to truly win souls. The spiritual methods that worked then will work today.
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