The Only True Secret To Church Growth!
The only multiplication of the Church of God that is to be desired is that which God sends. If we add to our churches by becoming worldly…if we add to our churches by accommodating the life of the Christian to the life of the worldling, our increase is worth nothing at all; it is a loss rather than a gain. If we add to our churches by excitement, by making appeals to the passions, rather than by explaining truth to the understanding; if we add to our churches otherwise than by the power of the Spirit of God making men new creatures in Christ Jesus, the increase is of no worth whatever.
~ Charles Spurgeon
9 comments:
What you have written Gregg, makes alot of sense.
Happy Sunday,
Yvonne,
Amen! :o)
You know, the most difficult part of finding a new church is finding one that focuses on truth and not sermons based on culture.
Happy Sunday! :o)
Gregg, I have read this twice and it made even more sense the second time.
Good thought for the day!
Much good!
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. I Jhon 3.1
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Much good!
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. I Jhon 3.1
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God Bless.
If these words applied in Spurgeon's day, how much more today.
I think Mr. Spurgeon would be shocked to see the decay of the church in the 21st century. Pragmatism and the toleration of open sin inside the walls of the church in the name of "love" is shocking to say the least :-(
That is totally applicable to this period of time and it is hard to imagine that in Spurgeon's time this was an issue.
True and ever so timely!
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