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Bible Question: I need a good bible story for a church group study that involves where we see our church today. I see us as stagnant (not growing), wealthy, unsure of how to share our faith, intellectual, short of time yet caring, generous and sincere. any thoughts? |
Bible Answer: Hi, Andrew... I doubt you'll deal with all the problems you enumerate with a single Bible story. When people lack love for the Lord, the problem is typically pretty fundamental. Perhaps you should work through John 15, carefully itemizing the characteristics of a disciple of Christ. By looking deeply into the mirror of the Word, perhaps they will find that the real issue doesn't have to do with questions of growth, techniques, or knowledge. By the way, you might find the ministry of John Piper particularly pertinent: www.desiringgod.org It also occurs to me that the ministry of Mark Dever might also be helpful: www.9marks.org (Nine Marks of a Healthy Church) In Him, Doc |