Subject: A pastor who is there? |
Bible Note: On the Big Church vs. Little Church issue, I think it's very unwise to make any generalization. My wife and I were members for years of a Little Church in which Jesus Christ was gradually led quietly to the back door and dismissed. The pastor had all the warmth and enthusiasm of a dead fish. The choir's most joyous anthem sounded more like a funeral dirge. And the petty bickering and quarreling among the church leaders would have made Congress envious..... We now attend a Big Church where the centerpiece is very emphatically Jesus Christ. We have not for a moment regretted making the change. It's as though we came from darkness into light. The size of the church is not the real issue. The issue is this: Is Jesus Christ exalted, is His gospel preached in its fullness and purity, are people being led to Christ in this church? --Hank |