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Why Don’t More Obey?

 

Introduction

1.    Gospel Meetings are not what they used to be

2.    We stopped bringing the lost

3.    Preachers stopped preaching to the lost

Has the gospel changed?

1.    1 Corinthians 15:1-3

2.    Gospel is still the power to save – Romans 1:16

Has preaching changed?

1.    Style

2.    Length of sermon

3.    Emphasis

4.    Many – less Bible / more social

Have people changed?

1.    People have less time

2.    People have more concern for material than spiritual

3.    Attitude toward the church has changed

4.    Each generation – Millennial, Gen X, Baby Boomers

Has the church changed?

1.    Trying to be liked by the world more than liked by God

2.    Fewer study, know, quote, know their Bible

3.    Churches have more social events than spiritual

Has the world changed?

1.    Attitude toward religion in general

2.    Indifference / apathy

3.    Not interested – until late in life

4.    Busy with other things –

5.    Felix – more convenient time Acts 24:25




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