JUST GOING TO CHURCH DOESN’T MAKE YOU A CHRISTIAN ANY MORE THAN STANDING IN A GARAGE MAKES YOU A CAR. #repost @1peter416_ Some pastors preach boring sermons. Some church music is dull. But here’s the thing: if Jesus had been boring, the disciples wouldn’t have followed him and the Pharisees wouldn’t have killed him. #churchproblems Idleness or boredom has no place in the life of a Christian. #boredom A person’s character is shown through their actions in life, NOT where they sit on Sunday. #beingboredatchurch In our impatient culture, we want to experience biblical awe without biblical devotion. At the core of our dysfunction is not necessarily style or structure but lack of devotion. So much of the discussion nowadays revolves around how to make the most of our Sunday morning services. If people are willing to sacrifice ninety minutes a week, should we spend that time singing, preaching, or praying? Should we meet in a large group or a small one? These are all the wrong questions. We should be asking why Christians are willing to give only ninety minutes a week (if that!) to the only thing that really matters in their lives! So leaders work tireless to squeeze prayer, teaching, fellowship, and Communion into a ninety-minute service because they believe that’s all they have to work with. While we can’t force people to be devoted, it may be that we made it too easy for them not to be. By trying to keep everyone interested and excited, we’ve created a cheap substitute for devotion. Rather than busying themselves with countless endeavors, the early followers devoted themselves to a few. And it changed the world. It seems like the Church in America is constantly looking for the next new thing. We want to follow the latest trends of church growth, believing their is something we are missing. Once we add one more staff position or one more program, our churches will become healthy. It’s a never-ending game. Haven’t we tried that long enough? #justgoingtochurch Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor.- Prov.21:21 #boredinchurchagain People on earth hate to hear the word repent! Those in hell wish they could hear it one more time. (at Mount Juliet, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/Byk8soklYDK/?igshid=8bzssh7fu6ij