A dangerous consequence of the spread and influence of megachurches and media ministries is that many Christians now evaluate their churches and ministries based on all the wrong things. They want the extraordinary. They expect non-stop excitement, amazing growth, cutting-edge programs and novel techniques. Faithful proclamation of Scripture in the pulpit, a godly congregation that faithfully worships together and pursues sanctification under leadership – all that smacks of the ordinary. And ordinary just isn’t enough. Evangelicalism has cultivated an adolescent appetite and expectation for an emotionally fulfilling, ever-expanding, earth-shattering church experience that ordinary just can’t compete with.
Cited from a letter from John MacArthur’s ministry, related to “The Ordinary Church,” a sermon MacArthur preached.
How true. Same goes for an "ordinary" life of being a faithful husband/wife, parent, employee, church attendee, servant, etc...
ReplyDeleteIf it's not adrenaline based living, it seems many do not think it's good enough to be real "Christianity". How wrong they are. I lay the blame at the feet of all the leaders who chase the "Christian" fads and those who seek out experience over truth.
-Carolyn