Dead churches are filled with tippers. Live churches dream great dreams of God. Dead churches relive nightmares. Dead churches have nothing but. Live churches evangelize.
Dead churches fossilize.
The Church cannot afford to have less than devoted followers of Christ. Lasting revivals are nourished by solid biblical preaching. Momentary revivals that last only like a brushfire usually are evidenced by an avoidance of preaching in favor of experiences. The Bible is quite clear on the importance of the Word, Rom. Sometimes the Church can be misled into thinking that other things are more important than the Word of God, emphasis sometimes shifts to physical needs over the Word of God.