Good churches die when they VI . Divert the Priorities of God , Matt. Jesus came to seek and to save that which was lost. There are no substitutes for evangelism, discipleship, ministry, and missions. We are not called to play, party, politic, pander to the world s philosophies, or prostitute the Gospel on the altar of cultural acceptability.
Good churches die when they VII .
He is to be respected, loved, prayed for, encouraged, and followed as He follows the Lord. God judged Israel when they murmered against Moses. Many a church has viewed God s man as a hirling and treated him with disdain, and many a church has died. Good churches die when they VIII . Divide the People of God , Eph.