The 21st Century Church

We Can’t Go on This Way

We are now almost sixteen years into the 21st century.  We continue to make advances in technology such as smart phones.  There have been some remarkable strides in medicine.  And yet, much has been the same.   Daily shootings.  Disease spreading.  Decline in earning power.  Housing out of sight.  Wars with new enemies.  Soldiers dying, spouses and children grieving.  And the beat goes on.

It Has Gotten Worse for Christians

But for the Christian, much has changed – for the worse.  Our freedom to speak our faith are being curtailed by the cry of political correctness.  Atheists are organizing to attack our faith.  The newest wrinkle on morality is not much different than that practiced in early Rome or Greece a couple of millenniums ago. Around the world, the church and Christians are being persecuted.

The 21st Century Church Has a Higher Mission

The 21st century church needs to provide to Christians what Jesus and the early Christians offered.

For the good of every Christian it needs to be a family, a safe place, a hiding place and a place of love built at the foot of the cross of our Savior Jesus Christ.

Family – because people need a place to belong that is meaningful and real.

Safe place – away from the maddening messages of the media, the criminality of this world, and the threats of extermination given by atheists, pagans and idol worshipers alike.

Hiding place – where Christ Jesus and His love is preached.  Think of Corrie Ten Boom

Place of love – being God filled loved and living Christ like love that cares about all, even our enemies.

In Him Who so loved us,

Pastor Augie