Emphasis Preaching Journal
A parishioner once told me...
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A parishioner once told me that he liked the church (where I was the pastor) just the way it was ... and he did not want to see it get any bigger. I know what he was thinking: He did not want things to change. He was comfortable with things the way they were and did not want strangers coming in and "messing things up." I suppose that's a natural reaction. We like things to stay the same. But I challenged him with this: "Dennis, I would be happy with the church too if there were not people in our community who are not in a relationship with God.