what do these have in common? catholic family-fun friday

What do these have in common?Catholic Family-Fun Friday

What do these have in common?On Fire Christian Center bike blessing

What do these have in common?Church of Christ Louisville coffeehouse

What do these have in common?Catholic Family-Fun FridayOn Fire Christian Center bike blessingChurch of Christ Louisville coffeehouse

The Bible is our guide in all things, 2 Pt. 1:3Plan of Salvation, Mk. 16:16The Church, Eph. 1:22, 23Evangelism, 1 Thes. 1:6-9Social gospel is a departure, Gal. 1:6-9

Original social gospel movement:Help the downtrodden of the world

Prominent in early 1900sFocused on material well beingAssociated with Progressive politics/govt.Opposite of the New Testament message,Col. 3:1, 2; Mt. 6:25-34

Modern social-gospel movementfocused on attracting & keeping people through almost any means possible

Church give aways∙Harley – Corona, CA∙Hummer – Tampa Bay, FL∙House – La Marque, TX

Modern social-gospel movementfocused on attracting & keeping people through almost any means possible

Why?∙Faith-only salvation, cf. Acts 2:38; Jas. 2:24∙Once saved always saved, cf. Phil. 2:12∙Premillennialism: Church not important,cf. Eph. 5:25; 3:21

Modern social-gospel movementfocused on attracting & keeping people through almost any means possible

Why?∙Without the possibility of being lost∙and the church of no importance∙Why go to church?

Modern social-gospel movementfocused on attracting & keeping people through almost any means possible

Why?∙Attendance & membership dropped∙Revenues dropped∙Panic rose∙Other than “gospel” enticements offered

“Mild”

“Mild”

“Mild”

“Mild”

Wrong focus, Jn. 6:25-27

“Medium”

“Medium”

“Medium”

“Medium”

“Medium”

Unknown to the Lord, Mt. 7:21-23

“All-out”

“All-out”

“All-out”

“All-out”

“All-out”

“All-out”

“All-out”

The church is a holy institutionThe called out, 1 Pt. 2:9, 10The pillar & ground of truth, 1 Tim. 3:15

Gospel attracts people to the LordTaught, Jn. 6:44, 45Power to salvation, Rom. 1:16Attraction by another means is:∙Deceit∙Drawing shallow people∙Disgraceful

The Bible is our guide in all things, 2 Pt. 1:3Plan of Salvation, Mk. 16:16The Church, Eph. 1:22, 23Evangelism, 1 Thes. 1:6-9Social gospel is a departure, Gal. 1:6-9