Cultural Apathy Has Invaded the Church
Never in my 39 years of life as a preacher's kid nor in my 12 plus years of pulpit ministry have I witnessed and observed such apathy. There is an absolute overwhelming sense of contentedness in our world, in our nation, and in our churches like never before.
I did not personally witness the period known as the Dark Ages when the church fell into government control and the Word was not readily available but I have read about it in both world and church history books. If that 1,000 year plus period is the Dark Ages then this period is the Age of Apathy. There is just an observable "I don't care" attitude in this nation and in the church.
James, the half brother of the Lord, addressed his day with this observation. He wrote, "Today or tomorrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow." (James 4:13-14) Apathy happens when we make plans for a year but not plans for today. The people of God are guilty of not redeeming the time and we are paying the price for it.
Church attendance is on decline, education and discipleship training are offered but met with poor participation, baptisms are on decline and even more specifically professions of faith are on decline, and yet people are making plans as to what they will do next year.
Let me make an obvious confession...the Day of the Lord is at hand! Pastor are you predicting the day when Jesus will return? No, not the day, but I am predicting His return and it will be a day like the one we live in now. Jesus said, "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of No-e (Noah) were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that No-e entered into the ark." (Matt. 24:36-38)
The days of Noah were days of apathy. Yes we are living in the Age of Apathy. God forgive us.
Pastor Shannon
I did not personally witness the period known as the Dark Ages when the church fell into government control and the Word was not readily available but I have read about it in both world and church history books. If that 1,000 year plus period is the Dark Ages then this period is the Age of Apathy. There is just an observable "I don't care" attitude in this nation and in the church.
James, the half brother of the Lord, addressed his day with this observation. He wrote, "Today or tomorrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow." (James 4:13-14) Apathy happens when we make plans for a year but not plans for today. The people of God are guilty of not redeeming the time and we are paying the price for it.
Church attendance is on decline, education and discipleship training are offered but met with poor participation, baptisms are on decline and even more specifically professions of faith are on decline, and yet people are making plans as to what they will do next year.
Let me make an obvious confession...the Day of the Lord is at hand! Pastor are you predicting the day when Jesus will return? No, not the day, but I am predicting His return and it will be a day like the one we live in now. Jesus said, "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of No-e (Noah) were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that No-e entered into the ark." (Matt. 24:36-38)
The days of Noah were days of apathy. Yes we are living in the Age of Apathy. God forgive us.
Pastor Shannon
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