Most ministers with whom I speak have a sense that spiritually speaking America is rapidly losing ground. Numbers of them express concern that the nation’s best days are in the past. Talk about the return of the Lord is not uncommon.
What’s disconcerting to me is that the weekend services of these ministers manifest no sense of urgency whatsoever.
Urgent—calling for haste, immediate action, etc.; grave, pressing. That’s how the dictionary defines the word.
A thesaurus lists these synonyms: crucial, not to be delayed, all-absorbing, demanded, required, momentous, important, necessary, critical, etc.
To be honest, however, it’s been a long time since I attended a church service or heard a sermon that made me think this day was anything other than “business-as-usual.” Said differently, nothing that was done had any sense of urgency about it at all.
When Jesus walked this earth there was a sense of urgency about what he needed to accomplish. Maybe this was the prophet part of his Prophet/Priest/King makeup making itself known. I write this because the Biblical prophets certainly manifested an urgency in their sermons.
It could be the American church has all the time in the world to get its house in order, but I don’t think so. My belief is that our sermons and services should express this urgency.
What are your thoughts?
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