Lost People...

My church is in the Bible belt, and so it might seem to outsiders that everyone down here in South Carolina are already Christians. Here is the truth; There are enough lost people to fill the churches in our town many times over! For to long churches have been about seeing themselves grow and so they start a new neat program that gets a few people to transfer membership from the church down the road and they at the same time fight to stay ahead of the other churches so that their own members don't transfer away. That is a horrible way to grow a church! When our churches remember that the number one goal of God's people is to reach out to lost sinners, then the church will grow! Like D.L. Moody said, "It is the greatest pleasure of living to win souls to Christ." That zeal to win souls on his part helped lead thousands if not millions of people to the Lord! That was a huge revival! If you want to see growth in your church, reach the lost in your community and your church will explode. (Warning: Baby Christians are messy and will screw up your perfect programs!)