THE CORONATION OF THE KING
https://boxcast.tv/channel/yuyyyftbksyppzhnl3il?b=yugkno9kwbvowumnubtw Pastor Wayne Edwards today relates the importance of Baptism for true believers in Jesus the Christ. The Service begins at 16 minutes, please access it by clicking the link above. Pastor Wayne has again assembled a selection of news items. These illustrate yet again how perilous are the times in which you live. They also threaten the very existence of my zoo. Gibber! Gibber! Chugley Pastor Wayne writes from Perry, Georgia, USA: Leonard Ravenhill once said, “If John the Baptist were to come back today, he would not be crying in the wilderness, but a voice crying in the church, “repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” Why? Because the Church Growth Movement failed Christ’s Church in two ways. · First, it failed to keep the Church faithful to the Scripture. Just think of the many different translations and paraphrases of the Bible that have been published in the last 50-years. Chart that with the decrease in the lack of biblical knowledge, the dumbing down of doctrine, and the absence of a cohesive theology among the majority of church members. · Second, it failed to provide TRUE growth to the Church. Not only are most churches not increasing in size, but those that are expanding are doing so at the expense of other churches. More than 80% of the adults counted as new members are transplants from other churches. According to a recent report by CBN, more than 4,000 churches closed their doors in 2020, and over 20,000 pastors left the ministry. While some of that is due to the onset of Covid, the fact that the attendance has not returned after two years indicates a much deeper problem – i.e., perhaps they were never truly saved. We will explain this further in our next sermon in…