Quiz #2 AnswersTrue or False

(Each worth one point)

1. False.2. True.3. False.4. True.5. False.

Matching(Each worth one point)

1. I.2. C.3. E.4. G.5. A.6. B.7. J.8. F.9. D.10. H.

Memory Verse for today

“Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which

cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire.” (Heb 12:28–29

NKJV)

Let’s get ready to

sing!

Song #825: I Love My

Savior, Too

A Faith Built on

SandThe Foolishness of Popular

Religion in a Postmodern Age

Chapter 5:“Playing Church”

Chapter 4:Outline

1.The Sad State of American Religion

2. Dumbing Down

3. Chilling Out

4. Having Fun

Introduction

•God’s marvelous vision for the church...

•The Temple of God

•The Body of Christ

•God’s Representatives

•Weak & fallible

The Sad State of American Religion

•The wrong emphasis.

•The wrong source of approval.

•The wrong source of counsel.

•The wrong view of parenthood.

•Convenient, user-friendly, culture-bound.

•God chastens and warns those for whom He cares (Ezek. 18:30-32; Heb. 12:5; Rev. 3:19).

Dumbing Down

•“My people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge” (Hosea 4:6).

•Sentiment over soul-saving truth.

•Watered down preaching

•Uncontroversial.

•Ignorance prevails.

•Why do we believe what we do?

Dumbing Down

•Weak Bible classes

•“Pooling of ignorance” - Jack Lewis

•Everyone gets to speak up, except God.

•If the parents don’t know what they believe, how can they educate their children?

•Irreparable harm by belittling, making fun of and speaking poorly of the church.

•Low retention rate of children.

Chilling Out

• The holy replaced with the relaxed and common.

•Gimmicks (country line dancing, bar churches, etc).

• Lack of a sense of holines in the presence of God.

•No intention of growth.

• Lesson from Israel: Worship required people to be ceremonially clean (Jn. 11:55; Ps. 51:1-2, 7-10; 2 Chron. 23:19).

• Isa. 6:1-8; Rev. 1:17

•Heb. 12:28-29

Having Fun

•Entertainment will not retain young people.

•It cannot nourish and sustain.

•It cannot cause one to grow.

•It cannot compete with the world’s entertainment.

•IT cannot lead people to take up the cross of Christ.

•“Cultural forms do not make you relevant..truth makes you relevant.”

Having Fun

•Only the word of God can...

•...build their faith (Jn. 20:30-31);

•...strengthen them (Rom. 16:25-27);

•...give them an inheritance (Acts 20:32).

•We cannot justify any behavior just because it’s “for the children” or for “church growth.”