What do these have in common?  Catholic Family-Fun Friday

What do these have in common?  On Fire Christian Center bike blessing

What do these have in common?  Church of Christ Louisville coffeehouse

What do these have in common?  Catholic Family-Fun Friday  On Fire Christian Center bike blessing  Church of Christ Louisville coffeehouse

The Bible is our guide in all things, 2 Pt. 1:3  Plan of Salvation, Mk. 16:16  The Church, Eph. 1:22, 23  Evangelism, 1 Thes. 1:6-9  Social gospel is a departure, Gal. 1:6-9

Original social gospel movement: Help the downtrodden of the world  Prominent in early 1900s  Focused on material well being  Associated with Progressive politics/govt.  Opposite of the New Testament message, Col. 3:1, 2; Mt. 6:25-34

Modern social-gospel movement focused on attracting & keeping people through almost any means possible  Church give aways ∙Harley – Corona, CA ∙Hummer – Tampa Bay, FL ∙House – La Marque, TX

Modern social-gospel movement focused on attracting & keeping people through almost any means possible  Why? ∙Faith-only salvation, cf. Acts 2:38; Jas. 2:24 ∙Once saved always saved, cf. Phil. 2:12 ∙Premillennialism: Church not important, cf. Eph. 5:25; 3:21

Modern social-gospel movement focused on attracting & keeping people through almost any means possible  Why? ∙Without the possibility of being lost ∙and the church of no importance ∙Why go to church?

Modern social-gospel movement focused on attracting & keeping people through almost any means possible  Why? ∙Attendance & membership dropped ∙Revenues dropped ∙Panic rose ∙Other than “gospel” enticements offered

“Mild”

Wrong focus, Jn. 6:25-27

“Medium”

Unknown to the Lord, Mt. 7:21-23

“All-out”

The church is a holy institution  The called out, 1 Pt. 2:9, 10  The pillar & ground of truth, 1 Tim. 3:15

Gospel attracts people to the Lord  Taught, Jn. 6:44, 45  Power to salvation, Rom. 1:16  Attraction by another means is: ∙Deceit ∙Drawing shallow people ∙Disgraceful

The Bible is our guide in all things, 2 Pt. 1:3  Plan of Salvation, Mk. 16:16  The Church, Eph. 1:22, 23  Evangelism, 1 Thes. 1:6-9  Social gospel is a departure, Gal. 1:6-9