Man Church

08/30/2026

Quite a testimony...

08/30/2026

In 1975 Bill Hybels took a survey, going door-to-door asking people who did not attend church a simple question: “Why don’t you go to church?”

“Church is boring.” “Churches are always asking for money.” “I don’t like being preached at.”

Armed with that information Hybels started Willow Creek Community Church. He used drama to teach biblical lessons rather than expositional preaching. The actual sermon didn't dominate the service. It was "Bible lite"

And that pragmatic approach succeeded ... at least numerically. Willow Creek became one of the largest churches in America ... and the kind of ministry (that for over a decade) every young pastor fresh out of seminary wanted to have.

It was the methodology and formula that Rick Warren promoted in his "Purpose Driven Church."

While the ministry was going great guns, Willow Creek's executive pastor began to do his own survey and research and the results of that study were published in August of 2007 in his book "Reveal."

What he discovered was deeply troubling. Just because people went regularly to a church building and enjoyed an entertaining religious service, that didn't necessarily translate into spiritual maturity.

Programs that attracted "unchurch Harry and Mary" didn't lead to actual Christianity.

Ten years before Bill Hybels resigned from Willow Creek Community Church, due multiple credible allegations of s*xual misconduct, he publicly admitted, "We made a mistake."

The problem was assuming that if the church could attract a crowd from that crowd a committed core would come.

Never make the mistake of thinking that methodology can replace the work of the Holy Spirit.

A church can become larger without becoming deeper.

It can fill seats without forming saints.

It can attract consumers without producing disciples.

Lost people need more than a church that understands their preferences and desires. They need a church that loves them enough to tell them the truth, preach the whole counsel of God, call them to repentance and faith, and teach them how to follow Jesus and be His disciple.

As Adrian Rogers once said, “The mission of the church is to make them, mark them, and mature them.” If there is no maturity, there is no actual ministry. ~ Nathan Morton

08/29/2026

Believe in miracles!

My Jesus My Saviour ...

08/29/2026

WHAT IS A WOMAN
There is so much in the news, on social media, even in women's sports. This is the best biological and biblical definition I've seen.

Ken Ham defines a woman as an adult biological female human created by God, firmly rejecting modern definitions based on gender self-identification.

Biblical and Biological Basis

Divine Creation: Writing through Answers in Genesis, Ham teaches that God made two distinct, immutable biological s*xes—male and female—at creation. [1, 2]

Fixed S*x: He maintains that a person's s*x is determined biologically from the start and corresponds to physical reality rather than internal feelings. [1]

Traditional Language: Ham supports standard dictionary descriptions, defining a woman simply as an adult female person. [1]

Rejection of Modern Identity

Opposition to Revisions: Ham criticizes dictionaries that have updated their definitions to include individuals who identify as female.

Secular Worldview: He argues that separating gender identity from biological s*x stems from a secular, anti-God worldview that denies historical biblical accounts.

08/28/2026

08/27/2026

Why does God allow bad things to happen

08/27/2026

That man that you want to confront because he has a hat on in church, might be taking chemo and is trying to cover his head.
That woman who you want to rebuke for wearing pants in church, might be a struggling single mother who just got off work and is doing her best to keep her kids in church.
That crying baby that disturbed the service, may be hungry because his family can't afford food but they're trusting God for a miracle.
That man who came in with long hair and a bad smell might be on the verge of su***de, but in an attempt to get help, walks in the House of God.
Be careful who you criticize. Lay aside your man-made laws and legalism.
We are to bring people in, not kick them out.
Not to judge but to raise up!
Not to turn the away.
But to bring them in to the Saving Grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!