Our Free Will, may lead to Bondage

Keep choosing selfishness and sin;
We face bondage, without limit;
Choose each day, obeying Jesus;
From His Word and Spirit.
Are You Blessed or Cursed?

And so be wise, do not be foolish;
Do trust the LORD, to lead your way;
Not self-reliant, nor lean on others;
Instead to trust God, and obey?
When Will Churches, Equip for Ministry?

Shared God’s Word, & prayed in earnest
Obeyed, went forth, to make disciples
But modern churches, don’t multiply
Don’t see disciple-making, as vital!
Dependence or Independence?

And so do ponder, on your life;
To daily depend, upon the LORD;
Or just rely, on your own efforts;
Be cursed & withered, or blessings poured?
Dying Churches and Denominations

Instead of “Modern Churchianity”
May we return to bible teaching,
Obeying Jesus, disciple-making,
For we are failing, rarely outreaching.
Selecting a Scriptural Church

So come to church, not to network;
But be discipled, to obey
Learn commitment, to God’s Word;
Go make disciples, in Jesus’ way.
The ‘Church Growth Movement’ Failure

Rather persistent, prayer and fasting,
Based on God’s Word, to pour His Spirit,
To equip, start making disciples,
Cry unto God, “Our church come fill it”.
Why Many Churches Are Closing

Not endless rows, of pew spectators,
Passive, unaccountable, few partakers,
Instead of church routines, traditions,
Learn to train, disciple-makers.
Knowing or Obeying?

More than knowing, is our growing,
Not understanding, but undertaking,
More than defining, are we applying?
Not just saying, do keep obeying.
Jesus’ Command…Will Churches Obey?

So may church leaders, see beyond,
Customs, traditions, familiar ways,
To awaken, to Jesus’ command,
Learn disciple-making, and obey.