Radiant Church: Avoiding Average

Sermon By Pastor Corky Calhoun
This Sunday we begin a new series titled "Radiant Church". This series has been brewing in me for several months now as I continue to live in the shadow of declining and failing churches. The anchor for this series will be Jesus teaching from Matthew 5, calling us to be a light on a hill. Jesus compels us to be a light that draws others to him. So how bright is your light shining? Honestly, I think Georgianna does a great job in this area, however I believe the same could have been said at one time for every dying church out there. There are two things I believe that causes the church to lack Radiance, Jesus coming and removing his lamp stand for disobedience, and secondly when the people of God turn the dimmer down, and the church's influence slowly fades away. I am committed to seeing neither of these things happen to us. This week we will look at cause and effect of being average. We have become a culture that "settles" instead of pursuing excellence. I believe this settling is contagious, and nowhere can it be more attractive than in our spiritual life. Being average is killing the North American church. Listen, I just feel like Jesus deserves our best, that we should be all in, and that we should be turning our light up and then ripping the nob off. To be clear, this is not Pastor-speak...I actually believe this! So for the 8 weeks we are going to pour gasoline on our burning hearts to increase both the light and our passion for Christ.
Can't wait for Sunday!