What is wrong with the modern Church?

Do you enjoy going to church? Is church supposed to be "fun"? Are we supposed to be entertained? I guess the question really should be "how do you view God?" If you view God as "your buddy", then maybe you want to go hang out with "your buddy" and "have fun." IF, however, you view God with the awe and reverence that He deserves, then it's a serious matter. Do you engage in chit-chat in Sunday school (assuming that you even have Sunday school at your church) about last night's football game or are you engaged in conversations about the Lord Jesus Christ? I ask these polar opposite questions just to raise a point...that the modern Church has lost it's way. If you listen to pastors in many churches, what are they preaching about? Are they talking about declining attendance and church doors closing? That sounds more like a worrying about losing their job than anything else. There's one solution to the problem of the Church...PREACH THE GOSPEL!

Jesus promised that the Church would not fail (Matthew 16:18). Paul wrote in Romans 10:14-16 that the gospel must be HEARD to be BELIEVED and that no one can BELIEVE if no one PREACHES. BUT, he also states that they must be SENT and what does the modern Church desire? For people to COME TO THEM. So, the question that needs to be asked is "are we preaching the gospel as commanded by Christ in the Bible?" Read Matthew 28:19-20 to see what Jesus commanded His followers to do:

19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

The command is to "GO" and the modern church "STAYS"...we are told to "make disciples" and the modern church wants to "make converts or members"...we are told to "teach them to obey" and the modern church tries to "entertain" the congregation.

So, what can be done to fix the Church? Simple. Preach the gospel, make disciples, teach them to obey the Lord Jesus Christ and to know nothing except Jesus Christ and Him crucified (Corinthians 2:1-3) . Forget about entertaining the congregation, forget about contemporary Christian music, forget about putting your sermons online or a live feed to the web. Forget about everything except the Lord Jesus Christ! Seek God while He may be found (Acts 17:26-28). Then, and only then will we have revival.