06/02/2026
The early church did not gather to be comfortable.
They gathered because they believed people were dying without Christ.
They prayed.
They wept.
They preached.
They sacrificed.
And the world knew they were serious.
Today, many churches spend more energy keeping people comfortable than calling people to repentance.
More concerned with preferences than prayer.
More concerned with attendance than awakening.
That's why Leonard Ravenhill warned:
"The early church was a lifeboat for rescuing the perishing. Today's church is a cruise ship for pampering the prosperous."
A lifeboat exists for those in danger.
A cruise ship exists for those seeking comfort.
One is driven by urgency.
The other by convenience.
The question is not whether the church is growing.
The question is whether it still remembers why it exists.
"The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost." — Luke 19:10
