The Elephant in the Room: Has the Church Become Too Much Show and Not Enough Truth

SUMMER ENCORE SERIES

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So often, we try to cram everything possible into the short weeks of summer. Our schedules fill up with the busyness of life. But, I wanted to take some time to reshare a few of my Fearless episodes from “The Elephant in the Room” series so that we can keep our focus on some important topics facing the church today.

The first re-air for the summer is from when we looked at some red flags to watch for inside the church and what I believe is the church’s greatest stumbling block.   

If you’ve already listened to this episode, I encourage you to share it with your friends and family and start the important discussion of what the church should actually look like.

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SCRIPTURE REFERENCED

• 1 Thessalonians 5
• Matthew 7
• Proverbs 1:7
• Galatians 6:14
• Revelation 21:6-8
• Ephesians 6:13
• Matthew 27:27-31

GOING FARTHER

• Tim Tebow: https://decisionmagazine.com/tebow-brings-all-in-approach-to-newest-challenge/
• Cain: https://www.caintheband.com/   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MM11JdOxd8
• Skip Heitzig: http://skipheitzig.com/teachings.asp
• Record few Americans believe the Bible is the Word of God: https://news.gallup.com/poll/210704/record-few-americans-believe-bible-literal-word-god.aspx
• 17% of churchgoers know the term “Great Commission” and where it’s found in Scripture; 51% of churchgoers don’t know what the Great Commission is: https://www.barna.com/research/half-churchgoers-not-heard-great-commission/
• Blog from Cissie: https://thecove.org/blog/cissie-graham-lynch-on-the-power-of-scripture-radio-and-motherhood/
• Fearless Family Devotional: This study is ideal for parents, grandparents, teachers and others with a passion to live Biblically and to share “the good news” (1 Peter 1:25) with the next generation. https://cissiegrahamlynch.com/fearless-family/

HOW TO SHARE YOUR FAITH

• BGEA’s online tools: https://billygraham.org/grow-your-faith/how-to-share-your-faith/tools/
• 7-Day Challenge: https://searchforjesus.net/share-with-others/
• Church Finder:  https://churches.goingfarther.net/

BACKLINKS TO PAST RELEVANT EPISODES

• “The Elephant in the Room” series

WEBSITES

• Billy Graham Evangelistic Association – https://billygraham.org/
• Billy Graham Radio – https://billygrahamradio.org
• Samaritan’s Purse – https://samaritanspurse.org/

SOCIAL MEDIA

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• Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Facebook —https://www.facebook.com/BillyGrahamEvangelisticAssociation
• Billy Graham Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/ReverendBillyGraham
• Billy Graham Radio Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/billygrahamradio