As churches move deeper into their ruts…the congregation’s spiritual experience—its passion—fades. The church prays, but lacks any expectation of being acted upon by God. The church praises a holy and awesome God, but sings ho-hum hymns. A church can travel so far within its own little groove that it can no longer see how much its neighbors long to know God. When congregations cease being excited about bringing the good news of Jesus to others, they cease to be exciting.
A congregation can be in this downward path for a long time without being aware that it has walked away from the activity of God.
-- Bill Kemp, Ezekiel’s Bones: Rekindling Your Congregation’s Spiritual Passion
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