David Platt, pastor of The Church at Brook Hills, Birmingham, AL, addressed the attendees of the 2011 SBC gathering in Phoenix, AZ last week. His comments were sharp and certainly thought-provoking. Here is an excerpt from that sermon:
"We have reduced Jesus the King to a poor, puny savior who is just begging for people to accept him into their heart or invite him into their lives, phrases that are never used in the Word of God. We have reduced the Gospel of the Kingdom to a shrink-wrapped presentation that if we can get people to say and pray the right things back to us, we will pronounce them fit for heaven and free to live their life on earth however they desire."
These two sentences have already caused me to assess our commitment to discipleship. It reminds me of a story told by the late Adrian Rogers. Once, after the close of a revival meeting, a preacher was reflecting on the success of the week, noting that several hundred decisions had been made. Another man quickly warned, "If you want to gauge the success of the week, come back a year from now and see how many of the decisions have become disciples." Well said.
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