Why is the present church today so powerless?

My concern is for the glory of God and His church. It seems that more and more people are sensing that something is wrong or missing. What we read in the New Testament and what we are experiencing in the modern day church is not even close to being the same. This blog is not meant to bash any one and it is not meant to simply point out faults. If anything this blog is my personal journey. Some of the problems I have encountered in churches where I have served have been due to my own shortcomings and self-centeredness. If I can help prevent some from committing some of the sins that I committed then I will consider this blog to have been a successful.

If I were to give you the short version of the answer to the above question it could be summed up by simply saying that I (and others) have not listened and followed God with our whole heart. Most seem to be more concerned about success (buildings and budgets) instead of what we should be concerned for – God’s glory and our joy in Him. I think this is why there is such a ‘war’ going on with worship styles. Churches are changing worship styles and following the latest trends in hopes of attracting larger crowds. Yet with all of the changes and technology we seem to be worse off than we were. We seem to be losing battles on every front and our churches seem to be more like the world than ever before. For almost 30 years we have battled abortion and thus far we have lost. Where is the power to stop such a sinful practice? Why has the nation continued to slide into even worse moral issues? Where is the power to stop it? Why is the divorce rate as high among church members as the world? What happen to God’s power that makes a husband and wife become one flesh? Why can't we keep church members in church and active? It takes God's power; where is it? Why do we keep having new programs and events yet we have little to show for it? Is it because we know longer experience God's power? We don’t need to be theologians to see that something is wrong, really wrong. But I do think the problem is a theological one. What we think about God determines everything we do. And it is absolutely essential that we have a theology that is expressed in doxology. I think the 5 reasons I have stated below are the reasons why we are so powerless. I will expound on each of them.

1. The whole counsel of God isn't being preached and taught.
2. God-centered prayer is lacking.
3. There is little if any concern for holiness.
4. Few really trust in God as sovereign.
5. There is no fear of God.