Apathetic Heart Challenge
Anyone can pray a prayer, but is every prayer heard? [1] As a whole, the Church grows apathetic (2 Timothy 3:1-7). It was not until my husband and I began attending SWAT [2] and sharing our faith, that our own apathy was revealed. We had become numb to weekly gospel presentations and command to share it with others. Now, we love to engage people in gospel conversations. We have spoken to many over the last two years. Some of the conversations baffle us: long-attending church-goers say they have never been approached by someone; long-standing believers admit they have never shared their faith; others just go in and out on Sundays; or that sharing the gospel is inviting others to church. What grieves us more than anything, the majority of people think: they’re good, doing enough good, can live the way they want and are going to heaven. We are concerned many church-goers have a false sense of salvation and are going to hell . [3] Why is this happening? We...