“Comfort zones.” They are environments or situations in which a person or group of people feel secure or at ease; an established lifestyle in which comfort is enjoyed as long as there is no drastic change.
No doubt, comfort zones can be a blessing, but they can also turn dangerous. Get too comfortable, and relationships, academic pursuits, careers, or walks with God can be damaged. When we allow ourselves to…
- Feel satisfied (Luke 12:19 – “Relax, eat, drink, be merry”)
- Stop (Rev 3:2 – “I have not found your works complete”)
- Settle (Rev 3:17 – “I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing”)
- Stumble (Hos 14:1 – “You have stumbled because of your iniquity”)
- Slide (Jer 8:5 – “Why has this people turned away in perpetual backsliding?”)
- Stagnate (Rev 3:1 – “You have the reputation … but you are dead”)
Consider some dangerous comfort zones that can cripple a church from the inside:
- “I go to church, and that’s all that matters” (Isa 29:13)
- “I just want to come and go, no strings attached” (Eph 4:11-12)
- “I’m not interested in being corrected or held accountable” (Heb 13:17)
- “I don’t have to ________, that’s why we have ________” (Eph 4:15-16)
- “I want a church that looks like me” (Rev 7:9-10)
- “That’s just the way we’ve always done it” (1 Cor 15:58)
- “I don’t want change; I like things just the way they are” (Eph 1:22-23)
- “I’ve done my part, now it’s time for somebody else to…” (Rom 12:11)
- “We’ve arrived” (Amos 6:1)
This sermon was delivered on September 10, 2017.
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