3000 Inquiring Minds Want To Know For Sure

Below is a survey conducted by George Barna from the Barna Group regarding what parishioners really want to hear from their Pastors as they preach weekly from their pulpits. Three-Thousand were asked, and they were given more than a 100 choices.  What does the Holy Bible actually say regarding these issues, is very important to those who are sitting in the pews?  Here are the results for all to see.  I wonder what kind of reaction we will get from our "pulpits" across the western culture if they actually heard these results and felt the hunger of their people.

I can assure you that what God fearing people, or the people of God, wish to learn does not measure up to what the PC or Political Correctness crowd wants us to hear.  If we were to address these with the Bible based discussions that are being sought, the PC police would start their name calling and vilify those who are speaking the truth of God’s Word in love about these highly important topics. I have no doubt that those who are wolves in sheep clothing, as Jesus called ungodly religious or other leaders, don’t wish for us to even think about discussing these topics.  But if we don’t, we may have to kiss our way of life good bye in the not too distant future. I hope and pray that their vilification will not prevent our preachers in the pulpit from helping us experience the liberation that comes from the truth that sets us free. 

The sheep are hungry to grow in grace, and it appears these are some of the things they need to feed each souls.  Take courage Preachers.  Face the fear and preach it!

SoJourner

Top 12 Issues the Church Wants to Hear:

1. Abortion: Beginning of life, right to life, contraception, adoption, unwed mothers. 91%

2. Religious persecution/liberty: Personal duty, government duty, church response, global conditions. 86% 

3. Poverty: Personal duty, government role, church role, homelessness, hunger, dependency. 85% 

4. Cultural restoration: Appropriate morals, law and order, defensible values and norms, self-government. 83% 

5. Sexual identity: Same-sex marriage, transgenderism, marriage, LGBT. 82% 

6. Israel: Its role in the world, Christian responsibility to Israel, US foreign policy toward Israel and its enemies. 80% 

7. Christian Heritage: role of Christian faith in American history, church role in US development, modern-day relevance. 79%

 8. Role of Government: Biblical view, church-state relationship, personal responsibility, limitations. 76% 

9. Bioethics: Cloning, euthanasia, genetic engineering, cryogenics, organ donation, surrogacy. 76% 

10. Self-governance: Biblical support, personal conduct, impact on freedom, national sovereignty. 75% 

11. Church in politics/government: Separation of church and state, legal boundaries, church resistance to government. 73% 


12. Islam: Core beliefs, response to Islamic aggression, threat to US peace and domestic stability. 72%

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