Sermon: Calling ("Comfort Not Guaranteed" series)

Something happened in Christianity around 100 years ago. Churches got big, started offering programs and services, then followers started getting lazy. We began tricking ourselves into thinking Christianity was more about what we could consume rather than what role God played in our lives. The situation of the current church is complex since we have some churches steeped in decades-young tradition, others obsessed with public image, and yet others pursuing whatever new programs and fads are making the rounds of religious circles. We can talk all day about the problems with churches, but what impact does this have on believers? More importantly, how does this create Christians foreign to the concepts of Christ's followers we find in the Gospels?