Lonnell Williams

Now we as a church, our intention is not to grow.

Now there are some churches who attempt to fabricate the experience so that they can grow.

Some people will in some churches will intentionally do things so that you can come and they can attract you to be a part of it.

So that's why they keep putting on events every single week because they're trying to get as many people into the room.

And as long as I can get you into the room and I can get you hooked, you rather have the event than you rather have the word.

So I got to keep coming and keep giving and keep doing and keep doing.

And then eventually you say, well, when's the next thing?

So you'd be more ready for the next event than you are for the next sermon.

A system can carry the harvest, but only God can actually create it.

3,000 people overnight, one sermon, the church grew.

One message to get right.

One message to receive truth.

One message to connect conviction and repentance.

One message to say, Lord, what shall we do?

What shall we do?

And maybe God brought you in here on this Pentecost Sunday.

Not so that you could get it.

good word or a Sunday school lesson but maybe he brought you in here so that you could hear the gospel truth to hear that repentance is necessary and that God wants you to make a u-turn and not parallel park that God wants you to turn around and not look back to come home to capture your heart return back to your first love

In New York, we had a powerful experience.

We were sitting down.