8. Moral breakdown. The gospel offers recovery more powerful than any human recovery movement. Scripture declares that the gospel is the power of God, and Jesus Christ offers to transform all who come to him in faith. The church is designed to be a place of moral development in the midst of moral decline.
Contemporary Christians need not fear the moral anarchy of our time. Jesus certainly wasn’t intimidated by evil spirits, disease, hostility, and indifference. If the gospel is God’s power and the church is a redemption center, what better time to be alive than now? For the church, the present crisis is the greatest opportunity for outreach and ministry ever.
Churches that know what time it is will create powerful ministries of recovery for those crushed by the consequences of sin and evil. Pastors who know what time it is will lead their churches toward authentic encounter with this evil world in whatever ways are appropriate to their gifts and opportunities.