Emphasis Preaching Journal

I am well aware that most of the folks in my congregation are pleased as can be that our church makes very few demands on them. According to our denomination, all you need do to remain an active member in good standing is attend worship once a year or make a contribution once a year. We are not very demanding at all. Yet I know that from time to time our church has lost members not because we demand too much, but because we demand too little.