Emphasis Preaching Journal

Neighborhood teenagers began hanging out on the weekends on the steps of a city church. The church was located on the corner of a busy street. The young people would sit and talk until midnight most weekends.

There were some people at the church who noticed that young people were sitting on the steps. There were candy wrappers and soda cans left on the sidewalk and behind the church sign. People from the church would arrive on Sunday morning to find trash and spilled drinks on the steps. Some in the church were quite upset and demanded immediate action.