Christ is Always Building His Church (Matthew 16:18-20)

Years ago in another ministry I had an interesting conversation with a young man who was attending the church I pastored.  This individual made the following statement, “God has turned His back on the church today because it is irrelevant to the times in which we live.  I believe that God now works through other organizations that are not churches.  This young man was a leader in a para-church organization that focused on reaching “street kids”.  There’s nothing wrong with his approach to ministry but his theology was way off.  Granted, there are a lot of churches that no longer reflect God’s intention for His church but God has never given up on His Church.  Today’s message shares God’s passion for the Church today.