Watch the TV news and observe a fact: Without self-restraint human nature produces all sorts of evil: meanness, disrespect, bullying, abuse, violence, rage, arrogance, injustice, deceit, self-destruction, vulgarity, hatred, cruelty, fraud. Unrestrained human nature destabilizes society and eventually leads to despair, oppression, war, and/or totalitarianism. Western society desperately needs godly self-restraint!

If a person does whatever she/he wants to do and/or feels like doing, without moral restraint, she/he will make a mighty mess of her/his life.  So how do you get moral restraint?  So much in our society wants to grab our attention and focus us on unrestrained pleasure-seeking, when we desperately need a focus on godly self-restraint.

Movies and TV shows grab and hold Americans’ attention . . .
Church does not.
Sports captures the passion and enthusiasm of Americans . . .
Church does not.
Music takes hold of Americans’ hearts and won’t let go . . .
Church does not.
It’s time for the American church to break out of cultural irrelevance
And to bring the thrilling presence, power, and love
Of the living God to the hearts and minds of Americans!
There is a new attention grabbing form of church
In Nashville (the city, not the TV show) at:
225 Berry St., 37207 on Sunday mornings at 10:45.
Let God grab you . . .
Come visit The Salvation Army Berry Street.