 Between the age of 15 and 20, I went to a super cool church where we had guitars, drums. There was even some weirdo who hit a bongo. And also my pastor was in a rock band with my friend in the youth group. That's just how cool my church experience was. I haven't been back to church in about seven years. And honestly, my life has been completely fulfilled ever since then. I haven't felt the need for religion or anything like that. You can play the most trendy music, you can have the most epic light show, you can have the most relevant sermon illustrations that just blow people's mind. But at the end of the day, if you are not grounded in God's word preaching the clear gospel, then it's not going to have any real impact on people's souls. You see, a lot of churches seek to bring people in through entertainment, saying we got the best facilities, we got the best entertainment, it's just kind of a positive life message that everybody can get on board with and they bring in droves of people, but ultimately they have no lasting impact on these people's lives because they're not preaching the message that can transform us from the inside out. We don't need more tips and tricks on how to make our lives better. That is not what we need. We get enough of that from Oprah already. I'm telling you guys, we need pastors that are concerned with conveying what the Bible says to a dark and dying generation. Not just concerned with what sneakers they're wearing or trying to wear the most relevant clothing. That stuff is so stupid and it's so missing the point of what Jesus is all about. It may draw a lot of people in and it may be cool to post their videos on Facebook and Instagram or whatever, but if it's not grounded in the word of God, what are we doing? And people are walking away from the church because they think that's all it is. It's all a show. It's all entertainment. It's all about making you feel good about yourself. But that's not even the gospel. It's not a life improvement plan. It's a plan to give you eternal life and a restored relationship with God. That is so much more meaningful and important than just having relevant pastors or cool music or an epic sermon illustration. I just see so many of these stories of people walking away from the church, but they didn't even know what it was about. They were like, well, it was fun because I was young and you fit in and it was cool young adults group, but they weren't actually given the message that was most important. And that is a tragedy. Let me know what you guys think in the comments down below. Thanks to everyone on Patreon for supporting my content. I'm going to stay gospel centered. I hope you do too.