Jesse Quiroz Weblog

I am literally at the ‘edge’ of my seat with excitement about the 3 week series of messages that I will be starting this coming Sunday called ‘The EVOLUTION of the Church’.

When you look back through the last 100 years of American church history, there has been quite a transition that has taken place.  One of the many things that have transitioned has been how the church has reacted to American culture.  If you study church history –  in the early 1900’s it seemed that the church really took alot of pride in adopting a lifestyle that exemplified the very opposite of what many had in mainstream culture – and believed strongly that anything inside of mainstream culture was in fact – SIN.

Some of the things that were considered SIN and strongly shunned by the church in those days were: Bowling, Baseball Games, Playing Cards, Large Corporations, Women in pants, Men in shorts, Rock N Roll music, & Golf just to name a few.  These were all the ‘avenue to a devil’s hell’ according to a popular Protestant minister quoted as saying in 1923.

Today – you see the church IMMERSED in these things and we have embraced them quite frequently, incorporating many of the things listed above at our church events, services, and functions…in other words – we adopted them into our lifestyle.  Today, we have church events at bowling alleys and play Rock-N-Roll music in our services.  We have churches today holding ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ poker tournaments for Missions and I don’t know many preachers who don’t fancy themselves a game of golf every now and then.

How could something that ‘used to be’ SIN – be OK today?  Or was that even SIN at all?  What happened throughout the last 100 years that have caused the church to experience such a dramatic transition?

Over the next 3 weeks I will be explaining this great CULTURAL transition and show you what REALLY MATTERS through all of it.  This week I will starting off in a VERY unique way – trust me, you won’t want to miss it!

Jesse (Pastor – Journey Church)