I am working on a sermon series that talks about the ministries that use CROWN STEALING!!
What does that mean?
Take our 5S Cleanup of the Church:
#1 Study
#2 Serve
#3 Suffer
#4 Share
#5 Shepherd
And now picture churches taking POLICIES that tell Christians not to practice them. WOW. That's CROWN STEALING.
Here is one example in my experience:
I attended a church once that refused to allow its people to share their faith and the word of God because it painted it negatively. They called this a "crusader" mentality. They compared the crusades in the Middle Ages with winning souls today. What is the fruit of this policy? Nobody shared the word of God, or their faith, and their ministry did not multiply. Souls were not won.
Jesus warns us to not let anyone steal our crown (Rev 3:11).
What examples can you think of in your experience?