Lancaster, Pa. County Bible Church Chain Patterned After Rick Warren's Saddleback and Willow Creek

A new come as you are rock concert music style, seeker friendly church chain in Lancaster County, Pa. is offering a come as you are style of worship with all the trimmings. But is this really new? This sounds to me that LCBC, or Lancaster County Bible Church is patterned after Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven, Seeker Friendly Saddleback and Willow Creek mega churches, and others. Just because it says “Bible Church” doesn’t make it so. All cults have a thread of truth , and a lot of false doctrine and scamming. Our Lord's Church is Holy Spirit lead, not purpose driven.

What you won’t see at one of the region’s fastest-growing churches: pastors in robes or suits, crosses or icons, pews, traditional choirs, or stained glass. What you will see: pastors in jeans, dramatic stage lighting, stadium seating in a 2,000-seat auditorium, rock bands and stage smoke, giant multimedia screens and graphics, a coffee bar, a food court and a bookshop, along with animal-themed murals in the kids wing. Complete story at link.

What one wears, providing it is modest, is not all that important but worship style and the music one listens to and most importantly,the message presented is something to seriously look at. If the church leaders do not conform to the Word of God, it is not from God, but of the world and conforming to the world. When a church conforms to the world and becomes like a senses appealing, entertaining rock concert, and “good works” orientated, where is the focus of salvation by faith through God’s grace by belief in His Son, Jesus Christ, who was crucified for the sins of the human race? Where is the salvation message of repentence of sin?

The Apostle Paul instructs us in Romans 12:2 to be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Remember, the first thing Jesus warned his disciples of that would signal His soon return was deception:

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. Matthew 24:3-4

If a church's focus is on what it has to offer in the way of food, music and stage accessories, lighting, seating, coffee bar, bookshop, and not the cross of Christ, it’s time to look for another place to fellowship, because this is not about the Gospel Message of Christ and placing people under conviction of sin to repent of sin and follow Christ through His Word and the leading of His Holy Spirit.

Jesus said And I, if I belifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. John 12:32