3. The group longs for the past while living in the present.
Groups made up of people over the age of 50 can easily spend their time and give their attention to longing for life as it once was.
They long for a world where Judeo-Christian values are honored and respected. They long for a world where church is the centerpiece of the community. They long for a world where good people are honored and those of low moral character are seen as out of sync with the rest.
Those longings are no longer realities. Groups must live in the present and long for Christ’s return, not live in the present and long to return to the world of their childhood. In so doing, groups will connect with the world without becoming like the world.
And in so doing, many of those who are held captive by the world will be set free and join those group members in the new world…heaven.