Living in a day and age when most people no longer trust organized religion either due to sexual and financial scandals of its leaders or due to the constant infighting and conflict amongst its members, it is difficult for churches to keep their doors open. Using numeric growth and financial viability as litmus tests of “success,” many churches have chosen to “sell” their version of the truth by watering down the message to make it more palatable to society. While this strategy attracts Christian “pretenders” and those whom are “lukewarm,” whom amongst us truly wants Christ to see your church as being so vile that He spits us out of His mouth? Wouldn’t it be nice to have Christ physically walk down the isle of your church and state that He has heard of your faith and the treasures you are storing up in heaven? For today’s church to live a life worthy of the calling they have received the focus must not be just on numbers and finances but primarily on spiritual maturity in the eyes of Christ! This sermon is going to outline five pillars of church maturity as Paul outlines in Ephesians 4:1-16 in the hope that this might inspire you to take them back to your church leaders and have them implemented for the glory and honor of God!