Is it a Sin to Bore Adults with the Gospel?

Jim Rayburn, the founder of Young Life, a nationwide youth ministry, used to say, “It’s a sin to bore a kid with the gospel.” But what about adults? Is it okay to bore grownups with the gospel? I ask the question because I sense among many Christians today a subtle but deep discontent. 

I don’t think they would call it boredom because that sounds too flippant, but I do sense a powerful but largely unspoken sense of disappointment in the way their Christian life is turning out. And not because of failure, either. 

On the contrary, they are successful dads, passionate and gifted moms, accomplished professionals, mature friends, winsome small-group leaders, respected elders, diligent students, and loving neighbors. They are good people and earnest followers of Jesus. 

But at the end of the day we thought our Christian life would be more than this—somehow larger, more significant, more vivid, more glorious. But it’s not. Driving to church on Sunday feels a bit like Groundhog Day, the movie where Bill Murray’s character is forced to pathetically relive exactly the same day over and over again.