Church Coveting

I discussed the lack of growth with a church leader and he said, “I just wonder how Saddleback Church does it.” God has not allowed all churches to become a mega church, but the desire of church leadership to become another Saddleback can have the appearance of coveting. James said, “What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? You want something but don’t get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures” (James 4:1-3 NIV).