Brother Chris Long preaches with a heavy burden about the danger of drifting from God’s presence, using Israel’s loss of the ark in 1 Samuel 4 as a mirror for the modern church. He warns that sin—especially the quiet, tolerated kind—slowly drains the glory from a believer’s life until they’re only going through motions, treating God like a spare tire instead of their daily source of strength. With honesty about his own seasons of dryness, he urges the congregation to examine themselves, repent, seek the Lord earnestly, and return to real worship marked by conviction, humility, and the unmistakable touch of the Holy Ghost. His message presses the church to ask when they last truly felt God’s presence—and to refuse to settle for anything less than His glory restored.

Location: Whitwell, Tennessee — Fairview Union Church