In “So What Must Still Take Place?”, Pastor Dennis G. Harwood delivers a heartfelt and urgent appeal to the church to stop merely talking about the gospel and start living it. Reflecting on end-time prophecy—particularly the “toenails” of Daniel’s image—he reminds the congregation that we are living at the very edge of time, yet Christ has not returned. The pressing question is not what prophecy still needs fulfillment, but what transformation still needs to happen within God’s people.
He challenges superficial Christianity—programs without power, knowledge without surrender, positions without unity, and worship without genuine love. The real issue, he argues, is not a lack of preaching but a lack of Christ-centered living. The gospel is not about outward performance, rules, or appearances; it is about a surrendered heart transformed by Jesus.
Calling out division, hypocrisy, and spiritual complacency within the church, he emphasizes that Christ must be lifted up and allowed to change hearts. When believers truly surrender and reflect Christ’s character—loving God and one another—the gospel will be powerfully witnessed to the world, and then the end will come.
Ultimately, the message is a solemn but hopeful appeal: God is ready. The world is waiting. The question is whether His people are willing to fully surrender and become who He has called them to be.