In his sermon titled 'Treating the Church the way Christ Treats the Church' delivered at the 'How Can the Church Strengthen the Family Conference in the 21st Century,' Scott Brown explores the relationship between the church and families. He questions modern attitudes towards the church, likening them to a salad bar where people pick and choose what they like. Brown emphasizes the importance of relating to the church in the way Christ intended, suggesting that great things happen when this is achieved. He also raises questions about the scriptural guidance for fathers and the operational dynamics of the church toward families.

Today, we are at the How Can the Church Strengthen the Family Conference in the 21st Century. And we're addressing different issues of church and family life and asking the question, what does the scripture say about that? What does the scripture say about how a father should conduct himself in his home? What does the scripture say about how the church should operate toward families? How should families treat the church?

We live in an era where people treat the church kind of like a salad bar. They go up to it and say, I like this, I like that. But really God has called his people to relate with the church in a particular way. And great things happen when people treat the church the way that Christ would have them treat the church.