Why is the church in trouble?
The church's trouble stems from failing to pinpoint that personal salvation is necessary, so people are not receiving it. The emphasis becomes joining or doing rather than what one does with the gospel, while salvation must come God's way—by grace through faith, plus nothing.
Les explains that this is exactly where the church is in trouble: it is not pinpointing people to the fact that there has to be a personal salvation, and they are not getting it. He says it is not what we do or who we join up with, but what we do with the gospel. When the woman was led through the plan of salvation, she was gloriously saved. Salvation must come God's way, by God's grace through faith, plus nothing; works cannot earn it or put God in debt.