In my oppinion many, if not most, pastors are moving in the direction of premade sermons that are rehearsed prior to Sunday morning and deviated from only for the occasional anecdote. Biblically I see no foundation for this method of teaching. Pastors of the first church were led by relevant issues, studied the word of God intensely and spoke directly from the word of God and the moving of His Spirit.
The greatest teaching I have heard, the most challenging and refining words, came not from a seasoned seminary graduate, but from a young man who prayed for hours before and after teaching. By teaching I mean illuminating the truth straight from The Word by whatever words the Lord layed upon His heart. Sometimes there were no words until we all bowed in prayer to seek the Lord.
I fear that pastors are no longer the champions of communing with God, knowing Him and His word, and instead are becoming competitors for who can make "dusty old church idioms" into "culturally relavent, specifically and immediatly life-applicable topics."
I believe that The Word of God is meant to be preached from the pulpit with accuracy, whereby it is then able to pierce men's hearts as at Pentecost. There then remains no one specific application for everyone who hears, but a longing to be led to an individual revelation by the Holy Spirit in every willing hearer's heart. This revelation will stir its own application within the timing and planning of the Heavenly Father.
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WOW! So, I'm pretty sure I am blown out of the water because I had forgotten how amazing it is to see and read the way that you put words together.... I can't even find the words to express how I"m feeling right now, but I guess I would say that I"m impressed and dumbfounded and very VERY proud of you, my blessed and prophetic husband. I love you and I can't wait for your next blogs. see you soon!
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