Recently I have been thinking about preaching, and what are we preaching really when being honest. It seems like when Jesus is being reacted to there was either an intense reaction of agreement or an intense reaction of disgust. How is it when so many of us preach now, there is no reaction other than "good sermon Pastor"? Could it be possible that we are not truly preaching Jesus, but preaching about Jesus or biblical historical facts or the sins of other people or how knows what. Let's face it, Jesus is compelling. He is powerful. He does not let us sit on the fence or get a pat on the back for a good sermon. He convicts, He loves so fiercely it hurts, He connects the preaching to His life, He guts us and puts us back together God's way.
People go to church for many reasons. Most of those reasons don't seem to include being loyal to Christ as much as church as they know it. It is hard to innovate, be creative, and break away from what we know so that the message of Jesus comes through clearly. May God give us leaders of His church the power and audacity to dream big, innovate, and communicate the message Jesus so that we can let people fall in love with Jesus or walk away in disgust knowing they came into contact with the real deal.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
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