Luke 4:36 KJV
And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
Jesus preached in the synagogues of Galilee with varied responses. But in the synagogue of His own home town the response was wrath. The people there tried to kill Him for the message He had preached.
Too much preaching today is geared to comfort and please and influence the hearers. There is a place for a "peace I leave with you" sort of sermon, but in many cases that's the only message some congregations ever hear. In the largest so-called churches in America the preachers have become famous for refusing to preach anything else. And while others preach a theological message that can be blunt, they salve their congregations with a social message that is down right promiscuous.
We need preachers who stand before their congregations without fear of the reaction. The task can be tough, but it is the only Christ honoring one. Anything else is paganism wrapped in a Christian package.
And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
Jesus preached in the synagogues of Galilee with varied responses. But in the synagogue of His own home town the response was wrath. The people there tried to kill Him for the message He had preached.
Too much preaching today is geared to comfort and please and influence the hearers. There is a place for a "peace I leave with you" sort of sermon, but in many cases that's the only message some congregations ever hear. In the largest so-called churches in America the preachers have become famous for refusing to preach anything else. And while others preach a theological message that can be blunt, they salve their congregations with a social message that is down right promiscuous.
We need preachers who stand before their congregations without fear of the reaction. The task can be tough, but it is the only Christ honoring one. Anything else is paganism wrapped in a Christian package.
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