I'm on a path that may lead to being an Anglican minister and it also may not. I'm prepared to see where God is leading but also im not afraid to say that might lead to ordination. I'm happy that God is in charge. I really do trust Him and I'll do my best whatever he asks.
One of the subjects I will be thinking about a lot is preaching. Is it still relevant? Is it important? What aspects of preaching are key? Let me share my current position.
I have always believed that the word of God is alive and has power. It was studying the gospel of Luke that brought me to my knees in repentance in 2000. What follows is an opinion based on much reading and listening ( especially to Martin Lloyd Jones)
I believe that God has spoken to us through the scriptures. That conversation between God and the individual begins when the person begins to read or hear the word. its an ongoing conversation in that although the word has been in print for many years it speak afresh to us each time we read it.
The preachers job is to allow God's holy spirit to work through him. In doing so he becomes ready to bring the message of the scripture alive for those who listen. He reads, explains and applies. This is quite a simple view yet the more I read, the more this model of preaching attracts.
If we stopped relying on our own wisdom and experience what might God say through us? I find myself very excited that the less I rely on me the more God might speak through me. I love inspirational stories and meditations on worthy themes however it is the depths and wonders of scripture that inspire and change us. It would be a privilege to be allowed to share God's word.
So to wrap up this post I simply say this. I hope to be able to take a text, explain it and apply it. After that its God's work. My role is to be moved by the scriptures and channel that energy into sharing God's word passionately and clearly.
One of the subjects I will be thinking about a lot is preaching. Is it still relevant? Is it important? What aspects of preaching are key? Let me share my current position.
I have always believed that the word of God is alive and has power. It was studying the gospel of Luke that brought me to my knees in repentance in 2000. What follows is an opinion based on much reading and listening ( especially to Martin Lloyd Jones)
I believe that God has spoken to us through the scriptures. That conversation between God and the individual begins when the person begins to read or hear the word. its an ongoing conversation in that although the word has been in print for many years it speak afresh to us each time we read it.
The preachers job is to allow God's holy spirit to work through him. In doing so he becomes ready to bring the message of the scripture alive for those who listen. He reads, explains and applies. This is quite a simple view yet the more I read, the more this model of preaching attracts.
If we stopped relying on our own wisdom and experience what might God say through us? I find myself very excited that the less I rely on me the more God might speak through me. I love inspirational stories and meditations on worthy themes however it is the depths and wonders of scripture that inspire and change us. It would be a privilege to be allowed to share God's word.
So to wrap up this post I simply say this. I hope to be able to take a text, explain it and apply it. After that its God's work. My role is to be moved by the scriptures and channel that energy into sharing God's word passionately and clearly.
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