Post by arete on Mar 19, 2014 22:18:20 GMT
Put another way, does he preach the Word to you?
The last session of the Shepherd's Conference was taught by John MacArthur and the topic was "Expository Preaching and the Preacher's Authority."
Some quotes from that session to ponder before the article below:
"The preacher's authority only comes from preaching the Word of God."
"Hard preaching makes soft people. Soft preaching makes hard people."
"Poor preaching contributes to rejecting [the] commands [of God]."
"The spirit of the age hates all authority, all moral absolutes."
"I'm afraid there are many preachers who are cowards. They are afraid to command."
"We declare for understanding. We exhort to live up to that understanding. We reprove to discipline when they don't live it."
"You enforce the Law of God on the hearers so they flee to Him for grace. You enforce the Law of God on believers so they may avoid discipline."
"Hold them to the truth."
"In ourselves, we have no internal authority. When we speak the Word, we speak with all authority."
"We are called to command, but that's not what people want to hear."
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The last session of the Shepherd's Conference was taught by John MacArthur and the topic was "Expository Preaching and the Preacher's Authority."
Some quotes from that session to ponder before the article below:
"The preacher's authority only comes from preaching the Word of God."
"Hard preaching makes soft people. Soft preaching makes hard people."
"Poor preaching contributes to rejecting [the] commands [of God]."
"The spirit of the age hates all authority, all moral absolutes."
"I'm afraid there are many preachers who are cowards. They are afraid to command."
"We declare for understanding. We exhort to live up to that understanding. We reprove to discipline when they don't live it."
"You enforce the Law of God on the hearers so they flee to Him for grace. You enforce the Law of God on believers so they may avoid discipline."
"Hold them to the truth."
"In ourselves, we have no internal authority. When we speak the Word, we speak with all authority."
"We are called to command, but that's not what people want to hear."
Does Your Pastor Love You?
One of the ways the pastor shows his love is by feeding the flock (the church) the Word of God.
Written by Erik Raymond | Monday, March 17, 2014
I have talked with ministers before who say, “I don’t preach doctrinal sermons because people can’t handle that. I am just trying to teach them how to know and love Jesus.” Quite frankly, this type of preaching, regardless of its ostensibly noble aim, is actually doing a poor job of modeling how to love Jesus–in fact they model unloving Jesus.
How can you tell that your pastor loves you? This could get tricky. We might be tempted to exegete his facial expressions, evaluate his manners, or consider whether or not he sends you a birthday card. However, the Bible actually gives several ways that demonstrate this love.
One of the ways the pastor shows his love is by feeding the flock (the church) the Word of God.
One of the ways the pastor shows his love is by feeding the flock (the church) the Word of God.
Written by Erik Raymond | Monday, March 17, 2014
I have talked with ministers before who say, “I don’t preach doctrinal sermons because people can’t handle that. I am just trying to teach them how to know and love Jesus.” Quite frankly, this type of preaching, regardless of its ostensibly noble aim, is actually doing a poor job of modeling how to love Jesus–in fact they model unloving Jesus.
How can you tell that your pastor loves you? This could get tricky. We might be tempted to exegete his facial expressions, evaluate his manners, or consider whether or not he sends you a birthday card. However, the Bible actually gives several ways that demonstrate this love.
One of the ways the pastor shows his love is by feeding the flock (the church) the Word of God.
