rlew.com » preaching http://rlew.com Toward a God-Entranced Vision of All Things Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:39:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Encouragement to Preach the One Gospel http://rlew.com/2008/04/encouragement-to-preach-the-one-gospel/ http://rlew.com/2008/04/encouragement-to-preach-the-one-gospel/#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:46:11 +0000 rlew http://rlew.com/?p=26 A true quote from Justin Childers quoting C.J. Mahaney quoting C.H. Spurgeon:
“Whitefield and Wesley might preach the gospel better, but they cannot preach a better gospel.” (I suspect a more direct quote can be found here.)

Childers goes on to say, “Prepare your heart to hear THE GOSPEL this Sunday, proclaimed by a man who cares deeply about your soul, even if his gifting is below average.” It is, after all, the Holy Spirit and the Gospel that moves hearts, not a preacher.

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  1. During the week, pray for God to reveal the burden of the text to him.
  2. During the week, pray that God would grip the preacher’s heart with His glory revealed in the text.
  3. On Sunday morning, pray that God would free him from distractions.
  4. On Sunday morning, pray that he would proclaim the truth boldly and clearly.
  5. On Sunday morning, pray for God to powerfully speak through him.
  6. On Sunday morning, pray that Christ would be treasured by all gathered.

It would be worth considering how to pray for hearers of preaching. That could be an interesting list. Afterall, preaching involves both speaking and listening. I’d probably start that list with a mediation on Mk 4:9.

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