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1 | A Sermon which Leads to Christ | Matt 10:7 | DocTrinsograce | 243043 | ||
"That sermon which does not lead to Christ, or of which Jesus Christ is not the top and the bottom, is a sort of sermon that will make the devils in hell to laugh, but might make the angels of God to weep, if they were capable of such emotion. You remember the story I told you of the Welshman who heard a young man preach a very fine sermon, a grand sermon, a highfalutin, spread-eagle sermon; and when he had done, he asked the Welshman what he thought of it. The man replied that he did not think anything of it. 'And why not?' 'Because there was no Jesus Christ in it.' 'Well,' said he, 'but my text did not seem to run that way.' 'Never mind,' said the Welshman, 'your sermon ought to run that way.' 'I do not see that, however,' said the young man. 'No,' said the other, 'you do not see how to preach yet. This is the way to preach. From every little village in England -- it does not matter where it is -- there is sure to be a road to London. Though there may not be a road to certain other places, there is certain to be a road to London. Now, from every text in the Bible there is a road to Jesus Christ, and the way to preach is just to say, "How can I get from this text to Jesus Christ?" and then go preaching all the way along it.' 'Well, but,' said the young man, 'suppose I find a text that has not got a road to Jesus Christ.' 'I have preached for forty years,' said the old man, 'and I have never found such a Scripture, but if I ever do find one I will go over hedge and ditch to get to Him, for I will never finish without bringing in my Master.'" --Charles H. Spurgeon (1834-1892) |
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2 | A Sermon which Leads to Christ | Matt 10:7 | EdB | 243053 | ||
This is the chicken and egg, which came first. Was it the church that demanded the preacher be entertaining and make the church grow or was it the preacher that failed to teach the church that worship is not for their entertainment but to glorify God and to equip them to go into the world as disciple makers? The problem becomes even more complex when you realize how many are in pulpit today not because of a calling but because it seemed like a good career. Our Bible colleges and seminaries are turning out young men and women who are looking for same thing graduates of secular colleges are. Position, prestige, wealth, fame, fortune. Many see ministry as entrepreneurial an opportunity to have a career that gives them freedom to "enjoy" their lifestyle and not be tied down to rigid work schedules. So while Spurgeon is absolutely correct where did it all get off track? Scripture predicted such a time as this. |
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3 | A Sermon which Leads to Christ | Matt 10:7 | DocTrinsograce | 243060 | ||
Good point. It made me mindful of Paul's words, "...they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths." (2 Timothy 4:3b -4) But even if this is the judgment of God upon those who will not listen to Him, we should still point and issue warnings to those pulpits that are seeking to entertain goats rather than feed sheep. |
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4 | A Sermon which Leads to Christ | Matt 10:7 | EdB | 243062 | ||
I agree we can warn, but do not doubt it will fall on deaf ears. Those that preach to entertain the goats also have a love of money and those that pay them demand they entertain. People love to experience emotional rushes and as such the most successful of the ear ticklers have learned to bring their listeners to an emotional edge. Once there the are easily manipulated to react in a certain manner. I once witnessed a so called "altar call" made by a well known speaker where hundreds reacted. But there was never a mention of sin, forgiveness, repentance, salvation, a need to change lifestyle or the blood, Jesus' death on the cross or anything that suggest a fallen state and a need to change. The "altar call" was preceded by a gut wrenching emotional story, then the "call" was given who wants to know Jesus? As I said hundreds rushed down to the front. There was no prayer simply the call and then those people were ushered out. But the claim of the speaker was that God was moving mightily and as everyone saw hundreds were saved. Huh? How are they saved? There was no mention of their fallen state or their need of salvation. As we left the meeting people were talking among themselves about this man's ability to keep you so involved in the message you didn't notice the time, and then to have hundreds saved! What a great mighty man of God! When in fact all they got was their ears tickled? |
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