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NASB | Matthew 10:16 ¶ "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 10:16 ¶ "Listen carefully: I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; so be wise as serpents, and innocent as doves [have no self-serving agenda]. [Gen 3:1] |
Subject: Preach the Gospel not an agenda |
Bible Note: If we look at today’s England we see the truth of this passage. London had some of the greatest orators ever to stand in pulpit but their legacy is one where the church is in decline. One man in particular is often quoted from his famous sermons but he denied the power of the Holy Spirit and while he preached to thousands his words returned void if we look at the condition of the church in London today. When men deny God, try to place limits on God or dogmatically define God error abounds and as such their words return void. While many may cling to them as man often does with deception, the truth spoken not to amaze man but to equip man changes lives. Man must preach under the unction of the Holy Spirit and if they deny the power of the Holy Spirit they do not have such unction, not matter how eloquently they preach. Only crucified preaching can give life, crucified preaching can only come from a crucified man. When man enjoys the “pleasures†of this world he has not crucified his flesh and therefore can not preach a crucified message. |
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