Not exact matches
A comment was made that most churches don't
preach Jesus... I find that frustrating because in most churches we
hear all day long about Paul, what he has to say about «Christ», all feeling one step removed from Jesus by name, preferring to speak of Him by His title.
As for the argument that we should look to our churches... the BILLIONS spent by organized religion to build exorbitant places of worship (Jesus
preached in open fields and I'm confident that God
hears MY prayers in the privacy of my home) and the building of health clinics in third world countries would help a lot — but they are
not inclined to help those in need HERE!
They move to San Francisco, become gay, and zealously
preach the gospel of atheism whether people want to
hear them or
not... all the while thinking how much different and better than daddy they are.
As Rob said in a sermon I
heard him
preach, «it's
not about a destination it's about the journey».
The
NT says to
preach the Gospel — why
preach the Gospel to churches full (or
not so full) of people that have
heard it before?
When the apostles had been asked by the government to no longer
preach anything about Christ, Peter and John responded by saying «Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge, for we can
not but speak of what we have seen and
heard (Acts 4:19 - 20).»
The message
heard through the entire Bible; as the prophets repeatedly admonished the people of Israel and as Jesus
preached and taught the Disciples and crowds, what God wants is
not the enforcement of the letter of the Torah.
But all religions are elitist to a point - they all think they are right and the best - but you can
not go out and preach the word of Christ by alienating those you wish to hear the word... it's like someone from a country club going to a homeless person and throwing out all the benefits of the country club and the amazing life of the people who are members... Not exactly welcoming and understandi
not go out and
preach the word of Christ by alienating those you wish to
hear the word... it's like someone from a country club going to a homeless person and throwing out all the benefits of the country club and the amazing life of the people who are members...
Not exactly welcoming and understandi
Not exactly welcoming and understanding.
In the Bible, Paul warned us that a time would come when people would
not endure sound doctrine, but would instead turn aside to myths and gather around themselves teachers who would
preach what their itching ears want to
hear.
Paul recognized that he had an opportunity to
preach to some men who would probably never
hear the Gospel in any other way, and these men had areas of influence and power that most people in the Roman Empire didn't have.
Every time I
hear this passage
preached, the application is the same: «If you don't tell people that they are going to hell, when they die, God is going to hold you responsible!
I would really be thrown off guard if the interloper told me my congregation was starving to
hear God's word
preached to them, but since I wasn't doing it effectively, he needed to step in.
After 3 months of searching the internet and you tube to decide if I wanted to come back to religion, I finally found someone who
preaches from the heart, the way my Mama and Papa used to
hear when they went to church, DR John Collins with the Church of Biblical Christians tells it the way it should be plus he does
not accept donations, He
preaches against todays prosperity preachers, My Papa said hes the only guy he has
heard of lately
not affraid to tell you what he thinks and use scripture to back him up.
But in the present time, altogether too many of us may know or think we know the original quite well, but yet do
not know the language into which we are to translate; hence the gospel as
preached is
preached to ears that do
not and can
not hear, because they are ears that are attuned to a quite different set of conditions, patterns of thought, and ways of conceiving the universe.
I have often said in my
preaching and teaching, and have
heard many others say the same, that Jesus died in the cross so that we don't have to.
People continue to
not understand what beliefs and standards are and I've never
heard him
preach moral standards, atonement of Christ etc..
12:30) Wiser was the queen of Sheba, who of old came to Solomon to
hear his wisdom; wiser were the Ninevites, who repented at the
preaching of the prophet Jonah — wiser than the fools of this generation, who do
not understand what is happening before their eyes.
21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in [your] mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled 22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: 23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and [be]
not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have
heard, [and] which was
preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
We were recently holding some meetings in India, and as we
preached about the UnGodlike God, a visitor to the church who attends Hillsong in London, came to us after and said, «that was amazing, why are WE
not hearing this stuff».
And those of them who
hear us
preach are quite likely to believe that we are
not ourselves honest when we
preach the gospel, because they know perfectly well that in our «secular» moments we do
not subscribe to any such scheme of things.
Preaching can easily activate these anxieties in a congregation to the point where the members will
not be able to
hear what is being said.
These preachers have already all violated Matthew 6:1 - 18 in their ostentatious and hypocritical piety, and they generally seem to pick and choose only the most hateful and bigoted things out of the Bible anyway, so it isn't like they really possess any moral authority
preaching to people what they want to
hear.
The church in Jerusalem got that way after thousands came as pilgrims for the feast,
heard Christ
preached and didn't want to leave.
He doesn't
preach what people really need to
hear; that they are all sinners on their way to hell and that they need to accept Christ as their savior to get to Heaven.
I thought straight away this is a joke as scriptures tell us only the father knows the time of his sons return and hes keeping it to himself he hasnt even told his son yet.Mark 13:32 This a mystery isnt God all knowing and isnt Jesus God it is a mystery.Yet I like that that is the case because it proves that the father is
not the son and the son is
not the father they are separate yet they are one just like the holy spirit.I have come across denominations that believe the father son and holy spirit are the one person i asked them how they can say that when Jesus was baptized we see 3 separate persons.We have enough information to know that we are in the last days the signs are present and increasing.Ever since Israel became a nation the countdown has begun.The verse the enemy will come like a thief in the night i have
heard preached many times and i believe the preachers have got it wrong because they
preach it from the view for the church to get there act together or you will miss out.This view is incorrect because if you are a born again believer following him in obedience and relying on the holy spirit you are
not walking in darkness but are walking in the light so you will
not be caught unaware as those who are sleeping this is a warning for those who are sleeping or walking according to the flesh they are in darkness.Remember the 10 wise virgins the ones who were alert and keep refilling there lamps went in with the bride those who slept were left behind and so it will be when the Lord returns.Now is the time to prepare our hearts and lives to be ready for his return.It is an exciting time to be living and we are to live in the expectation that the Lord could return at any time brentnz
As important as it is to
hear God's Word
preached, let me be the first to say that sermons are just
not enough.
So far I have
not heard my pastor
preach this, though he does
preach God blesses our giving.
The authors examine
preaching in 1,580 churches, and conclude that whether or
not people listen, there is
not much to
hear.
Note that the command is clearly to the one
preaching the gospel,
not to the ones
hearing it.
So, for example, if your
hear a pastor saying, «You have to take up your cross daily and follow Jesus in order to go to heaven when you die,» you can look in the text he is
preaching from (maybe Matthew 16:24 - 26 or Luke 9:23 - 26), and see that Jesus is talking about saving your life (which is
NOT the same thing as receiving eternal life) by living in a profitable way here on earth (cf. Luke 9:24 - 25).
To be well
preached they ought
not merely to be exhortations to pray — which most of the hearers have
heard many times — nor should they consist mainly of stories of remarkable answers to prayer in which apparently God was persuaded to manage affairs according to the petitioner's request.
Fourth, Joel Osteen will
preach this weekend, but you will
not hear him.
The reason your generation, as well as the last 50 years haven't
heard Jesus» truth is to all the big egos that
preach the thoughts of man,
not His truth.
I often
hear from women who feel called to
preach but can
not seem to find support or resources within their churches or communities of faith or traditions.
There is
not a single time that I
preach a sermon without
hearing from someone that this was the first time they had ever
heard a woman
preach.
I
heard that he's
preaching at a church in another town, but don't know if his wife ever found her faith.
And every time I
heard that message
preached, it subtly communicated something to my young heart: If it's
not big and audacious, it's
not good enough for God.
He, like Isaiah, is
preaching and teaching to a people who have become calloused and hard of heart, so that they see, but don't see; they
hear, but don't understand.
Another preacher
preaching what ever goes is ok with Christianity... If your going to
preach Christianity based on the Bible, then you might as well forget gay marriages are ok... If you want to twist it around then thats up to you... Paul said, «The Berens were of noble charachter because they didn't believe what they
heard, but they took what they
heard and confirmed it with the Bible... So its like the Yen or Yang... Its either Gods church or Satans Church... Can't be any other way... Do I hate gays, no... I have some very close friends that I have had for over 30 years that are gay, but I think they will be accountable for their life styles... Thats the thing about Christianity, we are held accountable, its
not an everything goes belief... Its rules we have to follow... And rules we will be held accountable... So maybe this preacher needs to start a dfferent faith or religion... One where there are no rules and where its people are
not accountable for their actions...
The July 1984 edition reported, «Eight days of almost constant rain did
not stop a total of nearly a quarter of a million people attending Bristol's Ashton Gate football stadium to
hear Billy Graham
preach.»
Interestingly, that seems to be the only scripture you're always guaranteed to
hear preached with the caveat of: «Well, that doesn't apply to everybody.»
The reason for this transition, Luke indicates, is
not because God has now «chosen» the Gentiles instead of His other «chosen» people, the Jews, but because the Gentiles were more open to
hearing, considering, examining, and accepting the things Paul
preached to them, while the Jews are more set in their traditional ways and beliefs, and so are less willing to consider that they might be wrong.
It is
not uncommon to
hear the pastors who decry the lack of biblical literacy in the church today to also
preach against LGBTQ people.
Whether he believes everything he
preaches or
not I don't ever
hear people accusing him of spreading hate or misinformation.
I need my white brothers to know how I felt as I sat in the
preaching classes in Bible college and seminary
not once
hearing examples of great African - American preachers.
It's very refreshing to
hear from a christian who doesn't
preach hate from the pulpit.
In much of the «new
preaching», one can detect a longing,
not just to be
heard and understood, but to be accepted by a world that has been alienated by the religious jargon of a self - addressing church.
That is why, to stay within our immediate field of
preaching, justly celebrated sermons of thirty years ago, while admirable in terms of craftsmanship and witnessing vivacity, can
not be
heard now as they were then.
I may
not listen to sermons but I have
heard the old saying «Practice what you
preach».
I can't tell how good your theology is, but people go to church to
hear the word of God
preached so they can be saved and grow.