If you want to be popular, preach happiness. If you want to be unpopular, preach holiness.~Vance Havner
The goal of preaching is not to help our people be more happy.
The goal of preaching is to help our people be more holy.
Big difference.
You might gain fame and fortune preaching health, wealth and happiness, but Jesus wasn’t crucified for our happiness.
Preaching holiness isn’t always popular, but Jesus died for our holiness.
Something is bothering me in the aftermath of Easter. I’m trying to let it go, but I can’t. A lot of pastors are only preparing their preaching week-to-week, and worse, many are just beginning to write their sermons on Saturday before delivering it on Sunday! “Brandon, how do you know?” Here’s how: Traffic on this…
“My grand point in preaching is to break the hard heart, and to heal the broken one.” – John Newton
The longer I am in ministry, the more I see it. It seems like every week I hear about another pastor’s moral failure that scars the church and murders their ministry. Whether it’s an affair, drugs, porn addiction, or mishandling money, these hidden sins are ripping churches apart and leaving good people feeling betrayed and…
Ezekiel Stoddard is an 11-year-old ordained minister. He says he received the call from God to preach when he was just 7 years old. For more of his story, watch the YouTube video below: Can’t see the video? Click here. This video raises two questions: Should an 11-year-old be allowed to preach? What are we…
Today, to the nation’s horror, a gunman walked into an elementary school in Connecticut and shot and killed 26 people, 20 were children between the ages of 5-10. He then turned the gun on himself. This tragedy has affected us all. When people walk into your church on Sunday, they aren’t going to be wondering…
I am constantly in search of good articles on preaching to gain both wisdom and inspiration from others. I also figure that if something is helpful to me, challenges my thinking, or inspires me, then it will probably do the same for some of you too. Every day I share my favorite articles on Facebook and Twitter. But I…
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In Christ,
Bro Chris Paradise
Youth Pastor
Moriah Baptist Church