“Christ Crucified”
BIBLE
READING: 1 Corinthians 1-4
I will have to be the first to admit, preaching is hard
work! I hear all the jokes and comments
about how preachers only work one day a week for about three hours and during
the rest of the time they play golf, drink coffee with each other and come up
with corny preacher jokes. I hope that
most of you already know that is just simply not the case, except for the
coffee and joke thing! Seriously, the
more society is changing, the more difficult preaching has become. The reason it has become so difficult is
because our attention spans are so short.
The person in the pew has a super computer at their fingertips and the
moment they get bored…it is off to social media or the most recent trendy
game. Preachers must be on their A-game
to develop compelling, interesting sermons that are at the same time relatable
and above all Biblical. Sadly, there
have been so many preachers that have given in to the compelling and
interesting while compromising the Scriptures.
Is it difficult, yes! However, it really shouldn’t be, because according
to Paul in I Corinthians 2.1-4 our messages should be developed on one thing,
“Jesus Christ and him crucified”. It is
a sad commentary on our world when the story of Jesus and his sacrifice and
resurrection from the dead, has become monotonous, unrelatable and
uncompelling. Have we become so far
removed from the story that our hearts have become too hard to be cut? In the
words of Paul, “God Forbid”. Today,
spend a little more time trying to wrap your head around a man that loved you
so much, that He was willing to suffer the cruelest death imaginable just, so
you could have a chance at eternal life.
Now, would you really rather play a game of Candy Crush instead of
trying to find out more about this Man?
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