Your "Sermon"
What if I was to get up this morning to make the announcements and after I got finished I said, “Today I want to introduce to you the person who will bringing our sermon today.” And after completing that sentence I said your name. Yes, you.
Someone once said, “A Christian is a living sermon, whether or not he preaches a word.” Although I have only been preaching for a few years, I have heard many comments about various sermons including some of my own. Some always say the sermon was great while others may ridicule what was said. I wonder, however, how often we listen to our own “sermons.” How often do we take a look at our own lives and examine what kind of message we are spreading. I dare say that the reason many people do not want anything to do with the church is because they are tired of seeing bad “sermons.”
It has been said that “you can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.” People may not come to church to hear with the preacher has to say, but they do watch the “sermon” that you live out everyday.
One of the struggles that I have had to deal with before is practicing what I preach. It is my guess that many church members deal with the same thing. We say things such as, “You should read your Bible,” “You should pray,” “You should help others,” but then we never see anyone give us an example of how to do it. Who will be the example?
You will never hear this come out of a preacher’s mouth again, but I say this to you: Do not listen to the preacher this Sunday, watch him. And as you do remember that as you walk out of the doors people will be watching you to hear what your sermon is all about. Remember that although you may not be officially preaching the sermon to the church today, you are preaching a sermon to the world.
Whatever it takes….for Jesus’ glory,
Jared
Someone once said, “A Christian is a living sermon, whether or not he preaches a word.” Although I have only been preaching for a few years, I have heard many comments about various sermons including some of my own. Some always say the sermon was great while others may ridicule what was said. I wonder, however, how often we listen to our own “sermons.” How often do we take a look at our own lives and examine what kind of message we are spreading. I dare say that the reason many people do not want anything to do with the church is because they are tired of seeing bad “sermons.”
It has been said that “you can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.” People may not come to church to hear with the preacher has to say, but they do watch the “sermon” that you live out everyday.
One of the struggles that I have had to deal with before is practicing what I preach. It is my guess that many church members deal with the same thing. We say things such as, “You should read your Bible,” “You should pray,” “You should help others,” but then we never see anyone give us an example of how to do it. Who will be the example?
You will never hear this come out of a preacher’s mouth again, but I say this to you: Do not listen to the preacher this Sunday, watch him. And as you do remember that as you walk out of the doors people will be watching you to hear what your sermon is all about. Remember that although you may not be officially preaching the sermon to the church today, you are preaching a sermon to the world.
Whatever it takes….for Jesus’ glory,
Jared
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