The Mature Worshipper
“What if your gospel-preaching pastor is not as good as one of the great orators of our day? Is it time to sell the house, pack up the family, and change churches? No, I don’t think so. But what should you do?”
Steve Burchett gives us five suggestions, and includes this observation:
“…if your pastor is (honestly) dull, but he preaches the truth faithfully, a little statement I once heard might be helpful for you to remember: ‘The mature worshiper is easily edified.’ When hearing lackluster (even if biblical) preaching, immature worshipers will typically not listen to the message because they wish the messenger was more exciting. Conversely, mature worshipers eagerly receive the truth as it is proclaimed, even if it sounds like the preacher is reading a phone book.”
When Your Preacher Is Not John Piper HT: Albert Garlando
May 16th, 2012 at 8:22 am
Mike have you seen this?
thot of you when I saw it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4Eb5HmzJtA&feature=player_embedded
May 16th, 2012 at 2:30 pm
Yep – good stuff. Except he believes the earth had somehow “become” empty and needed “re-filling”? I could be wrong but I smell compromise.