Lack of Preachers – When the World Needs Them Most

Lack of Preachers – When the World Needs Them Most

Why true anointed preaching still matters for revival and reformation

This writing examines the critical need for anointed preachers—men who preach the Word of God with Holy Spirit power, uncompromising truth, and genuine love—so that true transformation, lasting spiritual revival, and the reformation of the church can take place.

This is the question we are considering. How shall they hear without preachers?

The word for “preacher” means a herald—someone who proclaims openly, with seriousness, weight, and the full authority of the One who sent him. In ancient times a herald carried the king’s word and announced it so that every person must hear and take notice.

The word “hear” goes beyond mere sound reaching the ear; it means to listen carefully, to understand, and to take the message in so that it can produce faith.

Without prophetic preachers declaring the word in demonstration of the Spirit, there is a lack of true transformation. Consequently, the revival that has already begun—the revival we so greatly need and desperately need to increase—is hindered from coming into its full potential.

The greatest need of this hour is not more methods or music, but men anointed by the Holy Spirit who will preach the whole counsel of God with both fire and love.

In the book of Acts we see the powerful impact of such anointed men. Their preaching brought deep conviction, so that multitudes were added to the church—not as casual followers, but as those who fully embraced the apostles’ doctrine and were wholly dedicated to Christ Jesus. They were not merely “church members without passion.” Scripture records them as the men who were turning the world upside down. Even the seven chosen to oversee the daily administration were men full of the Holy Ghost—not simply good businessmen using worldly tactics. This was not the running of a program; it was the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, and they were willing to risk their lives for His honor and glory. The same conviction that brought salvation also stirred strong resistance. Religious leaders and crowds rose up against them, threatened them, beat them, and sought to silence the message because the truth exposed sin and demanded a response.

In my own experience, listening to men of God preach the Word with power has greatly impacted and transformed my life, bringing change and stirring a deeper and deeper hunger for holiness and truth.

The same God who worked so mightily through the men as recorded in the book of Acts, is still the God who gives the word. - “The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.” Psalm 68:11

God still gives the word from His throne, - He looks for a company of men willing to publish it with boldness, so that lives are transformed and the world is turned upside down for His glory.

From His throne the word is given; then a large company rises to announce the glad tidings with freshness and zeal so that lives and communities are transformed.

But what happens when that company is lacking? Scripture warns of a devastating judgment: “Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD” (Amos 8:11).

When anointed preachers are absent, the Word is not proclaimed with power, and souls wander seeking yet finding none. People may fill buildings with skits, programs, singers, and even comedians, yet God has deliberately chosen “the foolishness of preaching” as His appointed means to save those who believe (1 Corinthians 1:21).

It is not optional. It is the way the Lord has ordained for the gospel to reach the lost.

When the pulpit is filled with programs and performances instead of the pure proclamation of God’s Word, the people starve spiritually and the church loses its power to change the culture.

Paul felt the weight of this necessity: “Yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!” Jesus framed the urgency in harvest terms: “The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest”

A.W. Tozer saw the danger clearly: “So today we have the astonishing spectacle of millions of dollars being poured into the unholy job of providing earthly entertainment for the so-called sons of heaven. Religious entertainment is in many places rapidly crowding out the serious things of God. Many churches these days have become little more than poor theatres where fifth-rate ‘producers’ peddle their shoddy wares… And hardly a man dares raise his voice against it.”

A W Tozer

Some people think the church already has enough preaching and that what is missing is better programs. Would we not consider that anointed preaching is our desperate need?

What kind of preacher does this hour demand? Consider Sam Jones. It was said of him, he preached hard against sin and hypocrisy. No one in his generation hated sin more or expressed that hatred with greater fury and fire—yet no one loved the sinner more or showed greater kindness and compassion.

Samuel L. Brengle learned the same balance. He wrote: “I saw that I must preach the truth just as straight as I possibly could, but that I must be careful always to keep my heart full of love for the people to whom I was talking… This made me feel that to withhold the truth of holiness from the people—which is necessary to their eternal salvation—was worse than keeping back bread from starving children… So I earnestly prayed to the Lord to help me love the people, and preach the whole truth to them, though they hate me for it—and, bless Him! He answered my prayer.”

Samuel L. Brengle

Will we settle for entertainment, or will we cry out for anointed prophetic preachers who will stir hearts and bring forth a greater move of God? We make our petition before God that anointed men would be raised up to preach—truth straight as an arrow, hearts full of love, empowered by the Holy Spirit—so that every mouth may be stopped and all the world may become guilty before God (Romans 3:19).

Then, convicted and without excuse, many more will call upon the name of the Lord and be transformed.

Men of God, will we answer the call?

Aaron Beiler - Lancaster County PA

A parable on why anointed preaching still matters.