You’re My Man, Aren’t You?
This piece calls preachers away from pleasing crowds and toward faithful, unsettling proclamation of the Cross—after the pattern of Jeremiah, Jesus, and revival preachers who would rather have God’s approval than the world’s applause.
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1- God still looks for a man who will carry a hard word into a hard hour. The honor of being chosen does not remove the weight. It makes faithfulness the only honest answer a preacher can give.
2- A messenger is not hired to improve the message. He is sent to deliver it. The moment you sand down the edge to keep a crowd, you have stopped serving the King who spoke.
3- The Cross was not pleasant to look upon, and preaching that never wounds will never heal the ruin sin has made in human souls.
4- You cannot impress people with yourself and make Christ look wonderful in the same breath. One glory will crowd out the other. Choose which name you want remembered.
5- Fear of faces is a quiet idol. It asks the preacher to protect his welcome more than the people who need truth. God still says, “Be not afraid of their faces; I am with thee.”
6- Revival comes when men would rather awaken a sleeping church than please a watching one, and when the Fire of God matters more than applause.