Tag: preachers
Overcoming the Famine of the Hearing of the Word of the Lord in the Church Jesus is Building
In Amos 8:11, the Lord speaks about a famine of hearing the Word of the Lord. This was referring to a time in the life of the nation of Israel when there was rarely a true prophetic word spoken. I believe that we are now living in similar times. There are many dubious so-called prophetic voices, but of greater concern is the existing trend to dumb down and cut back on the preaching of the Word of God to make church attendance attractive to all.
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OBITUARY: Death of the Preacher
I am sorry to be the one to have to report that preparations are underway for the funeral of an American mainstay: the Preacher. In the event of his death, there will be no open casket or time of visitation, for most of his friends would not want to be seen as such in a spiritual climate such as we have today in America.
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Seven Reasons the Prophetic Voice of American Pastors Has Been Silent
As a pastor I have been involved in political, economic and social issues in order to be holistic in ministering to the needs of our community, as well as functioning prophetically to influential elected officials. In this context, I have observed how many leaders also involved in holistic ministry have “behaved themselves” in regards to speaking out prophetically on major biblical issues. My opinion is that we are all called to be prophetic—especially preachers of the gospel (1 Peter 4:11)!
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