There is a Great Need to Learn How to Preach to the Inner Man.
As preachers we are in need of a “fresh anointing.” We need to be reinvigorated and empowered anew (Ps 92:10-15). God’s anointing is needed because we are called to a ministry that is impossible apart from divine enablement – we are called to make a vital connection between the Word of God and our hearers.
Our preaching is intended by God to connect two worlds; the world of the Bible to the world of our listeners. In order to do so, it must impinge upon our hearers where they are.
So often we fall short of making this connection. There is a kind of preaching that is clear and perspicuous, faithful to the narrow and wider context of the canon, doctrinally accurate, BUT inadequate at reaching the inner man.
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hey man, I just read your comment on Jordan's blog. Congrats on the baby boy! I hope that you and Kristi and now Jack are doing great and that things are well in the ministry. take care man
p.s. I'm going to try and set up a blog soon on here, in case you ever feel the urge to write back.
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