There can be little question that in churches across the globe the messages that are delivered from the pulpit are critical to the spiritual well-being of Christians. Sadly in many churches stories often take the place of Scripture, Christ is not exalted, sin is rarely talked about, and truth is often taught to be relative, instead of absolute.
In addition, in many churches prosperity is often preached more than persecution, announcing programs often takes the place of prayer, and preaching is passionless.
If you find yourself in a church that is suffering from some of the above conditions, you need to fervently pray for your pastor, and if things don’t change, possibly consider a new church.
I really like how Pastor John MacArthur describes what a model pulpit ministry should look like. I pray you would take the time to read his quote and see if your pastor’s preaching measures up to his poignant words. If not, you need to be crying out to the Lord for your pastor to be filled with a fresh anointing of the Holy Spirit and a serious reevaluation of his preaching!
“All pulpits must passionately declare Christ to be the eternal Son of the living God, the only Savior of sinners. All preaching must boldly announce Him as the reigning Lord of heaven and earth. He must be fearlessly announced as the One before whom every knee will bow and every tongue will confess. All preaching must assert that this Jesus is the final Judge of every human life. To fulfill this sacred duty, every preacher must proclaim the full counsel of God. Every doctrine in Scripture must be delivered. Every truth must be taught. Every sin must be exposed. Every warning must be issued. And every promise must be offered. If God is to bless our preaching, the supreme majesty of Jesus Christ Himself must be expounded in our sermons. All the lines of our preaching must intersect at this highest pinnacle—Jesus Christ and Him crucified.”1
1 Inspirational Quotes by John MacArthur – page 5 (bibleportal.com)
Amen. Brother!