Post by Eli Brayley on Oct 9, 2008 10:08:48 GMT -7
How Do We Preach Christ Crucified?
by John Henry Jowett
How is a great gospel like this to be preached? If it is the doctrine in which I best discern the holiness of God, if it is the doctrine in which I discover the horribleness of sin, if it is the doctrine which reveals to the the realities of grace, if it is the doctrine in which I find the resources of ethical revival - How shall I preach it? There is only one way. A gospel of infinite compassion must be preached in the spirit of compassion in which it was born. My brethren in the ministry, we need to pray, and to pray long, and to pray fervently, that we may never become hard. I think if there is one thing we need more than another it is the grace of compassion. We want to have a spirit of compassion until we almost instinctively perceive the poignant need of those to whom we seek to minister.
by John Henry Jowett
How is a great gospel like this to be preached? If it is the doctrine in which I best discern the holiness of God, if it is the doctrine in which I discover the horribleness of sin, if it is the doctrine which reveals to the the realities of grace, if it is the doctrine in which I find the resources of ethical revival - How shall I preach it? There is only one way. A gospel of infinite compassion must be preached in the spirit of compassion in which it was born. My brethren in the ministry, we need to pray, and to pray long, and to pray fervently, that we may never become hard. I think if there is one thing we need more than another it is the grace of compassion. We want to have a spirit of compassion until we almost instinctively perceive the poignant need of those to whom we seek to minister.