A friend of mine from seminary sent me an email and asked me to finish the following sentences. My contributions are italicized.
A good preacher…knows his/her context but preaches to him/herself first.
A good sermon…should answer the question, What’s the good news about what I am preaching?
Every good preacher should remember…that he/she is a sinner unworthy to speak about God, but God through his grace has called him/her to speak anyway.
What would you say?
As I always remind myself when I preach: “Remember your own irrelevance.”
I’ll was thought I led a better worship music service on weeks where I was particularly sinful. On those weeks it was clear to me that there was a great distance between God’s holiness and my carnality. And then there is Luke 7:47
“It’s not about me” It’s a favorite quote to remind myself