Every one who has come to the years of responsibility seems to have gone on the defensive. Even some of you who have known me for years are surely on the defensive\u2014you have your guard up all the time!<\/p>\n
I know that you are not afraid of me, but you are afraid, nevertheless, of what I am going to say. Probably every faithful preacher today is fencing with masters as he faces his congregation. The guard is always up. The quick parry is always ready.<\/p>\n
It is very hard for me to accept the fact that it is now very rare for anyone to come into the house of God with guard completely down, head bowed and with the silent confession: \u201cDear Lord, I am ready and willing to hear what You will speak to my heart today!\u201d<\/p>\n
We have become so learned and so worldly and so sophisticated and so blase and so bored and so religiously tired that the clouds of glory seem to have gone from us.<\/p>\n
1 Samuel 3:10; 1 Timothy 1:6\u20137; 2 Timothy 4:1\u20135<\/p>\n
Christ the Eternal Son,<\/i> 98, 99.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Every one who has come to the years of responsibility seems to have gone on the defensive. Even some of you who have known me for years are surely on the defensive\u2014you have your guard up all the time! I know that you are not afraid of me, but you are afraid, nevertheless, of what … Continue reading “PREACHING:
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