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Criticizing Preachers
As a preacher, reading the gospels again has been good for me and my feelings: 1) “Some of your sermons are too complicated.” So were some of Jesus’ (John 6:60). 2) “Didn’t you preach that sermon before?” Jesus repeated himself (Matthew 25:14-30; Luke 19:11-27). 3) “Were you talking about me?” Jesus had to do that (Matthew 21:45). 4) “You shouldn’t talk about yourself in your sermons.” Jesus did and people complained about him too (John 8:13). 5) “Some people left because of what you said.” You can picture the sorrow, as Jesus watched some leave (John 6:66). No preacher is Jesus, obviously; we make mistakes and have personal flaws. But before you complain about the preacher, maybe you likewise should read the gospels again.
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