tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846380584667288537.post1351610590036040592..comments2023-03-26T13:57:23.263+01:00Comments on Always Hope: On preachingCharliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102799923678550905noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846380584667288537.post-67557494155552233232010-12-22T20:35:25.377+00:002010-12-22T20:35:25.377+00:00"Many writers on preaching talk about the ser..."Many writers on preaching talk about the sermon as an "event", something which happens to those who listen (including the preacher.)<br /><br />I think that is very true, it is more than or different from a leson or lecture somehow - I can't quite say how, but it must be because of the spiritual, rather than purely intellectual, dimension.<br /><br />I love to listen to sermons (generally!)It is an art form we should not lose, it gives me great pleasure to hear good preaching.Suemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128736092253293640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846380584667288537.post-7387256227607488782010-12-11T08:44:43.448+00:002010-12-11T08:44:43.448+00:00Excellent post Charlie.
One of the issues I have...Excellent post Charlie. <br /><br />One of the issues I have with recorded sermons or published texts is that they miss that 'event' aspect of the sermon; the interaction between God, preacher, congregation and the context. Bishop Stephen's inaugural sermon as Bishop of Chelmsford a couple of weeks ago reads well, but it doesn't do justice to the event and impact on those of us there. <br /><br />In training and assessing preachers, which is part of my job, I always find myself coming back to a basic question: What has God said to you through this sermon? And I am often surprised and challenged by the answer.<br /><br />News of the death of the sermon is somewhat premature!Philip Ritchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05912352719196616923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846380584667288537.post-44851843539404730472010-12-11T07:03:25.551+00:002010-12-11T07:03:25.551+00:00"Alan suggests that the reason much of our pr..."Alan suggests that the reason much of our preaching in this country is feeble is because the context is feeble".<br /><br />As always (almost) with the media I do not recognise what they are talking about at all. For 30+ years I have seen preaching (as the central act of worship) again and again being the main means of changing real people. It's inevitable (IMHO)... preaching to a verdict 'works'. In our current incarnation working with youth in the Exeter area we see hundreds touched and changed by the preaching of the gospel message.Arborfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378273311339123481noreply@blogger.com