Many who have had the privilege of hearing John Piper preach in
person would testify that it felt like a monumental event. His
preaching powerfully combines truth and passion, leading to convicted
and exhilarated listeners. After the sermon, certain hearers might
leave wondering if they were just in the presence of a figure who will
be talked about in future centuries.
Then they go back to their home church, where several things are
different, including the preaching. Thankfully, the gospel is still
proclaimed. In fact, the sermons are thoroughly biblical, but the
ability of their regular preacher simply does not measure up to the
phenomenal preaching they recently heard.
Unless you attend a church led by of one of the celebrated preachers
of our day, you most likely have faced a similar situation. Either at a
conference or on the internet, you have heard exceptional preaching,
but each Sunday you're back in your simple little home church that
hardly anybody beyond your town knows about, with its "nobody" of a
pastor who will probably never preach to thousands.
What if your gospel-preaching pastor is not as good as one
of the great orators of our day? Is it time to sell the house, pack up
the family, and change churches? No, I don't think so. But what should
you do? Keep Reading >>>
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