tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833391402454221781.post3092243356295112381..comments2023-09-16T05:56:54.422-07:00Comments on once|for|all|delivered: wordsmithin': vapidtoddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08813896428597457804noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833391402454221781.post-13019632405253255152013-01-25T09:16:54.037-08:002013-01-25T09:16:54.037-08:00Agreed. The Word is active and living and when wi...Agreed. The Word is active and living and when wielded by a man well-versed in the verses, it cuts to the quick and brings us again and again to repentance, faith and hope in Christ alone. It is not that sermons need to be more like lectures, it is that the Gospel of God is the Good News. The danger to which Sayers, I believe, is pointing is the temptation to find our focus on things other than what the focus of Scripture points - Jesus.toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813896428597457804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833391402454221781.post-25317649811764026482013-01-25T06:44:22.378-08:002013-01-25T06:44:22.378-08:00I'm getting better about finding doctrine to b...I'm getting better about finding doctrine to be vibrant, but it always helps me focus when a pastor uses real-life illustrations and personal anecdotes throughout a sermon; I'm better able to focus and figure out how to apply that doctrine. The Crislershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716006297375813032noreply@blogger.com