I've been listening to podcasts of a sermon series from a local church. Two of the three sermons have included invitations to "receive Christ" as Savior. One has to wonder... WHY?
Our problem, according to the preacher, is that we are "directionally challenged." We have trouble making decisions, and we need God's biblical principles to guide us. Did Jesus die to give us wisdom, or did He die for our sins? Did He send this preacher to convey useful information, or did He send him to tell us of God's gracious provision for our salvation in Jesus' own death and resurrection?
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A good set of questions, Eric. :)
Dear Eric,
I have not seen you post in while and it seems that your posts are less frequent. Your question seems to indicate a sense of disillusionment and disheartenment. You ask: "Where have the preachers gone?" They are all around you, but, the real question is where have the preachers of the Gospel gone?
They obviously are not where you keep seeking them. Have you asked yourself why this is? It is because you are seeking them where God says that you will not find them.
So where will you find them? Where does God say that you will find them? Where did Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, John the Baptist, and the apostles find them? Where did Luther find them?
You have the Bible. You have the Book of Concord. You have a wife and children under whom God has placed you to serve. I say "under" because of the burden of the office that you feel. You are their head under Christ, but according to that headship you serve.
If you need help with sermons, many of Luther's are available on-line. Invest in the electronic version of Luther's Works. Use the Small Catechism and Large Catechism for help.
If it is God's will, some of your friends or relatives will come to you and submit to you as their pastor because of what you give to your family. Then your call and ordination will be extended beyond your own family.
You already have a call to preach to your family and when no true gathering of the saints can be found locally, you are all that they have. Don't let them go hungry when you stand with God's blessings at hand to give to them.
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