Now imagine if churches taught the above instead of the typical sermons..
People --All Religions are man made -----and the Ministers of the Church have Bosses over them -----they do not have free reign to teach as they like ----most ministers have a lectionary to get their sermons from and Most ministers take the Scripture from the Lectionary as it is easier than relying on the Holy Spirit to direct them on what they should be preaching on if they even have the Holy Spirit in them in the first place ---they don't have to think about what scripture to preach on it is already there for therm to make up their Sermon -----Pick a scripture to suit yourself
example --read all yourselves --just posted this ----
Revised Common Lectionary Scripture Citations for Year B, 2023-2024 lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu
https://lectionary.library.vanderbi.../faq/downloads/2023-2024/Year B 2023-2024.pdf
Proper 25 (30) - October 27, 2024 - Job 42:1-6, 10-17 and Psalm 34:1-8, (19-22) - Jeremiah 31:7-9 and Psalm 126 - Hebrews 7:23-28 - Mark 10:46-52
All Saints Day - November 1, 2024 - Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9 or Isaiah 25:6-9 and Psalm 24 - Revelation 21:1-6a - John 11:32-44
I attended a church where the Minister was told Flat by the hierarchy not to Preach on Money -----as they did not want to lose people in the pews ----and bringing up money will scare people ----
Here is a good one ---for Nov you can preach on ----
Revelation 21:1-6a ----well here it is ---
soft preaching ---oh great ---we will get to live in the New Earth ---jesus will dwell with us -----
no hard preaching to scar the people off so we get our money which we don't want preached about to keep the Church building open and help the poor ---
Make sure you leave out verse 8 -----which describes the Second death -----for the unbelieving --who rejected Jesus as they went through the 7 Year Tribulation -----
don't Preach that ------
7 Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children.
8 But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
The New Jerusalem, the Bride of the Lamb
A New Heaven and a New Earth
21 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,”[
a] for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’[
b] or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
5 He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”
6 He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life.
I say
Hard preaching is very much needed today in Churches and
Teaching NOT PREACHING on how True Christians can live a happy ---joyest ----healthy ---stress free burdened life is very much needed in today's wicked world ---- I totally agree with jacko on this -----
The Scripture is full of how to Avoid ----stress ----anxiety ----fear ---doubt ----false hope ----false prophets ----depression ----etc ---etc ----and this should be taught in all Churches today and it is NOT --
very sad ----Religions sugar coat scripture to keep their people happy and in the pews ----preaching has become ----People pleasing not God pleasing ------
Paul speaking
Great saying here ==in my view
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