The Foolishness of Preaching

1 Cor 1:18 "For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God".


Paul knows that that the preaching of Christ crucified is foolishness in the yes of the world. Indeed it always was, is and will be. Therefore, we must cease seeking cultural relevance at the expense of presenting the truth. The means of preaching and the content of the message of the crucified Christ is foolishness. BUT. But this is what the Lord has promised to bless and use for the extension of the church.

This does not mean then, that those who preach should not work at their preaching. Far from it! A new book on preaching has come out by O. Palmer Robertson called "Preaching made Practical" and it is published by EP. I recommend it. Palmer says on page 14 "If God has called you to preach, don't dare do anything else".

If you are a man who has a desire to preach and to be trained to preach I would love for you to contact me. We must have our gifts tested out but the church needs a whole new generation of preachers. Let us all join together to pray for labourers. preachers who will stick to preaching and to preaching the message of the cross, apart from all the other duties of pastoring.

Matthew 9:37-38 "Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; 38 therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest".