thoughts on Preaching

[MajestyJo]

Thought's On Preaching

Many of us just love to preach. Even though we
hated being preached at and may well have made
solemn vows never to preach when we got older, we
became preachy people in spite of ourselves. Now
that we are older, we may find a pulpit everywhere
we go.

But the best preaching has always been by example.
The most powerful messages spring from who we
are, not what we say. The most effective tool we
have to make others "see the light" is to see the
light more clearly ourselves.

Far better than to complain about never being
thought about is to show others how wonderful such
consideration is by giving them the gift of kindness.
Better than preaching about a negative attitude is to
light up our world with our own positive frame of
mind. Better than to shout against intolerance is to
display a live-and-let-live attitude ourselves.

Today, I will make sure my loudest sermons are the
quality of my own life.


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From: Days of Healing, Days of Joy
by Earnie Larsen and Carol Larsen Hegarty