Volume 20, Number 6
To Correctly Handle the Word of Truth: Receiving the Preaching of Others as Preaching for Me
“Those shoes don’t look right under an alb. Come on, man. Show a little care about your appearance.”
“You just read the Gospel before the hymn. Why are you reading it again? Hmm. I wonder how the guest preacher at my place is doing. And let me check my watch to see how long this guy is going to go.”
“Ooh, man, you missed an opportunity there. You should have said….”
“Really? That’s the illustration you used? That sounds like one of those canned ones from sermonillustrations.com.”
“You’re circling buddy. Bring it home. Just say ‘Amen.’”