Over the last 28 years I have had the honor of serving as a minister in many churches. No matter where the church or how it functions, the message remains the same. It is all about Jesus.
I have met preachers through the years that preach and teach very different. Yet the main thing has always been and will always be about Jesus and the fact that He came to save the world.
Last week I went to a conference where I was able to spend time with one of my favorite preachers, Johnny Hunt. He has always been an inspiration to me. His strength and message has never changed. I started going to the conference he puts on some 24 years ago. I missed the last several years, but his teaching remains solidly built on Jesus.
Why do some churches or ministers struggle? It might be because the message of Jesus takes a back seat to other purposes. We must be people of the book. The Bible continues to be all about and points us to the message of Jesus. The bigger deal we make of Jesus the more we will focus on His book. The more we share about Jesus the more opportunities will be created for people to come to know Jesus.
Focus on the message of Jesus whether you are a preacher or a servant of any kind. If you follow Jesus, share Him with others!
1 Corinthians 1:18 NLT
The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God.
There is power in the message.
Acts 4:12 NLT
There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.”
No other name. No other savior than Jesus.
1 Peter 3:15 NASB
but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence;
Make much of Jesus. He is the central point of the real message!
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