I have had several people over the last few months make various comments about "My Style" of preaching... I wrote the following column many months ago. I believe it answers the questions very well!
Please enjoy!
Why "Preaching The Truth"? I have been preaching now for 24 years. If ever there was a time in our lives when we need the truth preached it is RIGHT NOW!
I have been told by many that my "Style" of preaching is a "Thing of the Past". My answer to these accusations is "Move over Trixie... The Train is comin thru"!
Over the years I have read messages from Evangelists from our past and there were a few things that stuck out in my mind from these messages.
First, the mesages were delivered with Passion!
In each case, the preachers made sure to show the real passion they had for the subject or content of the message they were preaching. When they were preaching on Hell, They preached it HOT and REAL! They preached with passion in their hearts and in their words when they spoke of the forgiveness and salvation we ALL have through Jesus and His finished work on the cross. Passion is a key ingredient that is, in my personal opinion, missing in our pulpits all over the world. We must be Passionate!
Second, the messages were Pointed!
Pointed preaching is preaching that is Direct, Precise, Narrow preaching. Preaching that goes right to the heart of the problem. Pointing out sin in the world, sin in our homes, sin in the workplace and sin in our churches as well. Preaching the TRUTH from the Bible is a necessity and it (The Truth) is ALWAYS Pointed. Far to often today we do not hear this kind of preaching.
Third, the messages were Powerful!
These messages were Filled with the Power of God! Powerful preaching has too many times been described as "Loud" preaching. The reason why people have missed the boat on this particular point is due to the fact that we have a growing lack of Power in our Pulpits. Power, True Power, does NOT come from "Volume", it comes from Above! The Power of God can only be given to us from our Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, by the precious Holy Spirit. It comes as a direct result of sacrificial, personal, prevailing prayer, which always results in being filled with The Holy Spirit, who is our Power!
This is the reason and also the explanation for the need of this type of preaching that we desperately need today!
I AM THIS KIND OF PREACHER.
This is the reason and also the explanation for the need of this type of preaching that we desperately need today!
I AM THIS KIND OF PREACHER.
God Bless,
Evangelist David Dunn
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