Emphasis Preaching Journal
A colleague was asked to...
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A colleague was asked to speak at a community prayer breakfast. Knowing that the audience would be theologically diverse, he settled on this text. "How can I go wrong telling people about our God of love and urging them to love one another?" he reasoned.
Two days after the presentation he received a three page, single-spaced letter from a man who was incredibly angry over the sermon. It seems this fellow believed the church should emphasize the anger and judgment of God. As he put it, "God has called me to condemn all ministers who say we should 'love one another.' "
Two days after the presentation he received a three page, single-spaced letter from a man who was incredibly angry over the sermon. It seems this fellow believed the church should emphasize the anger and judgment of God. As he put it, "God has called me to condemn all ministers who say we should 'love one another.' "
