Let’s say the Lord has burdened a pastor to preach about the great love God has for the lost.
The pastor has chosen an appropriate text. The sermon subject is obviously: “God’s love for the lost.” The desired response is that people will identify with God’s heartbeat for such people. In the course of the sermon, the pastor will suggest that during the coming week congregation members should see if they can identify one or two such spiritually lost individuals for whom they will begin to pray.
This is the essence of the pastor’s sermon. It’s what he or she feels God wants to say to the people.
If you were involved in planning a service around this Sunday sermon, what would be appropriate words for the people to say to God?
- It would certainly be fitting to praise God that He is love, and more specifically that in this love He reaches out to the lost.
- A sincere prayer of thanks to God from a recent convert would be most fitting.
- After the sermon, a prayer of confession for not seeing people through the compassionate eyes of Jesus might be appreciated.
- Some people might want to request God’s help with the challenge of choosing the right people to begin praying for.
Anyway, thoughts such as these are what help you put together a service that makes sense to those in attendance. Be sure to notice how vitally important it is to know the direction of a sermon when attempting to put a church service together.
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