What do you think Jesus would preach about if He filled the pulpit for you a Sunday or two this month?
Would His message be one of encouragement … would He target a given age group … would He mention events in the news … would He raise His voice … would He tell stories … would He be funny … would He be fully prepared … would He stand behind a pulpit … would He still use words like sin and the devil … would He wear a tie … would He “tell it like it is” … would He cover a number of topics … would He use notes … would He make some people feel uncomfortable … would He preach an expository sermon … would He shake His fist … would He speak for a half hour … would He extend an invitation … would He allow time for questions?
Carefully think through your answers, because your job each Sunday is to speak to your people on behalf of Jesus, and you want to represent Him to the best of your ability.
Granted, some of these questions are not as important as others, but they all help you to rethink what your role is.
What your people think of how you’re doing your job is important. So is what the leaders of the church think. But in the end, the One to whom you will have to give an account is Jesus!
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