But no, the poor old pastor has to think up another feeble metaphor or anecdote to illustrate to his congregation a principle that every single one of them already believes.
What you describe is decidedly not what a sermon is supposed to be about. I'm not going to suggest that such a thing is not what some pastors do.
But a pastor, first and foremost, is charged with advancing a meaningful Bible based proposition to the congregation. If he does not do that, he ought, as my Dad used to say, to turn the choir loose and let the folk go home.
The 'Jesus yay' stuff is the responsibility of the praise and worship team. If a pastor is primarily doing that and some bad stand-up, I'd advise against returning to that church. If you ever make your way to the Southeast, I'd be happy to recommend a church in which the pastor does the job.
Edited by NoNukes, : No reason given.
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