Many pastors today are more concerned about making sure their sermons don’t offend the flock than they are in helping them grow. Consequently, they have a congratulation of perpetual baby Christians. And baby Christians are not going to make it in these evil times we’re living in now. Hebrews 6:1
Therefore, let us leave behind the basic teaching about Christ and advance to maturity, without laying the foundation all over again: repentance from dead works and faith in God.”
Below is a list of topics that you’d seldom, if ever, preached today.
1) self denial & death to self.
2) holy living and sanctification.
3) daily surrendering our will to His will.
4) hell and God’s judgement.
5) the blood of Christ and the power in the blood.
6) that we are just sojourners here and that this world is not our home.
7) the power and the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and walking in the Spirit
8) soul winning.
9) the power of our testimony.
10) the safety found in the wisdom of God and making wise choices.
11) sexual purity.
12) importance of having a daily devotional time with the Lord.
13) enduring through suffering. And that we are to share in the sufferings of Christ.
The Bible tells us in II Tim 4:4 “For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.
In addition, Hebrews 5:12, NIV: “In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!
The Bible tells us that in the last days, “perilous times will come.” Our faith is going to be tested as never before. And if we’re going to make it we need to become mature in our walk and faith. We don’t need softball sermons. We need sermons that will challenge us to grow. If the Word offends, let it offend. Early in American history there was a man named Jonathan Edwards. He preached “Sinners in the hand of angry God.” He read his sermon never once looking up at the congregation. By the time he was done everyone was up at the alter weeping before the Lord. He didn’t care if he offended anyone.
Many were offended by our Lord. But he always spoke the truth, because he is the truth, the way and the life. And “the truth shall set you free ” We need more preachers today that are unabashed to preach the truth. We don’t need soft sermons that create soft baby Christians.