Sadie Robertson Huff
STUMPED BY THE QUESTION HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A TALK? MY BEST EFFORT TOWARD AN ANSWER: PREPARING A TALK IS LIKE HAVING A BABY. •CONCEPTION •GESTATION •DELIVERY •BIRTH
Pain, suffering, and grief are not linear. There is no quota on suffering on this side of heaven. When we go through the fire again and again, there is a different kind of hope, because you live differently based on where you’ve been. You can enter into the ongoing hurt with ongoing hope because you’ve seen how Jesus can show up in your story.
TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE, BECAUSE THEY HAVE A GOOD RETURN FOR THEIR WORK. IF ONE FALLS DOWN, HIS FRIEND CAN HELP HIM UP. BUT PITY THE MAN WHO FALLS AND HAS NO ONE TO HELP HIM UP!
“Preach” is more closely aligned with “evangelize boldly to everyone, everywhere” more than it relates to the “sermon” we might give or hear in a church or conference setting. The Holy Spirit has an all-encompassing ministry for all of life, but make no mistake, He wants to partner with you in your preaching. The Holy Spirit is the Person of power who leads you out so you can return and operate in His power to proclaim Jesus to the world.
SUBJECT: THE WORD OR GROUP OF WORDS OF WHICH SOMETHING IS SAID OR ASSERTED. VERB: A WORD USED TO TELL OR ASSERT SOMETHING ABOUT SOME PERSON, PLACE, OR THING. DIRECT OBJECT: PERSON OR THING DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE ACTION OF THE VERB.
IF PREACHING GOD’S WORD ISN’T YOUR BIGGEST BLESSING AND YOUR BIGGEST BURDEN, YOU PROBABLY AREN’T DOING IT RIGHT. IT TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK TO MAKE SOMETHING SIMPLE. -STEVE JOBS