Dr. Crawford Loritts
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
WHEN YOU START TO READ GOD’S WORD, IT’S FILLED WITH OUR IDENTITY. WHO WE ARE. NOT EVERYONE'S GOING TO LIKE YOU. I CANNOT LET PEOPLE DETERMINE WHO I AM, WHAT I DO, WHAT I SAY, AND WHAT I BECOME.
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.
YOUR CONTENT MUST CONNECT WITH YOUR CONTEXT CULTURAL REACH (DISTANCE) CULTURAL CONNECTION AND SOURCES SUBVERSIVE FULFILLMENT AND CULTURAL CONFRONTATION
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!
THAT IS WHAT ILLUSTRATIONS DO. THEY OPEN UP THE WINDOWS AND LET LIGHT IN. YOU DON'T WANT A SERMON WITH ALL WINDOWS, OR A SERMON WITH NO WINDOWS.