Tim Timberlake
THE BEST WAY FOR ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE BUILDER IS WORTH HIS SALT IS WHETHER OR NOT THE HOUSE THAT HE BUILT IS STILL STANDING. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT WORDS ARE COMING OUT OF YOUR MOUTH IF YOU STAND BEHIND THE PULPIT AND DON'T HAVE A LIFE THAT IS ANCHORED, STEADY, AND STRONG IN THE GOD WHO YOU SAY YOU SERVE.
To propel people into their destiny you must believe: 1. PREACHING IS ABOUT TRANSFORMATION, NOT INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
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
Behavior always follows belief. While cultural ideas change with time, powerful ideas drive behavior. Light will push back the darkness every time. We must understand our time. The cultural narratives of our day:
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.
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.