Thursday, February 2, 2012

placebo preaching

1. remind people how great they are
2. remind people how good they are
3. don't let Jesus be crucified or raised from the dead; limit him to healer or teacher or social worker
4. ignore sin, certainly never tell people they are sinners
5. don't ever demand anything of anyone
6. make unsubstantiated promises about how successful and prosperous they will be
7. never tell them that Jesus said to take up your cross and follow him
8. tell them that heart rendering story...again...that has no relevance to the Bible passage but will sure bring a tear to the eye
9. get them in the mood to respond to the altar call for a third time this year by trying out your latest stand up act
10. make the sermon about them and not Jesus
11. get your sermon points from the newspaper, not the Bible
12. make God has ambiguous as you can so that people feel comfortable to believe of God as they want

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