Jim Shaddix wrote and said much that I recall, but these words still challenge me as a preacher — and I hope they challenge you, too, if you teach or preach at your church:
“There’s no excuse for preachers talking about the lofty things of God and His eternal truth in a mundane way . . . . When you prepare to preach Christ in every text, be sure to ask yourself, ‘Does this truth light me up?’ If it doesn’t, take some time to get on your face before God and beg Him to grip your heart with His truth. And stay there until He does! Whatever you do, don’t enter the pulpit until you can talk about the gospel in a way that portrays it as nothing less than the most incredible news in the universe.”
Jerry Vines and Jim Shaddix, Progress in the Pulpit: How to Grow in Your Preaching (pp. 123-124). Kindle Edition.
