A plea for better sermons
One of the directives in Scripture is that church elders must be didaktikos – able to teach.
Many are satisfied with understanding theology or caring for people, but sometimes not so great at motivating others to have a passion to live for Jesus. Good preaching is much more than good theology – there must be urgency and passion.
Mysticism in the local church
Bernard Palmer discusses the place of feelings and the desire to be close to God
Mysticism is the belief that a direct knowledge of God or of ultimate reality is attainable ‘through immediate intuition or insight and in a way differing from ordinary sense perception or logical reasoning’ (Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary).