If I were to sit down to read my kids a book by Dr. Seuss, and began with, “One fish, two fish, blue fish,” I wonder how many topical preachers would say, “Hey Josh, I think you missed a line!”
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The food industry is saturated with protein, but the modern church pulpit is virtually meatless. Listen to the average sermon and you're likely to respond with, "Where's the beef?"
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You don't need Jesus if you plan on trying to live a good life—but you desperately need Jesus if you're honest enough to admit that you haven't. That's why truly Christian preaching must begin with indicatives.
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You wouldn't blindly put anything in your mouth; neither should you blindly put anything in your ears. Remember: a diet laden with trans fat increases your risk of heart disease, the leading killer of men and women.
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Like scavenging through a landfill for dinner, a majority of modern preaching has the outward appearance of genuine food—and even temporarily fills the stomach—but ultimately leaves the hearer malnourished and ill.
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A recent Newsmax article lists whom they find to be the "100 Most Influential Evangelicals in America," a list which includes pastors, teachers, politicians, and other men and women in the public eye. Such a list ought to grab our attention, if for no other reason than to help us examine the heartbeat of American Christianity. And in fact, this list does that quite well.
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