Didn't earn me any points in seminary class either.
Kent
The very word .....preaching.....is enough to make you not want to listen.....bob
Well there are many worship centers (called that because Church is so... ya know... first century) that call them “messages” for that exact reason. People are free to call them whatever they want, but words mean things and there is a reason why the historical Church has done what it’s done using the language that it’s used.
The reason traditional churches observe preached sermons is because the Bible says that God miraculously uses flawed men to call other flawed men unto Himself when His word is proclaimed. By that standard much of what people call preaching nowadays SHOULD be called delivery of a message because it comes from a man expressing opinions and doesn’t stick closely to God’s word.
You can agree or disagree with that assertion it’s obviously your right, but that’s the reason for the foreign nomenclature.
