With this bookmark, a number of aggregated posts pertaining to free speech (which is rather important for the integrity of preaching) and others that bear on the prophetic voice of preaching (specifically on whether preachers are fully informed of contrarian perspectives and certain demonstrable facts, whether they are aware of the need for social criticism that can reach above and beyond the categories we normally associate with that enterprise, etc.) ... these posts have at this juncture "reverted to draft" (as least back to the short essay on why it is important for preachers to "monitor" counter-narratives on current events).
The reach of this website is not sufficiently broad to warrant keeping up material that may distract those who wish to consult it for its foundational reason for being. But I will mark the occasion by putting a hypothetical scenario to the preacher/reader (even though I don't closely monitor comments here, so I cannot promise a reply):
Imagine a sermon based on the following texts:
- Ezekiel 3:16-21 (the prophet will be held accountable for failure to warn)
- John 16:12-15 (Jesus says there are some things his disciples are simply not ready to hear)
What would you call such a sermon? What would its focus statement be? What would you try to achieve by way of a sermon function? What would your main points be or your outline look like?
