High Treason Before God?

Is it possible that many pastors today do not understand the task of which they claim to have been called to?

Throughout congregations all across America we are seeing that the pulpit standards are being set more by our cultures latest fad as opposed to an exposition of the Word of God.

Examples?? Sermons like: "5 ways to Improve Your Marriage" or "How to live Healthy According to the Bible". These topical messages may have their place in a period of instruction to a local body, but they are hardly expositions of biblical texts.

I recently read an article by Dr. Al Mohler in which he made quite a vivid statement.

"The sacred desk has become an advice center and the pew has become the therapist's couch. Psychological and practical concerns have displaced theological exegesis and the preacher directs his sermon to the congregation's perceived needs."

Many of our pastors and preachers are more concerned with addressing the temporal needs of their congregations (financial and family peace, job advancement and healthy living) versus addressing a persons single greatest need of being regenerated by the Holy Spirit of God by repenting of their sins and placing their absolute faith in Christ.

As a called "preacher", if I am not expounding the written word of God to people, then I must equate myself to having committed high treason before God. I find no biblical evidence for many of the sermons I hear today. If I am to stay true to the word then I must understand these questions: How did Jesus preach? How did Paul preach? How did Peter preach? How did Stephen preach? How did Phillip preach? How did John preach? How did Jeremiah preach? How did Ezra preach?

A preacher must become an absolute slave to prayer and to the study of the Word. It is unfortunate that many pastors (and their congregations) are falling into the subtleness of "meeting people where they are" and have yet to realize their slow departure from preaching and hearing the true gospel of conversion.

It pains me to say that much of today's preaching is nothing more than motivational speaking with a dash of Ron Popeil's "it slices , it dices" mentality. Oh, and if you buy now we will throw in 3 free scripture references! But wait, there's more..... that's right.... sign up to be a Christian within the next ten minutes and we'll give you not 1, not 2, but an amazing 3 self help books absolutely free! And remember, there is NO obligation!! What do you have to lose?!

Hey Spurgeon, get my back - "The true ambassador for Christ feels that he himself stands before God and has to deal with souls in God's stead as God's servant, and stands in a solemn place--a place in which unfaithfulness is inhumanity to man as well as treason to God."