tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505749622183039650.post2226317298090413174..comments2023-10-02T03:19:31.569+11:00Comments on Dead Flies and Perfume: Sorry is the preacher's first wordMike Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13382354162198484322noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505749622183039650.post-14262663514274982652009-07-31T11:47:14.401+10:002009-07-31T11:47:14.401+10:00P.S. I still think public repentance ought to feat...P.S. I still think public repentance ought to feature in a preacher's ministry, particularly when we've preached something we now think is wrong.Mike Bainesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505749622183039650.post-17616795799806557992009-07-31T11:33:56.207+10:002009-07-31T11:33:56.207+10:00My Friend,
I agree with your sentiments, but I wou...My Friend,<br />I agree with your sentiments, but I would suggest that rather than saying sorry at the start of sermons, we ought to preach in a way that shows our consciousness of our own sin, and we need to be known as repentant people (by actually being repentant people) in our wider lives. It's best during the sermon, I think, to draw as little attention to themselves as possible so as to magnify God.Mike Bainesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505749622183039650.post-45759913586807031612009-07-31T10:58:45.480+10:002009-07-31T10:58:45.480+10:00Stuart Piggins book on revival comments that one o...Stuart Piggins book on revival comments that one of the key triggers is public confession by the elders/ministers.<br /><br />Not sure what I think about revival but if being repentant furthers the gospel, great.<br /><br />Although I'm petrified by it...Matt Baleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05097523636206146896noreply@blogger.com