Preaching is important. People need the sustaining Word of God not the tepid moralizing of topical advice, but the authoritative preaching of the living Word of God.
Our world needs heralds of the gospel who take the stance of an ambassador of a King and offer the truth of God rather than the smarmy salve of the ancient (and false) shepherds of Israel as expressed in Ezekiel 34:4-5.
For more see: Passionate Proclamation of the Gospel is Not the Job of the Pastor (only).
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