DKO
Active Member
The whole Juanita Bynum incident got me to thinking. It's unfortunate that some of the pastors that have a large following tend to focus only on "feel good" sermons and not actually teaching doctrine and the Word. I watched Joel Osteen from Lakewood Church in Houston on Sunday and for 20 minutes he went on and on with stories about how you should watch what type of friends you keep in your circle. While he had very valid points, I was disturbed that he never mentioned Jesus Christ, mentioned very briefly only 1 scripture and never discussed how it relates to the Word of God.
I know he has a huge following but I just don't see how he could help me grow in my relationship with Christ when he isn't preaching from the word. My pastor always talks about preachers who like to just preach "feel good" sermons but never digs deeper into some of the other teachings that God has for us that may not feel good but it's from the Word. He also always says to read the bible for yourself so that you can discern what others are saying to know if they are in fact speaking the truth.
Do you find preachers who focus on the "name it and claim it" theme but fail to discuss the human responsibility aspect, or the "feel good" sermons but never really disect scripture and relate it to the word of God to help you grow in your relationship to Christ? I'm just curious.
I know he has a huge following but I just don't see how he could help me grow in my relationship with Christ when he isn't preaching from the word. My pastor always talks about preachers who like to just preach "feel good" sermons but never digs deeper into some of the other teachings that God has for us that may not feel good but it's from the Word. He also always says to read the bible for yourself so that you can discern what others are saying to know if they are in fact speaking the truth.
Do you find preachers who focus on the "name it and claim it" theme but fail to discuss the human responsibility aspect, or the "feel good" sermons but never really disect scripture and relate it to the word of God to help you grow in your relationship to Christ? I'm just curious.