"The cumulative effect of standing under the steady rain of God’s word"

For tomorrow's preachers (and, by extension, all who listen faithfully to them), a good word from Thabiti Anyabwile at my former church:

"To be sure, there are those sermons that have radical, life-changing effects on people. Praise God. But the reality is that the cumulative effect of standing under the steady rain of God’s word week after week is what readies the full harvest. Take the pressure off tomorrow’s sermon. Hit a string of singles rather than swinging for the fence. Be faithful to the text and let the word do its work as the Spirit conforms people to Christ."

Read the whole thing and pray for tomorrow's message wherever you may preach it or hear it.




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