Get ready to be ‘uplifted’ this Sunday morning as the pastor’s sermon will once again be all about… You, and all that God will do for you. How God will shame your adversaries, open new doors, and give you that promotion you’ve been asking for. How you will ‘reap a harvest’ after you sowed in so many tears.
Yes, God will make you the head and not the tail, regardless of your obedience to His Word or whether you live a sinful life or not.
Yes, God will make you prosperous, successful, and filthy rich because you believe in Him desire it.
Yes, you will be blessed beyond measure, raising jealousy among your haters. Furthermore, everything you touch with your hands will turn to gold… Really?
Alas, this is how the preaching of the Word has turned these days: people-centered, felt needs oriented, and most of all… Godless.
You’ve surely heard a preach like this before in school, during a training session, or at a conference when the instructor/speaker told you: “you can be anything you want to be if you believe in yourself”, “you can have anything you want if you want it badly enough”… Well, this ain’t different at all.
Motivational speeches have taken over the Church at an alarming rate, and people love it.
The servant, no longer wants to serve, but desires to be served and paid in cash and glory… Right now!