Sermons Galore
We live in a day where you can hear a live sermon on Sunday, then choose to listen to as many sermons as you wish online. It is both a great blessing (if they are all truly biblical messages) and great curse (if we lack discernment and don’t recognize we are being misled). But notice, all these are sermons we choose to listen to; however, what about all the other sermons we hear every day that we don’t realize are messages our culture is preaching to us in so many differing ways?
I read an eye-opening and frightening article this week by Joe Carter about “7 Sermons You Might Hear.” Joe wants us to recognize a wider definition of “sermon” than the one we tend to use. He writes, “The moment we recognize this broader definition of sermons, we begin to see that our culture is filled with competing pulpits, each vying for influence over our values, priorities, and beliefs. A pastor may speak for an hour on Sunday, but secular voices are preaching to us for the remaining 167 hours of the week.”
What are these 7 sermons?
The Instagram Lifestyle Gospel
The Corporate Brand Purpose Statement
The Algorithm’s Personalization Homily
The Celebrity Interview Confession
The Superhero Film’s Redemptive Violence
The Health and Wellness Scripture
The Political Talk Show Liturgy
You can read what Joe said about these sermons here and how they can influence our lives.
Jesus said, "So take care how you listen; for whoever has, to him more shall be given; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has shall be taken away from him.” (Luke 8:18)
What Jesus said, we will preach!!
Pastor Jeff
“When God opens a door, no man can shut it. Walk through it with confidence, for He who opens the door will also lead you through it.”