Noah’s message from the steps going up to the Ark was not “Something good is going to happen to you!” Amos was not confronted by the high priest of Israel for proclaiming, “Confession is possession!” Jeremiah was not put into the pit for preaching, “I’m O.K., you’re O.K.” Daniel was not put into the lion’s den for telling people, “Possibility thinking will move mountains!” John the Baptist was not forced to preach in the wilderness and eventually beheaded because he preached, “Smile, God loves you!” The two prophets of the tribulation will not be killed for preaching, “God is in his heaven and all is right with the world!”
The message of the true God-sent missionary will be like the message of Noah – “Repent from your sins, for judgment is coming!” It will be like that of Jonah – “Repent from your sins, for judgment is coming!” It will be like that of John the Baptist – “Repent from your sins, for judgment is coming!”
The message of the true God-sent missionary will resemble none of the fluff found in many of today’s pulpits, but will be hard-hitting and will point out the truth that the gospel message is trans-cultural!
The message of the true God-sent missionary will not seek to provide health, wealth or prosperity. It will not provide for the stomachs or well-being of the heathen with no concern for their eternal destiny!
– Steve Lawson
HT: Desert Pastor
Christ Alone Wyoming 
…and how many people got on the ark once the rain began, and God closed the door?
All who were left behind were left behind…even those who could count to seven.
I’m not saying, I’m just saying!
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Just been thinking about most church growth strategies like Willow Creek model or Purpose Driven Church model. I was once a proponent of tailoring the message and get as many saved by all means possible and we will sort out the legalities in heaven. Now by grace I wat God to save as many as he allows me to reach with a message as foolish as the cross : http://wp.me/pEVJ0-jL
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So true! And yet as in the days of Noah, the door is still open. May God have mercy
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Lord willing, I will have the privilege of sitting under Pastor Lawson two weeks from now, as my wife and I are planning to go to Mobile after my graduation. When–or, “if” (see James 4:13-15)–we move there in a few years, preaching like this will be our reasons for making CFBC our home church.
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