The Need For Preaching

Quoting Christopher Ash in The Priority of Preaching (Have I mentioned what a great little book this is? Have you clicked and bought yourself a copy yet?) : "We need repeated preaching, because by nature we will never repent and believe. We will 'move on' from the simple gospel of daily repentance, daily taking up the cross, daily faith, to a supposed higher life, a more sophisticated life, some kind of super-spiritual life in which repentance and faith are too ordinary and simple to be practised."

It's true. We don't need pep talks and motivational speeches; we don't even need to leave church feeling better than when we came! What we need is preaching - good and true preaching that faithfully reminds us of the simple truths that save.