Tuesday, January 15, 2013

A pastor's prayer as he prepares his sermon

God, help me not to preach better.  Just help me to be better.  Do nothing for my reputation.  Only bring me to the place where I see what needs to be done, and make we alive for the doing of it.  Don't make my sermon's interesting; make them important.  Let them seek no critiques as to their eloquence or boredom.  Only let them be a cry on Your behalf for all You want done in the world.  Amen.

Calvin Miller, The Sermon Maker, page 51