The man replied, "How can I, unless someone instructs me?" And he urged Philip to come up into the carriage and sit with him. - Acts 8: 31 (NLT)
Teaching and preaching are a sacred responsibility beloved. Do not follow just anyone. The Bereans were considered of more noble character because they checked the veracity of everything Paul preached against Scripture. It has become in fashion to blindly accept whatever is spoken from a pulpit. This lazy brand of Christianity does not work. The result is a body filled with spiritual babies never advancing to feast on the meat of the Word of God. The responsibilities of leadership should be humbling and awe-inspiring. We need to remember that every sheep counts not just the ones that agree. We must never allow the minimization of the true Gospel for any earthly reason. God has given us a list here of the type of examples leadership in the church should be setting. If we ever focused correctly on purity, we wouldn't need to focus so often on revival. Strip away the leadership conferences, theories on church growth, and business marketing strategies and get back to reading the Scriptures to the body, encouraging all believers, and teaching them what God has so graciously imparted to us. Amen.
Reverend Anthony Wade - July 9, 2013
