Greetings all, as I have explained before, the OPC I am a member of is about an hour away, and thus my mother and I continue to attend an evangelical, non-Calvinistic SBC near our home in the mornings (been attending for four years). A little over a month ago they installed a new pastor (who is from our area, and whose brother is the youth minister [i.e. there might be a little bit of nepotism involved]) and he is a Doctorate graduate from Liberty University. His preaching is noticeably not Reformed, and not expository. We read a Bible verse or so and then pull one idea out of them, and talk about that. He uses movie clips to make points frequently, and is very shallow.
Some in our church have put forth the idea that if you do not like a sermon, or did not get something out of it, it means the sermon is not for you. As in, a sermon might seem shallow to you but may be beneficial to someone less mature in the faith. Is there a Biblical response to this? Should not ministers be able to preach to mature and immature Christians alike? I would appreciate advice and prayers. It is frustrating, and I am easily given over to resentment. I listen carefully to his sermons, and thus my mind picks out all the things he says I disagree with. Today I prayed I would be able to focus on the positives of his preaching, but came up with the conclusion that even when he preaches truthfully, it is shallow. Thank you all.
Also I know it has been discussed that I should leave this church. I think that soon my negative attitude will make it prudent to leave, so as not to spread disunity. I am 17, and my mother is not ready to leave, although she agrees with me about the preaching. I am staying for a while longer.
Here is the youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/BridgePointVA/videos) if you would like to listen to a minute or two of his sermons. The series on The Body of Christ was before he came.
Some in our church have put forth the idea that if you do not like a sermon, or did not get something out of it, it means the sermon is not for you. As in, a sermon might seem shallow to you but may be beneficial to someone less mature in the faith. Is there a Biblical response to this? Should not ministers be able to preach to mature and immature Christians alike? I would appreciate advice and prayers. It is frustrating, and I am easily given over to resentment. I listen carefully to his sermons, and thus my mind picks out all the things he says I disagree with. Today I prayed I would be able to focus on the positives of his preaching, but came up with the conclusion that even when he preaches truthfully, it is shallow. Thank you all.
Also I know it has been discussed that I should leave this church. I think that soon my negative attitude will make it prudent to leave, so as not to spread disunity. I am 17, and my mother is not ready to leave, although she agrees with me about the preaching. I am staying for a while longer.
Here is the youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/BridgePointVA/videos) if you would like to listen to a minute or two of his sermons. The series on The Body of Christ was before he came.