Speak with conviction

17. Jun, 2010 2 Comments

I love this video; it reminds us of the power of words. It’s one reason I love teaching. I love crafting words, stories, tone and humour to move hearts and minds with the story of Jesus and I’m pretty much obsessed at getting better.

But I heard a great reminder this week that good speeches don’t raise the dead or heal the sick. When the man at Bethesda has been lying begging for 38 years, he couldn’t have been inspired to get up, even if Blair and Obama at their oratorical best had played tag-team on the stage. Only the words of Jesus could transform that man’s life and make him whole. We need preaching that transforms, and that’s the work of God’s spirit. Steve Holmes, Senior Lecturer at St. Andrew’s says this, ‘We don’t implore people to change, we confidently announce the presence of God that makes all things new, and take our part as ministers to bring this truth to pass, to see this new world into being in our service.’

So when you get up to speak, wherever you are, speak with conviction, and know that when our words and God’s spirit work together, miracles occur.

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2 Responses to “Speak with conviction”

  1. Delme Linscott 18. Jun, 2010 at 2:20 pm

    Hi Wayne
    This is an awesome post. Thanks.
    Hope you are enjoying your Sabbatical. I am due mine in 2011 and will be coming over to the UK to see family and friends. We have just said goodbye to some awesome people from our Church, but they seem to have joined you guys for a while. That’s great. We pray that they will join you guys more often (Paul, Izzi and Sam DeVilliers)

    Rest well,
    Delme Linscott

  2. Wayne Alexander 20. Jun, 2010 at 12:33 am

    Thanks Delme – the sabbatical is flying by. Have the DeVilliers come over to this part of the UK?