A Consumer's Guide to Preaching

Most preaching is boring. I don't get anything out of my preacher's sermons. From the minute he reads the text, I know what he is going to say. These-and dozens of complaints like them-may be heard in many gatherings of Christians talking seriously about their church. What's the problem? Is it all the preacher's fault? Jay Adams says NO! Preaching is not a one-way street where the responsibility for communicating God's message rests completely on the shoulders of the preacher. The listener plays