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These days it seems as if Christians are in conflict as to what a sermon should contain. While some people are of the opinion that a sermon should reveal only the person of Christ to a believer, others believe that beyond revealing Christ to a believer, pastors should be interested in other areas of a believer's life like their finances, marriage, health etc. After all, by talking about the latter Christ is still being revealed through his manifold wisdom captured in the scriptures that addresses those areas of our lives.

Hence it is not out of place for a preacher to sermonize on prosperity using Biblical principles, because if you get a prostitute to believe In God and make the decision to repent, if you leave her after that, hunger will make her to start lusting after the sin she has repented of.

Same as if a man is not taught about the Biblical standard for marriage, but only knows salvation and sanctification such a man would be a terror at home.

Secondly, it is not surprising to see that no matter how balanced or versatile a preacher is, they would always favor a particular topic in the Bible over others albeit unknowingly. It means that whenever they are preaching, they always emphasize more on a particular theme. It shows you that every preacher has a message given to them by God for the body of Christ. The mistake is that some of them tend to make their listeners believe that their message is all that they need or it is more important.

So for me, when I want to work on my marital life I listen more to preachers who are gifted in that area, same as when i want to charge up my prayer life, my family life, my career, my walk with God, my faith life etc.

There's nothing wrong with a preacher sermonizing about various topics, in so far he covers the basics of the Christian doctrines and tries to create a balance in what he says. Depriving believers of an important Godly knowledge that you feel is not essential can have serious effects in their Christian journey.

Let me know what you think in the comment section, as i am ready to learn from others.

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MaxInDHouse:
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A sermon should be a speech delivered to help the audience grasp what they don't understand about God, the person delivering the sermon will motivate those listening to participate in fulfilling what God promised by giving them hope that it's worthwhile being God's coworker.