2 Corinthians 2:5, "That your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God."
Preaching strategies centered around the wisdom of men - around emotion, entertainment and human personality - may yield response, but not results for the kingdom of God.
Many people use slick, entertaining, or even deceptive means to "lure" people into the church, and justify it by saying, "we're drawing them in and then winning them to Jesus." But the principle stands: with you draw them with is what you draw them to.
If someone's faith is in the wisdom of men, and not the power of God; if someone can be persuaded into the kingdom by human wisdom, they can be persuaded out of the kingdom by human wisdom also.
Dear God, when I am ever in doubt, please remind me of your power and not the wisdom of men.
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