5 Things Modern Day Preachers Need To STOP Doing | Church Gone Wild #3 

One of the things I love when my church teaches directly from the Bible, explaining what’s going on it naturally ties into today. The Bible is an amazing tool that lends itself to modern day teachings and lessons. There is no reason to “modernize” the word. It’s LIVING- it’s timeless- it’s beautiful

Toni Evans is the most practical preacher that I have ever heard. He dives into the word of God line by line. His preaching has helped me immensely!

"The true Messengers are never adamant about themselves. They never claim special gifts and powers for themselves. Even their own genuine appointment, if they have to talk about it, they will do so rather reluctantly. They are not dynamic and strong. They do not project their personality in this way. They are not indiscreet. They are not loud and brash. There are so many people claiming to be spiritual emissaries that when the real one appears, they go unnoticed because they are quiet, because they are not loud and brash and indiscreet. They may not gain much attention, for the attention is all being gathered by those who beat their own drum and who proclaim themselves proudly, with great conviction." _The New Message from God » Discerning False Messengers_ - as revealed to God's Messenger Marshall Vian Summers.

“Fear of Offending vs Faith in Confronting”!! 🙌🏾 yesss!!!!! THIS is truth!

Alongside not breaking down the text, I’m also tired of preachers taking verses out of context to justify some motivational point and to get certain reactions from the crowd. Great video Brother Allen. Keep the series coming!

I prayed for a home church for over a year. I went to a friend's wedding and the Pastor performing the ceremony was different. As soon as I could, I ran to meet him. I sat in his church the next Sunday and found my home church. He teaches verse by verse. Its made a huge difference in my understanding of the Bible. I absolutely love how he tells people from the pulpit " if you came here to find your best life, leave. " " There are many churches down the road that do that, but I preach the Word of God!" I'm so thankful for that answered prayer. This is a great series.

Charles Stanley is another one I love to watch and listen too! He’s a Bible preaching pastor!

As a pastor this is wonderful to hear. Keep this series going

We have many "Pastors" giving Ted Talks rather than preaching The Word. I'm deeply sadden by the pedestal many have been put on, all the while they're too prideful to admit their wrongdoings. From what I've seen, many churches are being pimped by these people who we have claimed to be ordained and called by God and it sickens men like myself who would rather have a man of character on the pulpit, rather than a man of gifting. Thank you Allen for your commitment to push Gods timeless truth to us, really, your work will be looked upon years to come for those who are hungry for objective wisdom rather than subjective "tickling of the ears."

I have been Pastoring for 24 years and I agree with you Sir Brother Pharr on all points 👉 👈, I am always nervous before standing to preach or teach, until the Holy Spirit takes over and guide me. To God be the Glory 😤

Pray God lifts the scales from the lukewarm and lost eyes, opens their ears and soften their hearts. Pray God brings revival to the earth. Pray the Lord of Harvest send forth laborers into the harvest. Pray God strengthens His children, gives them more discernment and wakes them up 🏔

Anointing vs annoying 🤣 I was not expecting that brother Allen😂 I just wish more pastors would take their Bibles and just do a verse by verse/chapter by chapter study with the congregation. I think there is also immense pressure for pastors to always deliver “a mighty word” to their congregation. Yes that does and can happen, but to expect that for every Sunday…

My Professor in Homiletics who is also a Pastor said this to us "If you are not getting nervous when you preach the Word Of God then you should be nervous, Why? because it only means that you are relying on your own wisdom and knowledge instead of the Word of God and His Power" Thanks for the video Brother Allen. God Bless

Bro, both the production and the content of this series has been straight fire so far! Keep at it brother! The kingdom of God is greatly blessed by the work you are doing! 🔥🔥🔥

I think our views are in alignment with one another. Especially that first one...that is a huge pet peeve for me and I catch a lot of flack from my friends who come from the churches with pastors who hoop and holler. I just want to be spoken to and told the Word of God. Nothing more nothing less.. I also feel this way about the choir. I don't want to feel like I came to see a performance, but that we are all here to worship the true living God.

I like to listen to lots of preaching on RU-vid during the week but I began to ask Jesus to protect me from wrong pastors and doctrine. I’ve had to turn off several sermons in the last few months. Praise God!

I would like to see more of the gifts of the Spirit in use in churches. There are little to no prophecy, word of knowledge, healings, miracles etc in the church today. I believe this is because people don't pray to God for the gifts. 1 Corinthians 14:1 says: "Pursue love and desire spiritual gifts...". In the early churches the gifts were very much in use.

I agree with the points made here. I often feel that there’s an epidemic of preachers doing these very things you mentioned. It’s like I’m surprised when I see a preacher actually teaching the Word🤷🏻‍♀️

You will know them by their fruit. Trust no man or woman, but God only. The season is now. May Jesus return soon!! Amen. God is merciful. He always forgives. Never be ashamed to take your failures to him. He is for you, not against you! God is with you in the storm. He knows your troubles, he hears you! He is for you, on your side, always! It may feel silent at times, but he’s holding you close! May the Lord return soon! We are drawing closer. He is coming! Believe and trust in the Lord, you will be saved. Period. May the Lord bless you all! Hang in there family. Stay strong. It is not easy following the Lord. We are scoffed at. We give up our earthly dreams, our fleshly desires. What the enemy offers is short lived, but heaven is forever! Life may seem or be unfair, but God is with you! Always remember that. Things may get better or worse for you, but a kingdom awaits you! Finish the race! Repent daily and carry your cross. This world is fading fast. Your troubles are temporary! I made this channel because I felt guilty for not witnessing enough, I’d appreciate any kind of support. Don’t give up! God loves you so much! So do I. The Lord bless you!!

You are so good. All what you are saying I have been saying. They use their wisdom, motivational speaker, they can call themselves motivational speakers. TD Jake's and his daughter are good examples of what you just said. I am not ashamed of the gospel it is the power unto salvation

I agree with all of your points here. I have found these but in TV, online churches. I have experienced most local churches are down to earth. My Pastor's emphasis is to read the Word and Live it. Dont say you love your elderly neighbor, go show it by cleaning their yard etc. Thank you brother Allen for this wonderful video.

We had an associate pastor at my church, who had a very specific way of structuring his sermons. He would pick a passage, such as the one from this video, and break it down into three salient points. He bolstered them with other Scripture and always gave examples of how it applied to each of us. I never failed to feel blessed by his sermons. He is now head pastor at another church in our denomination as head pastor, I hope they know how blessed they are!

Yes to Anointing & Annoying!! 💯 agree!

I have seen several of the points you mentioned. My biggest issue with the idea of "modern church" is something that has kind of gone out of style (thankfully) and that is the seeker-sensitive movement. I was a part of a seeker-sensitive church as a teen in the 90s. The leadership was very much at peace with people's sin, but were very threatened by mature Christians. They had a lot of fun activities going for the whole family. They were very laid-back. God was cool. Everyone dressed cool. They had all the latest Christian music in their service (this was the era of 7/11 songs--songs with 7 words that were sung eleven times!). They did skits before each sermon, that were usually parodies of TV shows or something people would recognize and be amused by (like a famous scene from The Brady Bunch or something like that). The sermons were always okay, but ended on a positive note, with no challenge to get right with God. The church wasn't technically unbiblical (their statementof beliefs was entirely based in scripture), but focused a little too much on the positive, and run more on emotions than truth. They would send people out to do evangelism in the community, but their brand of evangelism was inviting people to church and giving people flyers with the church's logo and the pastor's picture. When my parents actually really witnessed to people they met while they did this "evangelism" the pastor was very uncomfortable about it. They also had certain people they wanted in theur church. Suburban families with a two-story house, two cars, 2.5 kids, etc. People who didnt fit this (particularly the poor or even the lower-middle class) were made to feel unwelcome. The summer I was 14, I was helping at Vacation Bible School. The teacher allowed me to teach the lesson one day, and I presented the gospel to a group of second graders. Several wanted to receive Christ. The pastor and leadership should have rejoiced about this, but instead, they rebuked me, and my family was kicked out of that church. My evangelism wasn't part of their seeker-friendly way. Mentioning sin was too negative. That church no longer exists. That pastor eventually apologized to my parents. Seeker-sensitive isn't as much of a thing anymore. I think enough people eventually realized how unbiblical it is to be seeker-sensitive, since no one seeks out Christ without the Holy Spirit, and when they do, only the real gospel, from the Bible, will satisfy. Being pleasant and having fun activities won't cut it. After that very humiliating experience, my family went to the opposite extreme and joined a very traditional fundamental Baptist church, where we only sang hymns and used the King James Bible, and people dressed up for services. I felt safer there, since they were the extreme opposite of where we had been hurt. It felt a lot more reverent. It was a good place for us to heal. To this day, more traditional is my preference, but I've balanced out a little. A church that is truly seeking Christ can be modern or traditional in style.

Allen!! YOU sir are a BLESSING in the Christian community! I am grateful that your channel was recommended to me. I have been enduring a great deal in my life, and have been looking for other believers in Christ, who AREN’T flashy, who are humble and who genuinely loves the Lord and who genuinely want to share the gospel. Within the first three minutes of watching this video, especially at the @2:15 mark, I have been saying this for so long. I do not understand how those who profess to have the convictions, those profess to be true believer of Christ, can on a platform, parade themselves, and adorn themselves in fancy clothing, jewelry, and makeup and fancy words and languages, it just doesn’t make sense…it’s very distracting to those who are seeking a genuine relationship with Christ. And the Bible does talk about this but it’s often overlook because of society.

Point 1 ✅ Point 2 ✅ Point 3 ✅ Point 4 ✅ Point 5 ✅ I agree with all 5. May we aim to at all time delight the Lord. Doing things in Him and not self🙌🏾🙌🏾

Just to add an observation, preachers and pastors who are unapproachable after or before a service is discouraging. It's almost like I'm being preached 'at', and not to. Solid teaching, Allen. Thank you.

Thank you Allen!! It's refreshing to hear the truth....it's hard to find and just as hard to speak at times. We all needed to hear this!

Fear of offending over Faith in confronting is something I struggle with and I feel like this is a thing in the Christian community in general. And I love how it was explained in the video 🙏🏾

Thank you Pastor! Well here’s my list: 1. I would like for pastors to understand and teach others what worship is, what it looks like, and who it belongs to, so that their members will stop worshiping the pastor out of ignorance. 2. I would like for pastors to stop using other people as topics for their sermons to bash them and point out their flaws. 3. When a prophecy is fulfilled and the beneficiary gives a testimony, I would like to see the pastors stop saying “I told you that would happen, you see, I’m a prophet!“ 4. I would like to see pastors teach, or bring someone who can teach, on all five parts of the five fold ministry so that everyone can grow in the area God has called them to. I’m sick of seeing pastors only focus on the one they think is most important, or the one they know the most about, and neglect the others. 5. I would like to see pastors stop dictating who their members can date, how much money the members should give to offerings and special projects, how many church services the members must attend in a single week, and other decisions that should be guided but not dictated by leaders. 6. I would like to see pastors stop being callous with people that they think rank lower than them in anyway, and showing fake humility to people that they think an opportunity for advancement can come from. 7. I would like to stop seeing pastors try to wield their spiritual gifts like a magic lamp that they control, forgetting that God is not their genie in a bottle. I would like to stop seeing those pastors use their spiritual gifts at their own will, in an attempt to impress newcomers in hopes that they will join the church.

If a preacher lives in a 10,000 sq ft mansion, with 3 rolls Royces in the driveway..that a big 🚩for me lol

I agreed with each of yours and here's a couple of my own.....when Pastors get up and say "I won't be before you long".... An hour later "I feel my help comin on, you don't mind if we stay a little longer?, the Holy Spirit won't let me leave this point"..... The congregation is saying "gone sir, take your time" while I'm saying "wrap it up. You made your point 40 minutes ago, now you just like hearing yourself talk".

Great video. My pet peeve is prosperity pastoring. As soon as the primary focus of their teaching is Ephesians 3:20 and not the rest I know this is not the message for me.

Brother Parr, as a young preacher I was encouraged, convicted and affirmed in this video. God bless you because I am enjoying this “Church Gone Wild” series

Pastor Parr, This video confirms the experience I had when a visiting church attended my church. This church was doing all the things that you stated in your video. When I approached my Pastor about what the visiting Pastor was doing since it did not sit well with me, he told exactly what you described in your video about how we should conduct ourselves as ministers of God's Word. Some members were attempting to explain the visiting pastor's behavior by telling me that I should only focus on the things that they did well not the wrong things, but I politely informed them that God focused on everything, whether it was right or wrong. So why should we conduct ourselves differently? Once again, an excellent word. My prayer for you and your family is that you continues to you use for His glory.

I left my previous church for a few reasons, some of which you listed in this video. I asked the pastor before I decided to leave, why don't we go book by book in the bible and study each scripture? He said to me that I would not find that in our area. That is my desire. In the mean time I have learned of your channel as well as Cory Minor, Treasure Christ which taught me of Voddie Bauchaum and John Macarthur and there are a few more in the RU-vid Community that have helped me in understanding scripture and studying. Also, Dr. Bruce Logan of Bruce Logan Ministries, here in Warren, Ohio. He is not a pastor but an awesome Bible Teacher and has a very in depth study of the Book of Daniel here on RU-vid.

Furtick always be saying God told him this or God told him to say that. Like dude, no He didn't

This video makes me extremely thankful for my pastor and church

This is perfect Allen, this is real. Many of today's preachers are false. They are after money and fame. God bless you Pr. Allen

Amen brother! Especially preachers need to show people where we are wrong and stop justifying willful sin. "Heaven is a holy place filled with glory and with grace; sin can never enter there."

The production quality on these videos has gotten better and better over the years! Great stuff, content and visual wise brother Parr! 🙏🏼

I would like preachers to talk more about things they are afraid will OFFEND people. Talk truth no matter what instead of a “fairy-tale” gospel. God bless you brother Allen.

Pastor Allen, you are really a man after God’s heart. Keep up your good work. I’m so glad to have found your channel!

Agreed. Which is why I left certain churches, no sin was ever called out. Only what God was going to do for us. Which is necessary but not many sermons on obedience reverence and sacrifice.

What I disagree about some modern day preachers is that they seem to be more focused on the RU-vid algorithm and it comes off as a side hustle rather than wanting to spread the gospel. 😕 As always, I appreciate your content! 🙏🏼

Your teaching is so right. I remember going to church and it seemed like the preacher was stepping on my toes. Like , how he knew that. Lol. Those were the days when preacher's cared about their flock, and wanted to make sure we were going to Heaven. I also remember when someone needed help with a bill the church was there to help them. NOW they buy all these name brand clothes, cars,jewelry and don't think about the people in their church. It's really sad how to devil is using the name of the LORD as a scam in the church . There is a special place for them. So sad.

Wise words! ❤ We need to stick to biblical teaching no matter what the culture is doing.

Love what you're saying Preachers will not tell individuals what the word is saying because what they're doing might effect the finances. But WE should want to get our spanking here instead of when we departed God says He know us NOT

You are correct on all 5 points. One thing is for SURE...God will make sure the hunger people have for Him gets fed. 🙏❤

The first point you made: I will turn away from someone real quick if I hear the haughtiness in a preacher’s voice. There are even pastors that visit our church who “put on” like that and I can’t get the message through all of the flashiness

Some of the scripture that they use does not fit in with the sermon , you are on point with this one

A couple of days ago I was walking home and I heard this woman in the park, listening to a preacher on the radio. She said it was Joel Osteen. She also said she likes Joyce Meyer. I told her that they were false teachers and that in the last days that false teachers would arise and deceive many. She rebuked me and, I could see I wasn't getting through to her. I said goodbye and I headed home. As I walked away I prayed that if she is truly a child of God that He would cause her to stop listening to them. Obviously she has been deceived. Could you please join me in praying for her? ❤️🙂

Very well told Brother. You definitely hit the nail on the head with this video. A lot of times someone can leave a service and feel they have been told a secular story instead of being Spirit filled from proper scripture teaching. It also feels sometimes that the preacher has put himself as a college professor and we are only the students and not fellow Christians eager to have a learned fellowship from Gods word.

This chanel has helped me grow in my christian journey. The humility with which you approach issues is very admirable. May God bless you.

Hey Allen! This is such an encouragement for me! Being a layman bible teacher, I try to be open to what my mentors teach me when it comes to teaching the bible. You have great sound teaching and it’s always a pleasure to listen to you. I’m with you on all your points. I do believe that preachers can be more confrontational in love to the flock.☺️ -Hanna

Well done Allen! I avoid prosperity gospel preachers and those that lack humility. So many I’ve seen flaunt their lifestyle on social media platforms. Flashy wardrobe, cars, and their houses. Those do not appeal to me at all. It’s all show. Like TD Jakes for example. Thanks for sharing Allen!

Thank you for bringing this subject up.. there's so many false preacher's out there teaching false doctrines and leading many Christians astray.. Sometimes you don't know whom to listen to.. I wish you speak more on this and don't be afraid to expose them

This is so true in many churches. Thank God I have a pastor who focuses on the word of God

Blessed Sabbath day everyone !!!

Thank you brother AP, you always encourage me to “Check Myself “ and the word I’ll be sharing.

I love a preacher who teaches the word!

I used to get so frustrated listening to you...and God has dealt with my heart, and my positions on many topics have shifted. You have helped me to read the Bible through a new set of lenses...every time I listen to you, I am fed. Thank you!!

Brother thank you for validating why I had to come out of the false Church back in the day. The very pastors you are showing where the ones I followed when I was living in my sin and not called out of sin by those So Called Pastors who tickled my ears

1) Flashiness vs Humility 2) Human wisdom vs Word of God 3) Fear of offending vs Faith of confronting 4) Self-sufficiency vs Spiritual power 5) Information vs Application

A lot modern preachers are only motivational speakers .. some parts of Bible speaks about discipline. You have to do both!

THANK MY BROTHER ADRESSING THIS ISSUE ABOUT FLASH, THE WAY THEY TALK, MAKES YOU FEEL DOWN

God bless you for speaking the truth clearly and fearlessly.

Amen, amen, amen Bro Allen! You are right on the ball! Preach those scriptures, and if the listeners become offended, so be it! Among 200 people you preach to, there just might be 3 out of them who will be blessed!!!

I love that the modern day preachers have access to the world stage and it fulfills one of the promises of God. And you really hit the nail on the coffin in this video. Thank you for your diligence and passion in the Word.

“Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭4:18‬ ‭

I’ve been watching Steven Furtick since 2016. He teaches right from the Bible and because of it it has helped me tremendously. I would not be where I am today in my walk with Christ if it weren’t for his teaching. I also have a mind of my own and know how to read and research for the truth. Please don’t dumb me down because Furtick is my pastor.

This message voices a major need in the church today. We rarely hear specific messages brave enough to confront sin openly. The godly roles for men and women are sidestepped for fear of offending someone. I miss the preachers of my youth whose messages caused me to examine my own life with a spirit of conviction. Keep up doing what is right, not what is popular.

I absolutely love this series, Thank you! My church does not modernize the word of GOD and does not skirt the issues we face in our daily lives I leave the service equipped to handle whatever life has to offer.

The Word of God is more powerful than a two edged sword able to divide the soul with the precision of a scalpel. Always should be the cake & not just the icing. Glory to the Most High.

1 Corinthians is sooo needed right now. It talks about many important topics that I personally want to know more about. I have experienced humble men of God teaching the Word and you just know! You just know who they are by the way they handle the Word and how they handle themselves and those around them. I'm encouraged by that. I'm tired of the division for sure! United is what we should be. I'm even going to say, I'd love the set up of the physical gathering to be different. It's so weird that we stand side by side rather than facing one another when we sing! The gathering should be a joyous time. I want to sing with someone about Jesus ha ha❤

Hey Allen. Recently our pastor has been talking about being a young youth and not having a job. I've done casual jobs but I quit them. I've worked at a car wash, hacked clothes, sold food along the road but it never really worked out for me. It's more discouraging than encouraging. I'm now at home still applying for jobs. How he said his words were more provoking than correcting and he knew it because he said it himself "I hope I'm provoking you". We are a small church of about less than 120 members present during church sermons. I don't like that people know my business like this. I know I ought to have a job, but it's hard. I believe God too for a job. I feel like leaving the church 😢and I have a feeling the next Sunday he'll still speak the same thing even when the sermon doesn't relate. Please, words of encouragement 🙏🏽.

Amen!!! So is so little of the Word used in some churches it’s sad it makes me fearful for this generation!! My granddaughter has bought into the lies of her “church” that says abortion is ok homosexuality is ok !! Keep speaking the truth!! I’ve told my ladies bible study group about you and my pastor.

Alan, you hit the nail right on the head. The part about pastors not using the Word throughout the sermon is exactly why we've been looking for a new church. We would get a few scriptures, then stories, examples, etc. but NO expository preaching. The other part is fear of offending. That's exactly what's wrong with our young people- no one is telling them the truth and pastors have capitulated to culture in hopes of keeping the numbers and tithes up.

Great series !!! One of my pet peeves is the use of music to manipulate people’s emotions . Most of the churches that do this tend to not be very sound in their biblical teachings

This is fire. Thank you for this message. I’ve always felt like my church was too soft and after awhile I realized we never really had sermons mentioning sin…minus that Jesus loves us and a quick mention of repentance. I’ve been on a new church mission and have tried a number of them in my area. The ones I visited all had issues related to this video. I finally found a new church to call home that has strong and sound biblical teaching every week. I’m grateful your you Allen. Thank you for taking the time to post so that I can learn.

Brotha Parr!!!!! You are sooo on point with every statement.... I always enjoy and feel encouraged and enlightened after watching your post... Thank You for being Obedient to God's Leadership

Mr Parr I personally thank and appreciate all the knowledge and wisdom that you share with your people of God. I have been raised in church all my life and when I listen to your videos I learn something new and get a better revelation of the word of God. Not only that it’s biblical and we can go to the Scriptures and see the evidence for ourselves. I’m always blessed by your Videos . God Bless.

Thanks Allen for this great series you are doing. This is awesome. I struggle with many churches these days because the Pastors do not even talk about the End Times. They are not even preparing the congregation for the days that we are living in. Many churches won't even teach the book of Revelation or anything that has to do with bible prophecy. They are literally leaving out 1/3 of the word of God.

If you have BBN( Bible Broadcasting Network )Radio in your area, it is a great place to listen to sound, biblical preacher, encouraging stories and speakers, and beautiful music. It's old school but so rich in purity of sharing God's Word. The radio broadcast even has things for children like adventures in odyssey. I am 28 and have been listening to them since 20 years of age. I have been tremendously blessed by the radio station and hope you will too.

I will like to see more verse by verse teaching from this celebrity pastors and churches in general. Great job, brother Allen!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

I love this!! Holding one's colleagues accountable. Especially something like religion

Completely agree with all five points! I'm pretty blessed to have a pastor at our church who is a sound biblical teacher and actually gives practical applications. If you ever make your way out to columbia, South Carolina, check out Grace Life Church! I thoroughly enjoy it

No more living in confusion, no more hoping. If you want to know for sure you're going to heaven when you die, just turn from your guilty conscience. Follow God to the best of your knowledge. So if anything makes your spirit uncomfortable stay away from it. But people shouldn't overthink their relationship, just focus on today. Not all Christians are on the same level but just don't plan or linger in what you learned is sin. The Holy Bible states that anyone can turn to Jesus, even people who sold their soul to the devil, like witches, psychics, sorcerers, satanists, people who participate in witchcraft. But your life here on this earth is the only time you have to make up your mind. At this point, you have to believe Jesus was more than a messenger or a good person. He was sent by God to be Savior of the world and to die for our sins. He was crucified, buried, resurrected three days later, he walked the earth for forty days then ascended into heaven. There were eyewitnesses who recorded events that took place in his life and resurrection. Information concerning Jesus' life and crucifixion was passed down through written history and oral tradition. Ask Jesus to forgive you for every sin you have committed. It doesn't matter how you do it, but just tell him that you repent. You turn from your old wicked ways and turn to him. Tell God that you accept his son Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior... For now on, don't plan or linger in what you learned is against the Bible. Use what you learned so far, and apply it to your life. Once you reach a certain age, your conscience tells you what's right and what's wrong. If you can't picture Jesus giving in/ or behaving a certain way, do not give in. Not every sin will be specifically listed in scripture but you will know when you feel the guilt. To give you a good understanding of what sin is, it's lying, profanity, extortion, threatening, anger, drinking, masturbation, seduction, homosexuality, sex outside of marriage, unfaithful in relationships or marriage, trying to intentionally get high, child abuse/neglect, trying to publicly humiliate someone or put their sin on a stage, fighting, bullying, biased, prejudice, revenge, retaliation, intimidation, harassment, antagonizing, assault, violence, murder, pedophilia, racism, stealing, pornography, sorcery, abortion, encouragement/support for sin, hypocritical judgment and judging by appearance. You can also read Leviticus 20:1-17 and 1 Corinthians 6:9-10. God requires us to make righteous judgments such as; encouraging people to live righteously according to his commandments and standing up for what is morally right with empathy. And always keep in mind that any spiritual meditation is very dangerous if you're not focused on the spirit of Jesus. Sin can no longer be your intentions. The sin is the act, so when you have evil thoughts running through your mind. Cast it out, meditate on uprightness. But when you do end up sinning at some point, ask Jesus to forgive you. Jesus knows you can be in tough situations that involve sin but you have to come up with a plan. Don't get comfortable in sin and do your best to get out of it. You have to hate sin, continue to fight out of it. Jesus knows if you're really trying, he knows your intentions. He knows if you really hate sin. Forgive others just as Jesus has forgiven you. Unforgiveness will make you vengeful and God doesn't want vengeance in your heart. God doesn't want you riled up over people you have no control over. Don't let people have control over your mind. Forgiveness does not mean you have to put up with people, of course you're going to have to keep your distance because you know what they're about. God just wants you to let go of this grudge, this retaliation, so you can have peace. When you forgive, you're taking a big weight off your shoulders. Forgive and move on with your life. God just wants you to have control over your mind and move on with your life because your anger and emotions can keep you from thinking clearly or making wise decisions. Do your best to stay away from people who you know are intentionally sinning, you can help them but do not come into agreement or follow what they're doing. Do not deny Jesus, don't be ashamed. You might not have all the knowledge but at this point you have to be willing to stand up for him, don't back down. Continue to humble yourself to learn more about God and keep striving to do better, even through the trials and tribulations. Baptism in water is very important, it is an outward declaration of the decision that we have made for Christ. It identifies us with Christ's death, burial and resurrection. But, person can go in the water a dry devil and come out a wet devil. If a person truly receives Jesus in his heart and drops dead before the baptismal service, without a doubt, heaven will be his eternal home. The thief on the cross can attest to that. The only unforgivable sin is never receiving Jesus as savior and Lord. When the bible speaks of blaspheming against the holy spirit, it is in reference to the prideful pharisees who were attributing the works of Jesus to the devil and trying to entrap the lord. It is widely believed and I take this stand also that Jesus knowing the condition of the hearts of those particular men, was referencing them and not all men. These verses of scripture must be kept in proper context. Do not isolate the scriptures, but read the scriptures before and after, know the setting of the verses and know who the author is talking to. Before a man comes to Christ, he is capable of doing anything. To suggest that a person can commit a sin that God is not willing to forgive him for undermines the entire gospel message. Jesus came to save a lost and dying world. God has so much love and compassion for you but he can't accept you until you accept him. So when God judges you, he is not choosing whether you go to heaven or hell because you already made it to heaven based on your conscience decision to follow him. God will judge you based on your works you did on this earth to determine what rewards you will get in heaven. God knows you can do this, your emotions will have you thinking that it's harder than what it really is. He will forgive anyone for anything but they have to truly regret it and want to be forgiven. I know it might feel like God is overreacting but if you just take a look back at all the evil things you did in your life you'll realize how wonderful God is to make a way for you....

Good to hear you explain God's truth. Keep giving us your videos. God bless you

Sounds like you need a course on “How to preach and minister effectively.” 😊

Unfortunately we have many motivational speakers passing themselves off as Pastors, most times nothing is really biblical in their sermons!

Man did you hit on it today! Thank you so true!!!!!

Im so glad you exist and speak in truth brother

There is nothing better than hearing a passage well-read out loud. I could listen to pastors MacArther or Roseborough read all day! I don’t need to have the pastor tell me how to apply the Word to my life… like Shakespeare, when God’s Word is read deliberately, we can hear the wisdom - it’s all we need.

I wish churches would have a whole page on their theological beliefs. I’m seriously struggling to find a decent biblical church in my area. However, I did find one that I think is going to help me in the current season I’m in ❤ (thanks to an Alan video!)

You got some great points her. I have to admit that calture is a big thing concerning how preachers preach as well. I'm a messianic jew that was born and raised in Israel to a believer family. The church was very solid teaching the word of God. There was not so much place for feelings which in my opinion could be good if there would be.. But I definitely grew in faith there and there was a good balance in teaching between the fact that I'm a sinner that needs forgivness and the love and grace of God. I didn't fell that I left the church with a feeling that if I die today I'll go to hall. But rather that I every day need to confess my sins and God have already forgave me and if I die today I'll be with him in heaven because of his grace. I got married to a Danish guy and we are living now in Danmark. The majority of preaching her is much more soft (in general) most preachers do not want to offend people that come to church and confront hard issues. It results confused children and parents that actually need guidance. Thee funny thing is that the young kids from my husband's side are talking to me about things like sleeping/not sleeping in the same bedroom with their boyfriend.. and they are so hungry to hear the word of God (not my opinion). Also if it's not what they want to hear.. the truth is good for them and not sleeping in the same bedroom before marriage is only going to have a good consequence in their future. I have always missed from preachers that they would be more transparent. When I admit my sin (telling a real story from my life) in front of a young teenage, than she would be much more willing to hear what I'm about to say.. instead of trying to act so holy!

Brother Parr I always play your videos when I am writing or about to film...but at 2:42 you had me DEAD HAHA. Keep up the good fight!

I agree. I seen a pastor with a $30,000 dollar Rolex on and all I could think was who has that kind of money?

Modern preacher’s are running a business. They only say what people itching ears want 😅

We’ve had our differences, but I’m glad you were able to say the facts without pointing fingers at anyone else. Well done. Let’s keep this conversation going bc it needs to be had.