I was verbally assaulted recently after worship. That sounds dramatic, but I don’t know any other words to describe it. I was the target of 15 minutes of verbal abuse in the guise of a theological critique of my sermon.
A family of first-time guests, a mom and her six kids in their teens and 20s, came up to me in the line after the service, near the back of the church. There were a dozen or so people in line behind them.
We shook hands and they told me their names, and I introduced myself and told them how good it was to have them here in worship. It kind of went downhill from there.
“Is this a Bible-believing church?†she asked next.
The son has it right….”This is sad!” Perhaps this woman did not spend any time in prayer asking God to open her heart to hear HIS message through the preacher’s words.
“Jesus loves me, this I know…….for the Bible tells me so!” And, He loves you, and you, and you, and you!!!
I think most pastors who stay in the ministry for any given time will face situations just like this.