Don’t settle for sermons that reduce the Biblical narrative to an Idiots’ Guide to everything. The key theme of the Word is redemption from the guilt and power of sin, through faith in Christ, by grace alone, for the glory of God. Everything else is secondary. Pray for preaching that exalts the grace of Jesus and condemns sin for what it is.

God’s word is “a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path”, yet many follow strange sounds coming from the darkness. We don’t need peculiar instincts or curious signs to know what to do or where to go. What we need is Spirit-enabled understanding of scripture and courage and love to heed it.