Modern Day "Preaching" vs. Real Preaching

One only has to watch parts of Christian television, especially that of the late-night cable variety, to realize that the faith has been watered-down to that of "Accept Jesus and He will meet your every need." While, this is theologically false it is also incredibly "me-centered." The heart of Christianity should rather be "He-centered."

So much of modern-day preaching (if you can even call it preaching) is all about how one can have happiness, how one can have a nice bank account, etc. It is true that God loves us and desires to bless us and can bless us but He certainly doesn't have to and no prescription is "guaranteed" that He will - at least blessing in the way most people want it, which is temporal and materialistic rewards. Our motivation for serving Him should not be "What can do for me" but one of "What can I do for God?"

Dallas Williard says it best when he concludes that "salvation is a life" not just a decision, a prayer or an attitude. So, our society has suppressed and robbed Christianity into making God a money tree. Until preachers start simply preaching Jesus and the Gospel (after all preaching that doesn't present the Gospel is not preaching at all) we will continue to have this problem. Therefore, my brothers in Christ, is you preach, preach Jesus! It is after all the only form of preaching that really exists.