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Read an excerpt from <\/i>Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People<\/a> <\/em>by Nadia Bolz-Weber (Convergent Books, 2015):<\/i><\/h3>\n

\"Untitled-11\"The first time I was asked to give a lecture on preaching at the Festival of Homiletics<\/a>, a national conference for preachers, they wanted me to give a talk on what preaching is like at House for All<\/a> [Sinners and Saints]. I wasn\u2019t sure what to say, so I asked my congregation. There was passion in their replies, and none of it had to do with how much they appreciate their preacher being such an amazing role model for them. Not one of them said they love all the real-life applications they receive in the sermons for how to have a more victorious marriage. Almost all of them said they love that their preacher is so obviously preaching to herself and just allowing them to overhear it.<\/p>\n

My fried Tullian put it this way: \u201cThose most qualified to speak the gospel are those who truly know how unqualified they are to speak the gospel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Never once did Jesus scan the room for the best example of holy living and send that person out to tell others about him. He always sent stumblers and sinners. I find that comforting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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