Preaching problems?

On a recent Sunday at a Free Church in the south of England, the guest preacher was a veteran Welsh pastor.

He began his address by explaining the difference between a Bible Study and a sermon. If we recall it aright, he said words to the effect that, while a Bible Study is aimed especially at imparting information to the mind, a sermon is aimed, additionally, at moving the heart, the soul and the affections. His words were general, not with that congregation particularly in mind!

It is sad that he felt it necessary, and quite rightly, to stress that preaching is more than just the impartation of Scriptural truth.