Title: Be Hopeful (16)
Series: 1 Peter
Author: Jerry Watts
Text: 1 Peter 5:12-14
Messages are extremely important. They need to be clear, accurate, and understandable. At the same time, the messaging is almost as important as the message. HOW you say something, affirms or negates the power of the message.(ILLUSTRATE: Do you know ___ ? - Answer: Do I know ___?) The inflexion of voice speaks truth that the words may or may not convey. This is called communication.
One of the greatest communicators that I have ever heard, is a retired Pastor, Dr. Larry Thompson. I was privileged to meet Larry when he was pastor at Dauphin Way Baptist in Mobile before he went to FBC, Fort Lauderdale for 21 years and retired around 2016. I first heard him speak in the early 1990's when he was at FBC Merrit Island. He is gifted as a communicator and is a visionary. When I say this, I'm speaking of having vision like Nehemiah (the first person I heard him speak about).
As I recall, he was leading the church into a plan for the future that he called, "Grit, Guts, and Glory." He had a vision for that congregation, which was viewed as great in the SBC, to move forward and become greater in the sight of God. To do this, he called them to have the grit it takes for honest evaluation, the guts it takes the difficult changes requires, and the ultimate glory that would be given to God if they stayed the course and accomplished what few thought was possible. As a young pastor, I was ready to move to Merrit Island and become a part of what God wanted to do because, I believed, He would complete His work. This was largely because of the Communicator who gave such a great message and appealing messaging.
We are now in the last two verses of Peter's first epistle; he is ending his writing for now for probably a couple of years (before 2 Peter)
and he wants to give a good closing message to His readers. Basically what he is saying is found in the words of Warren Wiersbe's commentary o ...
Series: 1 Peter
Author: Jerry Watts
Text: 1 Peter 5:12-14
Messages are extremely important. They need to be clear, accurate, and understandable. At the same time, the messaging is almost as important as the message. HOW you say something, affirms or negates the power of the message.(ILLUSTRATE: Do you know ___ ? - Answer: Do I know ___?) The inflexion of voice speaks truth that the words may or may not convey. This is called communication.
One of the greatest communicators that I have ever heard, is a retired Pastor, Dr. Larry Thompson. I was privileged to meet Larry when he was pastor at Dauphin Way Baptist in Mobile before he went to FBC, Fort Lauderdale for 21 years and retired around 2016. I first heard him speak in the early 1990's when he was at FBC Merrit Island. He is gifted as a communicator and is a visionary. When I say this, I'm speaking of having vision like Nehemiah (the first person I heard him speak about).
As I recall, he was leading the church into a plan for the future that he called, "Grit, Guts, and Glory." He had a vision for that congregation, which was viewed as great in the SBC, to move forward and become greater in the sight of God. To do this, he called them to have the grit it takes for honest evaluation, the guts it takes the difficult changes requires, and the ultimate glory that would be given to God if they stayed the course and accomplished what few thought was possible. As a young pastor, I was ready to move to Merrit Island and become a part of what God wanted to do because, I believed, He would complete His work. This was largely because of the Communicator who gave such a great message and appealing messaging.
We are now in the last two verses of Peter's first epistle; he is ending his writing for now for probably a couple of years (before 2 Peter)
and he wants to give a good closing message to His readers. Basically what he is saying is found in the words of Warren Wiersbe's commentary o ...
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