Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Your Church Needs More Time for Personal Testimonies


If you’re reading this, you probably have a strong view of expositional preaching, corporate prayer, and the church ordinances (baptism and communion). You also might get nervous when someone emphasizes the value of personal experience. It might send a small shiver down your theological spine.

After all, you don’t want experience to crowd out exposition. I get it. There are a lot of cautions and concerns we might justifiably have about people giving testimonies. Nonetheless, we should consider implementing personal testimonies, that is, the practice of remembering God’s wondrous works and celebrating his mighty deeds in our lives and churches. Read More
Personal testimonies is an element that is frequently missing from Anglican services of public worship--at least here in the United States. Personal testimonies not only glorify God, they also build up the faith of those attending a worship gathering. They let the Body of Christ know how God has been working in its members.

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