Proactive Preaching
“But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.” Acts 16:25 NKJV https://www.bible.com/114/act.16.25.nkjv Reliance on reactive preaching is bound to send out negative spoilers to some carefully packaged good intentions. There may probably be good reasons to get mad at people’s actions and inaction, and even the expression of frustration to negative circumstances or the apparent lack of divine intervention. When Paul and Silas got stocked in prison for doing everything right, only God knew the detailed content or lyrics of their prayer and hymns to God that fascinated the attention of the prisoners. However, we know that it must be void of disappointment, regrets, or negative concerns. They were probably praising God for the grace and opportunity to fellowship with God, in spite of the apparent negative situation and circumstances. Obviously, the prisoners (including the keeper of the pris...