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But even though we, or an angel from heaven, pontificate some other gospel to you than what we’ve preached to you, allow him to be accursed. — Galatians 1:8. Over the years, I’ve watched, with anger and challenge, the proliferation of motivational speakers in pulpits. I’ve watched how many church buildings and preachers are changing the gospel of Jesus Christ with motivational speakers. I’ve watched how many of these preachers have even constructed mega-church buildings and empires with this emblem of the “gospel.” But even worse, I’ve watched how droves of people had been misled into believing they may be getting fed the Bread of Life, i.e.. The unadulterated gospel of Jesus Christ, not knowing that they may be being served motivational speeches on a platter, spiced with scriptures.
But I’m now not as involved in the national audio system in pulpits as I am concerned about the well-being of the hundreds of people attending their churches and the millions of global TV viewers impacted by their teachings. This situation for the spiritually helpless has led me to reveal some preachers for who they are to alert you, the fans, and would-be followers of those preachers. I write to warn the Body of Christ about this proliferation inside the Church, the hazard of motivational speakers packaged because of the gospel, and to educate you on understanding a motivational speaker within the pulpit. At the same time, you come across one, which I say, regrettably, they are numerously accessible.
So, permits begin by identifying the two main motivational audio systems in pulpits, or what I call “motivational preachers.” The two leading motivational preachers of our time are Pastor Joel Osteen of the New Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, and Bishop T.D. Jakes of the Potter’s House, Dallas, Texas! Surprised? Maybe! Maybe not! However, if you are surprised to learn that these are motivational preachers, it may be because they are your favorite preachers. Perhaps it’s because you’ve always considered them “O Great Ones.” Or maybe it’s because of their fulfillment, reputation, ministry length, followership, etc. Or even because of the coolest things they’ve carried out in society. For instance, Jake’s Woman Thou Art Loosed ebook or prison outreach ministry. Or Osteen’s ebook, Your Best Life Now.
As people, we tend to attribute worldly success, appropriate works, ministry size, popularity, followership, and so forth to godly success. Therefore, the bigger a church, the more famous or hit a preacher and the more achievements we assume a person or business enterprise has. We even credit those successes to God’s benefit. But worldly fulfillment, proper work, ministry size, or even huge followership isn’t necessarily the degree of godly success. A person will have a majority of these but not be godly. For instance, Oprah Winfrey has a majority of these attributes, but she’s no longer a preacher; neither can her achievements be taken into consideration as godly because of what she espouses.
So, we cannot move by using worldly success, suitable works, recognition, ministry length, or even followership. In reality, T.D. Jakes, in the InE article, was defined as “Oprah-in-a-pulpit. But for Winfrey’s everyday spirituality, Jake substitutes God.” That is to mention that if Oprah were to be a preacher, she’d likely have one in every one of the most important churches in the world! But fortuitously, she has enough experience to stay in her lane (at least for now). So, many of these attributes don’t have anything to do with godly achievement! But simply earlier, we had at why Joel Osteen and T.D. Jake is a motivational prpreacherpepermits’sirst apprehend what motivational talking is, the benefits of motivational speakers, and the chance of packaging motivational talking as the gospel.
What is Motivational Speaking?
A motivational speaker is an encouraging, uplifting speech that is supposed to inspire listeners to do higher and be better in specific areas of their lives. In an experience, the motivational speaker is an encourager—i.e., the human cheer chief. They motivate human beings to move. Motivational talking is based, in general, on mental or human energy and no longer on God’s power. It is what a person can do with their energy instead of what God can do through His character and strength.
Benefits of Motivational Speaking
Without a doubt, the motivational speaker has their place in society. Don’t get me wrong; there are many blessings of motivational speaking. For example, it uplifts humans and makes them feel desirable about themselves. It motivates them to believe they can go higher and shouldn’t accept less or stay beneath their means. It makes humans try for excellence, forgetting the beyond–beyond hurts, bitterness, anger, malice, and so on. It can make humans reach or push for their full potential. It can even assist a few unforgiving human beings in forgiving those who have harmed them.
So yes! There are many advantages to being a motivational speaker. There’s nothing wrong with a motivational speaker, whether outdoors or on the pulpit. And so long as humans are being harassed, they know what they may be paying attention to. It’s only trouble while it’s coming from the pulpit because of the gospel, and it’s fallacious for the gospel. We don’t visit the Church to pay attention to motivational speaking. Neither can we go to Church to be entertained. Rather, we go to Church to be taught the uncompromised Word of God, rightly divided. If a motivational speaker is needed, one can visit a Les Brown or Willie Jolley speaker engagement to be inspired.
Does that mean you cannot be encouraged with the aid of the gospel? You could. However, there is a difference between how the gospel conjures you to grow to be the Word and how a motivational speaker motivates you. Motivational speaking motivates through feel-good messages, which, like euphoria, are not lasting. But the gospel inspires through doctrine, reproof, correction, and preparation in righteousness (2 Tim. 3: sixth een). Not via goody-goody, self-empowerment messages.
So, if you depart the Church feeling precise about yourself after each provider, you may be attentive to a motivational preacher. No one must go away from Church feeling right after service, whenever; that is what motivational talking does – makes you experience yourself properly. Something in a message should convince you, i.e., suggest your methods’ errors and how to correct them so that you can be matched for the Master’s use. By that, I don’t mean beat you up or condemn you, but convict you. There is a difference.
