Jesus never hurries

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church”

Jesus never hurries. This drives me crazy…I'm finally starting to realize the real question is, Can I move as slowly as Jesus moves? Getting rid of evil takes a lot of time. Preaching is never about what you or I make happen. It is always and only about what Jesus makes happen. And apparently Jesus is not in a hurry to get all the evil out of your congregation, is he?…Are you trying to fix your church or are you bringing it to Jesus? (Craig Barnes in The Art and Craft of Biblical Preaching)