When preaching in the church, is it appropriate to use my life stories especially in a situation where I committed a sin and God punished me. Note that it's a kind of sin which is not a sin in the eye of the law. For instance, premarital sex, or other sins not wrong according to our laws?

Not a kind of "I'm the one that poisoned Awolowo' bla bla. Otherwise, police go arrest person o.

Yes .the best type of preaching is when you preach based on your life experience.that's why God usually use ex prostitutes pastors to save prostitutes.he uses ex drug addict to save the drug addicted .etc

Being witnesses of Christ means telling our experience in Christ to others and people seeing our new life and glorifying God.

Kenneth4u205:
Yes .the best type of preaching is when you preach based on your life experience.that's why God usually use ex prostitutes pastors to save prostitutes.he uses ex drug addict to save the drug addicted .etc

I was once a Sunday school teacher in our church. I later wooed a sister for relationship. She first thing she said was "why did you in most cases use your life experiences as examples?' I didn't answer the question well and didn't talk further about a relationship with her. She disappeared about 3 months later. When I asked about her, I was told she was impregnated by a man.

So, I'm trying to find a connection between what she said and me wanting to have a relationship with her.

People relate more when you preach from your personal life experience than using bible examples.we face more temptation now compare to people in bible time .social media distractions,internet to watch unclean videos ,televisions , laws that encourages immorality,etc

Kenneth4u205:
People relate more when you preach from your personal life experience than using bible examples.we face more temptation now compare to people in bible time .social media distractions,internet to watch unclean videos ,televisions , laws that encourages immorality,etc

Exactly, I shake my head whenever some of my big pastors preach in church. They would be speaking for about one hour without mentioning a practical case they once encountered. Always using Jacob n co as examples. No connection with real life cases.

Then they will tell you that oratory or talent in speech making has nothing to do with preaching.

Beosten:


I was once a Sunday school teacher in our church. I later wooed a sister for relationship. She first thing she said was "why did you in most cases use your life experiences as examples?' I didn't answer the question well and didn't talk further about a relationship with her. She disappeared about 3 months later. When I asked about her, I was told she was impregnated by a man.

So, I'm trying to find a connection between what she said and me wanting to have a relationship with her.

98% of christian in church live a double life .the act holy in church and become the opposite outside the church .she was expecting you to be living a double life also .preaching as Sunday school teacher while sleeping with her at home .Because someone that is living a double life can't be bold enough to use their life experience as examples.she was expecting you to tell her that those examples was just your imagination.wasn't real .then she will feel more comfortable to reveal her wayward life style outside the church to you .but since you didn't reply ,she will keep on acting holy holy while masking her true nature