You see, we don’t go around preaching about ourselves. We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus’ sake. NLT

Every preacher is meant to be, like John the Baptist, a signpost – pointing away from themselves to Jesus:

”The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” John 1:29 (see also 1:19-27).

Let’s get their eyes on Jesus. We are not the message, and we must not get in the way of it. The Holy Spirit can only be expected to bless preaching that glorifies Jesus (John 16:14).

‘Paul is very concerned that the Corinthians might have supposed he regarded himself as the head of the organisation. He is simply a servant, a porter, a secretary, an assistant: he is merely someone who introduces people to the top man. He is one of the Messiah’s office staff.’

There is a famous quote attributed to Count Von Zinzendorf: ‘Preach the gospel, die, and be forgotten’.

‘Jesus, lover of my soul
All consuming fire is in your gaze
Jesus, I want you to know
I will follow You all my days
For no one else in history is like you
and history itself belongs to You
Alpha and Omega, You have loved me
And I will share eternity with you

It’s all about You, Jesus
and all this is for You
for Your glory and your fame
It’s not about me
as if You should do things my way
You alone are God and I surrender
to your ways.’ Paul Oakley.