Telling the story...

I don't know that I have too many preachers reading here, but this post from In The Clearing is one I need to read and re-read and remind myself of often (it probably works for Sunday School/Small Group leaders too). The title is "Tell Me The Story," and I appreciated reading the whole thing. Here's a little snippet (h/t - Milton Stanley):

Show me Jesus, Pastor. Don't assume I need a talking to about getting involved at church. Don't rifle the Scriptures for items that help you make your point. Take me through the Word, re-introduce me to the Great Story. Tell me about Abraham and how he fits into the grand plan, and Moses and how he does, and all the wild and visionary prophets; show me Jesus in the ancient Jewish texts, and show me the Roman world in which Paul traveled, and who it was that set him to journeying, and tell me what he meant when he said, "Not I who live, but Christ lives in me."