Imagine being a member of a church in which your pastor-preacher has no training in understanding or teaching the Bible, where there are few or no commentaries in his heart language, and where the model of preaching everyone has grown up with (and he has therefore copied) is simply telling stories or speaking on a Bible verse ripped out of context.
Add to this the prevalence of the "prosperity gospel", which continues to spread like wildfire.
Though this may seem far removed from your experience of life in a local church, it is not at all unusual within the global church. Even when pastors or preachers have had access to Bible college or other formal training, there may have been little practical assistance with opening up God’s Word, understanding a Bible passage in context, and working on improving faithful preaching of that passage.
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