The sparkle of authenticity

It seems to me that one might well single out freshness of
spiritual experience as the first indispensable quality of
the effective preacher. No amount of homiletical technique
can compensate for the absence of a close personal walk
with God. Unless he puts a new song in our mouth, even the
most polished sermons will lack the sparkle of
authenticity

The Daily thought is taken from Authentic Christianity © 1995 John Stott and Timothy Dudley-Smith. Used by permission of Inter-Varsity Press UK, Nottingham. All rights reserved.