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Why I Preach 45-Minute Sermons

July 5, 2018 - Pastor David S. Rogol
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Recently someone commented that he appreciates the 40-50 minute length of my sermons. Wow, there’s a first time for everything! The liberal mainstream churches limit their preaching to 10-20 minutes.  Most Bible-believing churches, however, spend more serious time in the Word. While there can be great quality in brevity, I want my congregation to be immersed in God’s Word on Sundays. Once in a while someone might fall asleep on the window ledge and be in danger of falling to the ground outside. But usually, most are attentive.
​THIRSTY
Sadly, many professing believers hardly ever dust off the covers and crack open their bibles. So when they come to church from a barren land desolate of all things spiritual, they’re thirsty for truth. God’s Word is truth.
HOW MUCH IS REALLY TOO MUCH?
While my goal is to aim for 30-40 minutes, sometimes I need more time to express what God has laid on my heart. Other times, I recognize the message could be abbreviated. I’m thankful for a congregation that’s patient with my shortcomings as a pastor. For visiting believers and others, I only ask this; of the 168 hours available, is 45 minutes per week under the hearing of God’s Word really too much for you to bear? If yes then you might need to adjust some of your priorities. Are you living beyond your means and running around frantically to meet overextended financial commitments? Are your children's sports activities more important than your, and your child’s, soul? What decisions can you make to clear your schedule on Sundays and make a commitment to the Lord to assemble with His people? As for you and your house, will you ever serve the Lord or are you too busy serving yourself?
GLORIFY GOD AND LOVE ONE ANOTHER
As for the additional hour or so we spend in church worshipping God in prayer, song, the reading of His Word, and fellowship, God’s children are supposed to glorify Him and love one another. If that’s unacceptable to some then perhaps “they went out from us” because “they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us” (1 John 2:19).
THE LOCAL CHURCH
The local Bible-believing church (a living organism) is the most important institution in a believer’s life. You need her and, without your continual presence, she’s missing an important member of her body (Romans 12).  How can we expect the influence of the Gospel to impact society if God's people aren't in the unity of the Spirit, listening to the preaching of His Word, and meeting together to glorify His name?

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      • On Deaf Ears
      • Accept the Present But be Open to the Future
      • Why We Need Light
      • Others' Sin Sparks Reflection Within
      • Convincing the Almost Saved
      • The Best for Others
      • Crossing the Line
      • Spiritual Wisdom Lasts Forever
      • Let Jesus onto Your Boat
      • Four Principles of Missions
      • Satisfaction for the Soul
      • Mother's Day 2020
      • Reverence for Jesus Christ
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      • The Offer of Eternal Hope
      • Fiddling While Hell Burns
      • Reasons for Believing in Time of War (radio)
      • Worship Continues in Time of Crisis
      • The Most Pressing Need in the World
      • Believe or Die
      • Capturing the World's Attention
      • The Unpredictable in Life
      • From Spectator to Believer
      • Being A Saint Who Serves
      • Real Life on the Mission Field Congo Part 2
      • Real Life on the Mission Field Congo Part 1
      • Three Ways People Follow Christ
      • Letters From God
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      • Lasting Changes
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      • Why We Celebrate Christmas
      • The Meaning of King in our Christmas Carols
      • Time is Son-ey
      • The Thought Life of a Faithful Believer
      • How to Keep Your Church Going Strong
      • The Day of the Lord
      • The Rapture
      • The Temperament of a Church
      • What is Man?
      • Living for Christ
      • The Powerful Word of God
      • Adopt-a-Sinner
      • Practical Tips for Winning Souls to Christ
      • Key Ingredients for the Successful Presentation of the Gospel
      • The Working Mechanisms of a Healthy Church
      • By Faith We Can See
      • Meaning in the Monotony of Life
      • How Can a Believer Be a Good Example?
      • What Will Wake People Up To The Gospel?
      • But Now Bring What You Need
      • Disappointment
      • Occupy Til I Come
      • Enduring Rejection to Win Souls
      • Beware of Dainties
      • Proactive & Reactive Faithfulness
      • The Three Forms of Church Govt
      • True Faith
      • What is Saving Faith?
      • What Mom Wants Most
      • Repent!
      • Hope and Peace for Your Soul
      • Rejection of the King
      • Daily Life During the Millennial Kingdom
      • Government During the Millennial Kingdom
      • The Literal, Future Kingdom of God
      • When To Leave A Church
      • Punishment and Rewards
      • Wisdom for Realities
      • The Futility of Life without God
      • Sometimes Life Costs Too Much
      • Godliness
      • Illusions of Wealth
      • Thanking God
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    • This World Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet, Part II (YouTube)
    • This World Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (YouTube)
    • The Rapture of the Church (YouTube)
    • Your Final Living Place
    • Shoot for Eternity (YouTube)
    • What Do We? (YouTube)
    • Behold How He Loved (YouTube)
    • When God Seems Two Days Late and an Answered Prayer Short YouTube
    • Struggling to the Truth YouTube
    • A Flourishing Christian Life YouTube
    • On Deaf Ears Video
    • Accept the Present (YouTube)
    • Why We Need Light Youtube
    • Others' Sin Sparks Reflection Within (YouTube)
    • Convincing the Almost Saved YouTube
    • The Best for Others YouTube
    • Crossing the Line YouTube
    • Spiritual Wisdom Lasts Forever YouTube
    • Let Jesus Onto Your Boat YouTube
    • The Four Principles of Missions
    • How Godly Moms Love their Children
    • Only the Hope God Provides Can Satisfy the Soul (YouTube)
    • Reverence for Jesus Christ (YouTube)
    • The Offer of Eternal Hope (YouTube)
    • The Authority of Jesus Christ YouTube
    • Fiddling While Hell Burns - YouTube
    • Reasons for Believing in Time of War
    • Worship Continues in Time of Crisis
  • COVID-19 Sermons
  • How to Know God
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    • 1-12 Creation - Cain & Abel
    • 13-24 Flood-Ten Commandments
  • Pastor's Study
    • Older Sermons >
      • 2018 Sermons >
        • When Life Costs Too Much
        • Meaning in the Monotony
        • What Makes a Satisfying Life?
        • Disappointment
        • Persecution
        • By Faith We Can See
        • Worship
        • Spiritual Gifts
        • Responding to Suffering
        • Orienting the Family Around the Local Church
        • In the world but not of it.
        • Behaving Like a Genuine Believer
        • Our Minds Need Renovation
        • Let's Get Rid of the Old Man
        • Turning Worry into Rest
        • The Battle For Your Mind
        • Eternal Security
        • The Necessary Name
        • How to Reach This Generation
        • Repent
        • Understanding Today’s Reprobate Minds
        • Characteristics of Mature Believers
        • Characteristics of a Godly Mother
        • Living With Wisdom
        • Hope-filled Lives Matter
        • Living with Conviction
        • Trapped?
        • God is in Control
        • The Devoted and Emptied Believer
        • Law and Order
        • Power
      • 2017 Sermons >
        • Worship; More than a Word
        • Slump
        • Where's Your Mar's Hill?
        • Trusting God Entirely
        • Thankful Where Caught
        • Evidence of the Holy Spirit Leading
        • Temperament
        • Deeper Questions
        • Preparing For Our Departure
        • Helping New Converts
        • Refusing Honor
        • Longing for Truth
        • Yielding to Holy Spirit
        • Desiring God
        • Sympathy
    • Blog
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      • Final Words
      • Bible Foundations 22
      • Sunday, 11/4/18
      • Newsletter
      • What does Fundamentalist mean?
      • Apostle Paul was a Fundamentalist
      • The Difference between Evangelicals and Fundamentalists
      • Bible Foundations 21
      • Bible Foundations 20
      • Why I Preach 45-Minute Sermons
      • Simple Christianity
      • A Note From the Pastor
      • Lesson 19
      • Bible Foundations 18
      • From Whom Are You Learning?
      • Bible Foundations 17
      • Lesson 16
      • The Thanksgiving Proclamation
      • Bible Foundations 15
      • Lesson 14
      • Lesson 13
      • Video: Holdenites
      • Holdenites Can't be Good Enough
      • Lesson 11
      • Lessons 1-12
      • Trials101
      • Why You Might Like (or Not Like) our Church
      • But I Have Other Things to Do
      • Report of First Public Service
      • Our First Public Service!
      • The Difference Between Reading the Word and Meditating on the Word
      • New Beginnings for Baptist church in Holden
      • Newsletter Signup
  • What is Fundamentalism?