Bestselling author and pastor David Platt rocks.
He navigated our interview with humility and courage.
Not only did he open up his heart and journals with us about his new book Something Needs to Change (and how he went from writing “coldhearted” sermons about poverty and sex trafficking to weeping about them both), but he also encouraged us and leaders everywhere not to sit down when it comes to engaging culture’s urgent challenging questions about sexuality.
Hear his humble exhortation with us today on the podcast.
Highlights:
“If I preach the whole counsel of God but ignore the areas in which the Devil is at that moment attacking in the culture around me, then I am not faithfully confessing Christ–no matter how much other stuff I may say.” –David Platt
“You go up to people on these trails and you say, ‘What do you know about Jesus?’ And they say, ‘Who is that?’ –like you’re talking about someone in their village that they’ve never met.” –David Platt
“I wrote a sermon on the plane on the way over there talking about poverty and trafficking. I wrote it from this frighteningly coldhearted perspective. Apparently, it’s possible to know a bunch of facts and even know the Bible … and totally be unaffected by these things.” –David Platt
Question of the Week for Next Week:
What is your spiritual gift?
Do the Next Thing:
David’s book Something Needs to Change ? Find it here
That sermon he gave on God’s design for sexuality? Find it here
That Christianity Today article highlighting one of David’s favorite moments in the book? Find it here
That Journey Well Study? Find it here
First I want to say thank you for your book and your story. I am loving it. We at Providence and I personally am grateful to God for your heart and your call to communicate the gospel to a hurting world–and you start with yourself. And I want to say that these resources, your podcast specifically, is a valuable tool to communicate this. As a pastor I really like your style here where you ask the listener to engage by posing a question for introspection and then also a NEXT thing for action. Grace and peace to you. We are cheering you and your beautiful family on.
Thanks so much, Edward! We are deeply grateful for you all.