I have been around the COG all my life. I have heard the terms anointed applied to sermons/messages many times.Fundamental preachers ‘styles and abilities’ vary. Most people consider the ‘excited preacher as anointed’ and the steady ‘teacher type message’ as ONLY TEACHING . The ‘ONLY TEACHING ATTITUDE continually worries me. I and many other people have been blessed to our core with a solid BIBLE centered calmly delivered message.At the Old Camp Meetings style meetings I was blessed and learned more in the ‘Morning Bible teaching.’ One has always stuck out in my mind it occurred in the early 1960s. It was a Missouri Campmeeting teaching was done by Charles Conn. The BEST I have ever heard and methinks it was anointed, at least that is what I felt.Can we be mistaken by excitement and anointing?________________Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/
Terminology
I believe that it might be more correct for someone to say they have an unction than an anointing. If there is a call on your life, God has already anointed or set you apart. If there is a deep prompting or enthusiasm by the Holy Spirit, wouldn’t unction be more correct________________
I hadn’t thought of that. It is definitely a good point, language and terminology can get mixed by we neophytes. VERY GOOD POINT! ________________Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/
There are definitely those orators who can stir the depths of listeners, they also make good salesmen. Cases in point the Politicians who have ‘The Gift’ of communications. ________________Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/