re: #110 William Lewis

Yeah. So? The Anglican church actually had books of approved sermons to be used if you don’t have time or some one was on vacation or etc.

That’s *not* the expectation among Evangelicals. It is expected, and preachers often lead off their sermons with “It took me a long time (or “hours” or “lots of research”) to put this together.” However, if a particular preacher, like Robert Morris, is brought in, he may be there to preach a sermon he’s given before that was well-received. Or, in the case of Morris, proven to open up the wallets of the “giving units.” But it’s still expected to have been written by him.

Nevertheless, Evangelical pastors steal sermons from each other all the time. It’s a big open secret.