What does it look like when a pastor fears man more than he fears God? Clarence Simmons explains that this kind of pastor will shun away from certain truths. He will only preach certain things to appease his congregation. He will never preach something that would upset an influential member of the congregation. Why do they do this? No one likes controversy and we all want to be liked. No one wants to be hated. Yet, when we preach, our focus cannot be on our congregation. Rather, it must be on God alone. No matter how the congregation reacts, we cannot cater our message to them at the expense of compromising Scriptural truths. If we do that, the fear of man becomes the moving instrument in one's ministry and not the fear of God. We are to preach the Word of God regardless of what men might say because it is God’s Word. Proverbs 29:25 (NKJV) “The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe.”

What would happen when a pastor tends to fear his certain ones in the flock, whether they're big donors or what? He will shun away from certain truths. He will only preach certain things. He will not preach things that will ruffle the feathers. I mean, no one likes controversies, but we all want to be like.

I mean, I don't want anyone hating me, but that comes with the territory. I mean some things gonna make people sad some people are me some things are gonna make people glad some things we preach are going to make people mad that's just how it is but If he is captivated by certain ones in the church and they are influential over him, he's not going to preach things that will bother them. And now the fear of man becomes the moving instrument in his ministry and no longer the fear of God. We ought to preach the Word of God regardless of the faces of man because it's God's Word.