A Sound Message

Your message is to be sound beyond reproach, so that the opponent will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.
Titus 2:8 HCSB

When I become distracted by a way of thinking that tantalize my mind or emotion and then go on to preach it, I am in danger of preaching messages that are reproachable. Messages from the fringes, though tantalising distract and are not from the powerhouse of who God is.

End times predictions and interpretations are such an edge; prosperity teaching is another. Whilst both belong to the Christian experience they are not the centre. Paul said: that I would know Christ and Him crucified.
(1 Cor 2:2) Paul goes on to say:

My speech and my proclamation were not with persuasive words of wisdom but with a powerful demonstration by the Spirit, so that your faith might not be based on men’s wisdom but on God’s power.
1 Corinthians 2:4‭-‬5

I would rather hear Christ and see powerful demonstrations of Christ: the sick healed; the dead raised and souls saved.
Whilst some teaching tickles our senses it leaves us devoid of power, it focuses our attention either on us or the unfolding of time and we become defensive and wall ourselves away from those we are sent to reach.

When Jesus was asked fringe questions He either deflected them or rebuked the speakers, ahe dealt with minor issues in minor ways but then returned to the core- the kingdom of God and souls.

Let's not become distracted.