ii cor. 6:1 “ we then, as workers together with him also plead with you not to receive the grace...

II Cor. 6:1 “We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain.”

Preaching in Christian Age

John the Baptist

Jesus selected preachers

Great commission

Early Christians

Preaching in Our Day

Train preachers – II Tim. 2:2

Send preachers – Rom. 10

Support preachers

Assist preachers

Preachers need a church

The Church needs a preacher

Mutual responsibilityAnd need

1. Preach sound doctrinePreach sound doctrine

1 Pet. 4:11

1 Cor. 4:1-12

1 Cor. 2:2

2. Preach whole counselPreach whole counsel

Acts 20:27 “For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.”

Not our own laws

Cannot ignore any part

3. Preach truth in LovePreach truth in Love

Eph. 4:15 “...speaking the truth in love,...”

II Cor. 2:4 “with many tears”

Rom. 10:1 “that they might be saved”

4. Practice what he PreachesPractice what he Preaches

Acts 1:1-2 “do and teach”

Phil. 4:9 “Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.”

5. Expect him to be HonestExpect him to be Honest

II Cor. 8:20-21 “Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.”

Rom. 2:21

1. Desire and appreciate truthDesire and appreciate truth

Acts 10:33 – Peter

Acts 17:11 “they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”

2. Work with himWork with him

II Cor. 6:1 workers together

Phil. 4:3 - fellow workers

Rebukes sin – sinner unkind

Uphold in warfare against sin

3. Practice the Golden RulePractice the Golden Rule

If roles were reversed

Matt. 7:1-5 - judge fairly

Matt. 18:15-17

Talk about me all you please; just be sure you’re on your knees.

4. Expect encouragementExpect encouragement

He has a family – 1 Tim. 5:8

He has financial needs

Support

1 Cor. 9:6-16

Gal. 6:6

5. Respect his ConscienceRespect his Conscience

Paul was flexible - 1 Cor. 9

Paul was firm - Gal. 2:1-5

Marriage ceremonies

Preacher and the Church

Present Truth

Practice truth

Appreciate truth

Encourage him

II Cor. 6:1 “We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain.”

1 Cor. 3:6 God gives the increase

“Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.”

1 Cor. 1:10

“Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:” Matt.12:25

“But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.”

Gal. 5:15

Sermon by Arthur Pigman

Evans Church of Christ

515 Gibbs Road

Evans, Ga. 30809

706-855-1249

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Sunday Evening June 7, 2009