ii cor. 6:1 “ we then, as workers together with him also plead with you not to receive the grace...
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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
[email protected]@bellsouth.net
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Sunday Evening June 7, 2009