The preachers area of responsibility is a mystery to some brethren, even though the visible activities in which he is involved, are easy to understand. For example, he delivers a message from God’s word on Lords Day morning, evening, and teaches Bible classes at other designated times. And most folks understand that these godly endeavors require substantial periods of preparation.<\/p>\n
The key to the preacher’s work then, is what he “does” with the Word of God.<\/p>\n
Paul told Timothy:<\/p>\n
\nPreach the word!; Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching<\/strong> (2 Timothy 4:2).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
And to the church at Corinth:<\/p>\n
\n“For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe<\/strong>” (1 Corinthians 1:21).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Worldly wisdom will not reveal God and His Will (1 Corinthians 2:1-7; 2 Corinthians 1:12) that can only be done by preaching (Romans 10:14) an activity that many in our world deem as “foolishness” (1 Corinthians 1:23).<\/p>\n
The preacher is to be involved in a particular form of discourse that requires the active participation of the listener (Romans 10:17; cf. Mark 4:20; James 1:22-25; Psalm 119:47-48). While the preacher is responsible for a Bible lesson that has content worthy of the listeners time, the listeners responsibility is to concentrate (Psalm 1:1-2) and consider the things said in light of Acts 17:11.<\/p>\n
An active, interested, informed, and obedient listener should be the ultimate goal of a gospel preacher.<\/p>\n
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- The Preacher’s Work: Part 4<\/li>\n
- Preaching God’s Word With Boldness And Conviction<\/li>\n
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- The Urgency Of Preaching<\/li>\n
- The Support Of Gospel Preachers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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