You’re a Preacher, Too
When We Gather
March 5, 2023
19“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” —Matthew 28:19-20
To be a disciple of Jesus is to be a student of Jesus.
42They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. —Acts 2:42
13Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. —1 Timothy 4:13
Have you ever thought about why preaching is a major component of our worship gathering?
1In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: 2Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. 3For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. 5But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry. —2 Timothy 4:1-5
1.PREACHING IS ETERNALLY SERIOUS
1In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: 2Preach the Word… —2 Timothy 4:1-2a
10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. —2 Corinthians 5:10
2.PREACHING IS SAYING WHAT GOD HAS SAID
1In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: 2Preach the Word… —2 Timothy 4:1-2a
14Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these instructions so that, 15if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. —1 Timothy 3:14-15
3.PREACHING IS CONFRONTATIONAL & CAREFUL
2Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. —2 Timothy 4:2
4.PREACHING PROVIDES A GUARDRAIL
3For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. —2 Timothy 4:3-4
“The great design and intention of the office of a Christian preacher is to restore the throne and dominion of God in the souls of men.” —Cotton Mather