A rare creature!
(Be sure to LISTEN to the Audio, as you READ the text below.)
1 Timothy 1:12, "I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that He considered me faithful, appointing me to His service."
A faithful preacher is a rare creature; and like a diamond, as precious as he is rare!
If you always enjoy his sermons, then that minister is not a faithful steward. He who gives out nothing but sweets is not acting wisely.
It is the duty of the Christian pastor, if he would make full proof of his ministry:
to warn men of the punishments of sin;
to tell them that there is a judgment;
that for every idle word they speak they will have to give an account on that dread day.
Some preachers do not preach of eternal wrath and its terrors. This is cruel, for they ruin souls by hiding from them their damnation!
The object of all true preaching is the heart. Godly ministers aim at divorcing the heart from sin, and wedding it to Jesus.
"If you point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, brought up in the truths of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed." 1 Timothy 4:6
"Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a dear brother, a faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord." Colossians 4:7
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It is sad that many adults in our culture don't know what a woman or a man is. It is sadder by far that perhaps most people in our churches don't know what a Christian is. Hence today's choice AI resource: What Is a Christian? Part 1[If you are unable to attend church today, you may want to read Al Martin's superb article, "What is a Biblical Christian?"]