Portrait of a Preacher

Introduction:

Discussion:

A Preacher Is

A Herald

A preacher is a herald for the coming lord

At first preachers proclaimed of the lord’s first coming (

Now we speak of the second coming of Christ (

An Encourager

One of the primary responsibilities of a preacher are misunderstood as a preacher’s responsibility

A Brother

Is a preacher

A Soldier

A preacher is expected to fight for the truth (

Paul wrote of being a good soldier (

Minsters

Endures

Separates Himself

A Preacher is Not

An Elder

The common worldview is that a preacher is an elder or some sort of hierarchy.

A Politician

An Entertainer

It is common in our world today to seek after entertainment rather than truth

Alone

Christianity was never meant to be a retelling of lone survivor.

God knew that we needed one another (Genesis

Conclusion: