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Introduction
Introduction
Greetings...
Last week we began a new series of lessons on “Church Leadership.”
What we learned was that all church leaders must be...
Motivated By Souls
Geared Toward Goals
Humbled By Their Roles
Today we begin by looking at specific leadership positions within the church and we are going to start by looking at Preachers. (SLIDE)
Of all the church leadership like elders, deacons, and preachers I can guarantee that the preacher’s role is one that people are most ignorant on.
Now there are a lot of reasons for this...
First and foremost preachers don’t typically preach on their roles and responsibilities. About elders and deacons yes but not usually on preacher roles, as a general rule.
Second, people don’t study preacher roles on their own much like they do concerning elders and deacons.
This ignorance has lead to a lot of misconceptions about what preachers’ responsibilities are as a preacher.
I don’t have enough fingers and toes to count the number of sound gospel preachers that have had their support removed by congregations because of a lack of knowledge concerning the “biblical preacher.”
So today, we are going to look at the “life and work” of a preacher as the Bible defines it some of the “misconceptions” that can cause great problems in congregations.
Preacher Misconceptions
Preacher Misconceptions
Preachers are “the” evangelist
Preachers are “the” evangelist
Whether we like to admit it or not most people see the preacher as “paid” to evangelize the lost in the community.
We see passages like given as “proof text.”
Eph 4:1
11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,
And it is true that the word “evangelist” here translated can be applied to preachers in the most generic since because the word literally means “proclaimer of the gospel.”
In fact every time a preacher preaches God’s Word he is preaching the gospel.
5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel,
However, when people apply the word “evangelist” to preacher they are saying “do our job teaching the lost in our community for us” more often than not.
As we will see in the “point two” preachers aren’t paid to evangelize the community.
Preachers are “the” visitation team
Preachers are “the” visitation team
Once again many if not most in the brotherhood think preachers are “paid” to visit the widows, orphans, and sick for the congregation.
We see passages like quoted as a “church leader” passage.
27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
Now, this passage isn’t just associated with preachers, it is also placed on elders and deacons but the misconception is with responsibility.
Preachers aren’t supported by congregations to visit the sick, widows, or orphans.
Preachers are “the” workers for the congregation
Preachers are “the” workers for the congregation
If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times directly or indirectly we pay the preacher to...
Do the bulletin, mow the grass, change the sign, clean the building, etc...
I put this because you can insert just about any number of jobs around the church building and some member somewhere has cried out “that’s the preacher’s job.”
Hydro and the bulletin and sign
Preachers work for the local church
Preachers work for the local church
The biggest misconception that members and preachers make is that they work for the church.
Gospel preachers DO NOT work for the church they work for God!!!
Summery
Summery
Preachers are supported i.e. paid for a reason but it isn’t for any of the things mentioned thus far.
Should every preacher do their best to do what they can in evangelism, visitation, and works around the church building that need taking care of…of course but that isn’t why they are “paid” they do those things for the same reason everyone else should too, because it is the Christian thing to do.
Preacher Are Supported To...
Preacher Are Supported To...
Study God’s Word so as to be able to preach sound doctrine and save souls
Study God’s Word so as to be able to preach sound doctrine and save souls
Paul told Timothy...
16 Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers.
The majority of any preachers time during the week must be studying and meditating on God’s Word.
I spend on average 15 hours per sermon and Bible class. (Expound)
Preach the whole counsel of God in season or out of season
Preach the whole counsel of God in season or out of season
Paul told Timothy...
2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.
1 TIM 4:11-
11 Command and teach these things. 12 Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.
This means...
Preachers must teach against sins and other problems the congregation might have whether they like it or not.
16 Have I then become your enemy by telling you the truth?
Preachers must not listen to those that would try and limit God’s Word in its proclamation.
27 for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.
Summery
Summery
There are two reason a congregation “should” support a local preacher.
To study God’s Word enough to preach sound doctrine.
Conclusion
Conclusion
1 Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear; 2 but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.
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6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.
5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,