Preaching: A love story
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Preaching is an essential element of the church and this is my love story of it. Sorry the pictures did not come over.
Preaching: A love story
- 1. The Joy of Preaching More !an a lecture, but Spi"tual Vibrancy
- 2. Preaching: A Love Story By De"ck R. Dickens
- 3. Some have made less of preaching "People won't sit for more than 20 minutes"! "We should make our preaching 'seeker sensitive'"! "Preaching is antiquated"
- 4. Yet, !ey ju# don't under#and
- 5. The beginning of my journey
- 6. At 15 I became a Christian
- 7. At 15 I became a Christian I $dn't even know John 3:16
- 8. At 15 I became a Christian I $dn't even know John 3:16 I truly was a baby in Christ, a child needing milk
- 9. At 15 I became a Christian I $dn't even know John 3:16 I truly was a baby in Christ, a child needing milk A soul needing nourishment
- 10. At 15 I became a Christian I $dn't even know John 3:16 I truly was a baby in Christ, a child needing milk A soul needing nourishment And I was hungry
- 11. But I found a desert
- 12. There were fun and games
- 14. But I needed more
- 16. I was growing hungry and thirsty
- 17. I was growing hungry and thirsty and nothing met my need
- 18. I needed the nourishment that came from God's Word "But it was dif鍖cult to understand."! "How did it 鍖t together?"! "How could I ever grasp it?"
- 19. I needed help
- 20. But I wasn't %&ing any help
- 21. But I wasn't %&ing any help Was Ch"#ianity !' (allow? Were we !at t"te?
- 22. How was I chan%d forever?
- 23. I discovered solid Biblical Preaching
- 24. The Sermons Were verse by verse from the Bible! Taught me Scripture! Demonstrated careful study of God's Word
- 25. The more the pastor taught...
- 26. The more the pastor taught... *e more I grew
- 27. The more the pastor taught... *e more I grew The more he taught...
- 28. The more the pastor taught... *e more I grew The more he taught... *e more I sat in awe and wonder of God
- 29. The more the pastor taught... *e more I grew The more he taught... *e more I sat in awe and wonder of God The more he taught...
- 30. The more the pastor taught... *e more I grew The more he taught... *e more I sat in awe and wonder of God The more he taught... *e more I loved + Bible and God
- 31. Forever, O LORD, y,r word ' 鍖rmly 鍖xed in + heavens - Psalms 119:89 (ESV)
- 32. Y,r Word ' a lamp to my feet and a light to my pa! - Psalms 119:105 (ESV)
- 33. I began to see... God as much more magni鍖cent ! The Bible clearer! My complete need of Jesus
- 34. And I Worshipped God
- 35. I experienced...
- 36. I experienced... Joy in my Salvation
- 37. I experienced... Joy in my Salvation An Awe of Jehovah
- 38. I experienced... Joy in my Salvation An Awe of Jehovah Tears over my sin
- 39. I experienced... Joy in my Salvation An Awe of Jehovah Tears over my sin Brokenness
- 40. I experienced... Joy in my Salvation An Awe of Jehovah Tears over my sin Brokenness An overwhelming sense of God's grace
- 41. And I grew in spiritual vibrance! my love for God! my dedication to Jesus! and my knowledge of my great God
- 42. I fell in love with preaching
- 43. What is the chief end of preaching? I like to think it is this: It is to give men and women a sense of God and His presence. ~ Martyn Lloyd-Jones
- 44. The preaching of Christ is the whip that 鍖ogs the devil.The preaching of Christ is the thunderbolt, the sound of which makes all hell shake. ~ Charles Spurgeon
- 45. The preacher is not a chef; he's a waiter. God doesn't want you to make the meal; He just wants you to deliver it to the table without messing it up.That's all. ~ John MacArthur
- 46. Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. (2 Timothy 4:2, ESV)