Revival

I went to a Revival to support my Pastor as she was asked to preach on the Business of God. I was very blessed to go this event. It was my first and I can tell you , you feel alive again. You actually feel like you can be a servant to God and that you are worthy of his praise. As I sat and listen to the different speakers speak, I got a better understanding of the word of God and all he has in place for me. I also learn to be obedient and have patience. "dont worry"... I want to thank our Pastor for inviting us to come and be part of such a wonderful event. Our Pastor is Dr. Maythia Henriquez-Abney and our church is Warriors for Christ. We are in Tobyhnna, Pa and if you want to hear the wonderful word this Pastor gives come and see her sometime . She's awesome .

What is a Preacher?

The preacher is seperated by God for the specific work of teaching the gospel and is a man or woman who from one side of his or her nature takes in the truth from God and from the other side gives out that truth to men. He or she deals with God in behalf of God. The truth must not be mechanically expressed. The preacher must not be a mere machine, he or she must be a real man or woman-- a good woman or man, full of the Holy spirit and faith. The effect of such a life and such preaching will be that people will listen. and many people will be added to the Lord...(Acts 11:24)

What is Preaching ?

Preaching is the proclamation of the good news of salvation through man to men. The proclamation of any kind of message other than the gospel message, which is the truth of God as revealed in the bible and especially in Jesus Christ, is not preaching. The message of the very truth of God through man to men- that is preaching......

Practice The Disciplines Matthew 16:18

In addition to studying the bible, preachers ought to be regularly engaged in a life of spiritual discipline that keep the soul well fed and nurtured. The anointing comes from being in the presence of God(having a heart of God always). Spending time in prayer corporately, with a prayer partner, with your spouse and alone with just you and God. Periods of fasting accompanied by readings from devotional books as well as the bible. Listening to other preachers. If you are a preacher or Pastor preaching and teaching on a regular basis we do not realize how much we need to hear a sermon preached by someone else until we find ourselves sitting like empty pitchers before a full fountain waiting and needing to be filled.

Remember the Stories....

Preachers need to take time to be immersed in the lessons, stories and characters found in the bible. The time you spend in the solitary study of scripture will always pay off because things you read and ponder while alone will come rushing to mind in the midst of a moment in ministry , whether preaching ,teaching, counseling or ministering to someone...

Take Time for your Heart Psalm119:11

We need to study the word of God and internalize it so that it guides and directs our own lives as much as we hope it will guide and direct the lives of those to whom we preach. Hiding the word in your heart is to be contrasted with holding great amounts of scripture in your head; verses that can be quoted from memory as the need arises.

yeahhhhhh Ellen

I am such an ellen fan... So glad she has been chosen for the I ol gig.... I was tired of boring paula... great move.. the show neede a change and ellen is just the person to do it.

worry

Today I was listening to a lady on an audio cd that was preaching about worrying. She made good points . We are chickens with our heads cut off instead of being eagles and fly high... We are so diconnected with our lord that we have no faith and therefore rather worry than have faith and trust and be connected. It was an interesting concept that she was discussing and I was in awe to hear...

continuing the art and science of preaching

Take time for head...........2 timothy chapter 2:15


This meansread and study your bible on a consistent basis. Know your scriptures. A lack of knowledge of the scripturescan lead to an embarrassing consequence. What I mean is knowthe 6 books, where a book is. If you are asked to go to the book of ruth and your looking in the bible around Malachi and matthew. Ordained ministers, true preachers should not be preachingout of a bible with index tabs in it for the books. Time spent in the scriptures familiarizes us not only with its content but also with its geography(where it is located).
Read and study books dealing with biblical interpretation and theology as well as books about new ideas and insights in sermon design and delivery.

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2. Get some rest (Mark 6:30-34)
Take time to get away from everything . Sometimes take vacations. get into a quiet place and rest. Take phones off hook, cut cell phones off etc....

The Art and Science of preaching

1. The Heart and Habits of a Preacher.
Take time for your health. you can not preach effectively if you are not in good health. Watch your diet and your weight. No matter how great your feel for ministryis, you can not do much for the Kingdom of God if your sick, exhausted or on the verge of a stroke all the time. Take time to maintain good health..

what has the world come to?

I was listening to foxhole on sirius/xm radio and was very disturb by the actions of a pastor that they were discussing.
This So call Pastor whose name is Steven Anderson and he is in Phoenix, AZ. This particular wanna be man of god, was asking his parishiners to pray that President Barack Obama get brain cancer like Sen. Ted Kennedy (RIP) . What kind of asshoe will tell people to pray for something like that and who is stupid enough to do it. At this point I would have left the church..... It just shows you that there is still very hately people in this world ........