17 October 2007
Rhema Inspiration
The Preacher’s Message
“The heart of the Word of
God is the good news of Jesus Christ
and His
kingdom.”
True and mature preachers of God
preach the Word of God (2 Tim. 4:2). The heart of the
Word of God is the good news of Jesus Christ and His
kingdom. The ministry of the Apostle Paul is summed up
twice in the last chapter of the book of Acts. Paul
preached and taught the kingdom of God and the things
which concern the Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 28:23, 31).
If you are a preacher and the good
news of Jesus and the kingdom of God is not the heart
of your message, then you are missing the mark. You are
not equipping the saints for the work of the ministry!
You will be held accountable at the judgment seat of
Christ.
If you are a Christian and your
minister is not preaching the good news of Jesus Christ
and His kingdom, then you are not being equipped to do
the work of the ministry. You might be a deacon,
teacher, choir member, or youth leader in your local
church; you may be very active in ministries provided
by your local church, but you are ill equipped.
Preachers, wake up! The Lord Jesus
Christ has placed you in a position to care for His
people. You are to have Christ formed within you, and
you are to have His message written in your mind and on
your heart. You are to feed the body of Christ the Word
of God and not the word of your denomination or group,
unless your denomination and group is ministering the
truth of Jesus and His kingdom. If you get the message
right about Jesus and His kingdom, the rest of the Word
of truth will line up accordingly. The Church will move
from carnality to holiness! The Church will move from
immaturity to maturity! The Church will move from
division and disunity to the unity of faith!
Judgment begins at the house of
God, the Church, and God wants us to judge ourselves by
His truth so that He will not have to judge us. At the
house of God, judgment should begin with the preachers.
Preachers should quickly begin to judge themselves by
the truth of the Word of God. They should minister
truth to the people who listen to them so that they can
judge themselves and align their lives with the truth
of God and His Word.
Truth sanctifies! Preachers, set
yourself apart to God by being sanctified by the Word
of God. Preachers, preach truth to those whom God has
trusted you with so that they will be set apart to God.
Let’s get our message right; let’s equip
the saints for the work of the ministry. Praise be to
God!
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BIBLICAL APPLICATION:
23They
arranged to meet Paul on a certain day, and came in
even larger numbers to the place where he was staying.
From morning till evening he explained and declared to
them the kingdom of God and tried to convince them
about Jesus from the Law of Moses and from the
Prophets. 31Boldly and without hindrance he preached
the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus
Christ.
Acts 28:23, 31 NIV
Pastor Wayne Wilson
New Covenant Church of Jesus
Christ
3147 Klondike Road, SW, Conyers,
GA 30094 USA
770-760-1101
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