12 things to remember when PREACHING
Published on Jul 21, 2017
For those that preach on the street or in churches, Paul the apostle reminds us of 12 things to keep in mind.
MORE DECKS TO EXPLORE
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Not in Vain
1 Thessalonians 2 (ESV)
2 For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain.
2 For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain.
Photo by downhilldom1984
Be Bold in Conflict
1 Thessalonians 2
English Standard Version (ESV)
2 But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict.
English Standard Version (ESV)
2 But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict.
Photo by Bob Jagendorf
Please God, Not Man
1 Thessalonians 2
English Standard Version (ESV)
3 For our appeal does not spring from error or impurity or any attempt to deceive, 4 but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts.
English Standard Version (ESV)
3 For our appeal does not spring from error or impurity or any attempt to deceive, 4 but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts.
Photo by jev55
Don't flatter, be greedy or seek glory from man
1 Thessalonians 2
English Standard Version (ESV)
5 For we never came with words of flattery, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed—God is witness. 6 Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ.
English Standard Version (ESV)
5 For we never came with words of flattery, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed—God is witness. 6 Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ.
Photo by Curtis Gregory Perry
Be Gentle
Like a Nursing Mother
1 Thessalonians 2
English Standard Version (ESV)
7 But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother taking care of her own children.
English Standard Version (ESV)
7 But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother taking care of her own children.
Photo by footloosiety
Share the Gospel
& Share yourself
1 Thessalonians 2
English Standard Version (ESV)
8 So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.
English Standard Version (ESV)
8 So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.
Photo by snapshooter.ch
Proclaim AND Work
1 Thessalonians 2
English Standard Version (ESV)
9 For you remember, brothers, our labor and toil: we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
English Standard Version (ESV)
9 For you remember, brothers, our labor and toil: we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
Photo by Geraint Rowland Photography
Live Holy, Righteous and Blameless Lives
1 Thessalonians 2
English Standard Version (ESV)
11. You are witnesses, and God also, how holy and righteous and blameless was our conduct toward you believers. 11 For you know how, like a father with his children, 12 we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.
English Standard Version (ESV)
11. You are witnesses, and God also, how holy and righteous and blameless was our conduct toward you believers. 11 For you know how, like a father with his children, 12 we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.
Photo by Pan.101
Don't Preach
Your Words.
Preach God's Words
1 Thessalonians 2
English Standard Version (ESV)
13 And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.
English Standard Version (ESV)
13 And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.
Photo by Ryk Neethling
The Cross is Powerful to Some, and
Foolishness to Others
1 Corinthians 1
English Standard Version (ESV)
18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
English Standard Version (ESV)
18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Photo by fractalSpawn
Preaching Pleases God
1 Corinthians 1
English Standard Version (ESV)
21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe
Photo by *S A N D E E P*
Your are Weak and Fearful.
God's Spirit is Powerful!
1 Corinthians 2
English Standard Version (ESV)
3. And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, 4 and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
English Standard Version (ESV)
3. And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, 4 and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
Photo by Darwin Bell
