Preach the Word!


2 Timothy 4:2
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

Wuest v. 2 pg 154 “There is no place for clowning in the pulpit of Jesus Christ”

We must herald the message of the King with the dignity and authority that says we truly have the King’s message. If we cannot approach the pulpit with the weight of the King’s message on our hearts then maybe we should not approach the pulpit at all! Do we have a commission from God to fill a time slot with talking or preach the message of the King? Far too many times we stand in pulpits to display our ability rather than to declare the King’s message. We must have at least as much time with the King as we have with the people. Pray tell me how we can speak for the King for an hour and we have only listened to the King for a few fleeting and crowded moments.   

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