Preach the Word [podcast]

“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15

The man who is truly faithful to God will search out, diligently study, devour, and learn the words of God and be used of Him to communicate them to others.

“So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.” Nehemiah 8:8

• They read the Word itself.
• They gave the sense to help the people understand it.

Phillip was able to give the sense of the Scriptures, to show Christ to the Ethiopian eunuch who was reading about Jesus is Isaiah. Our ministry, each of us as Christ’s “ambassadors,” is like how Philip who ministered to the Ethiopian eunuch. Remember how the beloved searching Ethiopian was reading the Bible, Isaiah, in his chariot but couldn’t understand it because he wasn’t saved? So then what? Well God sent Philip to minister to him and lead him into the kingdom of JESUS. Read that beloved of God because the LORD wants to use you mightily in this late hour! See Acts 8:26-39.

As is evidenced by the lives and ministries of Jesus and His holy apostles on the pages of Holy Scripture, true disciples will boldly “PREACH (declare) the word” and not put it out there as if it’s a suggestion or apologize for it with no fear of God (2 Timothy 4:1-4, etc.). The LORD uses crucified vessels, therefore they are not self-serving nor do they fear mere men (1 Corinthians 2:2; Galatians 2:20; 6:14, etc.).

The phrase “clouds and wind without rain” represent ministers with no substance, no Word from God – from God’s Word. Our testimony is good but nothing in comparision to obeying God by preaching HIS Word. Remember that all testimonies are subjective. The Bible is divine (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21). There are so many empty ministries like the LORD foretold who go on and on and on telling stories, talking about themselves, etc., and yet don’t get their audience into God written Word. They are “clouds and wind without rain.” In other words they have no real, divine substance and are false teachers.

In 2 specific and recent instances, 2 separate brothers in Christ asked me to listen to long drawn out “ministry” message in front of 2 different small congregations. Well, it took very little time to skip through those whole videod messages and see not even one of those wolves reading from the Bible itself. Boom. Case closed. True servants of the LORD simply minister HIS Word. They don’t stand up and go on and on and on and on about themselves and everything else under the sun except Scripture. Read Nehemiah 8:8; Isaiah 8:16, 20; 2 Tim 4:2-4 etc

“If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles (written Word) of God.” 1 Peter 4:11

Unless someone is biblically intensive, unless they are going to engage in a time of delving into God’s Word itself, it’s not only a waste of time, it can result in being misled.

“In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 4  And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words. 5  For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ. 6  As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: 7  Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. 8  Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. 9  For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. 10  And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:” Colossians 2:3-10