"I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching."
~ 2 Timothy 4:1-2 (ESV)
"What is it that always heralds the dawn of a Reformation or of a Revival? It is renewed preaching. Not only a new interest in preaching but a new kind of preaching. A revival of true preaching has always heralded these great movements in the history of the Church. And, of course, when the Reformation and the Revival come they have always led to great and notable periods of the greatest preaching that the Church has ever known ... So my answer so far, my justification of my statement that preaching is the primary task of the Church, is based in that way on the evidence of the Scriptures, and the supporting and confirming evidence of the history of the Church. "
“If we are to see the church of
God really restored to her pristine glory, we must have back this plain,
simple, gospel-preaching.”
~ Charles Haddon Spurgeon
May the divine unction of the
Spirit of God rest upon you as you preach the Word of God today my pastor
friend!
~ PJVS
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