All areas related to the worship service are important and should be well-planned.
READ MOREMany pastors are destroyed because they allow little things to enter into their lives that later become snares and traps.
READ MOREA minister could easily allow himself to become a lazy preacher. If the pastor is lazy, he can deceive the congregation for a period of time by talking about the time he is spending in Bible study, prayer, and ministering to the sick and lost. Unless there is a committee that follows him around, the preacher can easily develop a poor work ethic.
READ MORETheological training is imperative for the man called into God's ministry.
READ MOREThere is a sense in which God separates a man uniquely unto Himself, and preaching may be part of that, but the Gospel ministry is far larger than making an oration on Sunday morning.
READ MOREThe Bible alone is the preacher's primary source for proclaiming the Gospel, for it alone is a supernatural book. Someone has well said that the Word is shallow enough to where a little child can come and get a drink without the fear of drowning, and yet it is deep enough that the theologians can swim in it forever and never touch bottom.
READ MOREThe preacher aims to confront, convict, convert, and comfort men and women through the preaching of biblical concepts. So, I [Adrian Rogers] would identify five characteristics that mark an effective sermon...
READ MOREThe preacher should never preach theology; rather, the man of God must preach the Christ of Scripture.
READ MOREPreaching the truth of the Word of God is imperative in building a church and a congregation. That does not mean that you can build a church with preaching alone. There are other dynamics. But you cannot build a great church without preaching.
READ MOREMy [Adrian Rogers] quiet time and devotional reading time are individualized to fit my particular need.
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