The Need of The Hour: Real Preaching! Pastor Daniel Batarseh

I trust, you have your Bible with you this afternoon and if

you do meet me in 2nd, Timothy chapter 4, Beginning in verse 1.

Father, we ask again that you would help us.

With the scriptures. Oh Lord, we do not dare.

Come to this pulpit. Lightly.

We realize that this is your word and you told us that you

look upon those who tremble before it What provoked, an

inward trembling, as we receive the word of the Living.

God We ask Lord that the Holy Spirit would rest on the

ministry of the word and that there would be great power.

The way that you have ordained preaching to be, let it be

performed this afternoon. We asked, oh God, and in this

moment we would not regard it as just transaction of truth, but

as a moment of worship, we worship in the word today

together. And so Lord, open our eyes that

we may see the glories with in the scriptures.

We ask these things in the name of the living Christ in Jesus

name, amen. 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,

for the time is coming, when people will not endure sound

teaching. But having itching ears, they

will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own

passions and will turn away from listening to the truth and

wander off into myths. If the Apostle Paul was alive

today and had the opportunity to exhort ministers across the

globe with one message. What do you think his

instructions would be? In light of all the false

religions in light of the moral Mayhem in light of the deceptive

distractions in this hour, what would his cry be to pastors, who

are shepherding flocks of different sizes?

Who are collectively, weathering this cold and frightening world.

What would his thrust be with his men date to those who are

called to give guidance as they steer the ships of local

churches through the crashing waves of deception and

degradation? We don't have to think too far,

we don't have to use our imaginations because as we come

to this final chapter in the book of 2nd Timothy, this

preacher is giving a message to a pastor and we don't have to

look too far to realize what this Christ commission man would

tell the leaders of churches today.

The summation of his charge can be summarized in three simple,

yet, eternally impactful words. Preach the word.

Preach the word. And behold one of the final

declarations that this Apostle would right before his

graduation into Glory. And though, there are many other

commands that Timothy received an order for him to observe so

that he can better face the perilous times, that were ahead

of him. There is something so solemn

about the verses that we just read.

There's something that is intensely gripping about the

charge that is laid out here before us.

And there is a call for us to comprehend for ourselves.

Why what is being shared here is crucial To be applied in our own

day. Pastors as the unbelieving world

is going from bad to worse as false teachers are arising.

And they are vehemently persuading people to believe

truths that will damn their souls your occupation.

In the midst of such chaos and Havoc, your business is to

preach the word of the Living. God, I can imagine how you may

be tempted to think that this has no relation to your life as

a Layman. But I would advise you.

To believe for yourself, that understanding what preaching is

is totally related to you, because, although, you may not

be a pastor in this place, I'm although you may not be a

missionary and evangelist. One thing is for certain every

single one of us in this place is called to wisely choose what

kind of preaching our souls will sit under.

Fathers husbands, especially as priest of your home as the head

of the household. You have been given the charge

by God the responsibility. To lead your family to the right

pasture so that they can receive their spiritual nourishment.

And in great part that will be determined by how the word of

God is handled and declared from the pulpit of that local

assembly. Church is not just about

preaching, but preaching drives the church into a certain

direction. And therefore, please believe

for yourself today. That understanding the

significance of the word, preached is not just for those

who have dedicated their lives to such a practice, it is

equally crucial to those who have to make a decision on a

continual basis. What will I give my ears to

listen to for the sake of the health of my own soul?

And in these verses we have wonderful insights about what

preaching is what preaching does, what preaching is supposed

to sound like and feel like and the fruit of such a spiritual

discipline in the lives of those who are exposed to it.

So consider with me the insights that Paul gives in these verses

to this pastor who summoned to preach the Word of God and a

people who must make a decision where will I go to hear the word

preached? Number one, consider the gravity

of preaching, consider the seriousness of preaching.

Look what Paul says in verse 1. 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,

the weightiness of this task should be felt as we realize,

The tone that Paul is presenting as he is ready to commission,

this young Pastor to be a Herald of divine truth.

We're supposed to realize that, as he invokes God in this, that

this is no joke. You know, Paul could have said

in passing, hey, Timothy. I, before I forget, you're gonna

get really busy with a lot of things and Ministry,

administrative things, and, and counseling and visitation, but

don't forget, we're called to actually teach that helps with

the morale of the people. So make sure you Don't neglect

it. But this man will not dare to be

so casual. When speaking of such important

realities, it would be a crime to do so.

Why is preaching so significant as a duty?

Why does it deserve such a majestic?

Build up? First realize that preaching is

an act. That is performed in the

watchful presence of God and Christ.

The preacher, whether he acknowledges that even in this

moment or not does not dismiss the reality that he is

performing a task in the presence of the head of the

church. This form of communication is a

responsibility that God gives special attention to.

Because it is a work that he commission's meant to do.

No call can be given to a man. No burden can be placed upon

someone's shoulders that can be, so grave and serious. as to

Faithfully communicate God's word to an audience, whether

that audience is made up of 12 or 12:00, For Paul to invoke the

presence of God at this point, is to inform us the

incalculable, value, that God himself places on this thing

called preaching. It's not just a job that he

calls men to set apart their lives.

To do it is a job that he continually supervises and

watches over with a careful with a careful eye.

Why should the preacher tremble? Why should the preacher quake?

Why? Because he's going to receive

potentially some criticism from his Congregation of being unkind

or too forceful. Why?

Because he might have to endure the threats of blasphemers who

hate the truth, why? Because his livelihood is

attached, to the engagement value of his preaching nonsense,

the preacher should be fearful because the preacher is being

watched by A savior, a master, a lord who will hold him

accountable for every single word that he utters in his name.

The duty of declaring Divine, truth is no light matter.

And of Paul's words are to be taken seriously, if this charge

is to be felt with the authority behind it, then it will alter

his attitude and the way he prepares his messages and surely

in the way that he publicly proclaims.

It not only is their Divine accountability attached to

preaching, but the reason why there is such a gravity with it

is because it deals with Old matters.

Look what he says here, who is to judge the living and the

dead. And by his appearing and his

kingdom. What is he trying to say here?

Preaching deals with eternity? Preaching deals with people who

will realize a returning Christ one day.

And if this man is to operate as a communicator of God's counsel,

he must do. So, with a knowledge of the

accountability that he is attached to, but also with the

returning reality of the person that he is representing,

Preaching prepares people for eternity.

Preaching postures people to meet with a coming judge

preaching points are distracted crowd to a soon-coming sky

splitting savior. That's what preaching does.

Do you realize the seriousness of this moment?

Even now that there may be even some Souls who are hanging in

the balance. Hanging in the balance of an

open hell that is still hot and a glorious Heaven.

That is still open for those who would repent and believe on

Christ. Do we realize that across the

world? Today, there is the preached

word that will determine based on what people will do with that

truth. Where they will spend the rest

of Eternity. There is such a gravity with

this. And let me ask you a question

today, what can be more serious than preaching?

Are you among those who criticize preachers?

Who are serious? Preachers, who are passionate?

Then you don't understand what preaching is.

Can I tell you why there is such a lack of urgency and passion

and many pulpit in America? Today, I can tell you why

because they don't believe Jesus is watching and they don't

really believe Jesus is coming. Oh, they might theoretically

they might theologically, they might intellectually, they might

have it on their statement of faith on their website, but it's

not in their blood. The revelation of these choose

has to be so melted into our souls.

Then when people hear a man, they can feel the fire in his

bosom. I want to prove that to you.

I want to prove to you that the prophets of old and the apostles

in the New Covenant had a certain weightiness to their

delivery. They were men who really really

believed what they preached turn with me to Revelation chapter 10

Revelation 10 · chapter mention

and verse 8. This is John.

John, the Apostle is receiving one of the greatest Revelations.

The apocalyptic events. That have yet to happen.

And in preparation in this portion of Revelation

preparation to write about the remaining Prophecies of God's

dealing with the world with his final series of judgments.

This man was told to approach an angel and take a little scroll

from him. That would disclose the details

of God's crescendo In human history.

Verse 8, then the voice that I had heard from Heaven spoke to

me again, saying, go take the scroll.

That is open in the hand of the Angel, who is standing on the

sea and on the land. So I went to the angel and told

him to give me the little scroll and he said to me, take and eat

it, it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth, it

will be sweet as honey. And I took the little scroll

from the hand of the Angel and ate it.

It was sweet as Honey in my mouth, but when I had ended it,

my stomach was made bitter. This Angel tells them after

receiving instruction from Heaven, eat the scroll.

And when you eat it, two things are going to happen.

Number one, it's going to it's going to have an explosion of

delight in your mouth. It's going to be sweet, you're

going to savor it but I as you digest it it's going to trouble

the innermost parts of who you are.

It's going to be sour and bitter.

It's going to turn your insides. What I find.

So fascinating is that God didn't just tell John to take a

scroll in to record on his own Papyrus.

What he was supposed to say. Concerning the events that are

to come He wanted him to eat it. What does this have to do with

preaching? Don't you see that God wants his

Messenger to feel the message before he would ever share it?

I wanted to get in you. I want you to be able to realize

the sweetness of my word and the bitterness of it.

Why would it be sweet? It would be sweet because

concerning the context, what is to come in the last days would

fulfill the desires of every True Believer.

And that is for Christ to return an exaltation and to put an end

to wickedness and sin forever and ever and ever.

But it would also be bitter because at the same time This

would also determine the Doom of those who have been enemies of.

The Gospel will be eternally. Expelled from the presence of

God, only to undergo his wrath continually and so yes, it was

sweet but also it was bitter. But here's the main point, God

wants his preachers to feel it. To digest it.

To simmer to realize the gravity of what is being declared by

God, he must take what God has revealed and allow it to settle

in his soul and in doing. So there will be a greater

meaning and there will be a liveliness to the delivery of

the truth that he has been commissioned.

To speak. There is a big difference

between under understanding Theology and experiencing it.

And this man here shows us what Ezekiel experience in chapter 3.

Take the scroll and he says, it was sweet.

It was sweet as honey. In my mouth from old to new.

God has a standard for his men who would speak truth.

Would you feel what you're about to say?

And what great crime it is, when men can.

So casually, come up and speak of things.

Like, eternity, hell heaven and have no urgency in his voice.

Surely, I tell you, he might have got a degree at a seminary,

but he had not let this word get in his blood.

The gravity of preaching. This afternoon, you are in a

supernatural event. This is a supernatural thing

right now. There can be people in this

moment who go from Death To Life.

There can be marriages that are restored.

There can be the backslidden who are delivered.

Why through the means that God has ordained preach the word.

So, would you feel the weightiness of it?

it is Despicable to me, and I can quote many men that we

admire when there is such a lightness And the service.

And something, as serious as God's word is being declared,

consider the gravity of preaching.

But in verse to consider the method and message of preaching,

preach preach the word. Be ready in season and out of

season, reprove, rebuke and exhort with complete, patients

and teaching. Once Paul lays out the

seriousness of preaching, he goes on a speak about the method

and the message of the Minister preach, the word, the word, what

is the word while you heard a briefcase of what makes up the

word in the past two weeks? What is the scripture?

What are the sacred writings? What is the Bible?

What makes up these things? But let me tell you today, that

is not enough to know the content that makes up the word.

It must also be the very Focus, the very core of the message

that is being preached. No preacher, has any Liberty to

give what he feels like, would be most profitable to God's

people as he stands before them. He does not have that freedom.

He does not have that license. And though, he may point to

current events or relative illustrations every single time,

those things are mentioned they are completely and purely

supplementary and they are always to be given to assist a

truth from the word in order for it to be greater and Clarity.

Nothing else. Nothing more.

The scriptures are what people should be savoring as it is

served by God's man. What should be left in the

mouths of those who have eaten on the Lord's day is the glories

and the wonders of the word. And as many of you know, many

come to a verse like this, to uphold the standard of our

sermons, it must be the word, the word, the word, but many

people don't come to this verse to understand that, it's not

just the word. It's the word preached.

He did not say Timothy. Read the word.

Timothy. Recite the word.

Timothy. Teach the word.

He said, preach. He said, preach and he meant

what he meant. Preach the word.

In case, some might not see a distinction between preaching

and teaching believe that Paul himself believe that there is a

difference between preaching and teaching go to chapter one of

second. Timothy verse 11, Second,

Timothy 111. For which I was appointed a

preacher. And Apostle and teacher.

Preacher apostle. Teacher preaching and teaching

overlap in many ways. And there have been many clever

attempts to try to clarify the distinction between the two.

But it's not as complicated as it should be.

Why what is the difference? And more importantly, why does

it even matter? Why are you telling us that the

difference between preaching and teaching?

What's the big deal hang tight? I believe, preaching includes

teaching teaching, meaning the presentation and the delivery of

information and data. Preaching must include teaching

but preaching is more than that. And what we see here in this

verse is exactly how that is fleshed out.

What is he saying the same verse in second Timothy 4:2, he says

2 Timothy 4:2

here, clearly preaching includes to reprove, rebuke and exhort.

Reprove, rebuke and exhort. Preaching, what argue?

With reason why something is wrong and why something is

right? It pushes certain truths into

the minds of people and not because of volume but because of

well-crafted thought you saying that sounds like teaching will

hold on. It doesn't just stop there

preaching points to specific truths.

Yes, without apology but it also Demands a righteous response.

If one is found guilty in either direction Honoring or Miss

applying those truths. Preaching his confrontational

preaching calls, the people to action preaching, looks at

people in the eyes, with an urgency in the voice and says,

these things are true. What are you gonna do about it?

But preaching also includes comforting and encouraging

people to be strong and faithful.

It is not just merely, being a confrontational individual for

the sake of bringing about conviction.

Preaching can include the consoling of the weary and

faint-hearted with confident speech to gird up, your loins,

and get on your feet again. Move forward.

And serve this one who's faithful to you.

Summary preaching is a heartfelt Proclamation.

That persuades people to action, I say heartfelt, because the

Greek word for preach preach the word.

The Greek word there is to be a Harold.

And in biblical times, you would have individuals who represented

Emperors and rulers of, certain regions and land, and they would

come into the Town Square. They would come into the city

streets, and they would on behalf of the person who sent

them declare, whether it's an event to come.

Whether it's a new law that was passed, that demands change. you

know, one thing about a Harold in that time, he spoke with

authority He spoke with dignity. And he also spoke with urgency,

his voice, would crack through the noise of the town and call

people to pay attention to what is being said.

Sometimes it would be good news, the times it would be bad news

but that man had no right to alter the message.

But to say it the way, the king defined it, Preach the word and

I bring this up. because that is how these men that we admire

preached and they are to be an example, consider, the first

Christian sermon, go with me to Acts chapter 2 Beginning in

Acts 2 · chapter mention

verse 14, oh the mercy of God, out of all the twelve that Jesus

chose to preach the first Christian sermon, he picks the

one who betrayed him three times.

Don't tell me, Jesus is not merciful.

I often go to this example to help people who believe that God

can't forgive them, or we'll never use them again.

Have you denied Christ three times, Have you publicly

denounced your relationship with Christ?

Then you're not Beyond reach? Because here's this man who

boasted in his Fidelity, who boasted in his allegiance to

Christ and fails miserably? And instead of Christ saying,

you know what, you're still going to get to heaven, will get

you in, but I'm going to put you on the Shelf because you

embarrassed me. And how can I use you to be

confident? Proclaimer of what I want to say

to others. Thank you, Peter.

You messed up? No.

It is Peter who was elected as a represent of the Apostles to

preach. The first Christian sermon about

how did he preach it? Look at verse 14 of chapter 2,

but Peter standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice

lifted up, his voice and addressed them.

Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known

to you and give ear to my words. Oh, can you feel the authority

of it? Give ear to my words.

This is not fleshly arrogance. This is not cringy, boldness.

Your some people who try to be bold, because they just think

that, that is what's attract, and that's what people want,

because, you know, that's what that's what faithful people

want. They want bold preaching, but

because it's not drenched in the power of the spirit, it just,

it's cringe. Nothing of the sort with such a

man, he spoke with such Clarity and precision and he addressed

men head on because he was just filled with the Holy Spirit.

And he got their attention. And even though the sermon was

spontaneous, Peter gives a glorious case for what Jesus is

the Christ. How the scriptures point to him

and how he fulfilled these prophecies, but it wasn't just a

lecture. It was not a PowerPoint

presentation. Come down to verse 40.

And with many other words, he bore Witness.

And continued to exhort them saying, save yourselves from

this crooked generation. You know, often people come to

this text to say look Peter preached like a 2 minute message

and 3000, got saved the Holy Spirit, gave The Abridged

version of the sermon. Verse 40 tells us that with many

other words so it was much longer than what we read there

with many other words. What did he do?

He exhorted them and look at this, look at this language,

save yourselves from this crooked generation.

You heard what the scripture says about Jesus.

Now what are you going to do about it?

Flee from the Wrath to come believe on this one that you

have now, been convinced is the Messiah.

Save yourself by throwing yourself at the feet of this

Christ. This preaching is missing today.

This is why understanding the word preached is important

because this may shock you today to have an accurate presentation

of the word of God, in a local church is not the ultimate goal

of the local church. To have exegetical preaching

where you go verse by verse, or to be robust, theologically or

to have sound. Orthodoxy is not the ceiling of

preaching. If all of that is there, but it

is given in a cold, lifeless lesson.

It is not handling the word of God.

The way God called it, to be honored, it has to be preached.

Preach the word. God's word is designed to be

communicated with force and the peel and that provoking power is

accomplished through the channel of spirit-empowered

communication, that resembles. That of a town Harold.

I'm afraid, as I said earlier that preaching Apostolic,

preaching prophetic preaching has been replaced in great part

with Ted Talks. Or casual.

Let's have a conversation on the porch, kind of sermons.

Those have their place lectures and PowerPoints they're fine.

But what has happened to the word preached?

We are losing this art. It's becoming less and less

common. And this is why God instructs

don't just speak the word. Don't just provide some biblical

references and eloquently, put them together and see how this

answers that preach the word. Because I've designed my word to

be preached. May I add a footnote.

There are some well-intended. People who say, I don't need to

listen to preachers because I have all of God's word for

myself. And go back to Second Timothy.

And they will even point to what we heard last week.

That all scripture is breathed out by God and is profitable,

right? What is it profitable for?

Well, very similar to what preaching does for teaching, for

reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.

Why do I need to be concerned about who I listen to when I

have a copy of God's Divine truth, that has the ability to

change me just the same good question.

Many answers to that. Let me give you one.

If preaching is charged in the power of the Holy Spirit.

If God's word is the center of that preaching, then the public

experience of the word preached will enrich your personal

engagement with the word of God. Not necessarily because the

preacher has more information than the Layman, but because his

delivery will arouse fresh affections for the truth.

As the people feel the heat of a man who has been set Ablaze for

God. This kind of interaction here.

What is supposed to cause as the word is preached is for you to

not just see things that you never saw before.

But feel things about it that you are supposed to feel.

And how is that, how is that supposed to be known?

When you see, a man who has tasted the honey of it, on his

lips and the bitterness of it in his soul?

Preaching the method Harold, it, the message God's word.

Lastly not just the gravity of preaching.

Not just the method or the message of preaching.

But the great need. The great need for faithful

preaching. In verse 34, the time is coming

when people will not endure sound teaching.

But having itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves

teachers to suit their own passions and will turn away from

listening to the truth and wander off into myths.

Paul gives his second prophecy. We spent so many weeks on his

first one in the beginning of chapter 3.

Look at it in verse 1 quickly. But understand this, that in the

last days, there will come times of difficulty 4:3 for the time

is coming when people will not endure sound teaching.

So he gives another lens into the days to come before his own

departure into glory. And he says, there is a Time

coming when people will not be able to endure.

Meaning what that, for a time they did.

For a time, they were willing to listen to Doctrine and Theology

and passionate Declaration of truth.

But then at some point in history, Humanity will be marked

in the timeline of its history where there is a massive wave of

those who will have a growing appetite for preaching that will

not confront them, or challenge them, or stir them or convict

them. And that's not going to be just

because false teachers are going to emerge like weeds.

That's not what he says here. He does not say people will turn

from sound teaching because there's going to be more

powerful preachers who adhere to error and declare falsehood.

That's not what he says that is true in other parts but it's not

what he says here. We think one-dimensional often

when we speak about the dangers of false teachers and false

teaching but it's much more Flex than that.

What do I mean? What does he say here?

People will not endure sound teaching, but having itching

ears, they will accumulate for themselves teachers And so it is

the people who will do the recruiting, it's the people who

will do searching. It's people who will do the

promoting of teachers in order to satisfy some religiosity

about themselves, who will tell them exactly at the right

temperature with the right content what it is that they

want to hear in order for them to stay in their sin but still

believe that they are sanctified They will accumulate for

themselves. Can I tell you why?

There are hundreds and thousands of views on many YouTube.

Sermons of those who are unbiblical, can I tell you why

there are Mega conferences that drawn?

Thousands of people who are moved by emotionalism who are

moved by Charisma, can I tell you why?

It's because the people set it up.

Just like the golden calf, the nation of Israel demanded for an

idol to worship, and it came about the idol, didn't show up.

And say, worship me that people says, we want to worship a

golden calf and they made a demand.

It was created and it was worshipped.

False teachers today in most Parts, they have been created

and promoted by people who want to hear what they want to hear.

And oftentimes. That is God's judgment upon

them, for rejecting the truth. You want to reject the truth.

Then here is a preacher that will tell you exactly what you

want to hear and will damn your soul.

Spirit of God makes it so obvious as you not.

False teachers don't necessarily create a crowd.

It is the crowd who elevates a man to that position to calm the

craving of sin in their hearts. In the final days.

What you're being told here today is that there will be a

greater abandonment of biblically rich and passionate

preaching. As people seek for other things,

true preaching will be less sought after as we approach the

second coming of Christ. So who said just because it's

popular means that it is impactful or it is blessed by

God. When I have a prophecy here that

tells me that actually what's going to happen is that

preaching is going to be more ignored true preaching and

dismissed for silly myths. And watered-down Proclamation.

This is why such a message is not just for pastors.

Because who you choose to listen, to says in great part

about your health spiritually. The authors that you indulge in

the podcast that you love to a great degree reveals, what do

you champion? What is the condition of your

soul? Because in this case, these

people they're seeking after spirituality, but it's poison,

it's detrimental to them. So what are preachers supposed

to do? What a preacher supposed to do

in light of this. Really gloomy prophecy?

That's not very inspirational for young preachers.

Hey, as it gets worse. The crowds going to thin out.

It's not, it's not going to be as romantic and glamorous as you

might think it is. And that's why he says, earlier,

may I touch on this be ready in season and out of season, be

ready in season and out of season, I don't think that

saying preach all the time necessarily because there are

some appropriate times to do an inappropriate time, so you can

do more damage if you preach in the wrong way.

In the wrong time in the wrong context, what I think is being

said here, is that there is a Devotion to the God being

declared whether the word itself is in season or not. meaning

preach it, whether people want to hear it or not, Preach it,

whether it's convenient or not. preach it, whether people want

something fresh and new and something that spicy preach the

word, In season and out, and those who want it will come.

Those who don't will scratch their ears by the hands of

someone else who doesn't care about their souls.

And I see that in many portions of the scripture may have show

you one as we close and break bread together in a moment.

One of the greatest prophets of old who was recruited at a very

young age. If you've been with us Fridays,

you know who I'm talking about. Consider the commission of the

prophet, Samuel who is living in a day, very similar to what is

being described here, where Israel was an apostasy where it

says that the word of the Lord was rare, People did not hear

from God as often and it was greatly because of the spiritual

leadership and their compromise sleeping with women in the house

of God, taking what belongs to the Lord and the offering and

indulging in themselves. And here's this little boy who's

been dedicated to the to God from the womb and God says, I'm

going to raise you up and he gives him his first sermon.

He gives Samuel this young teenager, even younger perhaps

this preteen his first message and he was going to preach

Crowd. He was going to preach to the

pastor. He was going to preach to the

high priest and it wasn't going to be something that a high

priest would like to hear. But I want you to see one

insight about what the Lord tells Samuel and first Samuel

1 Samuel 3 · chapter mention

chapter 3 as we close with this verse And first Samuel chapter 3

1 Samuel 3 · chapter mention

beginning in verse 11. And the Lord said to Samuel

behold, I'm about to do a thing in Israel, which the two ears of

everyone who hears it will tingle What does that mean?

They're only two other references in the Bible about

ears, tingling and is found in Second Kings, 21.

And Jeremiah 19, and both references, speak about the

reaction of those when they hear the news of coming judgment.

Their ears will tingle. In other words, they will be in

shock. The dullness of their spirits

will be somewhat vibrated and awakened by the seriousness of

what is to come in their lifetime.

And what I love about this is that the essence of Samuel's

message to the high priest, is the Holiness of God?

Tell him how holy I am Samuel. And out of all the things that

the Lord would say to this young boy, to say it to another, he

educates them about his Purity and his Brilliance and is

Transcendence and morality. Why is why is he sharing this?

Because he wants Samuel to Proclaim it and if we are going

to be true Servants of God, listen very carefully, we must

be willing to Proclaim. What will make people's ears

tingle? While others are willing to

scratch itching ones. A true preacher will not try to

scratch itching ears. He will preach in a way that it

will cause those same ears to tingle with Terror if he needs

to People say we need Revival. Well, you can't have Revival

without revive preachers. There's going to be a Revival

anywhere has to be in the pulpit.

The only way that we can have serious Christians as when you

have series pastors. The only way people are going to

review this word is when they come and they see a man who

takes this word and declares it as though he was a dying man.

Preaching to dying, man. The gravity of it, the method

and the message of it, and the great need of it.

What is a preacher supposed to do when people will seek after

False teaching and incomplete, preaching preach it anyway.

Be a voice. God has called you to be a

prophet. So stand on the highways and the

byways and declare, what are you supposed to do?

Pray for your pastors. Pray that God would keep them

faithful and true, pray that God would raise up young Samuels.

Pray that the pulpit would be set on fire again as great

debate about who said this, some say, Wesley, some say, others

and their different variations of his quote, but I love every

single one of them set yourself on fire and let people come from

miles to watch you burn. That is the great need of the

hour, isn't it amazing? Would you ever thought with the

wars in the rumors of wars and pandemic or whatever?

That is? And polluted politicians.

What is the need of the hour? Well, Paul is addressing it in

light of the end times as well, on Holiness ungratefulness

corruption. And what is the, What is the

remedy? What is the pushback?

What is the, what is the thing that needs to be confronted with

preach the word? Preach the word don't get caught

up in surveys and and be a pseudo news, anchor preach,

God's truth. Because there's a Remnant still

in the midst of all those who are seeking after false.

So there is a Remnant still that one.

It desire it. One of the most encouraging

things about these membership interviews, not just to get to

know people. But when we ask the question,

why out of many churches? Would you want to come here?

And there are many other faithful churches.

And they give obviously unique answers.

But one thing and every single answer has resounded, we want

God's word. We want God's word.

Nothing can bring me more joy. May I be true until God calls us

home? Let's pray.

Lori. Thank you.

Not just for the word, but for the word preached.

Or you've not only ordained us to have a personal Devotion to

the scriptures, but you have ordained for your people to be

in the presence of public proclamation of Truth.

And Lord, as we heard your presence is here.

We pray that you would be the audience of our primary concern.

And I lured you would be pleased.

Help us uphold preaching, pray for our preachers.

And believe that preaching is good for us.

Lord, as we prepare to break bread as a family.

Show us what we need to repent of.

Show us what we need to do before we commune with you in

this way. Bring Revival to preachers.

Brought your spirit in seminaries awaken, those pastors

who been in Ministry for Jennifer for decades but have

lost the fire speak to their hearts.

Again, bring them to the place where they feel the prophetic

burden of the message of the hour.

We want to see it. We want to hear it.

Lord for your namesake do it. Set Ablaze the pulpit once again

in your name, we pray. Amen.