PREACHER MAN

By Rick Mathes

1 Corinthians 15:1 (NASB77) ¹  Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand,

Foretelling future events is a sign gift that has ended with a warning at the end of the Bible. However forth telling is what every preacher does. We blossom the bud so to speak. We expand the truth of the Word so that there is a clear understanding and application of the truth.

There is a process for the hearer to go through for the message to have any value. The first thing you need to do is hear him. You rear drum vibrates and your brain interprets to your understanding if you are deaf or not listening, the sermon won’t even get off to a good start.

So first hear and then listen. This requires your undivided attention so you can’t allow yourself to be distracted but if you do listen, hopefully you will learn, apply and then evaluate. It all starts thought with a preacher. The Word needs to be preached or as I prefer to state it, “forth told.”

Now all the words and Holy Ghost bumps in the world won’t do anyone any good unless it’s received by the elect. If you haven’t been charged with a sin and felt the strong obligation to Jesus to repent, you are not saved. You are not a believer and your are on your way to hell below.

If you believe then by God’s stooping grace, you obey. This is a no opion situation. You believe you obey or He’s not your Lord. All your faculties need to come together in cooperation.

You see, hear, receive, obey and they live out your Godly decisions in agreement with the ministers exhortations. You are now under new management.

What triggered the whole chain reaction? You heard the Word, the Holy Spirit spoke to your heart and your believed. In some African dialogs they don’t have two words “believe and obey.” It most nations, it is one word, “believeobey.” Isn’t that nice and doesn’t that pae the way for other saints to do the same.