IPC CHURCH

1 Corinthians 13:1-3 NIVnIf I speak in the tongues a of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. [2] If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. [3] 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, b but do not have love, I gain nothing.nnPreaching is not a job but a calling to love people in season and out of season, in the pulpit, as well as out of it.nnYou may be called to enter a pulpit but you are not called to build a platform for yourself. Seeking to gain a reputation for yourself in preaching ministry may have a biblical precedent (Phil. 1:17), but it is not a noble one. If preaching excites you because of the attention you think you can gain for it, watch out for the Lord’s disapproval—he will not share his glory with you (Is. 42:8).nnGlory belongs to Jesus, and the only glory he works for us to have is to share in his in the world to come.nnThe preacher needs to pray and needs the prayers of others. Preachers are in the Devil’s firing-line, and he loves to pick them off with a sniper’s efficient cunning. Without the shield of faith and continual prayer in the Spirit (Eph. 6:16-18), which of us can stand?nnAnd who can expect to be fruitful in pulpit work without pleading for the Spirit’s work through the preached Word?nnWith him, all things are possible.

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