“The real problem, then, is in the reader who doesn’t connect logic and fire the way Luke does in the book of Acts… The utterance of wisdom (1 Corinthians 12:8a) should be understood as powerful preaching that makes penetrating application to real life.” The Spirit-empowered preacher not only preaches the Word but brings the Bible to bear on the times in which he lives as Paul and the greats of old did. People leave impacted and inspired to live for the Lord.”
(Seth Brickley – TruthScript) The Preacher’s Task – The preacher has the important task of preaching the Word of God in the power of the Holy Spirit. This is the commission that the apostle Paul gave to Timothy and all preachers when he wrote, “Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching” (2 Timothy 4:2)….
In the present day there are many ways that sermons are delivered, but how many of them are Spirit-empowered sermons? The lack of true Spirit-empowered preaching may be the reason that there are so many unhealthy, lukewarm churches. Nineteenth Century Methodist pastor E.M. Bounds wrote several books on prayer, one particularly directed to pastors and their preaching titled, Power Through Prayer. In this book, he describes three different types of preachers: the lecturer, the actor, and the Spirit-filled man.
CRN has compiled a list of false teachers and several other professing Christians we’ve warned you about over the years. The list also contains those we must keep an eye on plus movements, organizations and “frauds, phonies and money-grubbing religious quacks” to mark and avoid as per Romans 16:17-18.