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is, “THE PREACHER THAT MAKES will not preach to charge, then you are a
PEOPLE FEEL GOOD”. It is true that coward! Preaching the truth is to attack.
God’s Word will inspire and encourage If that is your method in preaching, you
a soul. But that is only a very small will not be famous. You will not have a lot
percentage of the whole community of members. You will not make money. In
of people who will listen to what you fact you will be hated for your guts. Even
will preach. When you preach the truth, church people will misunderstand you.
expect persecution. I tell you, people My sole purpose in preaching the Word
will not like you because the truth hurts. is to tell the truth and to educate Chris-
Preaching the truth will not make you tians. It may hurt people’s feelings but
popular. Preaching the truth will not make that is what preaching is supposed to be.
you rich. Not only will the unbelievers Paul said to the Galatians, that he was not
persecute me, but even self-deceived trying to please men but to please God.
Christians will violently disagree
with my conclusions in regards to the Persecution in my life is welcome. The
topics that I will bring out. Lord Jesus Christ said, “Blessed are
you when men will cast insults at
Persecution is inevitable. The Lord Jesus you, and persecute you, and say
was warning us and said in Matthew 5:12, all kinds of evil against you falsely,
“People persecuted the prophets who on account of me.” (Matthew 5:11)
were before you.” Again He said in
John 15:20, “If they persecuted Me, If someone will ask about my
they will also persecute you.”Paul credential, this is the only written
wrote, “Preach the Word; be ready in evidence of my qualification:
season and out of season; reprove, (1st Corinthians 1:26 – 31)
rebuke, exhort. Time will come when
they will not listen to sound doctrine; “For consider your calling, breth-
they just want to have their ears ren, that there were not many wise
tickled. They will accumulate for according to the flesh, not many
themselves teachers in accordance to mighty, not many noble; but God has
their desires.” (2nd Timothy 4:1 – 4) chosen the foolish things of the world
Preaching the Word of God is not to make to shame the wise, and God has cho-
people comfortable. To rebuke and to sen the weak things of the world to
reprove is not to make them feel good. shame the things which are strong,
and the base things of the world and
The Lord Jesus said, “I will build my despised, God has chosen, the things
church and the gates of hell shall not that are not, that He might nullify the
prevail against it.” In preaching His Word things that are, that no man should
we are not only in a defensive position but boast before God. But by His doing you
also in an offensive manner. Preaching are in Christ Jesus, who became to us
the Word is to advance. The gates of Hell wisdom from God, and righteousness
cannot prevail or cannot overpower it. Yes and sanctification, and redemption,
we have to pray hard because this is a that, just as it is written, “LET HIM
spiritual warfare. But if you just pray and WHO BOASTS, BOASTS IN THE LORD

- Pastor Bobby Cabonce

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