What is preaching? Preaching is communicating God’s word. All of us are Preachers. Preaching is not always what we see from the pool pit. Preaching is delivering the gospel news. Good holy communication can be preaching. Yes, a Facebook posting of Scripture can also be preaching. Anytime, we mentioned the name of Jesus all man is drawn. Four example, I delivered newspapers from the age of 8 to 18 and some even in my adult years. First, I walked with I newspaper bag strapped around my shoulder like a purse. Next, I began using a bike And tied the bag around the handlebars. Finally, I drove a car. However, no matter which delivery method are you the goal was always the same: to deliver the news. Similarity, preaching isn’t that much different. Sure the news is different, that reaching the people it’s still hard work. Unless, God is in it nothing can be accomplished. If he sends me up a steep driveway then I should go. If thesis should send me down path I should go. But, if the hardtop is easier without the direction of God we must not go. My friends in ministry Louis must wait upon the Lord.
God calls all of us to proclaim the gospel message so that God will get the glory. let’s consider Jonah. God chose Jonah to travel to Nenavah to preach the message. Often times we get obsessed with the big creature that swallowed Jonah up, but this is a story of second chances. Jonah received a second chance and so did the town of Nineveh. This is also a story of how one person can change a nation.
Preaching is serious Business. Consider Jonah chapter 3. Scripture reports that Jonah cried out. Jonah felt for the people. There’s no use in trying to minister to people if you really don’t care about them. Like the newspaper route the word of God must be delivered with urgency. Jonah gave Nineveh 40 days until destruction in his message. So we see that simple power of preaching can change a nation. Jonah eventually went to preach the message, and he delivered the message that God gave him. Today, sometimes we want to deliver a message that we think is better than what God has given us. We need to deliver the written word without changing it; even though, we think it may hurt someone’s feelings. Our job is not to determine what to preach, but to deliver the gospel message and it’s truthful entirety.
One thing that I learned from delivering the newspaper is that it was often thankless job. Often got no thank you for the reliable service I provided. However, day in and day out I delivered the newspaper. No matter what storms past or what obstacles I met the news was delivered. I found that I had to be faithful and true. God equipped me with everything that I needed in order to accomplish the goal.
