Hi Dears,Praise The Lord....... Input & Output Reading: Psalm 84:1-12 Teach what you learnt from me to trustworthy people who are able to pass it on to others also (2 Tim 2:2) I have heard many say, I do not refer to any Bible study help or Commentary but learn directly from God. This may sound spiritual but this is not Scriptural. Paul instructed his disciple Timothy to give attention to reading (1 Tim 4:13). Because, the priests lips should keep knowledge; people would seek the Law at his mouth, for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts (Mal 2:7). God has placed teachers in the Church for its growth and edification (Eph 4:11). Teachers can be either heard or read. The only way to be benefitted from teachers of the past or of distant countries is to read their writings. My advice to preachers is, Use Bible Commentaries and Study Bibles freely. No one prevents you from going beyond them. Read as much as possible. People should learn atleast a few new things everytime they hear you. Travelling time can be profitably used for reading. Your output from the pulpit depends on the input you receive from your study! Of equal importance to Bible meditation is prayer. There are three secrets for a successful ministry: Prayer, Prayer and Prayer. It is neither by intellectual might nor by monetary power but by Gods Spirit that any true work of His is accomplished. It is possible to begin in the Spirit and end in the flesh. Jesus, who accomplished so much in three and a half years, never allowed work to crowd out prayer from His life. There is a freshness about a minister who keeps inhaling the fragrance of prayer. If we do not learn to carry our ministerial burdens to the Lord in prayer, we will be crushed by them and finally collapse. Prayer exchanges our heavy burdens for the light yoke of Jesus (Mt 11:28-30). Leonard Ravenhill (1907-1994) writes that a minister who is not praying is straying. Travelling is important but travailing even more. Preachers are in danger of asking the people to pray for them but often neglect personal prayer. Eagles fly high and in solitude. Those who wait on the Lord shall mount up with wings as eagles (Isa 40:31). To be much for God we must be much with Him. Poverty in prayer life will make a preacher pathetic on the pulpit. More prayer means more power; less prayer means less power; no prayer means no power! Shut in with Thee far, far above The restless world that wars below; We seek to learn and prove Thy love, Thy wisdom and Thy grace to know! Author,Pr.R.Stanley(from,stanleyonbible)
Posted on: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 08:55:27 +0000
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