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Paul says in I Thessalonians 5:17 to, “Pray without ceasing”, to, “Give thanks in all circumstances” in I Thessalonians 5:18 and in I Timothy 2:1-2 to, “First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quietContinue reading “Open Air Preaching: How many minutes per day do you pray?”

You believed that souls needed to hear and believe the Gospel for their salvation. You gave your time and effort to this work.  Then you quit.  Why? Where did you go?  What superior belief did you adopt that led you away from Gospel work? The goal of this post is to encourage you to obtainContinue reading “Get in the Game: Why did you quit?”

No. If they are dead in sin the answer is no.  They don’t know what you are saying, the can’t believe your message and never will unless they have the Holy Spirit. I Corinthians 2:10-13, “For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God. For who among menContinue reading “Open Air Preaching: Can your audience understand what you are saying?”

The point of this message is to encourage you to look your audience in the eye when you are preaching to them.  Imagine when the Lord was teaching He would have looked directly and continually at His audience.  His righteousness would have been seen through His eyes and His message would have penetrated into HisContinue reading “Open Air Preaching: Does your audience know you are preaching to them?”

The goal of preaching is for your audience to take action. Thus to determine what you want to say to your audience you must first determine what you want them to do once they hear your message. For example as evangelists the typical goal for your audience is for them to repent and believe inContinue reading “Open Air Preaching: What do you want your audience to do?”

The Apostle Paul tells Timothy in in the his first letter to Timothy in Chapter 2:1-2, “First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.” It would appear thereContinue reading “We want to be a blessing to our communities”

The Apostle Peter says in Acts 6:4 the Apostles were to devote themselves to prayer and the ministry of the Word of God. This is a lifelong commitment to prayer, daily prayer (see Apostle Paul regarding praying without ceasing, pray for those in authority and giving thanks in all circumstance) and to study of theContinue reading “Commit to study”