The Ministry of the Word of God

Listen closely, as Adrian Rogers reveals why he preaches the Bible. One of the reasons why Bristol Bible is supposed I'm not smart enough to bridge anything else up.

The second reason time to smart region and by monetarism full hey folks, why preach anything else. When you got sweeter than on a cold VIOLENCE, school is bridge W, we are to preach it faithfully. We are to preach and falling I try to give a balanced diet from the word of God and I want to say with the apostle Paul. I'm not shown to the glare of you the whole counsel of God will love word finding, featuring profound truth. Simply stated, love the pastor and Bible teacher Adrian Rogers. Contrary to what you may think you have to be ordained ministers to be in the ministry fact every man and woman that names the name of Jesus partakes in the ministry of the word of God.

If you have your Bible turn out of first Peter chapter 1 will begin in verse 22. As Adrian Rogers reveals three steps to becoming ministers of the word of God. I want you to take God's Word the Bible, I want you to find first Peter chapter 1 and I'm going to begin reading in verse 22 first Peter chapter 1 we began in just a moment in verse 22 saying you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the spirit undo unfeigned love of the brethren say that you love one another with a pure heart fervently being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God which Elizabeth and Abydos forever for all flesh is as grass, and the glory of man as the flower of grass.

The grass with earth and the flower thereof falls away, but the word of the Lord in duress forever. And this is the word by which the gospel is preached unto you, then going right on into chapter 2 wherefore, laying aside all malice and all guile and hypotheses, and in these and all evil speaking as a new born baby desire the sincere milk of the word that you may grow thereby there is not been a man who has been called into the ministry, but what feels inadequate and when others fear that he has been called they think him unworthy I can remember being in my bedroom with the window open. When my dad another man set on our patio and my dad told that man a man that I respected and admired very much that Adrian was to be a preacher, a minister I can remember that man saying as though it were yesterday. He'll never do it. He won't make it. Well I want to take had not the Lord God put it in my heart that would have greatly discouraged me, but I thank God that there was a voice that told me that God had called me and I would by his grace be adequate. I want to take on Scripture tonight. I want to just leave three thoughts in your heart about the ministry of the word of God.

What would you do and what should you do if you want to be a minister of the word of God and you don't have to be an ordained minister to be a minister of the word of God. It's a message that every man and woman that names the name of Jesus number one. You must receive the word of God personally in your life. Let me tell you what the word of God will do for you. First of all, folks who are literally conceived by the word of God. Just as a baby is conceived in his mother's womb.

You are conceived by the word of God. The word of God. Here's a C that comes into you and produces life look in verse 23 being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God friend in order to see heaven in order to have spiritual life. You must have an Uber and in order to have that new birth, you must receive the word of God is no way possible that anybody can be say.

Apart from the word of God. The entrance of thy word gives light. This word is is a lie. James one verse 18 says of his own will begat he asked with the word of truth brain where conceived by this word, it was the truth of this word that entered into me and new life began in me. I was born again. But not only are we conceived by the word of God.

Folks, we are cleansed by the word of God.

Look in verse 22 saying you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the spirit and unfeigned love this word of God will wash you and cleansing as the reason it is so important that day by day. I want to say to these four never one of us that we let the word of God dwell in us richly, wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way by taking heed thereto according to byword you have purified your souls by obeying the truth. There is no way possible friend that you live a victorious life without staying in the Bible the word of God.

But I want to say. Thirdly, not only you conceived by the wording cleansed by the words which are also completed by the word of God, you made strong by the word of God. Notice in verse two of chapter 2 as newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word that you may grow thereby. God wants you to be mature. This word will be to your spiritual life, what milk is to a newborn baby you know.

Suppose you were to come to me and you were to say to me you know Pastor, I just don't feel good. I can hardly get out of bed.

I can hardly move across the room. My knees feel like rubber palpitations around the home. I've got my headache. My muscles are weak I can hardly get my breathfor you in bad shape.

Yes, I really am just so we have civil maybe something you ate, no I don't read anything you don't need anything know I just don't eat small amounts of the content will get sample was wrong with you if starved, you need to take some nourishment people so you know I just don't understand why I'm so weak in my Christian life I just don't understand why I don't have any strength.

I don't understand why other Christians seem to be so strong and I'm so we got you not feel the word of God blessed you are made strong by the word of God as newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word I've been around enough newborn babes to know one thing folks there interested in one thing is am I okay not one of them is sent out an order to have the wallpaper change they owned it wasn't about that. They are our when a craving for milk, a cycling instinct and that's the way it is to be with you you to be like a newborn baby there crave the word of God and so if you would be a minister of the word. First of all, you must receive the word. But secondly, not only must you receive the word you ought to respect the word look again in the beginning in verse 22 saying you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit and unfeigned love of the brethren see that you love one another with a pure heart fervently being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and Abydos forever for all flesh is as grass, and the glory of man as the flower grass.

The grass whether than the flower there all the way. But the word of the Lord in your risk for ever. I want to say several things about this Bible as you respect. I want you to respect the inerrancy of the word of God.

Verse 22 calls it the truth so you have purified your souls in obeying the truth.

Verse 23 calls it the word of God is no need to argue about no quibble about it if it's the word of God and God is a God of truth that it can have Erin I God of truth cannot inspire. It is the product of the spirit of God. It is thereby totally infallible because God is infallible, Jason Lowell Baxter was correct in my estimation, when he said, and I'm quoting him directly. Now the biggest division between Christians is no longer between one denomination and another. But between those who accept the Bible as the inspired word of God and those who do not.

People are lining up folks, either for the word are against the word Lewis chafer wrote this. The Bible is not such a book as man would write if he could, because it condemns him are good right if he would because it surpasses thank God for the inerrancy of the Bible. But not only should you respect. It's in Eric's but if you respect it's inerrancy. Then you have to respect its authority because it is the word of God. Now when we were little kids, my brother, my sister would say go do this or go to that and I would let both of them and I'd say says who and every now and then they say daddy says so when I say okay that he says says who you see when the Bible speaks God speaks while back I had the joy of spending several hours with Dr. Billy Graham and his home in Monterey, North Carolina, and we set before fire and Tolkien. One of the most enjoyable times that I've spent where a cup of coffee.

I ask you to tell me again about that time in his life when he got this matter settled about the word of God.

Billy Graham told me how he, as a youngster to hurt all of the machinations and all of the protestations of the liberal theologians. He was being bombarded on every side. He said I went alone in the mountains to get settled. I took my Bible. I read it over and over and over again.

I prayed to God.

Finally, I knew I had to make a decision.

I said Lord God I preach this Bible already enough to see its mighty affect its power. The lives of men. I may not understand everything I may not be able to answer all of the arguments but God.

I believe that book is your word and I'm good at preaching that way and I believe if there's been any secret to the ministry Billy Graham. I know he's made mistakes I've made them you made them with all made them but God is honored.

One thing Billy has a way preaching and saying the Bible says.

The Bible says all friendly inerrancy of the word of God leads to the authority of the word of God. But I want you to think not only of its inerrancy and not only of its authority, but I want you to think of its vitality. Look again if you will, in verse 23 being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God which this book is alive. You read other books but this will grade you. This Bible pulsates with life.

Jesus said the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit and they are Hebrews 412 says the word of God is quick and powerful that literally means it's a lie is all on today's date is quick and powerful because it's alive and has power free. I know this Bible has. I preached it long enough to see the power of God.

I've had folks come to listen to me. I wonder who is this guy ready come from. He's another one of those religious flimflam artists, I watch them basically and look out of their eyebrows as if to say what's his angle. You know we've been lied to and shipped and Condon maneuvered in and and and flimflam and pushed around so much that all of us have a built-in sales resistance but I watch their friend. As I have taken the word of God. Sunday after Sunday after Sunday after Sunday and preach that word. You know what the Bible says about the word of God is not my word like a hammer that breaks us the rock in pieces. You can take the hardest rock and a sledgehammer and just began to tap it or break. By the way, which Breaks it. The last one or all of think about it tonight misleads by you just keep the salon equilibrate is not my word that break interlocking pieces why because folks there is power in the word of God you never tell me that is not power.

The word got a high priestess along. I know there's power in the word of God friend.

I have seen a change alive. I'm not talking about preachers little silly outlines and illustrations and all that I am talking about this word of God because of its inerrancy and because it elevates authority and because of its vitality but I want to speak not only about those things different. I want you to think about it eternity look in verses 23 and following verse 23 says the word of God lives and watch it.

It abides forever. Look in verse 25. Loan word of the Lord. It endures forever. The Bible cannot fade it cannot be K is timeless truth. It was here before you got here. It will be here when you're gone I was a Roman Emperor whose name was Diocletian. He hated the word of God.

He called and all copies of the word of God that there were burn them and erected a monument and he said this, the name Christian is now extinguished. Diocletian is going friend.

I'm preaching the word of God tonight, the Bible, as always being attacked almost every week you read something in some secular magazine or newspaper about why the Bible is wrong. You have the cults who twist the Bible you have the liberals water the Bible down you have a humanness. Nor the Bible you have so-called Christians, many of them who claim to love it, but they don't study it, there's enough dust on some Bibles derive damnation with your fingertips. These have gotten married in no man's apartment dust on the Bible and drought in the heart. But in spite of all that, in spite of all of that, dear Frank, the Bible goes on endless, timeless, dateless measurements forever Lord thy word is settled in heaven. Don't be afraid of the enemies of the Bible will not destroy the Bible. Years ago I read a story of a man who was commissioned to build a wall 4 feet high that could not be destroyed. So I said all right very well is that I'll build it 4 feet high and 5 feet wide is that if they did not get overly taller than it was before they knocked it over and as way the Bible is their friend. People come against the Bible, but the word of God lives and abides forever its timeless ultimate indestructible, infallible and eternal. One last thing I want to say. Not only must we receive the Bible we are conceived by Rick Lynn's bod were completed by not only must we respect by all ladies and gentlemen, we need to go that third step and we need to release the Bible we need to preach the Bible like in verse 25 but the word of the Lord endures forever, and Jesus is the word by which the gospel is preached unto you, how should we preach and and how should we release the word of God. Well, we need to release it faithfully faithfully. I try to be faithful to the Bible.

I have false and God knows I have many of them and I hate them, but I believe if you would've followed my ministry. You say he's been a man of the Bible, folks, I believe it when I began, and I believe it more now, I'm not finding hidden flaws. I'm finding hidden beauties is an amazing book.

The more I study at the greater respect I have for the word of God. I would be faithful to the word of God latte if it ever comes a time in my life when I don't believe the Bible is the word of God.

I would be honest enough to resign and get out of the ministry and rather than stand behind the sacred dance and prostitute.

The ministry preach it faithful being alive preach the word of God to reasons. Reason number one.

I'm not smart enough to preach anything in all, I'm not the dumbest guy in the world leader God's given me a fair-minded hiker study hard and I can make some good speeches I give a few alterations I can talk on current events.

I can dance Samara listing book reviews, but after a while I run out of gas. I preach about six times a week a week and sometimes more than that, you know why free survival.

I'm not smart enough to preach anything else.I have something to draw from.

I've got to have some truth I've got something behind me. I went out and day out by the Bible. After a while you get sick and tired of listening to me or anybody else for that matter I don't care who you be climbing the walls, wanting to get out but you don't get sick in Oregon.

One of the reasons that I preach the Bible is folks, I'm not smart enough to preach anything else update. A second reason I'm too smart to preach anything you hey folks, why preach anything else. When you got sweeter than a honeycomb. Hello, this is by which school is preached unto you, we are to preach it faithfully. We are to preach it falling. I try to preach the whole counsel of God. I try to preach from the Old Testament and the New Testament.

I try to preach own doctrine and practical living. I try to preach on prophecy and praise. I try to give a balanced diet from the word of God and I want to say with the apostle Paul.

I'm not shown to declare to you the whole counsel of God, friend, release it faithfully release it fully and release it freely is like sowing seed as a newborn baby design. But as men of God sharing preach and proclaim release to gospel faithfully fully and freely share preach it, proclaim it.

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