Evangelists Gospel Preachers

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Evangelists / Gospel Preachers
SCRIPTURAL CHURCH ORGANIZATION
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Evangelists / Gospel Preachers
SCRIPTURAL CHURCH ORGANIZATION
Introduction -The Lord planned that scriptural
organization included evangelists. (Eph.
411) -The primary work of an evangelist is to
preach the gospel of Jesus Christ (II Timothy
41-5)
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Evangelists / Gospel Preachers
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Scriptural Descriptions Of Evangelists -PREACHER
(I Tim. 27 II Timothy 111 Rom.
1014) -The word preacher means, a herald -
Preacher tells what one does proclaims a
message.
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Scriptural Descriptions Of Evangelists -EVANGELIST
(II Tim. 45 Eph. 411-12 Acts 218) -
Evangelist refers to , a messenger of good
(Rom. 1015) -This designation is given in the
NT to heralds of salvation.
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Scriptural Descriptions Of Evangelists -MINISTER
(Eph. 37 Col. 123, 25 I Tim 45) - The word
minister means a servant or attendant -In
this case, he is a servant of Christ for the
gospels sake -His message is the good news of
Christ
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UNScriptural Descriptions Of Evangelists -PASTOR
(Eph. 411-12) -The elders are the pastors of
the local church -This is not a title, but
describes the work that they do, yet it is
possible for a preacher to also do the work
and be an elder/ pastor of the church
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UNScriptural Descriptions Of Evangelists -REVEREND
(Psalm. 1119) -No individual is authorized to
be called Reverend but God alone -One will
never find this name given to man in the word
of God, unless condemned in a harsh way
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UNScriptural Descriptions Of Evangelists -FATHER
(Matthew 239) -No man should be recognized as
Father with any religious significance. -We
have a spiritual Father and it is God in heaven
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UNScriptural Descriptions Of Evangelists -ANY
TITLE (Job 3221-22 Matt. 238-12) -Titles have
always been condemned -What did Paul consider
himself? -Titles can only bring glory to men not
God.
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The Qualifications Of An Evangelist -Must Be Male
(Acts 218 II Tim. 45) -The scriptures are
silent about women evangelists -The Bible
even mentions their silence in the churches and
their restrictions from public teaching.
(I Tim. 212 I Cor. 1434-35)
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The Qualifications Of An Evangelist -Must Be
Faithful Able (II Tim. 22) -He must not only
be faithful to God, but faithful in every
venue of his life (wife, children, reputation
etc.) -If he is not capable of fulfilling his
work, then he should not continue in it.
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The Work Of An Evangelist -The Work Of Preaching
(II Tim. 42, 5) -Paul said that being an
evangelist requires a work to be
done -The main responsibility of a preacher is
to preach the word of God (I Cor. 916)
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The Authority Of An Evangelist -Evangelists
Authority Is Limited (Tit. 215) -The authority
of a preacher comes from the word of God as it
is preached -A preacher has no authority in his
own office outside of what God has given him
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Lessons From Other NT Evangelists -Philip (Acts
8) -Philip preached Christ (Acts 85,
35) -Philip preached basics (Acts 812) -Philip
was obedient (Acts 826-27) -Philip was
enthusiastic (Acts 829, 30)
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Lessons From Other NT Evangelists -Philip (Acts
8) -Philip helped with the understanding
(Acts 830) -Philip opened his mouth (Acts
835) -More preachers need to be like Philip
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Lessons From Other NT Evangelists -Paul -Paul
was consistent (I Cor. 417 717) -Paul was not
ashamed (Rom. 116-17) -Paul preached simple
truths (I Cor. 21-7 II Cor. 113) -Paul
was humble (Acts 2019)
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Lessons From Other NT Evangelists -Paul -Paul
preached to please God (Gal. 110) -Paul
practiced what he preached (Acts 2020 Rom.
221-22) -Paul is an excellent example of a
gospel preacher
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Evangelists / Gospel Preachers
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APPLICATION -A preacher (evangelist, minister)
has a very important and necessary function in
the organization of the church -Every
congregation should desire to find a man who
will stand for truth and set the example before
others
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Evangelists / Gospel Preachers
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APPLICATION -Preachers need to avoid religious
titles and humble themselves in service to
others -They must desire the work of an
evangelist, and only preach if they will put
forth the effort. -They must preach the word
of God
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APPLICATION -Preachers should not try and soften
the message (be ashamed of the gospel), but
need to preach with boldness -There are many
examples of other evangelists that are worthy a
consideration, even today.
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Evangelists / Gospel Preachers
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WILL YOU LISTEN TO THE EXAMPLES?
-HEAR Acts 835 -BELIEVE Acts
836-37 -REPENT Acts 836 -CONFESS Acts
837 -BAPTIZED Acts 838-39 -FAITHFUL Acts
839