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Compelled to Preach as a Motivation
Motivation For PreachingCompelled to Preach as a Motivation We are considering our motivation to preach and minister. The last several posts dealt with negative motivations, ones that don’t serve God or us very well. In this post we turn to some positive, Biblical motivations to continue in preaching and ministry effectively. Compelled to preach as a motivation […]
Motivations for Preaching Aren’t Always Clear
Motivation For PreachingMotivations for Preaching Aren’t Always Clear By this point, if you are a regular reader of this blog, you may be wondering why you preach at all. And, if you have examined your motives, as suggested, you probably have found the need for approval in your list, as well as the desire for validation, and […]
Longing for Intimacy as a Motivation
Motivation For PreachingLonging for Intimacy as a Motivation So the need for approval and the desire for validation are wrong motivations for entering upon a preaching ministry. Longing for intimacy as a motivation for preaching is also a wrong. We’re going to explore that in this post. Explanation of a Longing for Intimacy I had been in […]
Another Wrong Motive for Preaching
Motivation For PreachingAnother Wrong Motive for Preaching In the last post we considered how some preachers need approval, and one of the ways they try to get it is to choose a public kind of work, like preaching, where people will tell them how good they are. That’s a wrong motive for preaching. Another wrong motive for […]
A Wrong Motivation for Preaching
Motivation For PreachingA Wrong Motivation For Being A Preacher Two times in my years of active ministry I had six or more months away from the pulpit. One time it was for a study leave, so that I could research what became a book on the revival periods in the United States. The other time, I was […]