Who is the preacher? How shall we know that they are God’s preachers?

The answer to these important and relevant questions must be vetted by the Word of God.

Note the following characteristics of God’s Preacher…

• The faithful preacher is identified as being with Christ: Mark 3:14
• The faithful preacher battles against the need for self-preservation: Philippians 1:21
• The faithful preacher is yielded to the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit:  Ephesians 5:18
• The faithful preacher is not a secondary emphasis follower: Galatians 2:20
• The faithful preacher performs all things decently and orderly:  1 Cor.14:40
• The faithful preacher disdains confidence in the Flesh: Philippians 3:3
• The faithful preacher is pre-occupied with a biblical  vision:     1 Corinithans 2:2
• The faithful preacher is mission minded: 2 Cor. 10:16
• The faithful preacher communicates the truth in love:     Ephesians 4:15
• The faithful preacher is able to teach others to teach others:     2 Timothy 2:2
• The faithful preacher is a perpetual student of God’s Word:      2 Timothy 2:15
• The faithful preacher loves God with all their heart.

God’s Preachers are NOT a dime a dozen. They are motivated and moved by a threefold cord:
1. The Greatness Of God (Isaiah 6:1)
2. The Grace Of God (Isaiah 6:7)
3. The Groaning Of God (Isaiah 6:8)

God’s preachers are possessed with a personal disdain for self-preservation (Gal. 6:7,8). God’s preacher knows that to live is Christ, and to die is gain. God’s preacher wants every sinner saved and every saint sanctified. They are heavenly minded… holy in manner, honest before men. They are swayed by the pressing work of the indwelling Holy Spirit for exclusive allegiance unto Christ.

Does this describe your pastor?