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10 Stupid Things Preachers Do To Mess Up Their Church
Contributed by Travis Moore on May 7, 2001 (message contributor)
Summary: A look at some common but devistating mistakes of preachers.
10 STUPID THINGS PREACHERS DO TO MESS UP THEIR CHURCH
1. They spent too little time in prayer, and pray with too little fervency.
(1 Thess 5:17; James 5:16)
2. They spend too little time preparing their sermons, thereby offering their congregation malnurishing spiritual meals. (2 Timothy 2:15; Acts 17:11; John 5:39)
3. They fail to teach their members the value of spiritual gifts. (1 Cor 12; Romans 12)
Ø Your job is to help them discover how God has uniquely equipped each one for service in the Church.
Ø Your job is to help them develop the gifts God has given each one of them for service in the Church.
Ø Your job is to help them deploy the gifts God has given them for service in the Church.
4. They fail to exercise shepherd leadership for the Church. (1 Peter 5:2-3)
5. They fail to make the gospel message culturally relevant, seldom touching the heart or meeting the felt needs of the people. (1 Cor 9:19-23)
6. They attempt to develop spiritually mature believers through legalism instead of setting their people free to serve God with joy. (Col 2:16-23; Gal 3:2; 5:1, 13)
7. They allow a root of bitterness to grow within them. (Heb 12:15)
8. They dabble with sin. (Num 32:23; James 1:13-16)
9. They neglect their families. (Ehp. 5:25; 6:4)
10. They allow the message of the CROSS & the RESURRECTION to become commonplace. (1 Cor 1:18; 2:2)
And it that is not enough ….
11. They major on minors and minor on the majors. (Matt 6:33; 22;37-38)
12. They become keepers of the aquarium instead of fishers of men. (Mat 4:19)
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10 STUPID THINGS PREACHERS DO TO MESS UP THEIR CHURCH
1. They spent too little time in ________________, and pray with too little _____________.
(1 Thess 5:17; James 5:16)
2. They spend too little time preparing their ___________________, thereby offering their congregation ________________ spiritual meals. (2 Timothy 2:15; Acts 17:11; John 5:39)
3. They fail to teach their members the value of ______________ ______________. (1 Cor 12; Romans 12)
Ø Your job is to help them __________________ how God has uniquely equipped each one for service in the Church.
Ø Your job is to help them __________________ the gifts God has given each one of them for service in the Church.
Ø Your job is to help them __________________ the gifts God has given them for service in the Church.
4. They fail to exercise _________________ __________________ for the Church. (1 Peter 5:2-3)
5. They fail to make the gospel message __________________ _________________, seldom touching the heart or meeting the felt needs of the people. (1 Cor 9:19-23)
6. They attempt to develop spiritually mature believers through _______________ instead of setting their people ___________ to serve God with joy. (Col 2:16-23; Gal 3:2; 5:1, 13)
7. They allow a root of _______________________ to grow within them. (Heb 12:15)
8. They _________________ with ____________. (Num 32:23; James 1:13-16)
9. They neglect their ____________________. (Ehp. 5:25; 6:4)
10. They allow the message of the _______________ & the __________________ to become commonplace. (1 Cor 1:18; 2:2)
And it that is not enough ….
11. They _____________ on __________________ and ______________ on the ______________. (Matt 6:33; 22;37-38)
12. They become __________________ of the __________________________ instead of ________________ of men. (Mat 4:19)