How long before preaching?

[SeventhValley]

I am thinking about street preaching but how long should I study doctrine and the scriptures before doing it?

A SBC pastor told me right away if you feel called. A PCA pastor and a Anglican I know both said 5 years hard study minimum.

Thoughts?

 

[revrobor]

Are you sure God wants you to be a street preacher? I'm not sure street preachers have all that much success in reaching people for the Lord, at least in this country.

 

[SeventhValley]

It is always possible that I am not being called but just want to give it a try for pride reasons.

 

[trentlogain2]

i've done it once, and i was by myself. number one: i made sure God was calling me to do it. number two: i anticipated spiritual warfare. number three: i prepared myself by getting filled with the Holy Ghost before i set out (prayer, praise, and some scripture meditation)

the idea that someone should formally or informally study the bible for five years sounds off to me. obviously, a person needs to be acquainted with the word but five years?

 

[SeventhValley]

The opinion of those friends is that I should study doctrine and work at the church for 5 years before attempting preaching or evangelizing.

The SBC pastor said someone who just became a Christian yesterday can evangelize today because God will provide him with what to say.

 

[turned around]

Hi SeventhValley,
Fall in love with Jesus (romans 7:2-5) we are in a marriage covenant with him. Then watch as he births spiritual babies that you can encourage.

 

[now faith]

The opinion of those friends is that I should study doctrine and work at the church for 5 years before attempting preaching or evangelizing.

The SBC pastor said someone who just became a Christian yesterday can evangelize today because God will provide him with what to say.

Start slow,I agree with Trent praising and being sensitive to the Holy Ghost.
When I say start slow I mean to let the inward witness guide you to those in need.
It is a you know that you know what to do,many ignore that small voice.
We are of royal blood called to be servants.

You may find special people you are drawn to,at first a kind word a helping hand will open the door,be patient,but persistent they will see Christ in you through your example and love.

Salvation is something they will be drawn to as well,and you are the vessel God uses to guide and teach.

You know there is a void in there life and they do to.
So many have been turned off by church or their idea of church people.

Scare tactics may work for a moment,but relationships are for life.

As you continiued serving and studying the Word will start to flow,at this point you are growing.
Ask God for wisdom and discernment,you will be noticed by darkness.
Prepare to be interrupted when your getting close to winning a soul prepare for a battle.

We have Had people in tears ready to kneel down and someone barge in or cell phone wont stop ringing.Satan will fight but Christ will win.

You can be setting at home at midnight,and you know I have to go up to store or get gas.

One night this happened to me,when I got to the gas station there stood a woman pumping gas,my inner witness urged me to get her 20 dollars.

She was stunned,first she started to say how but started crying and thanking the Lord.
As I was walking away she was saying he answered and continued praising.

If I would have said no use to go this time,I would have missed this blessing.

Don't let anything stop you or the devil say its your pride,deep down you know your calling
The call of a Evangelist is a incredible gift.

As far as how long is relevant to how soon your faith will allow God to mold his clay.
Stay in the Word every day.
And soon you will be preaching to the lost

Gods blessing on all you do.

 

[JM]

The church you are a member of, are they sending you out? Have you been approved by your Elders to preach?

Cross Encounters: A Call to Return to the Church: An Open Letter to the Open-Air Preaching Subculture

Presently, the open-air preaching subculture is a mess. As a loose-knit organization and as a growing organism, it's a spiritual train wreck. It functions unbiblically outside the authority of the local church and is led by self-appointed (or appointed by popular demand) quasi-leaders with absolutely no ecclesiastical authority over the people in the loose-knit subculture. I should know. I've been one of those "leaders."

The open-air preaching subculture is an unbiblical community in which some people sinfully idolize evangelism, especially open-air preaching and open-air preachers. There is a growing “groupie” mentality within the subculture toward those who are seen as leaders.

The open-air preaching subculture is an unbiblical community that in which some people hypocritically operate with the same pragmatism of "seeker" church models they openly revile. They put too much stock in the size of the crowd, the size of the event, the amount of opposition faced, and negative interaction with law enforcement when determining how effective or fruitful their time on the streets is.

The open-air preaching subculture is awash with men and women who are engaged in hypocritical, prideful, arrogant, haughty behavior. Some within the subculture insist they love the lost when their rhetoric on social media platforms expresses an open disdain, even hatred, for brothers and sisters in Christ. Members of the subculture are quick to deem others heretics or unsaved while showing themselves to be utterly unteachable and unwilling to receive the gentlest of correction, failing to understand the spirit with which such correction is given.

Unless you are approved and sent, don't go.

Yours in the Lord,

jm

 

[revrobor]

God does not speak only through "elders" or pastors. He will speak to each of us if we will learn to believe and listen.

 

[JM]

God does not speak only through "elders" or pastors.

Only a proud soul will neglect the ministers God has appointed the church. Baptists especially have a long history of following the biblical practice of taking it to the church. It is sad when Enlighten philosophy influences us to the point we ignore scripture on this issue and choose American individualism.

"Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you." Heb. 13.17

We also need to listen to the congregation as well as our Elders. (Matthew 18.17)

For a free book on church polity, completely Baptist and biblical, download it here: http://www.9marks.org/files/Polity.pdf

He will speak to each of us if we will learn to believe and listen.

If someone has a call what's wrong with getting it confirmed by the church you belong to? Nothing. Not every Tom, Dick and Harry is called to preach because they feel they should.

Yours in the Lord,

jm

 

[now faith]

Only a proud soul will neglect the ministers God has appointed the church. Baptists especially have a long history of following the biblical practice of taking it to the church. It is sad when Enlighten philosophy influences us to the point we ignore scripture on this issue and choose American individualism.

"Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you." Heb. 13.17

We also need to listen to the congregation as well as our Elders. (Matthew 18.17)

For a free book on church polity, completely Baptist and biblical, download it here: http://www.9marks.org/files/Polity.pdf

If someone has a call what's wrong with getting it confirmed by the church you belong to? Nothing. Not every Tom, Dick and Harry is called to preach because they feel they should.

Yours in the Lord,

jm

That is a churchey boy answer if I ever heard one,we are all called to witness.
Do you actually believe you have to have a committee to tell you if you should speak the good news or minister?

What is wrong is some Rudy poo will tell you you cant.

The Church group should not try to set road blocks in front of the true Church.
So he go's out comes back beat down,that more than the benchwarmers will ever do.

 

[DeaconDean]

I am thinking about street preaching but how long should I study doctrine and the scriptures before doing it?

A SBC pastor told me right away if you feel called. A PCA pastor and a Anglican I know both said 5 years hard study minimum.

Thoughts?

If you feel "the call", you had better answer it.

The only advice I can give is this:

Grow a thick skin.

Study and pray before you go preach.

I was always taught: "God does not call the equipted, He equipts the called".

If you want to "street preach", read Jeremiah and Lamentations, this will help to prepare you for you are about to undertake.

And the only reason I say study some before you go out, is that if you personally preach a message that is wrong, and somebody takes what you ahve taught, and teaches it to somebody else, and so on and so on. You will have to stand befoer the Almighty and answer for all those whom you might reach even indirectly.

When I was teaching Sinday school, after Sunday school was over, after the Sunday morning service was overm I began to study and prepare myself for the next weeks lesson just for that very reason.

Will you answer the call?

God Bless

Till all are one.

 

[now faith]

The opinion of those friends is that I should study doctrine and work at the church for 5 years before attempting preaching or evangelizing.

The SBC pastor said someone who just became a Christian yesterday can evangelize today because God will provide him with what to say.

If you are called,then do it
Don't ask a man if you can ask God to give you the wisdom you need.

What nonsense to have permission from the most high local Church.

You are carrying out the great commission,you know thats Gods will.

I have watched too many young men with are heart to minister be sat down under a deacon possessed Church worried about their concerns not Gods.

Before you know it your dream is crushed,and you are relic,sitting nodding off on Sunday.

You don't need their blessing just Christ.

It would be a blessing if they would help support your efforts by helping,I guess you will find out who realy cares.

 

[now faith]

If you feel "the call", you had better answer it.

The only advice I can give is this:

Grow a thick skin.

Study and pray before you go preach.

I was always taught: "God does not call the equipted, He equipts the called".

If you want to "street preach", read Jeremiah and Lamentations, this will help to prepare you for you are about to undertake.

And the only reason I say study some before you go out, is that if you personally preach a message that is wrong, and somebody takes what you ahve taught, and teaches it to somebody else, and so on and so on. You will have to stand befoer the Almighty and answer for all those whom you might reach even indirectly.

When I was teaching Sinday school, after Sunday school was over, after the Sunday morning service was overm I began to study and prepare myself for the next weeks lesson just for that very reason.

Will you answer the call?

God Bless

Till all are one.

Amen

 

[SeventhValley]

If you feel "the call", you had better answer it.

The only advice I can give is this:

Grow a thick skin.

Study and pray before you go preach.

I was always taught: "God does not call the equipted, He equipts the called".

If you want to "street preach", read Jeremiah and Lamentations, this will help to prepare you for you are about to undertake.

And the only reason I say study some before you go out, is that if you personally preach a message that is wrong, and somebody takes what you ahve taught, and teaches it to somebody else, and so on and so on. You will have to stand befoer the Almighty and answer for all those whom you might reach even indirectly.

When I was teaching Sinday school, after Sunday school was over, after the Sunday morning service was overm I began to study and prepare myself for the next weeks lesson just for that very reason.

Will you answer the call?

God Bless

Till all are one.

Great advice I will have to give it some thought.

Thanks Dean

 

[SeventhValley]

The church you are a member of, are they sending you out? Have you been approved by your Elders to preach?

Cross Encounters: A Call to Return to the Church: An Open Letter to the Open-Air Preaching Subculture









Unless you are approved and sent, don't go.

Yours in the Lord,

jm

Good point. I will talk to my pastor about it more in depth.

 

[JM]

I hope I am a 'churchy boy' considering we called to assemble with other believes making up one body. We proclaim the truth of the Gospel as believers individually and corporately. No believer is an Island set apart from other believers to worship. We are called the Body of Christ, not bodies of Christ. We are the Bride of Christ and not the brides of Christ. Together we stand, united in our federal head Jesus Christ.

Yours in the Lord,

jm

 

[now faith]

I hope I am a 'churchy boy' considering we called to assemble with other believes making up one body. We proclaim the truth of the Gospel as believers individually and corporately. No believer is an Island set apart from other believers to worship. We are called the Body of Christ, not bodies of Christ. We are the Bride of Christ and not the brides of Christ. Together we stand, united in our federal head Jesus Christ.

Yours in the Lord,

jm

My brother,there are two sides to the fence,and I agree that Church elders can help with this (calling) as I mentioned it would be a blessing if the Church would get behind a Evangelist,and support their efforts.

Some are not called yet the insist on Preaching,it becomes apparent quickly.

I have watched young men suffer lack going to Seminary,because they were promised jobs in the Church,only to graduate and watch the Pastor never relinquish the pulpit.

I am not against reasonable Church authority.

But I do not believe a Church should ever discourage one of their own becoming a Evangelist.

God Bless

 

[DeaconDean]

The church you are a member of, are they sending you out? Have you been approved by your Elders to preach?

Preaching, in a pulpit, I would agree with your statement.

However, evangelism is a completely different matter.

Seems to me I remember reading where Jesus used a woman to evangelize a whole town.

Where were the "elders" to examine her to pronounce her fit, or called to evangelize?

Jeremiah was called the weeping prophet, called from the womb to wander through Israel prophesizing.

Who, other than God, examined him?

Show me where street preaching, evangelists are to be examined.

Bishops, Presbyters, and deacons, yes.

Evangelists, no.

God Bless

Till all are one.

 

[JM]

Evangelism is theological, like all forms of preaching and must be grounded in the word. Let me put it this way, if your Elders disapproved of you street preaching, would you do it any way? If you say yes than you are pridefully ignoring those God has placed over you. If you answer no you prove my point. Evangelists are sent. The problems we see in street evangelism have already been posted back on the first page.