The Preacher and the Pew

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The Preacher and the Pew

• 1 Thessalonians 27-14

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1 Thessalonians 27-10

• 7 But we were gentle among you, just as a nursing
  mother cherishes her own children. 8 So,
  affectionately longing for you, we were well
  pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of
  God, but also our own lives, because you had
  become dear to us. 9 For you remember, brethren,
  our labor and toil for laboring night and day,
  that we might not be a burden to any of you, we
  preached to you the gospel of God. 10 You are
  witnesses, and God also, how devoutly and justly
  and blamelessly we behaved ourselves among you
  who believe

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1 Thessalonians 211-14

• 11 as you know how we exhorted, and comforted,
  and charged every one of you, as a father does
  his own children, 12 that you would walk worthy
  of God who calls you into His own kingdom and
  glory. 13 For this reason we also thank God
  without ceasing, because when you received the
  word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed
  it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth,
  the word of God, which also effectively works in
  you who believe. 14 For you, brethren, became
  imitators of the churches of God which are in
  Judea in Christ Jesus. For you also suffered the
  same things from your own countrymen, just as
  they did from the Judeans,

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Introduction

• There can be a special relationship between the
  man in the pulpit and the Christian in the pew.
• It takes time to develop such a relationship.
• Learn each other.
• There are some requirements for this to happen.

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Requirements of the Preacher

• 1 Thessalonians 27-8 7 But we were gentle among
  you, just as a nursing mother cherishes her own
  children. 8 So, affectionately longing for you,
  we were well pleased to impart to you not only
  the gospel of God, but also our own lives,
  because you had become dear to us.
• Gentle fair, moderate, not extreme, equitable
• Desirous strong affection
• Willing to be work, to be used
• Loving kind, compassionate

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Requirements of the Preacher

• Many think that to preach they must
• Like to talk
• Like to eat esp. chicken
• Know Greek, Hebrew and English
• Be teched in the head
• Charles Hodge book Your Preacher
• 3 times you need a preacher Hatched, Matched
  and Dispatched

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What the preacher should do

• 1 Thessalonians 210-11 10 You are witnesses, and
  God also, how devoutly and justly and blamelessly
  we behaved ourselves among you who believe 11 as
  you know how we exhorted, and comforted, and
  charged every one of you, as a father does his
  own children,
• Behave manner of conduct
• Exhort confront to do what is right
• Charge Challenge to do more
• Comfort - Comfort the afflicted and afflict the
  comfortable.

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What the pew should do

• 1 Thessalonians 212-13 12 that you would walk
  worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom
  and glory. 13 For this reason we also thank God
  without ceasing, because when you received the
  word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed
  it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth,
  the word of God, which also effectively works in
  you who believe.
• Remember what you have learned, been taught
• Walk conduct your life accordingly
• Work do what God commands

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What the pew should do

• We respond to every sermon / lesson / class
• Public response
• Verbal response
• Behavior response
• With each sermon ask 3 questions.
• What is this sermon about?
• What is it teaching?
• Am I doing what this sermon teaches me to do?

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Conclusion

• The preacher has an obligation to preach and live
  the gospel message.
• The pew has the responsibility to respond to the
  gospel message in a positive way.