Biblical preaching and salvation of souls.

Biblical preaching and salvation of souls.

Peter

Acts  2:33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.  2:34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,  2:35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool.  2:36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.  2:37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?  2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.  2:39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call.  2:40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.  2:41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

Biblical preaching is geared towards one goal. Salvation of souls. 

It is unfortunate that today in Christ’s church globally, we have multitude of motivational speakers and not heavenbound ministers.

Pastor are you a motivational speaker or servant of Christ, preparing souls for eternity with God?

Listen to preachers in Bible days.

Peter 

Acts  10:34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:  10:35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.  10:36 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)  10:37 That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;  10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.  10:39 And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:  10:40 Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;  10:41 Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.  10:42 And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.  10:43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.  10:44 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.  10:45 And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.  10:46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,  10:47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?

Philip 

Acts  8:5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.  8:6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.  8:7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.  8:8 And there was great joy in that city.  8:12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.  8:26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.  8:27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,  8:28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.  8:29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.  8:30 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?  8:31 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.  8:32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:  8:33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.  8:34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?  8:35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.  8:36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?  8:37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

Paul

Acts  13:15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.  13:16 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.  13:17 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.  13:18 And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.  13:19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.  13:20 And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.  13:21 And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.  13:22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.  13:23 Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:  13:24 When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.  13:25 And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.  13:26 Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.  13:27 For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.  13:28 And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.  13:29 And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.  13:30 But God raised him from the dead:  13:31 And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.  13:32 And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,  13:33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.  13:34 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.  13:42 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.  13:43 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.  13:48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

Examine yourself are you a motivational speaker or servant of Christ preparing souls for eternity?

Be sincere, is your pastor motivational speaker or servant of God preparing you for eternity with God?

Whatever you discover, the bulk stops with you. Do something drastic for your eternal wellbeing to be guaranteed.

Deuteronomy  32:29 O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!

Let us pray.