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More Preachers Like Paul
The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, August 4,2021, Page 5B
By Charles Harris
Pastor, Beattie Road
Baptist Church
What kind of preach
ing do you like to
hear? Who is your
favorite preacher
(if you have such a
thing)? What is your
favorite kind of sermon?
If you are a preacher
or an elder, what kinds
of sermons are preached
the most from your
pulpit? More specifical
ly, what topics are dealt
with regularly? What
topics are dealt with oc
casionally? What topics
are never touched?
What would your
church be like if the
Apostle Paul was your
regular preacher? Would
the sermon topics or the
sermon content be any
different? Preachers
(and churches) would
do well to
model their
preaching
after the
pattern of
Paul, who
“shrank
not from
declaring...
the whole
counsel of
God” (Acts
20:27).
Paul did not pick and
choose his favorite top
ics or avoid unpopular
ones! He did not leave
out certain portions
of Scripture or certain
doctrines because they
did not match his philos
ophy or because it might
be offensive to some. He
preached
the whole
counsel of
God! What
would it
be like if
preachers
followed that
same pattern
today?
Paul
preached
about and
against false teach
ers (Acts 20:28-31; 2
Timothy 4:3-4). Paul
preached about and
against false doctrines
(1 Timothy 4:1-3; Colos-
sians2:8-23). How often
does that happen in
pulpits today?
Paul preached about
marriage, divorce and
remarriage (Matthew
19:9); withdraw of fel
lowship (1 Corinthians
5:1-13; 2 Thessalonians
3:6-15); God’s role for
women in the church (1
Corinthians 14:34-35;
1 Timothy 2:8-15); the
exclusive nature of con
gregational singing in
worship (Ephesians 5:19;
Colossians 3:16); the
sinfulness of homosex
uality (Romans 1:18-32;
1 Corinthians 6:9-11),
adultery (1 Corinthians
6:9; Galatians 5:19), for
nication (1 Corinthians
6:9-20; Ephesians 5:3-5),
drinking (Romans 13:13;
Galatians 5:21) and so
cial drinking (Ephesians
5:18; 1 Thessalonians
5:4-8); the importance
of modesty (1 Timothy
2:9; Romans 12:2). How
often are any of these
heard from today’s
pulpits?
Paul preached against
religious division (1
Corinthians 1:10),
and therefore, against
denominationalism,
although it did not yet
exist (1 Timothy 4:1-3;
2 Timothy 4:3-4). Paul
preached the absolute
essentiality of baptism
for salvation from sins
(Acts 22:16; Romans
6:3-6; Galatians 3:26-27;
Ephesians 5:25-27). Paul
preached the exclusive
nature of the Lord’s one
church (Ephesians 4:4;
1:22-23), to which one
must belong in order
to be saved (Ephe
sians 5:23) and to go to
heaven (1 Corinthians
15:24). How many pul
pits today ring out these
same messages? How
often?
Paul preached the
whole counsel of
God! And he shrank
not from doing it! He
did not budge, waver or
compromise the full
ness or the content of
the message! He did not
read a verse and then tell
funny stories and anec
dotes. Paul preached the
Word! What if that was
still happening today?
Charles Harris
The right emotions can be useful in investing
Special to the Ledger
You may have heard
that it’s important to
take the emotions out of
investing. But is this true
for all emotions?
Certainly, some
emotions can potentially
harm your investment
success. Consider fear.
If the financial markets
are going through a down
period - which is actu
ally a normal part of the
investment landscape -
you might be so afraid of
sustaining losses that you
sell even the investments
that have good prospects
and are suitable for your
needs.
Greed is another
negative emotion. When
the financial markets are
rising, you might be so
motivated to “cash in” on
some big gains that you
will keep purchas
ing investments that
might already be
overpriced - and
since these invest
ments are already
expensive, your dol
lars will buy fewer
shares.
In short, the com
bination of fear and greed
could cause you trouble.
But other emotions may
prove useful. For exam
ple, if you can channel
the joy you’ll feel upon
achieving your invest
ment goals, you may be
more motivated to stay
on track toward achiev
ing them. To illustrate:
You may want to see
your children graduate
from college someday.
Can you visualize them
walking across the stage,
diplomas in
hand? If so,
to help real
ize this goal,
you might
find yourself
ready and
willing to
contribute
to a college
savings vehicle, such as
a 529 plan. Or consider
your own retirement: Can
you see yourself traveling
or pursuing your hobbies
or taking part in what
ever activities you’ve
envisioned for your
retirement lifestyle? If
you can keep this happy
picture in mind, you may
find it easier to maintain
the discipline needed
to consistently invest in
your IRA, 401(k) or other
investment accounts.
Another motivating
force is the most power
ful emotion of all - love.
If you have loved ones
who depend on you, such
as a spouse and children,
you need to protect their
future. One key element
of this protection is the
life insurance necessary
to take care of your
family’s needs - housing,
education and so on -
should something happen
to you. Your employer
may offer group life
insurance coverage, but
it might not be sufficient,
so you may want to sup
plement it with your own
policy.
Furthermore, you may
need to protect your
loved ones from another
threat - your own vul
nerability to the need for
long-term care. Someone
turning age 65 today has
almost a 70% chance of
eventually needing some
type of long-term care,
according to the U.S. De
partment of Health and
Human Services. This
type of care, such as an
extended nursing home
stay or the help of a home
health aide, is extremely
expensive, and, for the
most part, is outside
the reach of Medicare.
So, to pay for long-term
care, you might have to
drain a good part of your
resources - or depend on
your grown children for
financial help.
To keep your financial
independence and avoid
possibly burdening your
family, you may want to
consult with a financial
professional who can
recommend a strategy
and appropriate solutions
to cover long-term care
costs.
By drawing on positive
emotions, you can em
power yourself to make
the right financial moves
throughout your life.
This article was written
by Edward Jones for use
by your local Edward
Jones Financial Advisor.
Edward Jones, Member
SIPC
This column is provid
ed by Greg Parrish with
your local Edward Jones.
He can be contacted at
229-883-0416 and via
email at greg.parrish@
edwardjones.com
Member SIPC.
Greg Parrish
KIDS TALK ABOUT
BY CAREY
KINSOLVING
AND FRIENDS
How Can I Glorify
God? (Part 1 of 3)
“I can give all my
clothes to charity.
Well, at least the ones
that don’t fit me,” says
Kelsey, 10.
When I interviewed
former president Jim
my Carter on a Habitat
for Humanity project,
he said
that most
people in
America
don’t even
know a
poor per
son.
“I should
stop fight
ing with
my sister,
because
fewer people would get
hurt,” says Kalle, 10.
I’m assuming one of
those fewer people get
ting hurt would be your
sister. Kalle, you might
also find more peace in
your life.
“I should stop ag
gravating my sister,
because she gives
everyone a headache
when she screams,” says
Trent, 11.
“It would bring glory
to God if for once I
could find my home
work,” says Whitney,
11.
Every kid knows that
it helps to have a big,
hungry dog at home
when you can’t find
your homework. The
only problem is that ev
ery teacher knows that
dogs don’t eat paper.
We often think that
glorifying God means
changing our behavior.
What we fail to real
ize is that God wants
to change us from the
inside out. Transformed
lives begin with trans
formed hearts. We
cannot glorify God by
becoming religious.
We must come to God
with nothing but faith
alone in Christ alone.
In order to stand before
a holy God, we must
have the righteousness
that God gives to
all who trust Jesus
as their savior (II
Corinthians 5:21).
Only when God’s
Holy Spirit comes
to dwell inside of
us do we have the
power from within
to glorify God.
One of the
attributes that
characterizes a
Christ-centered life is
simplicity. In this age of
high-tech communica
tion, confusion comes
at us in waves that can
engulf and drown. Only
the spiritually aggres
sive will survive. I don’t
mean aggression toward
others, but toward our
tendencies to drift with
the flow of this world.
Instead of being salt and
light to the people in
our world, we lose our
savor by going along
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Glorifying God often
means going against
the trend, and that’s not
easy.
The Bible says that
God is not the author of
confusion (I Corinthi
ans 14:33). Guess who
is? No one can glorify
God in a confused state
of mind or life.
When writing to the
church at Corinth, the
apostle Paul said, “Let
all things be done de
cently and in order” (I
Corinthians 14:40).
Pushing away the
confusion often starts
at home, says Ashton,
10. “I can clean up
my bathroom with a
smile on my face. I can
clean my room without
making rude noises. I
can clean the kitchen
without fussing. This is
how I can glorify God.”
It’s so easy to have
grand visions of glori
fying God and forget
that Jesus or perhaps an
angel took time to fold
a handkerchief in the
empty tomb. Be faith
ful in the small things
of life, and God will
entrust you with larger
things.
Try cleaning your
room as unto the Lord
and see what a differ-
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ence it makes. For some
help, I suggest reading
“The Practice of the
Presence of God” by
Brother Lawrence. He
was a cook and cobbler.
Think about this: “I
walk before God simply,
in faith, with humility
and with love; and I
apply myself diligently
to do nothing and think
nothing which may
displease Him,” wrote
Brother Lawrence.
Memorize this truth:
“And whatever you do,
do it heartily, as to the
Lord and not to men”
(Colossians 3:23).
Ask this question:
Why would God give
you more if you’re un
faithful with what you
have now?
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to study the Bible to
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that parents who study
the Bible with their
children give their char
acter, faith and spiritual
life a powerful boost.
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