I Corinthians 12:28-29; Ephesians 4:11-16<\/p>\n\t
I. Terms<\/p>\n A. Evangelist (euaggelistes<\/i>): a person who brings joyous news of victory from the\nbattlefront. As a verb, it is translated as “preaching the gospel” (Romans 1:15).\n B. Preacher (kerux<\/i>): a herald or town-crier. A person delivering the messages and\ncommands of the king.\n C. Minister (leitourgos<\/i>): a public servant. One who serves people on behalf of a\ngovernment.\n
D. Minister (diakonos<\/i>): a servant. Someone who runs errands for his master.<\/p>\n E. The terms are used interchangeably for the same set of duties (Colossians 1:25; II\nTimothy 4:5).\n F. Many denominations distinguish between an evangelist, preacher, and minister. In\ntheir terms, an evangelist goes out to reach the lost souls, a preacher teaches from\na pulpit, and a minister does service for the less fortunate.\n
1. Evangelists teach in the church – Ephesians 4:11-16<\/p>\n
2. Preachers bring the good news to the lost – I Timothy 2:7; II Timothy 1:11<\/p>\n
3. Ministers teach the lost – I Corinthians 3:5<\/p>\n G. But preachers are not necessarily pastors. Pastors are a distinct duty – Ephesians\n4:11\n
II. Duties – II Timothy 4:5<\/p>\n
A. To proclaim the good news – Romans 1:15-16; I Timothy 4:16; I Corinthians 1:21<\/p>\n B. To build up God’s people – Ephesians 4:11-13; I Timothy 4:11, 13; II Timothy\n4:2; Titus 2:15\n
C. To publicly declare God’s will – Titus 2:1; 3:8; I Corinthians 14:26<\/p>\n
D. To insure the message is taught accurately – I Timothy 6:20-21; II Timothy 1:13-14; I Timothy 1:3-4, 18-19<\/p>\n
E. To rebuke those in error – II Timothy 4:2; Titus 1:13-14; 2:15<\/p>\n
1. Including elders who have sinned – I Timothy 5:19-21<\/p>\n
F. To set an example – I Timothy 4:12<\/p>\n
G. To appoint elders – Titus 1:5<\/p>\n
H. Training others to teach – II Timothy 2:2<\/p>\n
III. Qualifications<\/p>\n
A. Knowledge of God’s Word – II Timothy 2:14-15<\/p>\n
B. No mention of appoint or ordination to the position<\/p>\n
IV. Payment<\/p>\n
A. Right to be paid for teaching – I Corinthians 9:3-14<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrior Lesson\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFundamentals of Christianity\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNext Lesson\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Preachers I Corinthians 12:28-29; Ephesians 4:11-16 I. Terms A. Evangelist (euaggelistes): a person who brings joyous news of victory from the battlefront. As a verb, it is translated as “preaching the gospel” (Romans 1:15). B. Preacher (kerux): a herald or town-crier. A person delivering the messages and commands of the king. C. Minister (leitourgos): a public servant. One who…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":26590,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-65202","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30583,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/the-corinthian-letters\/pauls-service-life-from-death\/","url_meta":{"origin":65202,"position":0},"title":"Paul\u2019s Service: Life from Death","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 14, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Paul's Service: Life from Death Life from Death\u00a0(II Corinthians 4:11-15) Having talked about the gospel being spread by mortal man, Paul focuses on the mortality of preachers. 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