Is it wrong to have a day to show the preacher appreciation and call it “preacher’s appreciation day”?<\/p>\n\t
“But we request of you, brethren, that you appreciate those who diligently labor among you, and have charge over you in the Lord and give you instruction, and that you esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Live in peace with one another<\/em>” (I Thessalonians 5:12-13).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
We should appreciate those who give of themselves to teach us God’s word, but designating a specific time to do so is not fulfilling this command. It is the attitude that all Christians should have all the time.<\/p>\n
There is no command from God to set aside a day to express appreciation.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: Is it wrong to have a day to show the preacher appreciation and call it “preacher’s appreciation day”? Answer: “But we request of you, brethren, that you appreciate those who diligently labor among you, and have charge over you in the Lord and give you instruction, and that you esteem them very highly in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[681,1511],"class_list":["post-53370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-appreciation","tag-preachers"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":51155,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-it-wrong-for-the-song-leader-to-express-appreciation-for-the-preacher-and-his-lesson\/","url_meta":{"origin":53370,"position":0},"title":"Is it wrong for the song leader to express appreciation for the preacher and his lesson?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 3, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hello brother Jeffrey, I hope you are doing well. 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Hamilton Text: I Thessalonians 5:9-15 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0There is a deep seat desire in every person to be important \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cEveryone likes a compliment.\u201d - Abraham Lincoln \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThe deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.\u201d - William Jones II.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Satan understands this \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sin has its roots\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":28979,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-it-wrong-to-send-a-note-honoring-a-man-on-his-birthday\/","url_meta":{"origin":53370,"position":3},"title":"Is it wrong to send a note honoring a man on his birthday?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 16, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: A brother in Christ is having a birthday this coming Sunday. 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