Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Why I won't be preaching anymore

One of my students preaching for the first time

As a missionary I get asked to preach quite frequently when I go to visit a church.  In the past I used to accept these invitations to preach to encourage the church members.  However, these days I almost always politely refuse.  I would rather help the members themselves develop their own preaching or give an opportunity for my students to be trained in their preaching.  I don't know how long God will have us serving in Thailand, but when that day comes, I don't think any of the sermons I preached will have as much effect as the training I provided to others.