To All The Young Preachers

A young preacher will be wise to learn from older preachers who have already traveled the road they are getting read to trod. Experience is a valuable teacher. If you learn from those who have already experienced what it is to make right and wrong moves in the church, it may just keep you from heading down a wrong pathway that will lead to your destruction.

(1) Seperate yourself from evil-I Timothy 6:11 "But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness." -The young preacher should abstain from fleshly lusts-I Peter 2:11.
-The young preacher should not have fellowship with unfruitfulness-Ephesians 5:11.
-The young preacher should abstain from all evil-I Thessalonians 5:22.

(2) Stay away from gossip-I Timothy 4:7 "But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness."

-The young preacher should recognize the error of gossip-James 1:26.
-The young preacher should not be a talebearer-Leviticus 19:16.
-The young preacher's conversation should honor Christ-Philippians 1:27.

(3) Know the power of prayer-I Timothy 2:1 "
1. The young preacher should pray with faith; Matt. 21:22.
2. The young preacher should pray with humility; II Chron. 33:12.
3. The young preacher should pray with earnestness; I Thess. 3:10.

IV. THE ADVICE CONCERNING CONDUCT AT WORSHIP; I Tim. 3:15.
1. The young preacher should worship God in spirit and truth; John 4:24.
2. The young preacher should worship with reverence; Exodus 3:5.
3. The young preacher:- should worship with rejoicing; Psa.122:1.

V. THE ADVICE CONCERNING RFSPECT FOR OTHERS; I Tim. 5:1-3.
1. The young preacher should hear the burdens of others; Gal. 6:2.
2. The young preacher should show hospitality; I Peter 4:9.
3. The young preacher should minister unto others; I Peter 4:10.

VI. THE ADVICE CONCERNING BEING AN EXAMPLE TO OTHER BELIEVERS; I Tim. 4:12.
1. The young preacher should be an example in good works; Titus 2:7.
2. The young preacher should he an example in speech; Job 2:10.
3. The young preacher should be an example in conduct; Heb. 11:2.

VII. THE ADVICE CONCERNING CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH; I Tim. 6:12.
1. The young preacher should defend the faith; Rom. 1:16.
2. The young preacher should preach with boldness; II Cor. 4:13.
3. The young preacher should hold forth tile Word of Life; Phil. 2:16.