by Dr. Greg Little

2002

In the last few years I have noticed an alarming trend of men who "surrender" to preach or to be full time evangelist, or that go to the mission field that never attempt to win souls where they are.  I have seen first hand how evangelist will go into a church and preach how that the members should win souls, pass out tracts, etc.  Then go to a restaurant after the service to fellowship with the pastor and other visiting preachers where they never even leave a Gospel tract.

The reason they do not leave one is because they do not carry them.

Missionaries surrender to go half way around the world win souls, but never show up at their own church on visitation.  Why go to the deepest darkest jungles while your Jerusalem goes to Hell?

Why are these like this? Most probably are not called of God to do anything like they have surrendered to.  Either their wife has pushed them into this, or they are wanting what they think is glory for themselves.  Paul did not think that.  He wrote under the inspiration of God in First Timothy chapter four verse ten, "For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe."  Did you notice he said "labour and suffer reproach"? Most change churches to avoid this type of thing!

Evidence of the powerless preachers can be seen in the dead and dry sermons that lack any real authority in their preaching.  I am not talking about just the dry preachers that are monotone, but the animated ones as well.  They spend their time correcting God's Book with their peers or in classes then proclaiming it to be the Word of God to the people that come hear them.  What hypocrites!

Please, quit the ministry if God has not called you.  You are killing us that He did call.

If you are God called, attend soul winning visitation, get you some Gospel tracts, and spread the seed of the Word of God.