PUBLICK MINISTRY IN MY LIFE The publick ministry has greatly affected my life, and my
walk with the Lord. I first preached on the street when I was seventeen years old. It was
a tremendous experience that I will never forget. For many months, I had been going out
with my Dad and some other men, and had often been prompted by my Dad and by the Holy
Spirit to preach, but had quietly declined. Yet the Holy Spirit kept dealing with me, and
I finally decided to go ahead. Since then I have preached on the street regularly, with
few exceptions, every other week for two years. It definitely was a changing point in my
life. In fact, thus far, I would have to say that apart from my salvation, it has produced
the biggest change in my spiritual life. Whereas before I had a lackluster, unenthused
attitude about serving God; publick preaching gave me a zeal for serving God and a
realization of just how exciting the Christian life can be. Furthermore, it has awakened
me to the daily spiritual conflict that is present all around us, and to the necessity of
our involvement in this battle. |
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Let no man despise
thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity,
in spirit, in faith, in purity. 1Timothy 4:12 |