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April 30, 1999
Are You A Preacher?
Preach the Word! Be ready in season and out of season. --2 Timothy 4:2

When challenged to speak to others about Christ, some believers excuse their silence by saying, "Well, I am not a preacher." But every follower of Jesus is (or at least should be) a preacher. We don't need a pulpit. It can be done in friendly conversation, by handing out a tract or portion of Scripture, by writing a letter, or by singing a song.

I received the following letter: "Several months ago, on a bus in Detroit, I picked up a copy of Our Daily Bread, which someone had left on the seat. I began reading it and became so interested I wrote to you asking for the current booklet. Through this I began listening to your radio program and was wonderfully saved. I am eager to get to heaven and find out who left that booklet on the seat in the bus!"

A dying woman testified that she was saved by reading a piece of wrapping paper in a package from Australia. The crumpled pages contained a sermon by British pastor Charles H. Spurgeon. The sermon, first preached in England, printed in America, shipped to Australia, and then sent back to England as wrapping paper, was the means of converting a precious soul in London where the sermon was first preached! That is the power of the Word!  —M. R. De Haan, M.D. (founder of RBC Ministries)  — M.R. De Haan

We do not need a pulpit
From which to speak God's Word;
It only takes our willingness

To share what we have heard.  —Sper
Jesus said, "Go into all the world" (Mk. 16:15). The world begins where your front yard ends.

Bible in One Year: 1 Kings 8-9; Luke 21:1-19
http://beta.rbc.org/devotions.aspx?id=3888
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