4. Evident progress of his maturity and ministry.
The preacher is often the hardest working person in the community.
He labors in his study.
He gives to others at the expense of his own comfort.
He is required to love the unloveable.
He is often misunderstood, underappreciated and undervalued.
But it is in those things where his value is most clearly seen.
He demonstrates what God can do with a surrendered life.
His living gives you a window into the heart of a maturing Christian.
If you’ve got a real preacher, you will be able to discern growth in his life. Soon after, you will notice progress in your own life.
I’m not here to tell you whether or not to watch the new preacher docu-series on Oxygen.
What I can tell you is that if you’ve got a real preacher, he is a breath of fresh air in a polluted world.
