Lomax Memorial Baptist Church

06/25/2026

🔥📖 PERSEVERE IN PREACHING—PRESS ON IN THE GOSPEL

🔰 INTRODUCTION

There are times when preaching feels discouraging, dry, and unfruitful…
But the command remains:
📖 2 Timothy 4:2 – “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season…”

👉 In the dispensation of grace, we are not called to results—we are called to faithfulness.
⚠️ People may not respond outwardly… but the Word is still working inwardly.

📢 1. DIVINE DECLARATION
(The command to preach)
📖 2 Timothy 4:2

🔹 Subpoints:
Commanded Commission – Preach the Word
Consistent Calling – In season, out of season
Courageous Communication – Speak boldly (Ephesians 6:19)
Clear Content – Sound doctrine (Titus 2:1)
👉 Explanation:
Preaching is not optional—it is a divine command.

✝️ 2. GOSPEL GROUNDING
(The message we must preach)
📖 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

🔹 Subpoints:
Christ’s Cross – Died for sins
Complete Burial – Proof of death
Conquering Resurrection – Victory over death
Confident Salvation – Believe and be saved (Acts 16:31)
👉 Explanation:
The focus is not religion—but the Gospel of Grace revealed to Paul.

⚖️ 3. RIGHTLY DIVIDED RESPONSIBILITY
(Preaching with proper understanding)
📖 2 Timothy 2:15

🔹 Subpoints:
Proper Partition – Divide truth
Program Precision – Israel vs Body (Romans 11:25)
Pauline Pattern – Follow Paul (Romans 11:13)
Present Dispensation – Grace doctrine (Ephesians 3:2)
👉 Explanation:
We must preach the right message for this age.

🛡️ 4. FAITHFUL FORTITUDE
(Keep going despite discouragement)
📖 1 Corinthians 15:58

🔹 Subpoints:
Steadfast Spirit – Unmovable
Strong Service – Always abounding
Stable Standing – Not shaken (2 Timothy 2:3)
Sure Significance – Labor not in vain
👉 Explanation:
Even when unseen, your labor is never wasted in the Lord.

👀 5. SILENT SEEDING
(God works even when unseen)
📖 1 Corinthians 3:6

🔹 Subpoints:
Planting Process – Sow the Word
Patient Waiting – Growth takes time
Powerful Working – God gives increase
Personal Impact – Hearts are changed
👉 Explanation:
People may not show it—but the Word is working inside them.

⚠️ 6. WORLDLY WITHSTANDING
(Opposition will come)
📖 2 Timothy 4:3

🔹 Subpoints:
Truth Rejection – People resist
Tickling Teachers – False doctrine spreads
Turning Away – From truth to fables
Testing Times – Perilous days (2 Timothy 3:1)
👉 Explanation:
Don’t stop preaching just because people reject the truth.

👑 7. ETERNAL EVALUATION
(God rewards faithfulness)
📖 2 Corinthians 5:10

🔹 Subpoints:
Judgment Seat – Account to Christ
Reward Reception – Faithfulness rewarded (2 Timothy 4:8)
Refined Works – Tested by fire (1 Corinthians 3:13)
Rejoicing Result – Eternal joy
👉 Explanation:
God is not measuring success—He is measuring faithfulness.

🧾 CONCLUSION

📖 Galatians 6:9 – “Let us not be weary in well doing…”
👉 You may feel:
Discouraged 😔
Ignored 😶
Unfruitful 🌱
🔥 BUT DON’T STOP PREACHING!
Because:
God is working
People are listening
Eternity is at stake

📣 CALL TO ACTION

🔹 Respond Today:
Preach Persistently – Don’t quit (2 Timothy 4:2)
Proclaim the Gospel – Share Christ (1 Corinthians 15:1-4)
Practice Right Division – Study truth (2 Timothy 2:15)
Press Forward Faithfully – Keep going (Philippians 3:14)
👉 🔥 IF YOU WILL NOT STOP PREACHING—TYPE AMEN!

🔥 FINAL THOUGHTS

1️⃣ Preaching is a command, not a choice 📖
2️⃣ The Gospel is the power of God ✝️
3️⃣ Right division ensures right message ⚖️
4️⃣ Faithfulness matters more than results 🛡️
5️⃣ God works even when you don’t see it 🌱
6️⃣ Opposition is part of the mission ⚠️
7️⃣ Eternal rewards await the faithful preacher 👑🔥

06/25/2026

YeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeS!!!🙌🏻🙌🏻♥♥♥🔥🔥🔥🔥🌩🌩🌩🌩🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

When you go to church, God is communicating through the human preacher who stands before you. You say, “But of course, my pastor preaches from the Bible, and the Bible is the Word of God.” But what I'm saying is even more spine-tingling than that. Christ is preaching through your pastor. If your pastor is faithfully expositing Scripture, Jesus snatches those words out of thin air, tailors them to your life, supercharges them with His power, and sends them with pinpoint accuracy into the deepest recesses of your soul.

It never ceases to amaze me how several hundred people from all walks of life will emerge from the same service saying, “Man, he spoke directly to me this morning.” One woman even left worship muttering, “Who do you preach to when I'm not here?” To me, that is the ultimate confirmation of a miracle. Every Sunday, a pastor is explicating an ancient Jewish text from the archives of Middle Eastern history, and all these people are saying, “He has my number today!” You can’t tell me the Holy Spirit isn’t really the One who’s preaching.

Adapted from “Give Your Pastor a Break,” by Vic Pentz

06/25/2026

‎Preach the Gospel—Raw and Undiluted 🔥
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‎The moment you decide to preach the Gospel, preach it raw and undiluted.
‎Do not water it down. Do not twist it to suit opinions. The Word of God is truth, and it must be declared as it is.
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‎📖 “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.”
‎2 Timothy 4:2
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‎There will be times when people will not want to hear the truth. They will look for messages that comfort them instead of correcting them.
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‎📖 “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine…”
‎2 Timothy 4:3
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‎But as a servant of God, your assignment is not to please people—it is to remain faithful to God.
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‎📖 “For do I now persuade men, or God? … if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.”
‎Galatians 1:10
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‎The Gospel carries power when it is not diluted.
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‎📖 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation…”
‎Romans 1:16
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‎Speak the truth in love, but never compromise it.
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‎📖 “Speaking the truth in love…” Ephesians 4:15
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‎Stand bold. Stay faithful. Preach Christ as He is. 🙏✨

06/24/2026

Love is not merely the first fruit named by Paul; it is the command that gives direction to every other fruit.

Love is more than affection. It becomes visible when we honor God, seek the good of others, serve without recognition, tell the truth without cruelty, and surrender pride, convenience, or retaliation. Every other fruit finds its direction in love.

06/24/2026

🌿 Fruit of the Holy Spirit — A Biblical Thought
📖 Galatians 5:22-23
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance…”
✨ What Is the Fruit of the Holy Spirit?
The fruit of the Holy Spirit is the godly character produced in the life of a believer who walks with God and yields to the Holy Spirit.
🍎 The Fruit of the Spirit
1️⃣ Love
👉 A heart that genuinely cares for God and others.
📖 John 13:35
👉 Love identifies true followers of Christ.
2️⃣ Joy
👉 Inner gladness that comes from God, not circumstances.
📖 Philippians 4:4
👉 Rejoice in the Lord always.
3️⃣ Peace
👉 Calmness and trust in God during every situation.
📖 John 14:27
👉 Jesus gives true peace.
4️⃣ Longsuffering (Patience)
👉 Enduring difficulties and dealing patiently with people.
📖 Ephesians 4:2
👉 Be patient and humble with others.
5️⃣ Gentleness
👉 Kindness and tenderness in attitude and actions.
📖 Titus 3:2
👉 Show gentleness to all people.
6️⃣ Goodness
👉 Living uprightly and doing what is right.
📖 Ephesians 5:9
👉 The fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and truth.
7️⃣ Faith (Faithfulness)
👉 Trustworthiness and loyalty to God.
📖 Hebrews 11:6
👉 Without faith it is impossible to please God.
8️⃣ Meekness
👉 Humility and strength under control.
📖 Matthew 5:5
👉 Blessed are the meek.
9️⃣ Temperance (Self-Control)
👉 Controlling desires and actions through God’s power.
📖 1 Corinthians 9:25
👉 Practice self-control in all things.

🌸 Conclusion:
The fruit of the Holy Spirit is evidence of a growing Christian life. As believers walk closely with God, the Holy Spirit produces Christlike character in them.
🙏 Challenge:
Ask yourself: Is the fruit of the Spirit visible in my life every day?

06/24/2026

Test the spirit, inspect the fruit.

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5‬:‭22‬-‭23‬ ‭