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You said some good things in your post. According to the scriptures, anyone that has been called to preach and teach must labor in the word and doctrine and study to show themselves approved as a workman who is not ashamed and rightly divides the word of truth / 1Tim 5:17, 2Tim 2:15. There is merit in the workman that labors diligently in the word and doctrine, hiding it and letting it dwell richly in his heart / Col 3:16. That is the preparation that every teacher and preacher must incorporate in their discipline through the Holy Spirit (not ghost) to make sure that the answer of the tongue is from the Lord / Prov 16:1. This is how we trust in the Lord and lean not on our own understanding or put confidence in the arm of the flesh / Prov 3:5, Jer 17:5. This is not a bunch of crap, it is the word of God through the scriptures and we are to give more earnest heed to what we have heard and been taught, so it does not slip away / Heb 2:1.
I had the privilege to take a homiletics class as a young believer and learn much about the art and science of preaching and teaching. The word science is okay to use because it means an area of knowledge that is the object of study. The students that took the course were given opportunity to preach and teach as part of their practicum. One of the pointers for young preachers was if you got up to preach and did not get anything from God, stop talking, sit down and let someone else speak. It was based on Eccl 5:2...
'Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.'
It is a good verse for the young and novice in heart. I brought this verse up as a balance (not a rebuke) to the whole topic concerning preaching because a false balance is not good or wise / Prov 20:23.
I had the privilege to take a homiletics class as a young believer and learn much about the art and science of preaching and teaching. The word science is okay to use because it means an area of knowledge that is the object of study. The students that took the course were given opportunity to preach and teach as part of their practicum. One of the pointers for young preachers was if you got up to preach and did not get anything from God, stop talking, sit down and let someone else speak. It was based on Eccl 5:2...
'Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.'
It is a good verse for the young and novice in heart. I brought this verse up as a balance (not a rebuke) to the whole topic concerning preaching because a false balance is not good or wise / Prov 20:23.
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