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WHAT IS A PASTOR TO DO?

"I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction."
2 Timothy 4:1-2

In 1996, I enrolled as a freshman Master of Divinity student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC. God had called me into the ministry, and the next step on my journey was theological training. I chose Southeastern partly because of my admiration for President Paige Patterson and his strong stand on the inerrancy of Scripture. I knew I would get a solid education at SEBTS.

SEBTS had a storied history. Founded on the campus of Wake Forest University in 1951, the seminary was soon infected with theological liberalism (questioning, diluting, and discounting the veracity of Scripture) that quietly spread for many years. Instead of extolling the truths of the Bible, a growing number of the faculty seemed to revel in “educating” their students on the supposed errors and fallacies of the Word of God. Thankfully, the course of the school was redirected in the late 1980s. By the time I arrived in 1996, the school was staunchly conservative in its theology, and every professor on campus was a solid, Bible-believing Christian educator.

My Old Testament Professor, Dr. Stephen Andrews, experienced the days of liberalism at SEBTS. He recounted a true story from a seminary chapel service that occurred in the 1980s. Tragically, the chapel speaker opted to forgo the Bible in order to tell a story from Geoffrey Chaucer involving a man named Chanticleer and his dung cow. My prof was incredulous and heartsick as he thought, what have we become as a seminary ... replacing the Word of God for a dung cow?

FAST FORWARD

Many churches today do the very same thing as was done at SEBTS in the 1980s. They jettison the clear command to "preach the word" in order to inject feel good fables and myths that appeal to a self-centered crowd. Our nation is filled with "dung cow" sermons that teach a hipper, cooler, more palatable form of inoffensive Christianity. Like Lite Beer from Miller, this type of preaching tastes great and is less filling ... the only problem is it doesn't save!

THE JOB OF EVERY PASTOR/PREACHER

The Bible makes it crystal clear that the job of every pastor is to preach the Word of God without stutter, stammer, apology, or equivocation. Preachers are not to tickle ears with myths but step on toes with truth. The Scripture reproves and rebukes before it exhorts. According to 2 Timothy 3:16, The Bible is profitable for teaching (it tells you what is right), for reproof (it tells you what's not right), for correction (it tells you how to get right), for training in righteousness (it tells you how to stay right).

I believe we desperately need pastors to throw away the "dung cow" sermons and start preaching the Word of God and let the chips fall where they may. The main job of any preacher is not to be funny, or creative, or ingenious, or popular. His main job is to be faithful to preach the Word and speak the truth in love. One day, every God-called pastor will stand before the Lord to give an account of his ministry. Were we faithful to speak the truth of His Word and take a stand for righteousness (like Noah did), regardless of popularity or public opinion? Were we willing to face the consequences if need be to get the unadulterated message out to a lost and dying world ... or did we opt for a more palatable Christianity Lite? Did we jettison the Word in favor of Chanticleer and his dung cow?

I am often reminded of the prayer the apostles prayed when threatened by the Sanhedrin to quit preaching Jesus, "And now, Lord, take note of their threats, and grant that Your bond-servants may speak Your word with all confidence" (Acts 4:29). May that be our prayer in these dark days in which we live!

Love,

Pastor Jeff Schreve,
From His Heart Ministries


Dr. Jeff Schreve believes that no matter how badly you may have messed up in life, God still loves you and has a wonderful plan just for you. From His Heart provides real truth, love and hope on over 700 radio stations each day, in 182 countries each week on TV, and is always available online. Pastor Jeff takes no income from this ministry. All donations go to furthering the broadcast outreach. As a listener/viewer supported ministry, we thank you for joining with us to help speak the truth in love to a lost and hurting world. Go to www.fromhisheart.org for more information.

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From His Heart Ministries is the TV, Radio and Internet broadcast outreach of Dr. Jeff Schreve who believes that no matter how badly you have messed up in life, God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life. We’re on mission to help a new generation discover their creator through the preaching of the compassionate, relevant, yet uncompromised truth of the Gospel. Pastor Jeff speaks the truth in love with clear biblical content combined with engaging, personal stories. His messages are filled with life-giving principles for everyday living and eternal assurance.

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About Dr. Jeff Schreve

Jeff's life has been radically changed by Jesus Christ.
Growing up in a church-going home, Jeff learned a lot about God, but he did not know God. He believed in Jesus in the same way he believed in George Washington: he knew Jesus was real, but had not personally met Him. All this changed one night after a Young Life meeting when he was alone in his bedroom. There Jeff saw his need for Christ and His forgiveness and surrendered his life to Jesus.

As a student at the University of Texas, Jeff grew in his Christian life. He graduated with a degree in business and moved back home to Houston, Texas to start a career in business. There he met his future wife, Debbie, at a single's group meeting at Champion Forest Baptist Church. They were married in 1986 and have been blessed with a wonderful relationship and three awesome daughters and two beautiful grandchildren.

A New Direction
After spending 13 years as a chemical salesman, God called Dr. Schreve to preach. He left his secure position and moved his family to North Carolina to attend Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. It was a scary and difficult move to make ... but it was one of the best decisions they have ever made. One year later, God called them to serve on staff at Champion Forest Baptist Church. In 2000, he completed his Master of Divinity degree graduating from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He graduated with a Doctor of Ministry degree in 2014 from Southeastern Seminary.

Jeff Schreve has been the senior Pastor of First Baptist Texarkana in 2003, a growing and exciting church with 4500+ members.

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