The Wake Up generation
PAUL B THOMAS TOPICAL BIBLE NOTES
#04 THE WAKE UP GENERATION
Awake thou who sleepest arise from the dead and Christ shall give you light (Ephesians 5;14)
I was watching a preacher this morning. he struggled to get started, fiddled around with his water bottle then after one minute of silence prayed a prayer of pitty and hopelessness. I felt sorry for him and more sorry for the hearers. such preachers be better off being ted talkers than pulpit preachers. Preacher if you’re going to preach, preach to wake up the dead. Preach to shake up the living. Enter the pulpit with something to say, purposefully enthusiastically and directly. Preacher, preach to wake up a generation. Preachers who have shout and clout. preachers who preach with enthusiasm (from theos) ‘God’ they preach like God in the pulpit.
10 signs of ANOINTED preaching1.Preaching that breaks the yoke of bondage, inadequacy, control and setback2.Preaching that arouses attention and creates expectancy (Acts 3;6).3.Preaches that creates a “what shall” we do question from the hearers (Acts 2;37)4.Preaching that disturbs the pagan, carnal and ungodly (Acts 4;2 NKJV)5.Preaching that shows you have been with Jesus (Acts 4;13)6.Preaching that is spoken boldly (Acts 4;29)7.Preaching that teaches educates and equips (Ephesisans 4;11)8.Preaching that has an anointing from heaven (Isaiah)9. Preaching that unlocks hidden truths in the name (Acts 4;7).10. Preaching that fills the city with doctrine (Acts5;28).
Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have FILLED JERUSALEM with your DOCTRINE, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us….Then Peter and the other apostles answered and (Acts 5;58)
Doctrine is demonstrational truth, signs and wonders always follow it. doctrine is secret revelation unlocked in the minds of the hearers, doctrine shales and awakes cities, this is one very reason then why are cities are not shaken when the preacher preachers the world.
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, we ought to obey God rather than men. (Acts 5;58).Doctrine is mans response to God’s call to awake a city. Doctrine is mans response to gods call to preach the gospel. Doctrine is not boring its life changing. doctrine is not rules and religion ,doctrine is WORD… my word is life.. my word is doctrine. (John 5;24)