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1. How to Preach Better? - How to receive Messages from God? - 1 - R.Stanley
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bring you greetings in the name of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who has
counted us faithful and put us in this
generations. We have nothing to boast
of. We are what we are because of the
grace of God. And we will do what we
would do because and only because of the
this desire to hold a seminar like this
so I would pass on to a forthcoming
generation of preachers. What I have
learned over the last 44 years of my
preaching ministry has been growing
I preached my first sermon in the month
of May in 1963 and I stand here in the
month of May in 2007 after 44 years to
teach what I have learned over the years
preaching. I don't stand here because I
think I know I can preach better than
you. But I believe there are some
valuable lessons which would be very
helpful to you in your ongoing preaching ministry.
This seminar is not to teach you how to
Apollos. Turn with me to the 18th
Acts and I will read to you from verse
28. Besides taking down notes, it is a
necessary and it is must for you to turn
to the Bible references because you are
conveniently provided with a writing desk.
I am reading from New King James
Version. New King
James. A certain Jew named Apollos born at
at
Alexandria, an eloquent man and mighty
in the scriptures came to fishes.
Alexandria. This man had been instructed
Lord, and being fervent in spirit, he
spoke and taught accurately the things
of the Lord, though he knew only the
John, and he began to speak boldly in
Apollos coming from a good background in
Alexandria, a man who was eloquent in his
scriptures and he was instructed in the
Lord. He was fervent in
spirit. He taught accurately the things
synagogue. So many plus points about
26, when Aula and Priscilla heard him,
they took him aside and explained to him
accurately. Already he was preaching accurately.
accurately. He was not a beginner. He
orator. But this couple felt some
dimension was missing in this man's preaching.
So they did not criticize him in public
residence and they taught him the way of
accurately. So the man from Alexandria
now comes to Aaya
Aaya
Alexandria and what happens in verse 27 latter
portion and he arrived greatly helped
grace. He didn't help them. He greatly
because he vigorously refuted that Jesus was
Christ. Already he was a bold preacher.
That was because of the input that this
God. You are already
preachers. You are already speakers and
But my ministry during these three days,
God willing, under his grace and
enablement would be that of Aul and
better. I hope you are getting oriented
There are so many ministries in the
world but preaching perhaps is the
all. I will give an example from John's
chapter. Most of you know this prayer by heart.
Jesus prayed many prayers, but this is
the longest prayer of Jesus recorded in the
Bible. And this prayer we call the high
Christ. And this prayer he offered
four, I have finished the work which you
do. I have finished the work. Say I have
do. What is that work that father had
Look at the sixth
verse, the second portion of that
word. Look at verse eight. I have given
word. Verse
14, I have given them your word.
word. Verse
Verse
17, sanctify them by your truth and your
truth. So when Jesus was reporting back
at the end of the day what he did on the
face of this earth doing his three and a
half years of earthly ministry he tells
the father I have completed the work
that you have given me. What is that
word? I have given your word to the people.
You may be doing 101 things, but the
basic calling of every Christian is to
proclaim the word that God has given him.
At the end of our lives, we must be able
to say, "Lord, I have finished your
work. The word you gave me, I have given
Some of us start preaching at 16 years
did. But some people start preaching
60 and some of you start somewhere in
teenager or you have begun your ministry
age or you have started to preach only
citizen. 16 or 40 or 60 whatever period
level because there is a text which God
has inscribed in his word exclusively for
youth. Now this is from the teenage I
ministry to this day I declare your wonderful
works. So that mean teenage to middle age.
on. 18th
verse. Now also when I am old and
me. What should you do for
until I declare your strength to this
mercies. Now somewhere I am middle age
age. Oh Lord give me that enablement and
grace even though I may be gayheaded
until that's very important until I have
Now I want all of you to read 17th and
prayer. That is a prayer that we all
aloud. One, two. Oh God, you have taught
me from
my this day I declare your word
word
also and heaven. Oh God, do not forsake me.
me.
and declare your strength to the
generation and power to everyone to
come. Praise God for the mercy that has
been upon us that we could make it this
seminar. Tangaraj a professor from Madra
University. He had applied for this
Samuel. But suddenly he died on the 19th of
of March.
March and his wife wrote a letter to me
saying that he was so anxious and
enthusiastic to attend the seminar but
God called him to a better land.
for one missionary of blessing youth
mission was praying for several months
to attend this program but his mother
suddenly passed away he could not make
the and one MT student from REC Trishi
by name Vimel was looking forward to
this program so enthusiastically running
about during the last few weeks day
before yesterday he met with a very bad
road accident and broke his knees and he
We are here by the grace of God. If you
believe it, lift up your hand and say, "Amen."
We are not better than those who could
not make it but God counts us more
importantly than others and he counts on
us with a greater seriousness. That's
In the selection letter, I had requested
you to at least once go through Psalm
And I told you in that letter that it is
God. Earlier I was thinking Psalm 119 is
But when I was meditating aresh for this
program, I suddenly found that it was
not a statement but every words of 119
psalm is a prayer to God concerning the
for. So the best prayer you can ever
make before climbing on any pullpit
anywhere anytime in your life is to read
When we talk about preaching, there are
preaching. That was very clearly spelt
sermon. And number three, how to preach
Step number one, how to receive messages from
revelation. Number two, how to construct a
construction. How to preach the sermon.
revelation. Number two,
construction. Number three,
presentation. Suppose you don't want to
have three steps and you want to have
First step you can call preparation.
proclamation. Revelation and
preparation and proclamation is what
deadness. Let me say that again.
deadness. The letter kills but the
Construction without revelation is like
a tomb, but construction with revelation
Whether your message was born in a womb
step. Sermons born in head will reach
the heads but sermons born in the heart
deadness. Presentation without
Once
again, presentation without construction is
disorderliness.
Presentation without revelation and
Now you have to grade yourself and gauge
ministering because these things I
evaluation. Are you constructing without
revelation? Are you presenting without
construction or revelation? All these
evaluation. There is a very interesting
28:28 and I will read to you the first
grown. This is a very very important
bread. Let me say that again. All the
bread. Step number one.
grain that is the
seed that is the
revelation. Number two, it shall be
ground that is the
preparation. This is the
construction and third stage it becomes
You can't throw the grain on people
indigestion and without grain you can
revelation. Then you grind it and you
make it into that is a process in the
construction. And then you bake it in
the oven and then you serve it to
presentation. I am painting a mental
I'm sorry. I'm not used to overhead
projection or PowerPoint presentation.
you. So I will try to paint the picture
revelation. There is a conception of a
Then that
uh life the tiny life grows inside the
sermon. Development of the parts of the baby.
It it is becoming a
a
mother. Third stage is very
The delivery of the baby natural
delivery. So this is third step that is
sermon. Now I have given you two analogy
one from the kitchen and the other from
gynecology for you to understand what
Now we will spend the day with step number
one.
Revelation. Now I have oriented you. Now
you have to come along with me and never
Revelation. I would like to begin with
revelation 6811 of book of Psalms.
Keep your Bibles onto your left and your
notebooks on your right if you are a
right-hander and turn to your Bibles
with your left fingers and write down
for Psalm 68 and verse
11. The Lord gave the
word. You know that's the most important
thing. The Lord gave the word. You look
at the stress. You know when we read the
Bible, the stress is important. The Lord
And great was the company of those who proclaimed
proclamation. The Lord gave the
word. Originally the word which God gave
hand. But for preaching out of this
general word, God has to give us a
You know we are choosing the words very
word. From this written word which is a
general word, God is giving us a
That is what normally spoken on in
charismatic circles with two Greek words
Remma is a specific word out of the general
logos. So if you have to be a real good
preacher according to the pattern and
desire of God, you must start with this
Acknowledging
God as the giver of the word is the
foremost and the primary step in any
Once there is some failure as we say in
Tamil mud
cornal everywhere you will have problem.
If you have any problem at that point
zigzagging. Look at 2 Corinthians 9th chapter.
chapter.
I look at the 10th
verse. See how beautifully all these
soil. You know that's a wonderful thing.
word. So went out to sow. What will he
sow? He who gives seed to the ser.
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important. Now let us meet that old
prophet. I wish we have more weeping prophets
today. A weeping prophet will shun
public limelight and he will die in the
presence of God for the slain daughter
generation. Second chapter of
Jeremiah. First words. The word of the
Lord came to
me. Seventh
chapter, first words. The word came to
Lord. 11th chapter, first
word. The word that came to Jeremiah
Lord. 14th chapter, first
word. The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah.
16th chapter first
verse. The word of the Lord that came to me
me
saying, "Oh brothers and sisters, each
of us before we set out to do anything
for a sermon must be able to testify
honestly not with assumption but with
assurance that the word of the Lord came
Now let us look at the greatest of all
women. How did he begin his
ministry? Third chapter of Luke's gospel
verse the word of God came to John the
came. You know in the English Bible it
says the word of the Lord came but in
the Tamil translation there is a shade.
I thank God for such inspired
translator. I think they were able to
pick up that one particular shade from
In other words, Jeremiah was conceived
Lord. John the Baptist was conceived
Lord. How does this
There are three or four important
conditions which you have to follow if
you should become conceived with the
Lord. You have to come with every step
very carefully and applying it instantly
God? Or more correctly, how do you
God? Number one, by walking closely with God.
Not walking casually with God, but
God. Turn with me the book of Psalms chapter
25. I will read to you the 14th
verse. The secret of the Lord is with
Say that
again. The secret of the Lord is with
Now let us meet meet that minor
Amos third
chapter vers seven and
8. The Lord God does nothing unless he
reveals his secret to his servants the prophets.
fear. The Lord God has spoken. Who can
proclaim? How do we conceive the word of God?
God. How did the word of God come to
Baptist? It was not a mere luck, but it
was God's look. Mind you, it was not
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How did that
happen? Look at the long first chapter
Luke, first
chapter and look at the 80th
verse. The child grew. This is about
John the Baptist. The child grew and
became strong in spirit and was in the
desert till the day of his manifestation to
Israel. In order to be mighty in
scriptures, you must be mighty in your spirit.
chapter. This is the confession psalm of
failure. What does he say in the sixth
verse? Behold, you desire truth in the
And in the hidden part, you will make me
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me? When there is truth in the inward
parts and the hidden part, the Lord will
God. We want to do mighty things of
jaw. But our only problem is that we
want unconditional utility from the hand
chapter and look at the 14th
verse. Jesus appointed 12
disciples. Why did Jesus appoint 12
gospel or was it just to perform
miracles? No, there was something which
was more important than all the rest of the
after that only that he might send them
preach. Being with God is the
God. Now this is what is not properly
emphasized individually or corporately
You can be as much as you can for God
provided you are as much and as you can
So to be much for God, you must be much with
God. Used to I remember one angel before
model because that speaks a lot to me as a
preacher. We meet that angel in Luke's
him, "I am Gabriel who stands in the
God." Now that is the first
qualification. Now that is the first condition.
condition.
I am Gabriel who stands in the presence of
God. I am sent to speak to you these
You must first stand before God before
them. I stand in the presence of God and
I am sent to speak to you the word of God.
times. This is what he has written in
books. No man should stand before an
audience who has not first stood before
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awes who has not first stood before the Almighty.
If you want to be a successful preacher
in the eyes of God, you must during your
lifetime at least once go through the
writings of the great saint
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We have some copies of that man's book
bookstore. Em bones entire all his seven
or eight books on prayer. It is all
bound in one volume. You can have it
now. It is available at the close of
during our student days. We went after
one book after the other. We did not get
Now all the eight books are available as
a single volume as a very very affordable
price. So much has been borrowed from
this man's writing by toer by Leonard
Ravenhill and so many classic writers of
If you start reading this book, you
cannot complete reading this book on
your study chair. You will have to kneel
preachers. Nobody could have ever
preaching. But there is a prophetic
chapter and I will read to you the fourth
fourth
verse. Look at the preacher's life of Jesus
Christ. The Lord God has given me the
tongue of the learner that I should know
how to speak a word in season to him who
How does he do
morning. So a preacher without a good
devotional life like this does not make
This is a messianic prophecy concerning Jesus
Christ. How does he give me a tongue of the
season? Because he wakes me up morning by
morning. Early morning, 8:00 risers.
preacher. History, whether it is Bible
history or church history, never knows
of a preacher who gets up only at 8:00
who has ever made it in God's school of graduation.
Dear brothers and sisters, unless we
wake up before others wake up so the sun
will not see us on our knees by then we
have been through with our devotions
like Hudson Taylor of China. We're not
going to chain this generation for God.
Elisha said I want double portion. We
must say double portion is insufficient
for this generation. We want four times
or if necessary eight times the spirit
How can we receive or conceive the word of
God? By walking closely. Underline that
Lord. Number two, how do you conceive
the word of
scriptures. Say that again. By soaking
You remember I told you at the outset of
logos. This specific word is picked out
word. How did the word of the Lord come
He already soaked himself with the 39
Testament. He was not simply walking
here and there aimlessly in some desert
and suddenly God said I'm going to make.
No, he already had a homework of soaking
himself in the 39 books of the old
covenant. And out of that came the word
at take for example John's gospel first
See how much John the Baptist had
already been soaking himself in the
scriptures. He said, "I am the voice of
one crying in the wilderness, make
straight the way of the Lord, as the
So that means he had studied the book of
Isaiah very much thoroughly. Isn't [Music]
it? So without studying the book of
Isaiah, he could not have quoted this text.
If there is no soup in the bowl, it will not come in the
loggers. As much as you expand the container of your heart with the
container of your heart with the fullness of the Holy Spirit, to that
fullness of the Holy Spirit, to that extent the word of the Lord will come
extent the word of the Lord will come freely.
Now this was John the Baptist. Now let us look at his cousin
Baptist. Now let us look at his cousin Jesus Christ.
Even from the 12th year, he was full of the scriptures. So much so, sitting in
the scriptures. So much so, sitting in par with the prophets and interpreters
par with the prophets and interpreters of the Mosaic law, he was not only able
of the Mosaic law, he was not only able to ask questions, he was also able to
to ask questions, he was also able to answer
foreign. So if he knew the Bible so much when he was
when he was 12, just imagine when he would have
12, just imagine when he would have started to fill himself with the word of
started to fill himself with the word of God.
He goes into the temple. A book is given to
temple. A book is given to him. Not a small book like
him. Not a small book like this. Huge
this. Huge scroll. Not a small chapter book of
scroll. Not a small chapter book of Hosea or Amos.
But a long book of Isaiah, big scroll. I think two coil cuties, two sections
think two coil cuties, two sections would have given that book
to not easy. A single man cannot carry the book of Isaiah.
the book of Isaiah. Today you are hesitating to carry the
Bible and you can't simply turn pages like this. They were not pages long
like this. They were not pages long curtain like cloth.
him because he was so thorough with the contents of the
scroll. Quickly he just browsed through that scroll and came to the place Isaiah
that scroll and came to the place Isaiah 61st chapter.
Now turn with me to that passage in book of Luke 4th
chapter 16th verse. He came to Nazareth where he had
verse. He came to Nazareth where he had been brought up and as his uh custom was
been brought up and as his uh custom was he went into the synagogue on the
he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day and stood up to read.
He was handed the book of Isaiah. That means it was an ordeal. Somebody has to
means it was an ordeal. Somebody has to take it and give it to
He found the place where it was written, "The spirit
place where it was written, "The spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has
of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me to
read, he rolled back the scroll and gave it to the gave it to the
six. This is what the Bible says. He gave it to the
says. He gave it to the attendant and the eyes of all the people
attendant and the eyes of all the people were upon
him. Then he said, Today this scripture rema out of
logos. This scripture that is remar out of
logos. So he was not asking people somewhere it is written you know you
somewhere it is written you know you know where it is. He was not asking the
know where it is. He was not asking the congregation for help.
No, he found it. He read it. He folded it. And he affirmed
it. And he affirmed [Applause]
us? Your father and I, we had to trick you with sorrow for three full days.
Mommy, why did you search for me like that? Don't you know that I should be
that? Don't you know that I should be after my father's
business? What was the father's business? He was not
business? He was not preaching. The first recorded saying,
preaching. The first recorded saying, the first time Jesus opened his mouth
the first time Jesus opened his mouth and that is recorded in the Bible is
and that is recorded in the Bible is about this meditation of God's word. My
about this meditation of God's word. My father's business
My father's business. This is the first recorded saying of Jesus
Christ. So if you are a preacher, your business is to study the word of God.
What is the father's business assigned for
you? Now, what is the last recorded saying of Jesus
Christ? You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you and you shall
Holy Spirit comes on you and you shall be witnesses in Jerusalem, all Judea,
be witnesses in Jerusalem, all Judea, Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
When he said it, a cloud took him out of their
side. So the first recorded saying of Jesus is about meditation of the word
Jesus is about meditation of the word and the last recorded saying of Jesus
and the last recorded saying of Jesus Christ is about the proclamation of the
Christ is about the proclamation of the word.
word. [Music]
In other words, as far as Jesus was
words, as far as Jesus was concerned, meditation was for 25 years.
concerned, meditation was for 25 years. Proclamation was only for three years.
Five VBS he attended VBS when he was 5 years old. Five to 30 25 years
years old. Five to 30 25 years meditation 30 to 33 and odd. That is
meditation 30 to 33 and odd. That is proclamation.
proclamation. Now I hope I am trying to give you a proper balance of what God
give you a proper balance of what God expects from us as ministers of God's
expects from us as ministers of God's word.
Colossians third chapter look at the 16th verse
chapter look at the 16th verse Colossians 3 and verse
Colossians 3 and verse 16. Let the word of Christ dwell in you
16. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom.
Bible. Let the word of Christ not dwell. Let the word of Christ dwell in you
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly. I like that word. Underline that
richly. I like that word. Underline that word richly. Not just enough more than
word richly. Not just enough more than what is necessary.
It is not just a casual reading. Let it dwell in you. That mean dwelling means
dwell in you. That mean dwelling means deep meditation, isn't
deep meditation, isn't [Music]
it? 12 means you have to dwell in the Bible.
You must dwell in a text until you exhaust
it and in all wisdom that means do all analysis that
wisdom that means do all analysis that is possible on that
verse. I'm not scaring you. I am challenging you this morning.
Somebody within you might be telling now I never thought that this is so much. In
I never thought that this is so much. In this case I better not only quit the
this case I better not only quit the preach better seminar better I quit
preach better seminar better I quit preaching altogether.
I have 200% conviction as I stand before you that I am speaking to a group of men
you that I am speaking to a group of men and women who would be responsible for
and women who would be responsible for shaping this and the next generation for
shaping this and the next generation for God through the ministry of his word.
I have come with a prayer. Oh God, let not this seminar become another program.
not this seminar become another program. Let it become another event in church
Let it become another event in church history.
[Applause] That's a great translation. Not a
That's a great translation. Not a program but an event in the life of
program but an event in the life of every one of you affecting church
every one of you affecting church history for good.
What you receive during these three days when you go to apply them in your life
when you go to apply them in your life situation you will see what can happen
situation you will see what can happen and what cannot happen.
Gifting is important. I want to be gifted to preach
important. I want to be gifted to preach the word of
God. But gifting without corresponding exercise gets wasted like waters who are
exercise gets wasted like waters who are not blocked by dams.
1 Timothy 4th chapter. Look at the 14th
chapter. Look at the 14th verse. There is the senior apostle
verse. There is the senior apostle speaking to the junior probationary.
Don't neglect the gift that is in you which was given you by prophecy with the
which was given you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the
prosperity. How can you be very careful about that gift that has been given
you? Next verse gives the answer. Meditate on these
things. You know, I like that stress in the Tamil
the Tamil translations. In English, if you want to
translations. In English, if you want to put it, you have to say meditate rather
put it, you have to say meditate rather on these
on these [Music]
things. Give yourself entirely to them that your progress may be evident to
that your progress may be evident to all.
better. Your progress must be evident to all people to such an extent you should
all people to such an extent you should totally give yourself for that exercise.
I often check myself not by the comments of people but the critical analysis of
people. I want to preach better every year than the previous year.
I am not boasting. I constantly check that with
boasting. I constantly check that with some senior men of God who either listen
some senior men of God who either listen to me in the meetings or through media.
And I thank God several of them honestly and objectively are able to say you
and objectively are able to say you preach better today than what you did 10
preach better today than what you did 10 years
ago. I don't paste it on my forehead to go about photographing.
all. They should be able to find out this man is
improving. Not only gifting but also exercise.
home. That's why he's able to do better. Brothers and sisters, this
better. Brothers and sisters, this training part of it, this homework part
training part of it, this homework part of it is not sufficiently taught in most
of it is not sufficiently taught in most of our programs.
Inspiration is important. Perspiration is even more
important. Once again, inspiration without perspiration is wasted waters.
useful. As much as God inspires thoughts in you, so much so you should persspire
in you, so much so you should persspire in the presence of God with the
word by soaking yourself in the scriptures.
[Applause] Bible. Now turn with me to Psalm
119. You know these are all text which should be embedded on
96. What does the psalmist confess before God?
I have seen the consummation of all
perfection. I have seen the consummation of all wonderful things in this
world. But your commandment is exceedingly broad.
unfathomable. Oh, you just keep going and going and going. It still keeps
going. One thing we have to thank God when we go to heaven, when we meet the
when we go to heaven, when we meet the face of the father is just to praise God
face of the father is just to praise God for his son, then for his spirit. And
for his son, then for his spirit. And thirdly, I will praise God for the
thirdly, I will praise God for the scriptures.
consmiration. But your word is exceedingly
pro after meditating on one particular text for years together. Next time when
text for years together. Next time when I read it, as I read John 17th chapter
I read it, as I read John 17th chapter recently or as I read Psalm 119
recently or as I read Psalm 119 recently, yo, so much is yet to be dug
recently, yo, so much is yet to be dug out.
Brothers and sisters, if you want to make a good preacher, spend the night
make a good preacher, spend the night hours. When the world goes to sleep, you
hours. When the world goes to sleep, you be awake to meditate on the word.
for is it possible when young girls are spending the precious times of their
spending the precious times of their sleep in call centers? Can we not and
sleep in call centers? Can we not and should we not and will we not?
119 and come to verse 148, see what the psalmist
148, see what the psalmist says. My eyes are awake through the
says. My eyes are awake through the night watches that I may meditate on
night watches that I may meditate on your
word. is unlike you keep the alarm clock at 6:00 in the morning and when it
at 6:00 in the morning and when it strikes you strike it and stop it and
strikes you strike it and stop it and continue sleeping.
No, but I awake before the night watches to meditate on God's word, not to scheme
to meditate on God's word, not to scheme something against another person.
just to meditate on God's word. How many of us have that habit? I
word. How many of us have that habit? I don't want you to put up your
hands. I don't want to put down preachers before other fellow preachers.
would ask this question out of the 365 days in a year,
question out of the 365 days in a year, how many nights you would have spent
how many nights you would have spent just like closely for meditation of
just like closely for meditation of God's holy
word. Preaching is a free gift, but it is not a cheap ministry.
That's you have to always understand. It's a free
understand. It's a free gift but it is not a cheap ministry.
I just want you to turn with me to Matthew's gospel 13th chapter to see
Matthew's gospel 13th chapter to see something which is extremely challenging
something which is extremely challenging for all of us.
52nd words. These are the precious words of
words. These are the precious words of Jesus
Christ. What does he say? Every scribe instructed concerning
say? Every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom of heaven is like a
the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his
householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.
What is your heart? What is your
heart? What is your heart? That is a treasure
heart? That is a treasure box. Who is an instructor? Well
box. Who is an instructor? Well instructed scribe.
Out of his treasure he brings things which are old and
new. What does it mean? You would have understood it in various ways but I will
understood it in various ways but I will tell you how I understood it.
I think this speaks about the old testament and the new
testament revelations and new revelation. Old meditations and new
revelation. Old meditations and new meditations. In other words, keeping on
meditations. In other words, keeping on updating what we have received from
God. Turn with me to Luke's gospel. There is another example from the life
There is another example from the life of the Lord Jesus Christ concerning his
of the Lord Jesus Christ concerning his knowledge of the
scriptures. 20th chapter of Luke's gospel and verse
gospel and verse 37 Luke 20 and verse
37 Luke 20 and verse 37 I'll read the 37th words for
37 I'll read the 37th words for you. How interestingly Jesus spoke.
Even Moses showed in the burning bush passage that the dead are raised.
He did not did not say which chapter and which
verse. Because when Jesus had the Bible, the Bible was not divided into chapters
the Bible was not divided into chapters and
passages. So he says in the burning bush passage, Moses says look at the
passage, Moses says look at the knowledge of Jesus Christ concerning the
knowledge of Jesus Christ concerning the Bible.
When you study the Bible, I suggest every time you finish
Bible, I suggest every time you finish reading the Bible once, you change the
translation. Each time you go to a new translation, you will experience a
translation, you will experience a freshness of
freshness of thought.
Already when you got yourself registered some sheets would have given to
you. Now if you had arrived late maybe you can just share that from your
neighbor. This is a very helpful academic and practical information that
academic and practical information that is necessary for every preacher. If you
is necessary for every preacher. If you are able to do anything in English,
I was looking for a chart like this for many years. I never came across anyone
many years. I never came across anyone until I got it just last month when I
until I got it just last month when I had been to
states. There are two types of translations of the Bible.
translation. The other thought forthought
translation. Say that again. One is word for word
for word translation. And the other one thought
translation. And the other one thought for
translation. Both are necessary. You know why? Hebrew and
necessary. You know why? Hebrew and Greek are dynamic languages which will
Greek are dynamic languages which will defeat a single word translation.
languages. So when you take word for word, sometimes you lose the
thought. But when you go for thought for thought, sometimes you lose the
thought, sometimes you lose the inspiration.
Now most of us who are having English Bibles, we have the King James version
Bibles, we have the King James version that is word for word.
family. Even amplified Bible is word for word with extra words
word with extra words applied.
Amplified but recent days we are having lots of thought forthought translation.
The latest in thought forthought translation is what is called the
translation is what is called the message
bible. This was translated by a pastor after pastoring a church for 30 years.
Now this is becoming extremely popular all over the
Paraphrase. So this book I recommend very strongly for anyone who wants to
very strongly for anyone who wants to get the energy of the original language.
And you have got something in between. It's neither word for word nor thought
It's neither word for word nor thought for
thought. For example, NIV New International Version. Show it
NIV New International Version. Show it to you. Please show it to him. NIV New
to you. Please show it to him. NIV New International Version. You see it is at
International Version. You see it is at the
center. Now leaving out the two extremes. It comes to the center. It is
extremes. It comes to the center. It is a balance of word for word and thought
a balance of word for word and thought for
thought. So next time you want to have a translation, you want to know which one
translation, you want to know which one to buy, don't go from preacher to
to buy, don't go from preacher to preacher on consultation and further
preacher on consultation and further confusion. Take this tabular column.
confusion. Take this tabular column. It's clear. It is very objective. It is
It's clear. It is very objective. It is scientific analysis. You find out which
scientific analysis. You find out which one you need. This end of the spectrum
one you need. This end of the spectrum or the other end of the spectrum or
or the other end of the spectrum or somewhere in between. That's your
somewhere in between. That's your choice.
perfect. No translation is perfect. Every translation has got
defect. We don't have any of the original manuscripts. All the original
original manuscripts. All the original manuscripts are
lost. Whatever we have is only the copies of copies of copies of the
manuscripts. So copying errors must be given allowance.
So no single translation is complete. We need other
translations. Now please feel free to take copies of it to give it to young
take copies of it to give it to young people and other Christians who want
people and other Christians who want this great information.
this great information. [Music]
You don't change anything but use it as it is. You don't need to worry about
it is. You don't need to worry about copyright. I have got permission for all
copyright. I have got permission for all of you from the original publisher. I
of you from the original publisher. I met with them, talked to them and got
met with them, talked to them and got permission.
So every time you read through the Bible, get a new
translation and you find a new dynamic equivalent just springing
also in vernacular also you can do that. Ora we have got
also you can do that. Ora we have got new translation. Bengali we have got new
new translation. Bengali we have got new translation. Tamil we got new
translation. Tamil we got new translation. Use them
all. Only imperfections vary but no perfection is not there. It is only
perfection is not there. It is only imperfections.
So just open up your mind to come into the treasure of the reservoir of the
the treasure of the reservoir of the scriptures and be like a well inspected
scriptures and be like a well inspected scribe who can bring out both from the
scribe who can bring out both from the old and new things which are
Before we break for tea, I want to say just one
34:16, "Search from the book of the Lord and
read. Not one of these shall fail. Not one shall like her
mage. My mouth has commanded it and his spirit has gathered
it and his spirit has gathered together."
together." Don't expect everything to be done by
Don't expect everything to be done by the mouth of God and spirit of God. You
the mouth of God and spirit of God. You need to do your own searching and
reading all over the world. We have got many study
Bibles. But the oldest of all the reference Bibles is the Scoffield study
reference Bibles is the Scoffield study Bible.
This Scoffield Bible was the foundation for many other study Bibles which came
later in the Scorefield. They have not acknowledged Scoffield but the truth is
acknowledged Scoffield but the truth is that they have used the Scoffield Bible.
Recently we have got Scoffield Bible that is adapted.
translations. Now we have it here in this booktore in new international
version. If you want to think of one reference Bible, underline that word
reference Bible, underline that word reference Bible, you must go for
Scorefield. And if you want a reference Bible where you can have some searching
Bible where you can have some searching also, go for Nelson's NKJV study Bible.
Nelson study Bible. You know why I recommend this
Bible? Some study Bibles are written by some
individuals. So their own personal opinions will be dominant all through
opinions will be dominant all through the
notes. But this is not an individual. This is a broad team and spectrum of
This is a broad team and spectrum of nationalities and denominational
representatives. So there is no eccentric view or sectarianism in these
eccentric view or sectarianism in these Bibles.
Now I want to tell you it is not a sales advertisement. All that you see in this
advertisement. All that you see in this bookstore in this program you can close
bookstore in this program you can close your eyes and buy them. There is a
your eyes and buy them. There is a guarantee because several long long
guarantee because several long long awards of browsing through the pages,
awards of browsing through the pages, consulting the leaders and checking up
consulting the leaders and checking up with the other resources have gone on to
with the other resources have gone on to bring to you what is available
for each of the title there are only 10 copies. So you have to rush for your
copies. So you have to rush for your copy otherwise you can always place
copy otherwise you can always place orders which will be arriving reaching
orders which will be arriving reaching you after 3 four months.
It is one of the oldest books used by great revivalist of the old
times. Treasury of scripture knowledge. Treasury of scripture knowledge. Five
Treasury of scripture knowledge. Five lakhs passages are given reference
here. For each text and words in the Bible, there are paragraphs of
references. You must have heard about a great man of God.
He recommended it for all the Bible college
college [Music]
students. I am using it for about 25 years. An excellent tool for Bible
study. Somebody asked a question to that great evangelist Dr. Billy Graham.
Suppose you are given another life. What will you
do? You know what he said? I will preach less and study
said. But this old man was shivering inside the dungeon prison
Timothy. It's very cold here. So when you come bring my blanket
here. So when you come bring my blanket with
Bible and also don't forget to bring my other
books. Man, you are dying in another few days or weeks. You are going to breathe
days or weeks. You are going to breathe last.
You are not even able to withstand the cold. You are shivering for
blanket. No, no, bring my blanket. Bring the Bible and bring all the books
also. So before I die, I want to read them again.
scriptures. Number one, walk closely with
with [Music]
[Music] God. Number
God. Number two, soak yourself with the scriptures.
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