{"id":4663,"date":"2013-10-03T21:52:32","date_gmt":"2013-10-04T03:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/?p=4663"},"modified":"2013-10-03T21:54:40","modified_gmt":"2013-10-04T03:54:40","slug":"pray-for-new-mexicos-preaching-pastors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/2013\/10\/pray-for-new-mexicos-preaching-pastors\/","title":{"rendered":"Pray for New Mexico&#8217;s Preaching Pastors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If the church is to be strong for her work in the world, she will need to be established in the Word. Preachers are a primary way God gets that done. Listen to how Paul described Timothy&#8217;s job:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus,\u00c2\u00a0who is to judge the living and the dead, and by\u00c2\u00a0his appearing and his kingdom:\u00c2\u00a0preach the word; be ready in season and out of season;\u00c2\u00a0reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 1 Timothy 4:1-2<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And so this is how we can pray for the church: by praying for God&#8217;s preachers to preach God&#8217;s Word.<\/p>\n<p>This week at DSC we&#8217;ve had 40 pastors from throughout the region on site for a preaching workshop led by Simeon Trust. It&#8217;s called, the\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.simeontrust.org\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=12&amp;Itemid=123\">Simeon Trust Workshop on Biblical Exposition<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0and this is DSC&#8217;s second year to host this three day event. Its purpose is to help\u00c2\u00a0pastors grow in their confidence in and ability with the Word of God. For those interested in theological training who desire to know and teach the Bible well, Simeon Trust also offers an online course worth checking out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.simeontrust.org\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=6&amp;Itemid=353\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Below are some pictures from the last few days of the workshop. As you browse these photos and as this workshop comes to mind, please pray for these men and for their encouragement in the lofty, difficult, and wonderful task of preaching the Word.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/20131003\u00e2\u20ac\u201c9656.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4668 alignnone\" alt=\"20131003\u00e2\u20ac\u201c9656\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/20131003\u00e2\u20ac\u201c9656.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/20131002\u00e2\u20ac\u201c9632.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"20131002\u00e2\u20ac\u201c9632\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/20131002\u00e2\u20ac\u201c9632.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/20131002\u00e2\u20ac\u201c9643.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4667 alignnone\" alt=\"20131002\u00e2\u20ac\u201c9643\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/20131002\u00e2\u20ac\u201c9643.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/20131004\u00e2\u20ac\u201c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4674\" alt=\"20131004\u00e2\u20ac\u201c\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/20131004\u00e2\u20ac\u201c.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/20131003\u00e2\u20ac\u201c9675.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4669 alignnone\" alt=\"20131003\u00e2\u20ac\u201c9675\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/20131003\u00e2\u20ac\u201c9675.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/20131003\u00e2\u20ac\u201c9680.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4671 alignnone\" alt=\"20131003\u00e2\u20ac\u201c9680\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/20131003\u00e2\u20ac\u201c9680.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/20131003\u00e2\u20ac\u201c9678.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4670 alignnone\" alt=\"20131003\u00e2\u20ac\u201c9678\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/20131003\u00e2\u20ac\u201c9678.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/20131002\u00e2\u20ac\u201c9637.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4666 alignnone\" alt=\"20131002\u00e2\u20ac\u201c9637\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/20131002\u00e2\u20ac\u201c9637.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/20131003\u00e2\u20ac\u201c9733.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4673 alignnone\" alt=\"20131003\u00e2\u20ac\u201c9733\" src=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/20131003\u00e2\u20ac\u201c9733.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This Sunday morning, Juan Sanchez, one of this year&#8217;s workshop speakers, will be preaching for us. Prepare for his sermon, titled, &#8220;When God is No Longer Silent,&#8221; by reading 1 Samuel 3. Juan is the\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.highpointeaustin.org\/who-we-are\/our-elders\">preaching pastor<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0at\u00c2\u00a0High Pointe Baptist Church\u00c2\u00a0in Austin, Texas, and\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thegospelcoalition.org\/resources\/name-index\/juan_sanchez\">a council member<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0for The Gospel Coalition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If the church is to be strong for her work in the world, she will need to be&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/2013\/10\/pray-for-new-mexicos-preaching-pastors\/\">Continue Reading &rsaquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[49],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4663"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4663"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4680,"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4663\/revisions\/4680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.desertspringschurch.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}