2 Tim. 4:1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

Titus 1:6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
 

Intro: What do we need in the pulpits of our churches today? How do we more effectively reach the lost? How do we as Pastors/Preachers motivate and encourage those that make up our congregations to become stronger, closer servants for the Lord? I have four main questions I want to examine today.
 
 

First, …

I. What do we need to do while we are in the pulpit?
 

In the Pulpit, we need men of God who:

1. Carry God’s Word to the world.
2. Convince the church to respond to God’s call.
3. Care about people.
4. Challenge the lost to repent.
5. Clearly convey God’s message that will change lives.

Around the Pulpit, we need:

1. Concerned Christians that pray and talk to God.
2. Concerned Christians that are present and ready to worship.
3. Concerned Christians who listen for and accept God’s guidance through His Word.
4. Concerned Christians who have the right temperament.
5. Concerned Christians who set an example with their lives.
6. Concerned Christians who are an encouragement to all they touch.
7. Concerned Christians who will hold up the hands of their Pastor. - Ex. 17:12

III. Who do we need to meet, know, lead, and attract to the pulpit?
 
 

In front of the Pulpit, we need:

1. People who are hungry.
2. People who are willing to listen.
3. People who realize God's correction on their lives.
4. People who apply God’s Word.
5. People who are in need (not perfect).

Behind or away from the Pulpit, we need servants who:

1. Study God's Word for His message to us.
2. Believe God's Word applies to their lives.
3. Care about the universal and the local church (without jealousy).
0. Current church and the coming church;
1. Charitable saints and the cranky saints;
2. Consecrated and those that are coasting;
4. Are powerful prayer warriors that perceive and feel the needs and hurts of their people.
5. Trust God's provisions in their personal lives.
6. Are men of conscious that walk a godly life in front of others.
7. Let Christ live in them before all men.