"Just Preach a little"

When we consider all that comes up against the preacher, this is the attitude we must possess towards the obstacles that comes to hinder our progress....."I am walking, stepping, jumping, skipping, running in authority. No weapaon formed against me shall ever prosper. No lie, no ill intention, no accusation, no creditor, no woman , no man, no system, no authority, no gang, no political corruption, no phony fake carnal minded saint, no sickness, no traps, no tricks... no nothing that comes to block my God progress, will work". The power and authority that God has invested and manifested in all of us will perform its set divine agenda. But we must also aid the progress by being Kingdom minded in our preaching moment and our intensity about preaching. With all the stuff we may find our lives pulled apart by, preaching has to be... MUST be our top priority in order for us preachers to finish our course. So why not preach a little.....more?

"When Preaching Matters Most"

Preaching matters most when the sheep are hungry for a word from the Lord. The sheep are not ours but the Lord's. So, since we preachers have the divine mandate to share a word from the Lord, then it is imperative that we men and women of God undertake the task with a sense of urgency. We are living in some very uncertain times in the world today and God's church has to return to the Word of God and allow the power of His Word, not our words about His word, to radiate to all that will hear and accept his will for their lives.God is always active. He has sent his word to perform its task and it will not return to him void. It's God's Word that will transform our lives. Therefore, we preachers must "labor" in the Word and pray for divine direction from the Lord about his word for his sheep.Preaching matters most when it matters to the preacher first and foremost!"

Passionate about Preaching"

"One of the greatest contentions today, is a need for the preacher to have some passion about their preaching lifestyle. The world is in need of preachers who seriously take the responsibility to heart. God needs men and women and women and men, who hearts are on "fire" about getting the Gospel message to everyone they can. Reaching the lost calls for today's preacher to be strategic about the precision of their preaching and the targeted audience they are trying to approach. The week should be planned to get God's attention about what the people are in need of and then diligence should be given to that task with all the energy that can be mustered up to meet that need. Preaching is serious passion!"

Elder Paris Smith - A Preacher with a Passion for the Word!

 Elder Paris L. Smith, author, minister and orator offers a powerful and unique message unlike many who testify of their triumphs over the crime and peril of the streets of Detroit.  Eld. Smith’s  story is one of danger and negative influences he faced as a child raised in a family with parents who were one of Detroit’s most notorious underground drug dealers in the 50's,60’s, 70’s 80's and 90’s.  

    Displaced many times as an infant, passed from family to family; watching his parents in and out of jail, and living with the uncertainty of  a crime family Eld. Smith recognized the hand of God upon his life early during a violent police raid of the family’s home.  On one summer evening after coming home from work as a Assistant Manager of Pizza Hut on the the Lodge freewat and West 7 Mile Road , police officers forcibly enter the family’s  home, destroying everything in sight.  However, when they approached Eld. Smith in his room, it was obvious to all, they could go no further, for the officer said,"I don't need to search you."  The word of the Lord, “touch not mine anointing, do my prophet no harm” was in full affect.

    Eld. Smith followed the leading of  the voice of God despite the disapproval and discouragement  of his father.  He allowed his young life to be navigated by the hand of God which led him through his environment untouched by drugs, alcohol, prison,  gangs and death.  Eld. Smith was saved at age 17 and answered the call to preach at age 23. Eld. Smith has a life changing, real message for the real streets and is particularly impacting to those who struggle every day in the same home and family conditions. He defies the notion that a dysfunctional criminal home environment must breed dysfunctional criminal lives.

    Eld. Smith will celebrate the twentieth third year of his ministry, which began under the tutelege of Dr. William H. Murphy, Sr. in Detroit,  with the release of his latest book,  “How to Deal With The Messes of Life”.  Today, Eld. Smith, an associate minister at St. Stephens Baptist Church in  Louisville, KY is a proud father of five raising his two youngest alone after the death of their mother one year ago.  He is 21 year veteran of Ford Motor Co who holds multiple degrees and is a candidate for a dual masters degrees in Divinity and Christian Education through the Morehouse School of Religion at The Interdenominatonal Theological Center In Atlanta, GA.  If you would like to experience or share the ministry of Eld. Paris Smith email passionatepreachingministries@gmail.com. 

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