1
00:00:01,800 --> 00:00:05,140
In the days of George Whitefield, he faced

2
00:00:05,140 --> 00:00:07,420
a unconverted ministry.

3
00:00:08,100 --> 00:00:11,720
Many ministers in England at the time, in

4
00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:14,880
the Church of England, were both unconverted and

5
00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:16,260
profane men.

6
00:00:16,780 --> 00:00:20,120
Many churches closed their doors to Whitefield because

7
00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:22,700
of this, so he was forced to preach

8
00:00:22,700 --> 00:00:24,220
in the open air.

9
00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:27,680
Fields and metals became his pulpit.

10
00:00:28,260 --> 00:00:32,560
The prophet Jeremiah preached against lying prophets in

11
00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:33,320
his day.

12
00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:37,700
In Jeremiah 23, and in verses 11 and

13
00:00:37,700 --> 00:00:41,900
12, we read, For both prophet and priest

14
00:00:41,900 --> 00:00:43,460
are profane.

15
00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:47,160
Yea, in my house have I found their

16
00:00:47,160 --> 00:00:49,540
wickedness, saith the Lord.

17
00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:54,000
Wherefore their way shall be unto them slippery

18
00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:54,720
ways.

19
00:00:55,060 --> 00:00:58,160
In the darkness they shall be driven on,

20
00:00:58,380 --> 00:00:59,800
and fall therein.

21
00:01:00,140 --> 00:01:03,420
For I will bring evil upon them, even

22
00:01:03,420 --> 00:01:07,660
the year of their visitation, saith the Lord.

23
00:01:09,100 --> 00:01:13,160
Years ago I was being interviewed by a

24
00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:17,300
Christian radio station, and the lady host shared

25
00:01:17,300 --> 00:01:20,020
with me that she once had a job

26
00:01:20,020 --> 00:01:23,860
where she had to contact pastors all over

27
00:01:23,860 --> 00:01:27,340
the country and conduct a survey on how

28
00:01:27,340 --> 00:01:29,180
they became a pastor.

29
00:01:29,900 --> 00:01:32,180
She asked them a series of questions on

30
00:01:32,180 --> 00:01:36,360
why they became interested in entering the ministry,

31
00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:40,600
and she said she contacted over 1,000

32
00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:43,020
pastors from all over the country.

33
00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:47,900
The responses she received opened her eyes to

34
00:01:47,900 --> 00:01:48,580
the ministry.

35
00:01:49,340 --> 00:01:53,020
She said most men said they became pastors

36
00:01:53,020 --> 00:01:54,840
for different reasons.

37
00:01:55,500 --> 00:01:59,280
One man said he enjoyed public speaking, so

38
00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,680
that's why he became a pastor.

39
00:02:02,380 --> 00:02:05,360
Another man said he wanted to help people,

40
00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,280
so that's why he became a pastor.

41
00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:12,460
Another man said he had a talent for

42
00:02:12,460 --> 00:02:16,360
entertaining people, that's why he chose to become

43
00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:16,980
a pastor.

44
00:02:17,640 --> 00:02:21,160
They all had different reasons for entering the

45
00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:24,800
ministry based on their talents and preferences.

46
00:02:25,420 --> 00:02:29,300
Then this lady radio host told me that

47
00:02:29,300 --> 00:02:32,040
one man's response was different from all the

48
00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:32,540
rest.

49
00:02:32,940 --> 00:02:36,140
He was a black pastor who said he

50
00:02:36,140 --> 00:02:39,620
entered the pastorate because God had called him

51
00:02:39,620 --> 00:02:40,860
to be a preacher.

52
00:02:42,920 --> 00:02:47,680
I believe most pastors fall into certain categories,

53
00:02:48,420 --> 00:02:51,920
and today friends I'm gonna list 10 types

54
00:02:51,920 --> 00:02:56,400
of pastors today that occupy our pulpits today.

55
00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:58,860
Number one.

56
00:02:59,500 --> 00:03:02,360
There are some pastors who are there to

57
00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:03,080
please.

58
00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:06,800
They are people pleasers, so they will preach

59
00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:08,340
nice little messages.

60
00:03:09,060 --> 00:03:11,400
They'll make you feel good and make you

61
00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:14,360
happy, and they want to keep their rich

62
00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:19,280
members happy, so they'll preach mainly soothing sermons.

63
00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:20,840
Number two.

64
00:03:21,500 --> 00:03:23,720
There are pastors who are there to impress.

65
00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:28,580
They may have some academics or some professionals

66
00:03:28,580 --> 00:03:32,080
in their congregation, and their aim is to

67
00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:36,320
impress them with big words or theological terms

68
00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,280
or doctrine, so they will try to come

69
00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:41,380
across as intellectual.

70
00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:45,180
So some are there to please, and some

71
00:03:45,180 --> 00:03:46,620
are there to impress.

72
00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:48,420
Then number three.

73
00:03:49,140 --> 00:03:51,580
There are pastors who are there to keep

74
00:03:51,580 --> 00:03:55,820
you informed and to occupy you, so they'll

75
00:03:55,820 --> 00:03:58,340
have you take out your church bulletin, and

76
00:03:58,340 --> 00:04:01,040
they'll do a fill-in-the-blank teaching

77
00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:05,120
methodology where there's a sentence typed out that

78
00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,020
is missing in your program, and you got

79
00:04:08,020 --> 00:04:09,020
to fill it in.

80
00:04:09,460 --> 00:04:12,000
Fill in a word that will be the

81
00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,820
next word they won't say, and you'll fill

82
00:04:14,820 --> 00:04:17,320
in the missing word, and this gets you

83
00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:20,959
to participate in the message because their main

84
00:04:20,959 --> 00:04:23,760
goal is to just keep you occupied.

85
00:04:24,980 --> 00:04:26,240
Number four.

86
00:04:26,780 --> 00:04:29,380
Then there is the pastor who is there

87
00:04:29,380 --> 00:04:30,520
to entertain you.

88
00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:33,400
He'll be amusing and engaging.

89
00:04:34,020 --> 00:04:37,160
He'll tell you some jokes and funny stories.

90
00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:38,720
They'll make you laugh.

91
00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:40,840
He is there to be sure you enjoy

92
00:04:40,840 --> 00:04:43,780
yourself and you have a good time, so

93
00:04:43,780 --> 00:04:46,000
you'll be eager to come back again and

94
00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:49,860
bring a friend because his church is fun.

95
00:04:51,140 --> 00:04:51,940
Number five.

96
00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:55,520
Then there is the pastor who is there

97
00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:59,820
to bully you and intimidate you to tithe

98
00:04:59,820 --> 00:05:01,820
and give more to the church.

99
00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:05,560
I actually saw a prominent Southern Baptist pastor

100
00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:08,720
of a megachurch take this position.

101
00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:13,040
He frequently bullied his congregation, and on this

102
00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:16,240
particular Sunday morning when I was sitting there,

103
00:05:16,700 --> 00:05:19,980
he put a photo of Bernie Madoff, the

104
00:05:19,980 --> 00:05:23,860
stock fraud investor, on his two giant TV

105
00:05:23,860 --> 00:05:25,820
screens in the sanctuary.

106
00:05:26,500 --> 00:05:29,300
Then he pounded the pulpit with his fists,

107
00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:32,100
and his face got all red as he

108
00:05:32,100 --> 00:05:35,460
screamed at his congregation that they were worse

109
00:05:35,460 --> 00:05:39,340
than Bernie Madoff if they didn't tithe to

110
00:05:39,340 --> 00:05:40,160
his church.

111
00:05:40,660 --> 00:05:42,900
Well, that's when I got up and left

112
00:05:42,900 --> 00:05:46,040
because a pastor is supposed to be a

113
00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:49,320
shepherd who loves and leads his sheep, not

114
00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:51,440
yells and threatens them.

115
00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:53,880
Number six.

116
00:05:54,540 --> 00:05:57,680
Then there is the blue jean pastor who

117
00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:00,800
is there to be cool and relatable to

118
00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:03,760
you by bringing the world into his church.

119
00:06:04,280 --> 00:06:07,620
One pastor I knew had a weekly Bible

120
00:06:07,620 --> 00:06:10,320
study for the men at a local cigar

121
00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,900
shop so you could recline and lay back

122
00:06:13,900 --> 00:06:17,220
and smoke your cigar and read the Bible,

123
00:06:17,820 --> 00:06:21,160
and he would tell his congregation his favorite

124
00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:25,200
TV show was Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

125
00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:28,160
He wanted you to feel accepted at his

126
00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:31,180
church by letting you know he was as

127
00:06:31,180 --> 00:06:32,720
worldly as you were.

128
00:06:33,660 --> 00:06:34,440
Number seven.

129
00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:37,440
Then there are pastors who are there to

130
00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:42,000
receive appreciation and acceptance from their congregation.

131
00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:45,320
They have a thin skin and a big

132
00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:49,800
ego, and they must be continuously acknowledged so

133
00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:52,600
they will preach an encouraging word that will

134
00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:55,020
make you thankful for them so you will

135
00:06:55,020 --> 00:06:57,800
be sure to tell them how much you

136
00:06:57,800 --> 00:06:59,120
enjoyed the message.

137
00:07:00,300 --> 00:07:01,560
Number eight.

138
00:07:02,060 --> 00:07:04,700
Then there is the pastor who is there

139
00:07:04,700 --> 00:07:06,040
to grow his congregation.

140
00:07:06,840 --> 00:07:10,240
He is on a mad building campaign, and

141
00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:13,040
he wants to expand his campus so his

142
00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:17,140
messages will be mainly focused on evangelism.

143
00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:20,980
It'll be with an easy believe gospel so

144
00:07:20,980 --> 00:07:23,840
people will join his church quickly and add

145
00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:25,980
numerically to his church.

146
00:07:26,220 --> 00:07:29,020
He likes to count nickels and noses, and

147
00:07:29,020 --> 00:07:32,360
he bases his success in ministry on the

148
00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:33,580
size of his church.

149
00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:36,960
So he is all about church growth, not

150
00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:40,660
because he cares about eternity, but because he

151
00:07:40,660 --> 00:07:44,200
cares about his success as he traffics in

152
00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:45,440
the souls of men.

153
00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:47,360
Number nine.

154
00:07:47,980 --> 00:07:50,620
Then there is the pastor who is there

155
00:07:50,620 --> 00:07:54,240
for self-advancement within his denomination.

156
00:07:54,940 --> 00:07:57,980
He wants to climb the ladder of success

157
00:07:57,980 --> 00:08:01,440
within the ranks of his denomination, so he's

158
00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:06,260
focused on church programs and community outreach so

159
00:08:06,260 --> 00:08:09,180
his resume will look good so he can

160
00:08:09,180 --> 00:08:12,260
jump to a bigger and more prominent church.

161
00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:15,040
He will only stay at a church a

162
00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:18,700
short time until a better opportunity comes his

163
00:08:18,700 --> 00:08:21,860
way for his advancement, and then he will

164
00:08:21,860 --> 00:08:24,320
jump for greener pastures.

165
00:08:25,380 --> 00:08:30,040
And lastly, number ten, is the rare individual

166
00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:33,559
who is the God-called pastor who cares

167
00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:37,400
about your soul enough to preach messages that

168
00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:40,460
you need to hear rather than messages you

169
00:08:40,460 --> 00:08:41,760
want to hear.

170
00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:44,820
He will preach the full counsel of God

171
00:08:44,820 --> 00:08:47,880
and proclaim the great doctrines of the gospel,

172
00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:53,340
which are ruin, redemption, regeneration, and repentance.

173
00:08:53,940 --> 00:08:57,160
He will preach searching sermons on the dangers

174
00:08:57,160 --> 00:09:00,220
of the damned in hell, and the blackness

175
00:09:00,220 --> 00:09:03,180
of sin, and the badness of the human

176
00:09:03,180 --> 00:09:03,800
heart.

177
00:09:04,140 --> 00:09:06,400
He will preach a bloody cross and a

178
00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:09,500
bloodstained Christ for forgiveness of sin.

179
00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:12,260
He will be honest with your soul and

180
00:09:12,260 --> 00:09:15,680
warn you of a future judgment that awaits

181
00:09:15,680 --> 00:09:16,480
all mankind.

182
00:09:17,300 --> 00:09:20,760
His sermons will be laced with eternity and

183
00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:23,160
the love of a dying Christ.

184
00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:27,760
I suggest, friend, you take an inventory of

185
00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:30,340
what kind of pastor you have, and if

186
00:09:30,340 --> 00:09:33,360
that man is the right man for the

187
00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:35,220
care of your eternal soul.