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TEN MARKS OF A PROUD NOVICE PREACHER Although not absolute rules, these are some general observations that I have made through the years . . .1. He's insecure, so he works hard at staying in touch and in good standing with shallow brethren like himself. Can't lose that support base.2. He preaches a lot to the choir and to the "Amen" corner, since he is insecure and thrives on the attention and votes of confidence. A cheap "Amen" is always better than a silent moment of truth.3. He uses straw man arguments to make himself appear valiant, usually overlooking or ignoring the real substance of a matter.4. He rides the coattails of a few prominent Bible-believing preachers so that he can appear prominent as well.5. He has never met a microphone or camera that he didn't like.6. He's usually the biggest mouth in the room.7. He promotes himself as an authority on the Bible.8. He's not very strong on prayer, humility, faith and waiting on God . . . for obvious reasons.9. When confronted about his flaws, he's shocked that you would say such things, but refuses to inquire WHY.10. He often wrecks his church and feels "led" to either take another church or to enter "full-time evangelism.""Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil." (I Tim. 3:6)