{"id":1253,"date":"2026-02-16T00:08:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T08:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=1253"},"modified":"2026-02-15T18:05:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T02:05:18","slug":"day-16-conversation-hearts-preaching-mouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/day-16-conversation-hearts-preaching-mouth\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 16&#8211;Conversation Hearts&#8211;Preaching Mouth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>MOUTH MEDICINE:<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>And He [Jesus] said to them, &#8220;Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/em>\u00a0Mark 16:15 [NKJV]<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>TONGUE TALK:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong>Preaching the gospel means to proclaim it or make known.<br \/>\nA Preaching Mouth is one that shares the gospel with everyone it meets in some way.<\/p>\n<p>All believers can proclaim or make known the gospel; we don&#8217;t have to be a pastor or evangelist in order to do that. Every believer can deliver the Good News to everyone, everywhere.<br \/>\nIn fact, that is what Jesus told us to do in Mark 16:15.<\/p>\n<p>So, let&#8217;s have Preaching Mouths that are ready to speak the truth in love and urge everyone to believe the gospel message and be saved.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>HEART HELP:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>For Christ didn&#8217;t send me to baptize, but to preach the Good News and not with clever speeches and high-sounding ideas, for fear that the cross of Christ would lose its power<\/em>.<br \/>\n1 Corinthians 1:17 [NLT]<\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!&#8221;<\/em> Romans 10:15 ESV<\/li>\n<li><em>For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For necessity is laid upon me.<br \/>\nWoe to me if I do not preach the gospel!<\/em> 1 Corinthians 9:16 [ESV]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u><br \/>\nMY PRAYER FOR TODAY:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear God,<br \/>\ntoday I want to preach the gospel to everyone I meet as Jesus said to do.<br \/>\nPlease give me opportunities to share this good news.<br \/>\nPerhaps I could give my testimony or pray with someone.<br \/>\nMaybe I could start out by just handing someone a tract, or perhaps I could use my talent in music or writing to proclaim the good news in song, poetry or inspirational writing.<br \/>\nThere are many ways I could share the good news daily, so please God, show me the way You want me to go into my world and preach the gospel today and every day.<\/p>\n<p>Thank You Father God. Amen.<u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9SGLY Ministry <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smilegodlovesyou.org\">www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOUTH MEDICINE: And He [Jesus] said to them, &#8220;Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.&#8221;\u00a0 \u00a0Mark 16:15 [NKJV] TONGUE TALK: Preaching the gospel means to proclaim it or make known. A Preaching Mouth is one that shares the gospel with everyone it meets in some way. All believers can proclaim&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2104],"tags":[2257,2256,2105,3,3524,1054,239,954,697,2258,1053,30,1098,32,2259,566],"class_list":["post-1253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conversation-hearts","tag-1corinthians-117","tag-1corinthians-916","tag-conversation-hearts","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-february-2026","tag-good-news-gospel","tag-mark-1615","tag-pray","tag-preach-the-gospel","tag-preaching-mouth","tag-romans-1015","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-share-the-good-news","tag-smile-god-loves-you","tag-speak-the-truth","tag-testimony"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Preaching-Mouth-Mark-16.15.jpg?fit=354%2C472&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":734,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/september-16-ask-seek-knock-pray-for-opportunities-to-preach-the-gospel\/","url_meta":{"origin":1253,"position":0},"title":"SEPTEMBER 16\u2014ASK-SEEK-KNOCK\u2014Pray for Opportunities to Preach the Gospel","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"September 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? 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