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PREACHING

(See PROPHECY)

selected examples of preaching:

specific persons

♦ Noah

• Genesis 6:9; 2 Peter 2:5

♦ Solomon

• Ecclesiastes 1:1

♦ Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 21:2

♦ Jonah

• Jonah 1:2; 3:2

♦ Haggai and Zechariah

• Ezra 6:14; Haggai 1:3-11; Zechariah 1:1-6

♦ John the Baptist

• Matthew 3:1

♦ Jesus (see also CHRIST, preaching and teaching of)

• e.g., Matthew 4:17; Mark 1:38-39; Luke 4:18-19; 1 Peter 3:18-19

♦ Peter

• Acts 2:14; 3:12-26; 10:34-43

♦ Stephen

• Acts 6:8-7:53

♦ Philip

• Acts 8:5-8, 25-40

♦ Peter and John

• Acts 8:25 (cf. v. 14)

♦ Paul

• Acts 9:20-22, 27; 13:16-41; 17:18, 22-31; 20:25; 1 Corinthians 1:17; 9:16; 15:1; 1 Timothy 2:7; 2 Timothy 1:11

♦ Timothy

• 2 Timothy 4:2

certain general groups

♦ the twelve disciples

• Mark 16:20; Luke 9:1-2

♦ the seventy disciples

• Luke 10:1-11

♦ the believers gathered at Pentecost

• Acts 2:4-11

♦ preaching by believers in the early church

• Acts 8:4

♦ preaching by believers besides Paul and Barnabas at Antioch

• Acts 15:35

♦ an angel

• Revelation 14:6

primary concerns in biblical preaching:

divinely commanded

♦ to Christ's disciples

• Mark 16:15; Acts 10:42

♦ to Paul

• Acts 9:15; 16:10; 26:19-20

♦ to Timothy

• 1 Timothy 6:2; 2 Timothy 4:2

♦ serious responsibility

• Romans 10:14; 1 Corinthians 9:16-17; 2 Corinthians 2:17; Galatians 1:8-9

proper manner

♦ with enablement from the Spirit

• Acts 2:4; 4:31; 7:55; I Thessalonians 1:5; 1 Peter 1:12 (cf. 2 Corinthians 3:5-6)

♦ with boldness

• Acts 4:31; 13:46; 2 Corinthians 3:12

♦ with eagerness

• Romans 1:15

♦ with a sense of God's commission

• Romans 10:15

♦ not with worldly wisdom

• 1 Corinthians 1:17,21; 2:1

♦ without charge

• 1 Corinthians 9:18

♦ with the purpose of spiritual edification

• 1 Corinthians 14:1-25 (cf. Ephesians 4:11-16)

♦ in power and personal conviction

• I Thessalonians 1:5

♦ not with wrong motives

• I Thessalonians 2:3-6

♦ with diligence and accuracy

• 2 Timothy 2:15

main contents of preaching:

♦ righteousness (i.e., in relation to divine judgment):

• Genesis 6:9; 2 Peter 2:5

♦ comfort:

• Isaiah 40:1-2

♦ hope:

• Isaiah 40:9-11

♦ salvation through the Lord:

• Isaiah 52:7-53:12; Acts 2:21; 4:12; 13:26

♦ judgment:

• Ezekiel 21:1-5; Jonah 3:4; Matthew 3:7-12; Acts 10:42; 13:40-41; 17:31

♦ restoration of Israel:

(See also ISRAEL)

• Amos 9:11-15

♦ repentance and faith for forgiveness of sins:

• Matthew 3:1-3, 6, 8, 11; Mark 1:15; 6:12; Acts 2:38; 3:19; 10:42; 13:38-39; 17:30

♦ the kingdom of God:

• Matthew 3:2; 4:17; Luke 9:2; 10:9, 11; 16:16; Acts 20:25

♦ the gospel:

(See also GOSPEL)

• Matthew 24:14; Mark 16:15; Romans 15:19; 2 Corinthians 10:16; Revelation 14:6

♦ the law and the prophets:

• Luke 16:16

♦ the person and work of Christ:

(See also CHRIST, message, preaching, teaching or testimony about)

• Acts 2:22-36; 3:13-26; 4:10-12; 9:20; 10:36-43; 13:23-39; 17:3, 31; 1 Corinthians 1:23; 2:2; 15:3-28; 2 Corinthians 4:5; Galatians 1:16 (cf. 1 Peter 1:10-12; Revelation 19:10)

♦ coming of the Spirit:

• Matthew 3:11; Acts 2:15-18

♦ cosmic end time events:

• Acts 2:19-20

♦ baptism in the name of Christ:

• Acts 2:38

♦ gift of the Spirit for believers:

• Acts 2:38

♦ coming of Christ:

• Acts 3:20

♦ history of Israel:

• Acts 7:2-50

♦ peace through Christ:

• Acts 10:36; Ephesians 2:17

♦ the character and mighty works of God:

• Deuteronomy 32:1-42; Acts 2:11; 14:15-17; 17:24-31

♦ not ourselves:

• 2 Corinthians 4:5

♦ the word of the Lord:

• 2 Timothy 4:2; 1 Peter 1:25

results of preaching:

♦ a few people saved:

• Genesis 6:9; 7:13-16; 1 Peter 3:20; 2 Peter 2:5

♦ national religious reform:

• 2 Chronicles 15:1-19

♦ unrepentance:

• 2 Chronicles 16:7-10

♦ repentance:

• Jonah 3:4-9

♦ avoidance of judgment:

• Jonah 3:10

♦ return to God's work (i.e., rebuilding the temple):

• Haggai 1:7-15

♦ baptism and confession of sin:

• Matthew 3:5-6

♦ salvation through repentance and faith:

• Acts 2:38-41; 1 Corinthians 1:21; 15:2, 11

♦ desire to hear more preaching:

• Acts 13:42-43

♦ repudiation of the message:

• Acts 7:51-59; 13:46

♦ persecution of the preacher:

• Acts 7:57-59; 9:23-25

This topic is from the Lockman Foundation.

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