The Equipping Ministry, Student Workbook, SW15

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T H E E Q U I P P I N G M I N I S T R Y

2. Many liberal congregations have shifted from speaking Bible-based messages entirely to making preaching topics on such subjects as sound banking procedures, self-help concepts, political issues, etc.

3. A significant issue, then, is to find out how to keep preaching focused on biblical themes yet, at the same time, deal with the concerns that people live with and breathe each day.

D. Preaching today desperately needs to rediscover God’s power as the key to an effective proclamation of the message.

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1. In many settings, preaching is no more than sound organizing and delivery techniques.

2. Without the anointing of the Holy Spirit, no one can understand the scriptural message of God, 1 Cor. 2.9-16.

Conclusion

» Preaching is the proclamation of the message of Jesus Christ and his Kingdom .

» In all forms of NT ministry, preaching is essential to the evangelization of the lost, the edification of the saved.

Please take as much time as you have available to answer these and other questions that the video brought out. As demonstrated in the ministry of Jesus Christ and his apostles, God has chosen the ministry of preaching to proclaim the message of Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah, and the coming of his Kingdom to the Jew and Gentile through faith in the Gospel. In all forms of NTministry and throughout the history of the Church, God has used the ministry of preaching to reach lost souls with the Good News of Christ, and to edify and build up the souls of those who are following Christ as Lord. In every respect, therefore, the preaching ministry must be understood and respected in order to do effective urban ministry. The following

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Student Questions and Response