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

3. Avoid an overly heady presentation.

Preaching Addresses the Non-Christian World

a. 1 Cor. 1.22-25

In the NT, preaching is ‘the

public proclamation of Christianity to the non-Christian world’ (C. H. Dodd, The Apostolic Preaching and its Development, 1944, p. 7). It is not religious discourse to a closed group of initiates, but open and public proclamation of God’s redemptive activity in and through Jesus Christ. ~ D. R. W. Wood. New Bible Dictionary . 3rd ed. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000, p. 950.

b. 1 Cor. 4.10

c. 2 Cor. 4.7-12

4. Key in on the things they are living and feeling, see Paul’s quotation of Greek poetry in Acts 17.27-28.

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B. Be visual, concrete, and simple: start with a picture or incident that the audience understands and knows, and go from there to what they do not know .

C. Develop a checklist to spur ideas.

1. What is currently the “talk of the town” where you live?

2. What are the big issues that people are concerned about?

3. What are the opportunities that everyone is looking forward to?

4. What are the fears of the people; their critical concerns?