Preachers and Preaching
What Makes Preaching Biblical? Lectures for Preachers and Everyone Who Listens
These lectures explain what preaching is, who is called to preach, the education and qualities of good preachers, sermon and preaching preparation, preaching pitfalls to avoid, and various other topics pertaining to sermons and the preaching of them. Includes two Q & A sessions.
Preaching is God’s chosen means of calling sinners to Himself and building up His people. A faithful preacher is a herald: he does not invent his message, he proclaims what God has already said in His Word.
Faithful preaching explains the text of Scripture, exalts Jesus Christ, calls sinners to repentance and faith, and equips believers for holy living. It does not entertain, flatter or tell people what they want to hear. Scripture warns that many false teachers will gather crowds by doing exactly that.
The instructional videos on this page explain what biblical preaching is, what God requires of those who preach, and how to recognize faithful preachers.
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“How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!’” Romans 10:14-15
“I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom: Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.” 2 Timothy 4:1-5
“This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task. An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach.” 1 Timothy 3:1-2
“Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.” James 3:1
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