128. Preaching, Importance of

128. Preaching, Importance of

128 IMPORTANCE OF PREACHING

INTRODUCTION All great causes propagated by preaching.

Christianity is no exception. No other religion has so many preachers.

I. PREACHING A METHOD OF TEACHING 1. Idea of God kept alive by preaching.

2. The prophets were preachers .

3. John the Baptist a preacher.

4. Christ a preacher and teacher.

II. NO SUBSTITUTE FOR PREACHING 1. Preaching belongs to each generation .

2. Church 1700 years old before Sunday school.

3. Sunday school can not take the place of preaching.

4. Church kept alive by pulpit.

5. Ideas and ideals presented through preaching .

6. "How shall they hear without a preacher?" (Romans 10:14.) 7. Beliefs enlarge the soul.

8. These come through preaching.

Ill. IMPORTANCE OF THE PREACHER 1. Preacher is important as preaching .

2. Preacher has a distinct mission.

3. Messenger and message must harmonize .

4. Christ commissioned preachers.

5. They are to pass it on to others. (2 Timothy 2:2.) IV. WEAKNESS OF PREACHING TODAY 1. Man without a message-just a talker.

2. Thousands of sermons preached on Sunday .

3. Twice as many preachers.

4. Something wrong with type of preaching.

(a) One hundred times more preaching today than seventy-five years ago. (b) More ignorance about the Bible, both in the world and in the church.

5. What is the cause of this?

6. The answer-type of preaching .

7. Preacher exponent of God’s truth.