What aroused Jesus» hearers and inspired the disciples is the special, the «actual,» viewpoint under
which the preaching of the Kingdom stands: it is the message that the fullness of the times has now drawn near, that the Kingdom of God is standing before the door, that its coming is not to be delayed.
This means that it is of fundamental importance for preachers to learn to analyze the setting in
which their preaching takes place.
A final context that can not be ignored is the theological upbringing that is a part of our heritage and of the heritage of most of the congregations in
which preaching takes place.
Therefore, when inquiring about the larger context in
which preaching takes place — the human community at every level, from the neighborhood to the globe — it is helpful to begin by placing that inquiry within the sacramental context that is also the implicit or explicit context of every act of preaching in Christian worship.
Very early in His ministry Jesus had come to terms with the resistance and hardness of heart with
which His preaching was met.
Dialogic preaching, in
which the preaching - listening relationship is taken seriously, breathes new life into this pastoral function.
In spite of the intramural scuffling over the extent to
which preaching is theology and theology is preaching, there is a widespread acceptance of the inseparable relation of theology and preaching.
It is in this larger context that the major reasons for the disrepute into
which preaching has fallen are to be found.
And yet it is apparent that the new situation in
which preaching occurs is critical, and unless recognized by the minister and met with a new format, his sermons will at best seem museum pieces.
In the 90's most of us studied, «Crossing the Chasm» by Geoffrey Moore in
which he preached serving a narrow market that are passionate fans about your tech product before trying to bring it to the masses.
Why was this plate,
which preaches against the law of the land, allowed to be distributed at all?
It was knowing that my friend Jackie had to get a body guard for the first Sunday in
which she preached at her church.
Clad only in her own hair, illustrating her complete dependence upon God, she leaves behind scenes in
which she preached the gospel message of hope.
An even better example is John Wesley's «Money Sermon,» in
which he preached that one should earn a11 he can, save all he can, and give all he can.
Steve — I think I'm beginning to realise by now that you belong to the perfect church,
which preaches the absolute truth.
That's why we need each other and that's why the metaphor of the body of Christ,
which preaches humble and mutual interdependence, is so powerfully instructive.
However, false prophets or false teachers or heretics,
which preach wrong doctrines, need a more harsh handling.
Few, even of those who reject the apostolic authorship of James, I Peter, and Jude, would deny that Paul had met the leaders of the Church and submitted to them the gospel
which he preached (Gal.
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel
which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2.
This would include believing that Jesus is God come in flesh to save sinners, and seeking membership in a Christian church
which preaches the Bible.
The word here translated «preaching,» kerygma, signifies not the action of the preacher, but
that which he preaches, his «message,» as we sometimes say.
z) he says that he submitted «the Gospel
which I preach» to Peter, James and John at Jerusalem, and that they gave their approval.
[William Blake writes that] Every religion
which preaches vengeance for sin is the religion of the Enemy and Avenger, and not the Forgiver of Sin, and their God is Satan, Named by the Divine Name.
They at first simply ignored the whole foreign culture to
which they preached.
I just read through your little diatribe, and nothing of
which you preach have I ever stated.
1 Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel
which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand,
But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to
that which we preached to you, let him be accursed....»
The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart (that is, the word of faith
which we preach)(Rom.
Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel
which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word
which I preached to you — unless you believed in vain.
We need the gospel of Jesus Christ (I know that Whitney Houston, was a Baptist, but in my sight the Baptists are a re-baptizing cult,
which preaches a false gospel):
This was also the principle of the Brothers of Waldo (at Lyons) and of those heretical movements — Joachimites, Brothers of the Poor Life, etc. —
which preached true evangelical communism, practiced absolute nonviolence, and declared that apocalyptic visions had revealed that the «poor and pure religious orders will bring in the mystical government of the world.»
The next morning, after the worship service at
which I preached, he said, «I've got you figured out.
What about pastors who preach one thing, and then later are found to be partaking in the very sins against
which they preach?
14 Even so hath the Lord ordained that
they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.
«Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel
which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
The prophet himself stands under the judgment
which he preaches.
1 Corinthians 15:1 - 4 «Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you THE GOOD NEWS
which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
Thirty children from a black Baptist church in San Francisco showed up at the hospital to sing carols for Clover and other people with AIDS (commonly referred to as PWAs) In the ensuing months he was able to bring together the congregations of Double Rock Baptist Church, which condemns homosexuality as a sin, and MCC - SF,
which preaches that homosexuality is a gift from God.
The gospel of Christ
which we preach is the proclamation of something that is «ever old, ever new.»
He accepts the early tradition that various disciples had visionary experiences, most probably located in Galilee, and that these experiences led to the founding of «a community
which preached the resurrection and exaltation of Jesus as the Messiah and / or the Son of Man among their Jewish contemporaries.»
The basic historical difficulty presented by the Pastorals arises in relation to what Paul did after the two years at Rome during
which he preached and taught «openly and unhindered» (Acts 28:30 - 1).
Paul is so certain of his gospel that he writes, «But though we or an angel from heaven should preach unto you any gospel other than
that which we preached unto you, let him be anathema» (1:9).
Others have taught this maxim
Which I preach also: The violent man shall die a violent death This I shall regard as my spiritual teacher.72
Much of his own philosophy is cultivated from the «Cruyffian» school,
which preaches universality — being comfortable in multiple positions as well as undertaking several different tasks — and no current Dutch player exemplifies this more than Daley Blind.
If a child is raised not to respect the sanctity of life and if that child is exposed to a religion
which preaches retaliation and if that child is uneducated, what you get is a sub-human with an animalistic urge to kill like a predator in the savannah.
So it is time for Nick Clegg to practice the political honesty
which he preaches, and accept that he is in fact a social democrat who shares far more in common with Labour than the Tories.
Indeed, our party on that occasion demonstrated beyond doubt that it is the only party in Ghana
which preaches and practices democracy.
I saw this on TV and it felt very choppy, almost certainly having had some horse - falls cut out of it; ironic for a film
which preaches kindness to and respect for animals, amongst other things.
This killing is in contravention to Buddhist teachings,
which preach respect for all life forms.
I earned my Bachelor's degree at Huntingdon College
which preaches the motto, «Enter to grow in wisdom; go forth to apply that wisdom in service.»