Preaching is the application of some aspect of the Gospel from a particular text of Scripture to the mind and thereafter to the soul of a Christian. This aspect of the Gospel is to be embraced by faith in Jesus and repentance of sin in the Christians listening to the sermon. The result of this process is the sanctification of those saints.
Preaching is not primarily an explanation of a text or the communication of information. It is calling the people of God to deeper faith in Jesus so that, by the power of the Spirit, they might grow in their communion with the Father. This will spill over, producing greater devotion in the worship of God, a growing sense of community among the saints and an evangelistic fervor that attracts unbelievers and calls them to bow before the God who created them.
Here are some words that fit with this kind of preaching: exhorting, encouraging, warning, pleading with, charging, imploring, reproving, rebuking, praising, appealing to, urging.
It seems to me that we are in dire need of more of this kind of preaching.
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