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IDENTIFYING THE LORD’S CHURCH
GOSPEL PREACHING—AN ACT OF WORSHIP
Worshipping God By Preaching
and Hearing His Word!
The Church “Jesus Built”Introduction
“Now on the first day of the week, when the
disciples came together to break
bread, Paul, ready to depart the next day, spoke to them and
continued his message until
midnight.”
Acts 20:7
• People gathered as one man - (8:1)
• Ezra Read From The Law - (8:1-8)
• The people expressed reverence and worshipped – (8:5,6)
• Ezra read distinctly, then he, and others, gave the sense –(8:7,8)
• People’s reaction to hearing the Law of God – (8:9)
• People told to go and obey – thus they did – (8:9-18; 13)
Worshipping God By Preaching
and Hearing
His Word!
The Church “Jesus Built”Introduction
NEHEMIAH 8:1-8
The Church “Jesus Built”The Aim of Preaching
“To open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and
from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in
Me.”
Acts 26:18The
Word of God
The basic aim of
preaching is to change people:
To help them to better serve God acceptably and faithfully –
Everyone needs to change – Some need to become
Christians, Some Christians need to become
more faithful, Even strong Christians need to
grow stronger – Whether one is preaching to royalty or
country folks in Kentucky, the aim of preaching is the same!!
The Aim of Preaching
Introduction
The basic aim of
preaching is to change people:
The Aim of Preaching
IntroductionRequires
Preaching the word-
2 Timothy 4:2
Requires Reception of the
word-2 Timothy 4:3,4
James 1:21
To Open Their Eyes
The need—2 Corinthians 4:2-6
That man knows his need- Romans 3:23; 1 John 1:8-10
That man knows his duty— Ecclesiastes 12:13; Romans 12:1,2
That man knows his end— 2 Corinthians 5:10; John 12:48
The Aim of PreachingTo Enlighten Understanding
The Aim of Preaching
To Enlighten Understanding
“But has in due time manifested His word through preaching,
which was committed to me according to
the commandment of God our Savior.”
Titus 1:3To Open Their Eyes
To Open Their Eyes
The method—Titus 1:3
Through preaching the word- Mark 16:15,16; Romans 10:14-17
Considered foolish and insufficient by men— 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
Emphasizes the free will of men— Romans 6:16,17
Destroys the D.O. of the Holy Spirit concept—John 6:45; 16:8-13; 17:20
The Aim of PreachingTo Enlighten Understanding
The Aim of Preaching
To Correct Conduct
“And saying, "Men, why are you doing these
things? We also are men with the same nature as you, and preach to you
that you should turn from these useless things to
the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all things
that are in them.”
Acts 14:15To Turn them from
Darkness to
light,
The Method—(Acts 14:15)
Through preaching the word--
Sin is distinguished from righteousness- Ephesians 5:1-18; Galatians 5:7-26
Men are urged to repent— Acts 2:38; 3:19; 17:30; 1 John 2:3-6
Men are told the consequences of rejecting it— Acts 13:46; 17:31; 24:25; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9; John 12:48
The Aim of Preaching
To Correct Conduct
To Turn them from Darkness to Light
The Aim of PreachingTo Free From Oppressive Control
“…as you also learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a
faithful minister of Christ... He has delivered
us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love.”
Colossians 1:6-13
To Turn them
from… the
power of Satan to
God,The Method—(Colossians 1:6-
13)
We choose whom we serve– Deuteronomy 30:19; Joshua 24:15; 1 Kings 18:21; Romans 6:16-18
We can’t serve two masters at the same time- Matthew 6:24
To commit sin is to serve sin— John 8:34; Acts 8:23
Many are under bondage due to false teachers 2 Peter 2:19
The Aim of PreachingTo Free From Oppressive Control
To Turn them from… the power of Satan to God
The Method—(Colossians 1:6-13)
The Aim of Preaching
To Help Others Stand Before God Justified
“And that repentance and remission of sins
should be preached in His
name to all nations, beginning
at Jerusalem.”
Luke 24:47
That they may
receive forgiveness of sins,
The Method—(Luke 24:47)
Forgiveness=acquittal– Acts 3:19; 22:16
Through the blood of Christ- Acts 13:38; Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:14
The alien sinner receives forgiveness, when they obey the gospel H,B,C,R and B.— Romans 6:3-6; Colossians 2:11-13
The Christian must repent and confess- Acts 8:22; 1 John 1:7-9
The Aim of PreachingTo Help Others Stand Before God Justified
That they may receive
forgiveness of sins
The Aim of Preaching
To Change People’s Future
“For I have not shunned to declare to you the
whole counsel of God…So now, brethren, I
commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you
up and give you an inheritance among all
those who are sanctified.”
Acts 20:27,32An inheritance among
those who are
sanctifiedBy faith in
Me. The Method—(Acts 20:32)
An inheritance– 1 Peter 1:4
One must get INTO Christ where all spiritual blessings are- Ephesians 1:3; 2:11-13
Accomplished by grace through faith.— Galatians 3:26,27; Joshua 6; 2 Kings 5
Those in Christ are set apart from sin and its consequences- 1 Corinthians 1:2; Revelation 21:27; John 17:17.
The Aim of PreachingTo Change People’s Future
An inheritance
among those who
are sanctified by faith in
Me.
Do you properly respect it?– Isaiah 66:2
Do you sincerely love it?- Psalm 119:97-104; 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
Do you hunger for it?— Matthew 5:6; Psalm 19:10
Do you believe it?- Hebrews 4:12.
Do you do it? Matthew 7:21-27; James 1:21-25
The Aim of PreachingSuccess Depends Upon The Hearer
What is your
attitude toward
the word of God?
Keeping Our Windows Towards Heaven Open
CONCLUSIONPREACHING
TO ENLIGHTEN UNDERSTANDING
TO CORRECT CONDUCT
TO FREE FROM OPPRESSIVE CONTROL
TO HELP OTHERS STAND BEFORE GOD JUSTIFIED
TO CHANGE PEOPLES FUTURE
Preaching
Preaching
Preaching
Keeping Our Windows Towards Heaven Open
Conclusion Preaching Aims to Persuade People to
Become Faithful and Remain
Faithful Children of God in Christ
Jesus!
Success Depends Upon the Hearers-
2 Timothy 4:3,4James 1:21
