preaching & teaching god’s word. ps 119:104-105 (esv) through your precepts i get...

Preaching & Teaching

God’s Word

Ps 119:104-105 (ESV) Through your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

What is the value of God’s Word to our lives?What does God’s Word provide for us?



- An understanding of right and wrong



- An understanding of right and wrong- Guidance



- An understanding of right and wrong- Guidance- Comfort



- An understanding of right and wrong- Guidance- Comfort- God’s Will



- An understanding of right and wrong- Guidance- Comfort- God’s Will- The plan of salvation


Will God’s Word provide any of these things to those who never hear it?



Will God’s Word provide us with any of these things if we don’t study and follow it?




The Lamp of Scripture is valuable only if we use it.



The Lamp of Scripture is valuable only if we use it.

Do we have an obligation to see that God’s Word is preached and taught throughout the world?

Acts 26:16-18 (ESV) But rise and stand upon your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you, 17 delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles—to whom I am sending you 18 to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

Why did Jesus give Paul the task of sharing God’s Word?

Eph 3:8-9 (ESV) To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, 9 and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things,

How did Paul accomplish the task of sharing God’s Word?

1 Cor 1:21 (ESV) For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe.

Why is preaching important?

Rom 10:14(ESV) How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?


Matt 28:18-20 (ESV) And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”


1 Cor 9:16-18 (ESV) For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! 17 For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but if not of my own will, I am still entrusted with a stewardship. 18 What then is my reward? That in my preaching I may present the gospel free of charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel.


Rom 10:15 (ESV) And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”

How should we treat those who undertake the important task of sharing God’s Word?

Why Preach & Teach?


Is the great commission limited to just the apostles?



For what period of time are we instructed to share God’s Word?



For what period of time are we instructed to share God’s Word?

How does God help with this effort?

2 Cor 4:5-6 (ESV) For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. 6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Rather than just teaching and preaching to fulfill an obligation, what is our purpose?

2 Cor 4:5-6 (ESV) For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. 6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Rather than just teaching and preaching to fulfill an obligation, what is our purpose?

What is to be gained by the student?

1 Cor 2:4-5 (ESV) and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

What does it take to teach and preach in such a way that the student’s faith doesn’t rest in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God?

Are entertaining stories and personal opinions sufficient?

Gal 1:11-12 (ESV) For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel that was preached by me is not man's gospel. 12 For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.

What does it take to teach and preach in such a way that the student’s faith doesn’t rest in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God?

Are entertaining stories and personal opinions sufficient?

1 Cor 1:22-25 (ESV) For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

If we don’t preach “Christ crucified”, is it possible to impress upon humanity the importance of submitting to the One who gave Himself for us?

Preacher’s Motivation

2 Tim 4:1-4 (ESV) I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. 3 For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, 4 and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.

Paul encouraged Timothy to proclaim God’s Word without hesitation or apology.

What did he encourage Timothy to preach?Why?

If you get into trouble and are sent to the principal’s office, be prepared for the principal to reprove you for your behavior. To reprove is to scold, reprimand, or — in plain English — “chew out.”

Reprove is a verb used in the same way as “scold,” or “dress down.” To reprove is to express your dissatisfaction or disapproval with something. It’s a less severe word than denounce or decry. It is closer to the verb criticize. Your parents might reprove you for a minor offense like not cleaning your room or chewing with your mouth open. And, for the record, reprove is not the root word prove with the prefix re- as if to mean “prove again.” If you use it that way, someone would likely reprove you.

Reprove – vocabulary.com

If you receive a rebuke, it means that you have been reprimanded, or scolded. You're sure to get a rebuke if you forget to do your math homework four days in a row.

The word rebuke can be a verb, meaning to sternly reprimand or scold, but it can also be a noun, because a rebuke is the result of being scolded. The root comes from the Old French rebuchier and means "to hack down," or "beat back." A rebuke, then, is meant to be critical and to chide — in today's terms, a rebuke is verbal smack-down!

Rebuke – vocabulary.com

French roots for the word exhort mean "thoroughly encourage," so to exhort is to fill up with encouragement! "When he heard the crowd exhort him with stomping and cheers, he knew that he could finish the marathon.“

Some synonyms for exhort include stimulate, excite, and urge on. Words and shouts can exhort, and this is especially true when the recipient of those chants fears coming up short with an effort. Exhortations may make the difference between winning or losing and marching on or giving up. A sergeant might exhort his troops after a defeat just as a dad can exhort his daughter after a missed note during a piano recital.

Exhort – vocabulary.com


Is God’s message always well-received?Is God’s message always popular?


Is God’s message always well-received?Is God’s message always popular?

What is the preacher/teacher to do?

2 Tim 4:5 (ESV) As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

What is the teacher/preacher responsible for?

A) Preaching and teaching God’s WordB) The response of the audienceC) NeitherD) Both

Rom 1:16-17 (ESV) For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”

2 Thess 1:9-10 (ESV) They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might, 10 when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed.

Is there an urgency to sharing the gospel?

1 Cor 9:16-17 (ESV) For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! 17 For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but if not of my own will, I am still entrusted with a stewardship.

What was Paul’s motivation in preaching and teaching?

Support of the Preacher

Rom 10:13-15 (ESV) For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? 15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”

Preachers are _____ by God.



Preachers are _sent_ by God to ______ God’s Word.



Preachers are _sent_ by God to _preach_ God’s Word.Preaching allows people to _____ God’s Word.



Preachers are _sent_ by God to _preach_ God’s Word.Preaching allows people to _hear_ God’s Word.Hearing God’s Word convicts people to _______.



Preachers are _sent_ by God to _preach_ God’s Word.Preaching allows people to _hear_ God’s Word.Hearing God’s Word convicts people to _believe_.Believers obey the Gospel in baptism and transformed lives which lead to salvation.

2 Cor 11:5-9 (ESV) Indeed, I consider that I am not in the least inferior to these super-apostles. 6 Even if I am unskilled in speaking, I am not so in knowledge; indeed, in every way we have made this plain to you in all things.

7 Or did I commit a sin in humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached God's gospel to you free of charge? 8 I robbed other churches by accepting support from them in order to serve you. 9 And when I was with you and was in need, I did not burden anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my need. So I refrained and will refrain from burdening you in any way.

Did Paul receive a paycheck for preaching?

Phil 4:15-17 (ESV) And you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church entered into partnership with me in giving and receiving, except you only. 16 Even in Thessalonica you sent me help for my needs once and again. 17 Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that increases to your credit.


Phil 4:15-17 (ESV) And you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church entered into partnership with me in giving and receiving, except you only. 16 Even in Thessalonica you sent me help for my needs once and again. 17 Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that increases to your credit.


Is it OK to pay our preachers and teachers today?

Gal 6:6 (ESV) Let the one who is taught the word share all good things with the one who teaches.


Is it OK to pay our preachers and teachers today?

Application

God chose the act of preaching as the means to spread the Gospel.

1 Cor 1:21 (ESV) For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe.

Because of this, preaching muse not be minimized or replaced.

The Word of God must be proclaimed; it must be taught.

The one who preaches or teaches must seek to do so in a way that is beneficial to the audience.

Nevertheless, truth must never be compromised.

At the same time, the preacher or teacher does not have license to address the audience in a rude or unkind way.

Prov 15:2 (ESV) The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.

Because of the important role preaching plays, congregations should make an effort to encourage young men to preach.

Gospel preachers are in great demand.

But more than quantity, the church needs quality preachers.

Older preachers should take an interest in helping younger men learn to preach.

Parents should impress upon their children the blessing and responsibility of sharing God’s message with others.

2 Tim 2:1-2 (ESV) You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, 2 and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

Those who faithfully proclaim God’s Word are certainly worthy of financial support.

1 Cor 9:14 (ESV) In the same way, the Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the gospel.

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