The call to biblical proclamation begins with a call to hear. Christian preaching finds its root in the proposition that God Almighty has spoken. Therefore, as in Deuteronomy 6:4-7, the one who wishes to communicate this message must first and foremost hear the message from God. “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children…” The progression found in this passage begins with hearing the message of God, loving this God and his message, and then seeking to teach this message diligently. Therefore, understanding the redemptive
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In Hebrews 3:17, the author of Hebrews states, “therefore, as the Holy Spirit says” before he quotes scripture. This shows that the biblical writers understood that it is the Holy Spirit who authored the scriptures and it is only by his power that men and woman are brought from death to life. Jesus said in John 6:63, “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all.” The Christian preacher should desire to be filled with this holy unction as he expounds upon the word of God in the power of God. Without out the power of the Holy Spirit, preaching becomes the clash of cymbals. The power of biblical proclamation relies not on rhetoric or passion, but upon the power of God. Therefore the Christian preacher must echo the words of Paul in 1 Corinthians 2:4, “my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power.” The Spirit and power are irretrievably bound together by divine command and what God hath joined together, let not man put
In Hebrews 3:17, the author of Hebrews states, “therefore, as the Holy Spirit says” before he quotes scripture. This shows that the biblical writers understood that it is the Holy Spirit who authored the scriptures and it is only by his power that men and woman are brought from death to life. Jesus said in John 6:63, “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all.” The Christian preacher should desire to be filled with this holy unction as he expounds upon the word of God in the power of God. Without out the power of the Holy Spirit, preaching becomes the clash of cymbals. The power of biblical proclamation relies not on rhetoric or passion, but upon the power of God. Therefore the Christian preacher must echo the words of Paul in 1 Corinthians 2:4, “my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power.” The Spirit and power are irretrievably bound together by divine command and what God hath joined together, let not man put