Introduction

Lecture 1: Outline
1. What is preaching?
2. Preaching as a communication.
3. Preaching as a hermeneutical step.
 1. What is Preaching?

• Jesus’ ministry (Matt 4)

• The first preaching (Acts 2).
• Preaching and Teaching
Jesus’ Ministry
Matt. 4:23 And he went throughout all Galilee,
teaching in their synagogues
and proclaiming
the gospel of the kingdom
and healing every disease
and every affliction
among the people.

διδάσκων … κηρύσσων τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς βασιλείας

καὶ θεραπεύων
The First Sermon
• Thesis: The Kingdom is here.
• Acts 4:36 – “Let all the house of Israel
therefore know for certain that
God made him both Lord and Christ,
this Jesus whom you crucified…
The First Sermon
Supports:
• One language (cf. Genesis 9 & Dan.).
• The Holy Spirit (vv. 17-21; Joel).
• The Resurrection (vv. 25-28; David).
• Ascension (vv. 34-35; David).
The First Sermon
Effects:
…this Jesus whom you crucified.
Now when they heard this they were cut
to the heart, and said to Peter and the
rest of the apostles, ‘Brothers, what shall
we do?’

They killed Christ (cf. 2 Sam. 1:14-16).

The First Sermon
Effects:
8 And when he comes, he will convict
the world concerning sin and
righteousness and judgment: (Jn. 16:9-11)

• Sin: did not believe.

• Righteousness: Hypocrisy.
• Judgment: Injustice.
The First Sermon
Effects:
• What shall we do?
• Response to Stephen’s

Now when they heard these things they

were enraged, and they ground their
teeth at him. (Acts 7:54)
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The Good News
38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and
be baptized every one of you in the
name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness
of your sins, and you will receive the gift
of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is
for you and for your children and for all
who are far off, everyone whom the Lord
our God calls to himself.”
The First Sermon
Summary
• The Kingdom is here.
• Jesus is the Christ, who rules the hearts
of all people through the Holy Spirit.
• The Kingdom is open to anyone, who
humbles themselves and
calls upon the name of Jesus.
Teaching & Preaching
• Teaching: knowledge → discipline.

• Preaching: knowledge → calls people to

enter and live the new life in Christ.
 Communication

• Distinctives
• Approaches
Distinctive
• Communication Process
Distinctive
• Distinctive: Spiritual Dimension
Approaches
• Traditional: Excavator, Bank,
Delivery, etc.
• Contemporary: Guide.
• Drama: Act & Speech
Approaches
• Trinity (Economy of…).
And God said, “Let there be light,” and
there was light (Gen. 1:3).

John’s Explanation (John ch. 1)

Father → Word(Son) → Effect(H.S.)
Approaches
Pattern
• God uses the word to create the
World and Israel.
• God uses the word to lead and rule
Israel.
• God often employed a spokesperson
(Prophets).
Approaches
Prophet: Ezekiel
• Ch. 37 – Valley of the Dry bones.
4 Then he said to me, “Prophesy over th
ese bones, and say to them, O dry bone,
hear the word of the Lord. 5 Thus says
the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I
will cause breath to enter you, and you
shall live…
Approaches
Pattern
• Jesus is God; He also uses words…
• To calm the storm (rebuke), to heal
diseases, to give life (Nazarus).
• His spokesperson – Apostles.
Approaches
Peter
• Acts 3:6 – “Walk!”
• To demonstrate that Jesus is Christ.
• The purpose of miracles in the Bible is
to authorize the preaching of the
church.
Approaches
Preachers
• Apostle’s teaching (Foundation).
• Same effect (salvation).
Approaches
Test of a true preacher
• Deut. 13 – the book of Moses is the
canon.
• In the N.T. – the Bible is the canon.
 Hermeneutical Step

• Review the steps

• Homiletics
Hermeneutical Step
 Hermeneutical Step

• Homiletics: composition and delivery.

• Necessity: How people understand differs from
culture to culture.
• Example: decide to use the word “homo-ousia”
to describe the relationship between the Father,
the Son and the Holy Spirit.