Jay E.

Adams, Preaching with Purpose: The Urgent Task of Homiletics (Grand Rapids, MI:
Zondervan, 1982).

 Preaching ----kerusso and euangelizo, ““heralding” and “announcing the gospel.”

 the word didasko, translated “to teach,” more nearly corresponds to our modern use of the word
preach
 What is the background of the words “kerusso and euangelizo”?
 two kinds of preaching (because of a deeply impressed use of the English word I shall use the
term “preaching” to cover both evangelistic and pastoral speaking):
o evangelistic preaching (heralding, announcing the good news) and
o pastoral or edificational preaching (teaching).
 preaching as “truth through personality.”-- Phillips Brooks
 Elements in preaching:
o Truth 1. Content, in the form of a biblical message;
2. A preacher;
o Personality
3. An occasion (in which I include time and place);
o Occasion
4. Listeners;
o Audience 5. The Holy Spirit.
o Holy Spirit
 Preaching ---is the message, delivered to an audience by the preacher, on a particular occasion
that He uses to bring about that blessing.
 correct instruction in homiletics ought to be all about—learning
o 1. how to remove all obstacles to preaching the truth;
o 2. how to make the message as clear as possible;
o 3. how to point the listener to Christ alone as the foundation for his belief and actions.
 Art Kohl, Homiletics The Art and Science of Preaching (New York: h Bible Baptist Church Faith
Bible Baptist Church, 2001).

II. What Is Preaching?

A. It is communicating divine truth to your people.
B. It is the most important calling on earth. It is more important than being the president
of the USA, more important than being on the Supreme Court or being a governor.
C. It is proclaiming the truth, God’s Holy Word

Donald Hamilton

 The Old Testament word is naba, which translated into English means “prophesy”; it is used over
110 times. In the New Testament we find kerusso (“to proclaim,” about 60 times), euaggelizo
(“to declare good news,” 50 times), kataggello (“to tell thoroughly,” 17 times), and didasko (“to
teach,” 97 times). In addition, the New Testament word parakaleo (“to beseech, comfort,
exhort,” 103 times) is sometimes used in the sense of preaching, although this is not its usual
meaning.
 As far as the practical and/or cultural distinction between preaching and teaching is concerned,
several things enter the picture. (1) In some circles, a topical treatment of the text has been
called preaching, while an “expository” treatment of a passage is said to be teaching. (2) In some
circles, the word preach and its cognates have been thought to communicate too much
dogmatism or authority, and the usage of teacher (rather than preacher) has become popular.
(The expression “don't preach at me” clearly has a negative connotation.) (3) Some who prefer
the term teacher do so because Ephesians 4:11 uses the phrase “pastors and teachers” v to refer
to one leadership position in the church. Likewise, 1 Timothy 3:2 says that the bishop must be
“able to teach” (NIV). (4) In some cultures (Japan, for example), a teacher is traditionally looked
upon with great respect, and this results in the use of that title in those cultural situations
 1. Its content is God's message to man, presented as such. 2. The purpose of preaching is to
inform, persuade, and call forth an appropriate response to the God whose message and
instruction are being delivered. 3. The perspective of preaching is always applicatory…. 4.
Authority is also integral to the notion of what preaching is.… 5. Preaching mediates not only
God's authority, but also His presence and His power….