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The authors ask the poignant question: What is the point to preaching? There are so many agendas competing for pulpit time these days, it can be easy to forget the exact purpose of one’s calling to preach, which is to proclaim God’s salvation through Jesus who died and is now resurrected. Preaching Evangelistically looks at the different elements of gospel preaching and how they are best used to...

roads. Whoever you find, drag them in. I want my house full” (Luke 14:21–23 The Message). If filling seats is considered the only purpose of sharing the gospel as good news, preaching can degenerate into a kind of institutional recruitment, with little or no reference to the eternal agenda of God. The messenger should never emphasize numbers over the importance of personal and individual understanding of who Jesus is. Nor should he play down Christ’s redeeming presence in people’s lives. I often
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