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Preaching Evangelistically: Proclaiming the Saving Message of Jesus is unavailable, but you can change that!

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...

not to hook the hearer with a relevant statement. Rather, we preach an entire message on “How to Be Happy” or “How to Find the Mate of Your Dreams.” We often sound more like therapists than preachers. The purpose of selecting the evangelistic text is to allow the text to address these felt needs and other issues without compromising the biblical intention. Felt needs are real needs to the person who has them. Our purpose as preachers is to bring those persons face-to-face with the God who can meet
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