We are going to examine the central importance of preaching and how the church cannot do without it. By preaching I mean an authoritative proclamation of the Word of God and the acts of God by one called to be a minister. This is the traditional approach to preaching in the history of the church,1 and there is a reason why the church has traditionally accepted this model of preaching. First Thessalonians 2:13 helps us understand why preaching is so crucial and important, and it sheds some light on
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