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Preaching with Purpose – Manifesto for Renewal

I.               God’s Purpose for Man – Rom 8:29 (NIV)

God’s Purpose is to make me like Christ – Gen 1:26 (NIV), 2 Cor 3:18b (NLT), John 17:17 (NIV), James 1:24-25 (NIV)

When we get people to:

Convictions - Thinking like Jesus

Character  - Feeling like Jesus

Conduct – Acting like Jesus

      They are inevitably changed. 

II.             God’s Purpose for the Bible 2 Tim 3:16-17

a.     Doctrine, reproof, correction, and training in righteousness are the means to the end.  (for… for… for…  ….SO THAT

                                               i.     To change character

                                              ii.     To change conduct

2 Tim 3:17 …”be fully qualified and equipped TO DO… (GN)

Phil 2:16 (NIV), 1John 1:1 (NIV), John 10:10

III.           God’s Purpose for Preaching Eph 4:11-13 (NIV)

a.     There is Both a Character & Conduct Purpose in Preaching 1 Tim 1:5-6 (NLT)

b.     How Does Life-Change Happen?  Application – Isaiah 53:11 (KJV)

IV.            God’s Purpose for the Preaching:  Be A Bridge Builder (from the text to the now)

Bible Text —- Application —— People’s Needs

The Word             where people live        The World

Past Revelation    Current Situation

Then                                                         Now

What was                                                  What is

INTERPRETATION - IMPLICATION   -  PERSONALIZATION

Commentators                                      Communicators

 

The challenge of Preaching: To declare eternal truths that never change in and communicate them in a world that is ever changing. – Acts 13:36a (NIV), 1 Chron. 12:32

“If you preach the Gospel in all aspects with the exception the issues which deal specifically with your times – you are not preaching all the Gospel.”  Martin Luther

FOUR STAGES OF BRIDGE-BUILDING

1.     Study the Text: (Exegesis: Observation & Interpretation)

2.     Find the timeless truth – the universal principals  (Implication)

3.     Think of the audience – what is it that they need  (Contextualization)

a.     Always True

                                               i.     Everyone wants to be loved

                                              ii.     Everyone craves meaning…they want their lives to count

                                            iii.     Life is empty without Christ

                                            iv.     There are always people carrying guilt

                                              v.     There are always people carrying resentment

                                            vi.     There are people who fear death

4.     Apply the truth to these situations (Personalization) – Mark 4:33 (Mes)

WHY AREN’T MORE SERMONS BUILT AROUND APPLICATION?

1.     We assume people will make the necessary connection.

2.     We leave it to the H.S.

3.     Personal application is Convicting  to the speaker

4.     Because we haven’t applied it to our own lives

5.     Because it takes more time in preparation.

6.     We are afraid of being simplistic

7.     We have never been taught how to do application

8.     We haven’t realized the importance of it

“I always make this my rule: That those who hear me

1.     Knowledge without application creates pride

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