Preaching the Word

Course in Homiletics – Lesson 1

The Preacher’s or Teacher’s Message

No salvation if no calling;

No calling if no believing;

No believing if no hearing;

No hearing if no preaching;

No preaching if no sending.

This is the summary of the tenth chapter of the Epistle to the Romans, which is one of the most irresistible pieces of logic. Withdrawing some of the intermediate steps we are left with: “no preachers, no salvation”. God has elected that His saving work should be accomplished through the medium of preachers.

“How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!” (Romans 11: 15)

How welcome then, is the arrival of the preacher! And, we may well add, ‘how heavy are his responsibilities too’. How important that he should have a full understanding of his message and an equal understanding of the way to convey it clearly and clearly to those who are still unsaved! The preacher who feels the beauty and the responsibility of his task will certainly spare no pains in order to gain a clear and comprehensive idea of his message and to become proficient and effective in his methods to convey the Gospel. Yet it is only too easy to be mistaken not only about methods but even about the message.

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