The Word of God Was Preached
Acts 17:1-15
I Corinthians 1:17-21 God has chosen the foolishness of preaching to work in the lives of people
Preaching is declaring God’s word with the purpose of bring person to a place of decision.
The Reasonableness of Preaching
Paul always started with the synagogues. Those were places were people met to learn more of God’s Word. It gave Paul common ground with people to build up their knowledge of Christ.
Preaching is taking people from the known to unknown
Preaching should be reasonable and Biblically defensible
Preaching should always bring us into a better knowledge of God’s Word
Preaching should always point to Christ.
Preaching is always for a decision
The Results of Preaching
Preaching turns the world upside-down
There was a church at the house of Jason and they took Jason to stop the work.
The evil people acknowledged that preaching was turning their world upside-down.
Our Response to Preaching
Those that were in Thessalonica were more noble not because they searched the scriptures but because they received it with readiness of mind.
Then they searched the scriptures