PREACH - MISSIONS
Webster Dictionary 1828 Definition:
PREACH, verb intransitive [Latin proeco, a crier; precor.]
1. To pronounce a public discourse on a religious subject, or from a subject, or from a text of Scripture. The word is usually applied to such discourses as are formed from a text of Scripture. This is the modern sense of preach
2. To discourse on the gospel way of salvation and exhort to repentance; to discourse on evangelical truths and exhort to a belief of them and acceptance of the terms of salvation. This was the extemporaneous manner of preaching pursued by Christ and his apostles. Matthew 4:10. Acts 10:14.
PREACH, verb transitive To proclaim; to publish in religious discourses.
What ye hear in the ear, that preach ye on the house-tops. Matthew 10:7.
The Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek. Isaiah 61:1.
1. To inculcate in public discourses.
I have preached righteousness in the great congregations. Psalms 40:9.
He oft to them preach'd
Conversion and repentance.
To preach Christ or Christ crucified, to announce Christ as the only Savior, and his atonement as the only ground of acceptance with God. 1 Corinthians 1:17.
To preach up, to discourse in favor of.
Can they preach up equality of birth?
Locations in the KJV of Bible with verses related to this subject:
Jeremiah 5:5
I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
Even the “great men”, the ones who know scripture “inside and out” have denied the truth. They have led people away from God.
Jeremiah 23:1-2
Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD. Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.
Matthew 4:23-25 Parallel Passages: Mark 1:35-39; Luke 4:42-44
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.
Jesus role model for ministry.
Jesus started by: 1) Teaching in the synagogues. 2) Preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom. 3) Healing all manner of sickness and disease.
He healed: Mind, Body, Spirit. Lunatick is the MIND; Palsy is the BODY; Possessed with Devils is the SPIRITUAL.
Matthew 10:5-15
Parallel Passages: Mark 6:6-13; Luke 9:1-6
Commissioning of the Twelve
They were to preach that the Kingdom of Heaven was at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse lepers, raise the dead and cast out devils. They were not to worry about providing for their finances. They were not to worry about extra clothing. Hospitality and courtesy should be provided to them wherever they go, if not, brush off the offense and go onward. For those that do not, judgment will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah than that place.
Matthew 10:16-23 Cost of Preaching the Gospel
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another
It would be difficult. They would suffer sever persecution. They were to be wise and harmless. Not to worry about what to speak, the Spirit would provide the words. Families would turn against one another for the Gospel sake.
Matthew 10:24-33 Strength and Backbone to Preach the Gospel
Parallel Passages: Luke 12:1-12
The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
Humility. Discernment and revelation will come and be provided. Man can ONLY harm and threaten the body but Man cannot kill the soul and spirit. God is watching over everything and knows everything. Whether Jesus is confessed or denied before man, the same will be for us when Jesus speaks of us before God.
THE GOSPEL IS OFFENDING
Matthew 10:34-39
Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
This portion of the passage is often ignored. In fact, it is not recorded in any of the other Gospels. These are some of the strongest and most significant verses of the Bible. True understanding of these words will put life as a follower into perspective.
Jesus makes statement that His intentions for coming was to bring a SWORD not PEACE. To set a man at variance against his father. Daughter against mother. A man’s foes will be those of his own household. The Gospel will be offending to many. It is not a message that is comfortable. It is words that WILL set people against one another. Those who do not want to heed it against those that follow it.
Disciples will have to sacrifice EVERYTHING including being willing to lose their lives. Does this sound like the message spoken in churches today?
Acts 1:8 The mission order to spreading the Gospel.
Acts 13:1-3 The first missionary trip of Barnabas and Saul. They were sent out by believers AFTER fasting and prayer prep.
Acts 14:16-28 Barnabas and Paul give an account of their first mission trip to the believers who sponsored the trip.
Acts 21:20-26 Paul submitting and following Jewish purification rituals in order to not be of offense to the local Jews.
Romans 10:15 How shall they preach unless sent
1 Corinthians 1:18-24 Preaching of the cross. Foolishness of preaching
1 Corinthians 2:1-8 Preaching with conviction (not as a great orator) the message of Crucified Christ.
With the wisdom of God.
1 Corinthians 3:1-2 Feed with milk, and not with meat: not able to bear it.
1 Corinthians 3:12-15 Laying the foundation for the message with wrong materials
1 Corinthians 4:1-2 Stewards of the mysteries and to be found faithful
1 Corinthians 4:9-13 The struggles and pressures faced by the Apostles.
1 Corinthians 9:1-23 Paul addressing his apostleship and the support received.
1 Corinthians 12:28 God has set some in the church, first Apostles, second Prophets and third teachers.
1 Corinthians 15:3-8 Paul gives an outline of what “the message” of any ministry SHOULD be.
1 Corinthians 16:1-9 Collection procedures for Paul’s ministry at Corinth.
2 Corinthians 3:1-5 Paul’s ministry was divinely appointed and not in need of recommendations
2 Corinthians 4:1-5 Paul’s model: no matter what gets thrown at us, we are not giving up
2 Corinthians 6:3-10 A list by Paul regarding only doing things that bring a positive light to the ministry.
2 Corinthians 8:1-15 Paul uses the benevolence of the Macedonians as a lesson in giving of your substance to ministry.
2 Corinthians 9:1-5 Modeling missions support in front of others.
2 Corinthians 10:12-18 Ministry comparison. Who’s approval is it being done for, God or man?
2 Corinthians 11:5-11 Paul’s ability to minister without being a burden was solely due to the gifts of other believers.
2 Corinthians 11:22-33 Paul has to prove his sincerity by describing the suffering he had to go through for the Gospel.
2 Corinthians 12:7 Paul’s thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan responsible for hindering the ministry.
2 Corinthians 12:11-16 Loving those that are being ministered to, even if there is no profit return for the ministry.
Galatians 4:12-16 In times of trials and temptations, be a role model as Paul was with the Galatians.
Galatians 4:17-18 False teachers are always willing to do (charm) or promise whatever it takes to retain their following.
1 Thessalonians 2:3-13 Paul modeling method for presenting the Gospel.
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