Matt 12:41; Luk 11:32 they repented to the p of Jonah
1Co 1:21 save the .. through the madness of the p
1Co 2:4 nor did my p go with persuasive words of
1Co 15:14 if Christ be not risen, our p
2Ti 4:17 so that by me the p
Tit 1:3 manifested his word by .. the p that I
(say publicly).
Public and open announcement of the salvific message of God in the person of Jesus Christ, in his Church.
It is the mandate that Jesus gave his disciples and his Church: “Preach the Gospel to the whole world”, Mar 16:1518, Mat 28:19.
– It is a very serious obligation, and a great honor, for every Christian. “and woe is me if I do not evangelize”, says Saint Paul, 1Co 9:16.
– We have to “preach” with the word and with life, with all of life, all day preaching”, at home, at work, in the temple.
– In the NT, 2 words are used to expose it: “Kerysso”, which is “to proclaim as a herald”; and “Evangelizomai”, which is “bring good news”, which is used 50 times. The first one is used by 60.
Jesus preached.
– With authority, Mat 5:22-44, Mat 7:28-29, Mar 1:22, Joh 7:46.
– With parables. See “Parables.”
– With miracles and healings: Mat 4:2324. See “Miracles.”
– Sent from the Father, Joh 3:34, Joh 8:26-28.
The Apostles also preached with the same power of the Holy Spirit, 1Co 2:4, 1Co 4:20. See “Miracles.”
You and I also have to preach
1- With our life.
2- With our word.
3- We will be accompanied by the same miracles and wonders that the Lord promised to every “believer” when he preaches, Mar 16:17-18, which are 5.
– Expel the demons of drugs, alcohol, homosexuality.
– Speak the languages of love, understanding.
– If the snake of hatred or envy bites us, it will not harm us.
– If we have to drink the poison of slander or persecution, it will not do us any harm.
– We will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover. Read it slowly on Mark 16:17-17!
Christian Bible Dictionary
Dr. J. Dominguez
http://bible.com/dictionary/
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
The Hebrew word basar and its derivatives are translated as “bringing news”. †¢Joab said to †¢Ahimaaz: “Today you will not bear the news; you will wear them another day† (2Sa 18:20). It also appears in Isa 52:7; Isa 61:1 (“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings glad tidings”; “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me; he has sent me to preach glad tidings to the downtrodden” ). The term qohelet (the Preacher), which is used in Eccl 1:1-2, Ecl 1:12, Ecl 7:27; Ecl 12:8-10, designates a person who gathers a congregation to speak or preach. Another Hebrew word is qara, (to call, to summon), used in the case of †¢Jonah (†œArise and go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim against it† ). The NT mentions “p. of Jonah† (Matt 12:41). While building the † ¢ ark, Noah preached to his fellow men, because in the NT he is called † œherald of justice† (2Pe 2: 5). The work of the prophets was essentially to preach the will of God to the people (“Go and claim these words”). It is possible that p. expository, through which an attempt is made to explain a certain text of Scripture, was born with the example of † ¢ Ezra, who, with his companions, opened † œthe book in the eyes of all the people…. and they made the people understand the law…. they read in the book of the law of God clearly, and put the sense, so that they understood the reading† (Neh 8:5-8). This custom was the one followed by the †¢synagogue.
But the term p. it is used with special emphasis in the NT. The equivalent Greek word is kerugma or kerygma, which is God’s message, what he says to men, proclaimed through Jesus Christ and his apostles. God decided to †œsave the believers through the folly of preaching† (1Co 1:21). The verb kerussö is †œpreach† (†œIn those days John the Baptist came preaching in the desert of Judea…† ; †œFrom then on Jesus began to preach, and to say: Repent…† ). Another word applied in the same sense is evangelizö (to evangelize). In the Greek, this word is related to the function of a messenger, especially a herald making a proclamation. In the NT, its content is the person and work of the Lord Jesus (“Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them”; “…we preached Christ crucified”; “…it is preached of Christ who rose from the dead† ). Another way of referring to the content of the proclamation is to say that the kingdom of God is preached (†œ… Jesus went through all the cities and villages, preaching and announcing the gospel of the kingdom of God† ; †œ… I have been preaching the kingdom of God† ). Paul lived in Rome “preaching the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ” (Acts 28:31).
p., then, consists in proclaiming the gospel, the kingdom of God, the person of the Lord Jesus and his work. Sometimes a differentiating emphasis is made between p. and teaching. But the explanation of the doctrines and mysteries of God, is also part of the gospel, object of p. Paul, writing to believers in Rome, told them: †œ… as for me, I am soon to announce the gospel also to you who are in Rome†). The first recorded apostolic preaching is Peter’s sermon on the day of Pentecost. It should be noted that his message began on the basis of a passage of Scripture (Joe 2:28-32). And then he followed with others (Ps 16:8-11; Ps 110:1). The same is done in the second sermon. So the true p. will always rely on the truths of the Word of God. It is true that in Paul’s sermon in Athens, as his audience was not familiar with the Scriptures, he did not specify quotations from them. He even quoted authors they knew. But the truths he preached were vitally related to the gospel, the kingdom of God, and the person of the Lord Jesus and his work.
Norms recognized as convenient for the exposition of God’s message orally and publicly are known by the name of homiletics.
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
see, ECCLESIASTES, DESCENT (of Christ into hell).
vet, (Gr.: “kerygma”). It is used in the NT of “an announcement”, or “an announcement”, without necessarily carrying the idea of a formal preaching as the word is understood today. When the Church in Jerusalem was persecuted, everyone except the apostles was scattered and went everywhere “preaching the gospel” (Acts 8:1-4). In Ecclesiastes, Solomon calls himself “the preacher” (Ecclesiastes 1:1; see ECCLESIASTES). Noah is said to have been a “herald of righteousness” (2 Pet. 2:5). Paul was appointed as a preacher (herald) (1 Tim. 2:7; 2 Tim. 1:11; cf. 1 Cor. 9:27). God was pleased to “save believers through the folly of preaching” (1 Cor. 1:21). God uses preaching, the announcement of the good news, to make known his love and the work of the Lord Jesus Christ. “How can they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without someone preaching to them?… How beautiful are the feet of those who announce peace, of those who announce good news!” (Rom. 10:14-15). The importance of preaching is underscored by the following words: “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Rom. 10:17). The central object of Christian preaching or proclamation is the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh, dead for our sins, and risen for our justification (Jn. 1:1, 14; 1 Tim. 3:16; Rom. 4:25), and that he will return to judge the world with justice (Acts 17:31; 24:25); Closely related to this proclamation is the instruction given to the Christian of the promise of his gathering by Christ (Jn. 14:1-4; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; Rev. 22:20), which constitutes the present hope of the Christian and his motive to please the great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself to ransom us and purify us (Titus 2:11-14). On the preaching “to the spirits in prison,” see DESCENT (FROM CHRIST INTO HELL).
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Perpetual concept of Christian life, through which the saving message is transmitted to all men who want it today. Preaching literally refers to oral presentation (predicere) which is a concept equivalent to exhorting, instructing, sermonizing, evangelizing, announcing, persuading, informing, convincing, always orally. However, by assimilation, there is a preaching also in the good example, in the good life, in the fulfillment of duty.
There is also it with silent attitudes or services, with loyal intentions, with various non-oral languages, such as writing, drawing, recording artistic images.
The preaching par excellence in the Church is the apostolic preaching indicated by Jesus to the Apostles when he communicated to them the “missionary mandate: “Go and preach to all nations” (Mc. 16.15) translated by St. Jerome as “euntes, preach Evangelium” , this is “Walking, as you go, preach the Gospel to all nations”.
The term used in the Gospel and in the other writings of the New Testament was “announce a message” (verb “kerisso”, used 62 times), which was translated in the Latin Church by the term “preach”. But to preach (kerisso), equivalent to announcing the kerygma (kerygma); It is synonymous with proclaiming, communicating, disseminating, manifesting, publishing, proclaiming, in short, evangelizing.
It is normal that it has been a very traditional, broad, polyvalent term and that the Church, in its conciliar, pontifical, episcopal and pastoral documents of all kinds, has used it incessantly and almost in preference to the others.
However, the historical abundance of its use or the frequent excess in liturgical actions has charged it with strict liturgical resonances, so that it has often been associated with homiletic work. That is why there are so many who think that “the priests” (those who have a cure of souls) are the only ones qualified to preach. The laity were not holders of that attribution.
And furthermore, with some frequency the excess of words in many sermons, converted into vents rather than announcements of the preachers, raised with some unfair attribution the relationship between “preaching” and boring the listener. It was due to the verbiage, more moralizing than biblical or more human than divine, that was incurred through lack of skill, preparation or reflection.
However, thanks to the preaching in history, the evangelical message spread throughout the world. Until recent times, the oral route was the vehicle par excellence to announce the divine Word, in the way that Jesus did, who used no other resource than to go through the places and “preaching to the people” (Mt. 4.23; Mt 11.1; Mk. 6.12; Lc. 4.44). He also commanded the disciples to…