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(NEXT LIBRARY) Preaching with Evangelistic Persuasion (How To Preach To the Mind, Will, Emotions, And Conscience And Why the Bible Points Out This Is The Essence of Authorative Evangelism

9781622450183

Plot

Paul says For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance (1 Thess. 1:5). Why are so many pulpits today void of effective evangelical gospel preaching, preachers of power and much assurance? Is the Holy Spirit totally at fault here? We dare not think so. Has the Bible sermon, the Christian sermon, the evangelist sermon or the Gospel itself lost its power? Perish the thought. Rather, this book demonstrates that the lack of power is in the failure to effectively reach men. The purpose of this book is to be a clear guide for preachers today, using the Scriptures to create a basis for persuasive evangelistic preaching.

The subject of this book is limited to one type of sermon... the evangelistic sermon. Four basic appeals in evangelistic preaching are expounded and organized in useful format. Actual sermon outlines, structure and delivery of the sermon will be much more obvious after the very foundation of an effective sermon is dealt with as spelled out in this book.

One of the primary needs in the effort of evangelistic preaching is to establish the relative place of the mind, the conscience, the emotions and the will in one’s appeal. Many criticize proclamation evangelism as securing decisions by appeals largely emotional and generally void of any intellectual involvement. It is therefore necessary to establish the truth that true evangelistic preaching involves each of the elements of man’s soul and not just his emotions. Through effective evangelism, the Holy Spirit touches each aspect of man’s makeup and enables his decision for salvation, as is expounded in the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Chapter One deals with Gospel preaching and its appeal to the intellect. Chapter Two discusses Gospel preaching and its relationship to the conscience. Chapter Three examines Gospel preaching’s appeal to the emotions of man. Chapter Four scrutinizes the appeal of Gospel preaching to the will of man.