Wednesday Night Bible Class
Preaching
For
October 29, 2025 Bible Study
I. Preach
Preach-to make known religious truth or give religious or moral instruction or exhortation in sermons.
Featured Text
a. Romans 10:14-15
Commentary: All Christians are commanded to spread the Word. There is a preacher in all of us. Certain men have taken it upon themselves to dedicate themselves to preaching God’s Word to the faithful and unfaithful.
II. What to preach
a. Matthew 24:14
b. Luke 4:18,19
c. Acts 8:5
d. Romans 1:16
e. Galatians 1:6-9
f. Titus 2:11-14
Commentary: The preacher is to preach the Gospel of Christ which is the death, burial and resurrection of the Son of God.
III. How to preach
a. Acts 4:13
b. Acts 20:7
c. 2 Timothy 4:2
d. Titus 2:15
e. Revelation 22:18-19
Commentary: The preacher is to boldly proclaim the Gospel at all times and be ready to give an answer for the hope within him. The Word is to be proclaimed without addition or subtraction.
IV. Why preach?
a. Mark 1:14-15
b. Luke 8:1
c. Mark 6:12
Commentary: The preacher is preaching to reach the lost and edify those who have found redemption in the Gospel.
V. Preaching of Noah
a. 2 Peter 2:5
Commentary: Noah was a man who walked with God and is counted as a preacher of righteousness. He preached righteousness to a sin sick world even as he labored to build the ark.
VI. Preaching of Jonah
a. Jonah 3:4,5,10
b. Matthew 12:41
Commentary: Jonah after some encouragement went and preached to the city of Nineveh and caused the city to repent.
VII. Preaching of John
a. Matthew 3:1-3
b. Mark 1:4,5
Commentary: John preached repentance to the masses also proclaiming that the one to come after him would bring salvation to the world.
VIII. Preaching of Christ
a. Matthew 4:17
b. Mark 1:14
c. John 6:35-40
Commentary: Noah, Jonah and John preached unto repentance. John preached of the one to come (Christ). Christ preached of salvation and redemption from sin which required repentance for those who believed on him. The reward would be eternal life.
IX. Examples of Effective preaching
a. Acts 2:37,38,41
b. Acts 8:5-6
c. Acts 8:30-38
d. Acts 13:44
Commentary: Effective preaching can compel people to action. Phillip’s preaching caused the eunuch to repent and put on Christ. Peter’s boldness with the eleven caused 3000 souls to act by repenting and being baptized.
Quote of Introspection:
The best sermon is preached by the minister who has a sermon to preach and not by the man who has to preach a sermon.
William Feather
