1. The preacher must live his/her message ... allow the Holy Spirit to
work through him/her, and expect such preaching in the power of the Spirit
to change lives.
2. What is now needed is a revival of confident, intelligent, relevant,
biblical preaching, which will further ... growth and build up mature
disciples of Jesus Christ.
3. The contemporary situation makes preaching more difficult; it does
not make it any less necessary.
4. The contemporary loss of confidence in the gospel is the most basic
of all hindrances to preaching.
5. History supplies ample evidence of the indivisible connection
between Church and Word, between the state of the Christian Community, and
the quality of Christian preaching.
6. Certainly too, the task of preaching today is extremely exacting, as
we seek to build bridges between the Word and the world, between divine
revelation and human experience, and to relate the one to the other with
integrity and relevance.
7. Self-forgetfulness is an unattainable goal, except as a by-product
of preoccupation with Another’s presence, and with His message, His power,
and His glory.