Preaching, in my opinion, ought to be done largely from the New Testament. Now, I know that statement will be hooted down by Old Testament buffs. But I still affirm that it’s true. And I’d advise a new pastor to heed the advice. After all, we live after the cross, we are part of a very different kingdom, and we preach from a book of fulfilled prophecies, not those that you must still puzzle about.
There is just so much a man can preach about in a lifetime—or, for that matter, in a given pastoral charge. He has to choose. Now which ought to be more important for his people to hear—preaching from Old Testament narratives, or preaching from the material that belongs to our new age? Jesus told us to teach our people to “observe,” to use His exact words, “whatsoever I have commanded you.” How will you fulfill that requirement if yours is not largely a New Testament preaching ministry?
New Testament preaching itself could not be exhausted in a lifetime of preaching. How much of it, then, will be neglected even if a preacher largely chooses to preach from New Testament passages? It seems to me, therefore,
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