Holy Spirit and preaching

Melvin Stringfield Jr.

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True Christian preaching is grounded in the word of God and applied by the Holy Spirit to its audience.

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The Holy Spirit is identified with the proclaimed word of God

Ephesians 6:17 LEB

and receive the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,

The Holy Spirit sends God’s messengers

Acts 13:4–5 LEB

Therefore, sent out by the Holy Spirit, they came down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed away to Cyprus. And when they came to Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they also had John as assistant.

The Holy Spirit equips, inspires and instructs God’s messengers

He inspires the OT prophets

Micah 3:8 LEB

But I, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of Yahweh, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his rebellion, and to Israel his sin.

See also Is 61:1–2; Eze 2:2–5; 2 Pe 1:21

He inspires Jesus Christ’s teaching ministry

Luke 4:18–21 LEB

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because of which he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to send out in freedom those who are oppressed, to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.” And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were looking intently at him. And he began to say to them, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”

See also Is 61:1–2; Mt 12:18; Is 42:1; Jn 3:34

The apostles preach in the Spirit’s power

1 Corinthians 2:4–5 LEB

and my speech and my preaching were not with the persuasiveness of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and power, in order that your faith would not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

See also Lk 24:45–49; Ac 4:8–12 Peter; Ac 6:10 Stephen; Ac 13:4–5 Paul and Barnabas; 1 Th 1:5; 1 Pe 1:12

The Holy Spirit teaches and applies the preached word of God to its hearers

John 14:26 LEB

But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name—that one will teach you all things, and will remind you of everything that I said to you.