1. “Old fashioned preaching is not relevant to the needs of modern man.”
“Too Long!”
“It is dull!”
“It doesn’t relate to what people need.”

2. “Old Fashioned Preaching”
From the Bible
Speaks the “Whole Counsel of God”
Convicts men of their sinfulness
Shows men how to be pleasing to the Lord

3. Modern Preaching
Substitutes Feel Good, Self Help Preaching for Bible Teaching
Dribble of psycho-babble & touchy, feely discourses that have little or nothing to do with what men really need

4. Going Forward with Back to the Bible Preaching
Tells Man What He Really Needs to Know
Satisfies Man’s Greatest Needs

5. Some Preliminary Thoughts:
It Is NOT:
Cruel & Harsh – Ephesians 4:15
“Hobby Horse” Preaching – Acts 20:27
A Steady Diet of “love sermons” – has little content & reflects only +++
Ready to Compromise with Sin & False Teaching

6. Some Preliminary Thoughts:
It IS:
Preaching that seeks to warn the lost & point the way to the risen Savior
Preaching that springs from Love: for God, Christ, His church, Brethren & The Lost
Preaching that points out sin, regardless of the attitudes of the sinner

7. Some Preliminary Thoughts:
2 Timothy 4:1-5
Some Preliminary Thoughts:
It IS:
Preaching that seeks to warn the lost & point way to risen Savior
Preaching that springs from Love: for God, Christ, His church, Brethren & The Lost
Preaching that points out sin, regardless of the attitudes of the sinner
Colossians
1:28

8. Some Preliminary Thoughts:
It IS:
Preaching that seeks to warn the lost & point the way to the risen Savior
Preaching that springs from Love: for God, Christ, His church, Brethren & The Lost
Preaching that points out sin, regardless of the attitudes of the sinner
Bold, Fearless Preaching- Acts 4:12,13

9. “Back to the Bible” Preaching Tells Man About His Creator
Tells Man About the One Who Created the Universe-
Acts 17:23-29
Matthew 19:4-6
Declares Only One God-
Ephesians 4:6
Isaiah 45:18
1 Corinthians 8:4
To The Unknown Deity

10. “Back To The Bible” Preaching is Going Forward Because it Can be Depended On, & it Declares That The Bible is The Only Authority in Religious Matters

11. Bible Preaching Says That There is Only One Standard for Conduct & Worship –
The Word of God!

12. Furnishes us Completely
2 Timothy 3:16,17

13. Leads us to Soul Saving Realationship with Christ
John 20:30,31
Ephesians 1:13

14. Declares that No One can go Beyond Word & Please the Father
Deuteronomy 4:2
2 John 9-11

15. “Back To The Bible” Preaching is Going Forward Because it Tells Man About His True Condition

16. Without Bible Preaching Man Would Not Know He Was a Sinner
Would Continually Seek to Justify Self & Believe that he could have his own righteousness

17. Modern Preaching Seeks to Remove All Guilt for Actions
Bible Preaching Reveals Our True Condition

18. Bible Preaching Reveals Our True Condition
James 1:25 – look into perfect law
1 John 3:4 - Sin = Transgression of God’s Law
Romans 3:23 “all have sinned”
Isaiah 53:6 “have gone astray”
Romans 6:23 “wages of sin is death”

19. “Back To The Bible” Preaching is Going Forward Because it Satisfies Man’s Greatest Need- Salvation from Sins

20. Only in The Bible We Find How to Have Salvation From Sins
Acts 2:38; 22:16
Acts 4:12
Ephesians 1:7
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
1 John 5:13
1 Timothy 4:16

21. “Back To The Bible” Preaching is Going Forward Because it Tells Man About His Future

22. Need to Know Where Mankind is Heading
Do we live again, or cease to exist?
Is there something that happens to us after death?
Will the World continue as it is forever?

23. Bible Preaching Answers All These Questions
Will we live again?
John 5:28,29
Acts 24:15
1 Corinthians 15:22
What will happen After Death?
Luke 16:20-31

24. Bible Preaching Answers All These Questions
Will the world continue as it is forever?
2 Peter 3:10-12
What will be our Eternal Destinies?
Matthew 25:46
Revelation 20:12-15

25. There is No Substitute for Bible Preaching
It is True to God
Honest with The Hearers
Loving in its thrust
Able to save the souls of those who heed & obey its commands