The Bible presents preaching as announcing news on God’s behalf: a person is sent, speaks a message about Christ, and people believe by hearing it. Paul sets out that chain in Romans 10:14-15, Jesus sends his followers out in Matthew 28:19-20 and Mark 16:15, and Paul names the content in 1 Corinthians 1:23: “we preach Christ crucified.” Paul charges Timothy to “preach the word” (2 Timothy 4:2), Ezra’s reading of the Law to the assembly in Jerusalem is explained so…
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