Radical Preaching: Rick Warren
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RADICAL PREACHING
Key Points & Quotes
Speaker: Pastor Rick Warren
Date: 2-9-2010
Radicalis-Session 2
“My word will not return void” Isaiah 55:11
1) The BASIS for radical preaching is The Great Commission.
A Great Commitment
to the Great Commandment and the Great Commission
Matt. 28:19-20 19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations,[a] baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
2) The GOAL of radical preaching is Obedience.
“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable
For doctrine
For reproof
For correction
For instruction in righteousness
THAT the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works”
2 Tim. 3:16-17
3) The RESULT of radical preaching is A Serving Disciple.
“(Christ) gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people FOR WORKS OF SERVICE” – Ministry
So that the BODY OF CHRIST MAY BE BUILT UP – Membership
Until we all reach unity in the faith (Missions) and in knowledge of the Son of God and BECOME MATURE (Maturity), attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ!” - Magnification
Eph. 4:11-13
· Jesus always expected people to Do Something as a result of his preaching.
“No that you know these things, you will be blessed if you DO them.” John 13:17
“Jesus told him, ‘Go and DO likewise.’” Luke 10:37
“But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into PRACTICE is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.” Matt. 7:26
“It is by our actions that we know we are living in the truth” 1 John 3:19
“Do the things that show you really have changed your hearts and lives.” Matt. 3:8
· We only believe the parts of the Bible we DO.
TEN THINGS I’VE ELARNED ABOUT PREACHING FOR LIFE-CHANGE
1) All behavior is based on a belief.
a. “Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.” Prov. 4:23 (TEV)
b. What we believe effects how we behave
c. Ask myself: Why do I do this? I believe something behind the action
2) Behind every sin is a lie that I’m believing.
a. Go deeper than the action.
b. “At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived, and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures.” Titus 3:3
3) Change always starts in the mind.
a. Think -> Feel -> Act
b. “Do not conform any longer to the patter of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind…” Rom 12:2
4) To help people change, we must first change their beliefs.
a. “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32
b. Get them to question the lie – what’s the lie behind…______________?
5) Trying to change people’s behavior without changing their beliefs is a waste of time.
a. “What people say with their mouths comes from the way they thing; and these are the things that make people unclean.” Matt. 15:18
b. Will power does not work. We must change the autopilot (our belief systems, convictions, values)
c. Pastors have to preach mind-changing type of messages
d. Not hard to obey when your mind is renewed but its IMPOSSIBLE to obey when your mind isn’t renewed
6) The Bible term for “Change your mind” is Repentance!
a. Paradigm Shift = Repentance
b. Metanoia = to change your mind = reverse mind
c. Not a sin to have an attraction, but it is a sin to follow that attraction (gay, straight, whatever)
d. Repentance = changing the way I think about something, but accepting the way God thinks about the same thing
e. “I will teach you to respect me completely, and I will put a new way of thinking inside of you. I will take out the stubborn hearts of stone from your bodies, and I will give you obedient hearts of flesh.” Ezekial 36:26
7) You don’t change people’s minds, the applied Word of God does.
a. “We speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit’s words to explain spiritual truths.” 1 Cor. 2:13b
b. Make the word personal, practical, possible, provable
c. In real preaching, God is at work within the speaker
d. “Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord.” Zech 4:6
8) Changing the way I act is the fruit.
a. “Produce fruit in keeping with repentance” Matt. 3:8
b. Repentance is NOT changing my actions. Repentance is changing the way I THINK.
c. It’s shallow to preach doctrine without applying it to life change – the sins of the people
9) The deepest preaching is preaching for repentance.
a. Repentance is the central message of New Testament preachers.
b. John-B “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” Matt. 3:2
c. Jesus “Repent and believe the good news!” Mark 1:15
d. The 70 “They went out and preach that people should repent” Mark 6:12
e. Peter “Repent and be baptized, every one of you…” Acts 2:38
f. Paul “I preach that they should repent…” Acts 26:20b
g. John “Repent!” Rev. 2-3
10) To product lasting life-change you must enlighten the mind, engage the emotions, and challenge the will.
a. Every message comes down to 2 words: Will you?
b. “Where there is no word from God, people are uncontrolled…” Prov. 29:18 (NCV)
c. Great preaching tasks Risk and Humility
d. A good church with good preaching will do ALL THREE of these things. So often a church will only focus on one.
i. Edify – build them up
ii. Educate – fire up
iii. Comfort – hold up
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