The Power of PReaching

Oct 27

Preaching is powerful—but it’s just the starting point.

If you want to hear from God, preaching is level one. It’s not the summit of your spiritual life; it’s the foundation. When you sit under solid, Bible-based preaching, something starts to shift. Faith builds. Clarity comes. And the Holy Spirit begins to stir things that you didn’t even know were dormant.

This message is all about that—understanding why good preaching produces results, why showing up matters, and why serving unlocks something that watching never will.

1. Good Preaching Produces Good Results

Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 3:10–15 that every person is building something with their life. The difference is in what kind of material we use. When we build with the truth of God’s Word—truth that’s been faithfully preached—we’re building something that can stand the fire.

Good preaching produces good fruit. It doesn’t just sound good; it does good. It helps you live cleaner, think clearer, and walk closer with Jesus.

I’ve seen people chase after preaching that feels deep but doesn’t actually change anything. It’s like spiritual junk food—momentary energy, but no nourishment. Good preaching, rooted in the Bible, produces results that last.

2. You Have to Show Up

Hebrews 10:24–25 tells us not to neglect gathering together. You can’t get everything God wants to do in your life if you keep yourself on the sidelines.

In Acts 20:7–12, Paul preached late into the night. A young man named Eutychus fell asleep, fell out the window, died—and Paul went down, raised him from the dead, and then went back to preaching.

That story reminds me: miracles happen when people show up. There’s something about being in the room—hearing the Word live, surrounded by faith—that you can’t replicate anywhere else. The preached Word is meant to be experienced together.

3. The Servants Know the Secret

When Jesus turned water into wine in John 2:1–11, the Bible says the master of the feast didn’t know where the wine came from—but the servants knew.

That’s a pattern I see all through Scripture: the people who serve see what others miss.

Serving isn’t just about filling a need; it’s about gaining access. When you pour the water, you get a front-row seat to the miracle. When you help make ministry happen, God lets you in on what He’s doing behind the scenes.

You’ll learn things about faith and obedience in the back hallway that you’ll never learn sitting in the back row.