Bible Verses About Preaching

Moses said to the LORD, “O Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.”

The LORD said to him, “Who made man’s mouth? Or who makes one mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Isn’t it I, the LORD?

Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall speak.”

From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.

The words of Kohelet, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:

I, Kohelet, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him.

At that time, Yeshua answered, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.

Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.

Now after Yochanan was taken into custody, Yeshua came into Galilee, proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom of God,

and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News.”

Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them.

He closed the scroll, gave it back to the shammash, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.

He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.

Soon afterwards, he went about through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the Kingdom of God. With him were the twelve,

In that same hour Yeshua rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.”

explaining and demonstrating that the Messiah had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Yeshua, whom I proclaim to you, is the Messiah.”

For Messiah sent me not to immerse, but to proclaim the Good News—not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Messiah wouldn’t be made void.

For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are saved it is the power of God.

For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom didn’t know God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the proclaiming to save those who believe.

but we proclaim Messiah crucified; a stumbling block to Jews, and foolishness to Greeks,

but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;

and God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nothing the things that are:

that no flesh should boast before God.

When I came to you, brothers, I didn’t come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.