The Biblical Justification for Preaching

Pascal of triangle fame says men despise religion, they hate it and they're afraid it might be true. So you have to get people to a point where they will consider, is this plausible? Is this even worth a moment of my time? Or is this just idiocy? And if you get past that stage, you then say, now this is why you should want it to be right. This is why grace, hope, joy, love are central themes of Christian worship. That's not just drawn from preaching, just that preaching in that sense is the same sort of thing as song or prayer. Rather than trying to draw people towards, and preaching is no different than some kind