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Preach To A People In A Place
- Preaching must land "to a people in a place," not abstract divine truth through a human medium.
- Context shapes tone, content, and where you start in addressing listeners' beliefs.
Contextualization By Pastoral Necessity
- John Mark stumbled into contextualization out of pastoral necessity while ministering in a secular city.
- He learned to confront counter-narratives to the gospel to form community toward Jesus.
Start Where Your Audience Starts
- Paul adjusts how far back he starts depending on his audience's assumptions and knowledge.
- Effective preaching reaches the same conclusion about Jesus but begins at different cultural entry points.