Where you have strong biblical preaching and teaching everything else tends toward strength.

Where you do not have strong biblical teaching and preaching everything else is weak and tends toward shallowness.

Preaching sets the Bible verse by verse, often for nearly an hour

at a time. Clearly, he's committed to in-depth preaching. But the question is, should all pastors still preach like that?

Since attention spans have dropped, should pastors adapt their messages?

Wouldn't congregations be better served by shorter, more topical sermons?

Consider that today on Grace to you as John MacArthur looks at this question,

Why is preaching worth fighting for?

That's the title of his current study.

And now here's John continuing to make the case

for biblical preaching.

If you'll open your Bible to 2nd Timothy, and this is the word of God to every pastor, the word

of God to every elder, the word of God to every leader in the church.

Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 are all built around one command, and the one command in this entire

section is in Chapter 4 verse 2.

Chapter 4 verse 2 says this, preach the word.

Be ready in season and out of season.

Reprove, rebuke.

Exort with great patience and instruction.

Now there is the dominating command of this entire section from chapter 3 verse 1 on through

chapter 4 verse 4

Preach the word.

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