By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of erreor. How different the attitude and preaching of the New Testament church was from the preaching in denominational churches today. The chruch of Christ patterns her preaching from the example of these News Testament preachers. The power of their preaching was derived from the Scriptures. Many preachers depend on wisdom of words to give their preaching power.
Philosophy is required in many schools training preachers.
Some preachers depend on theatrical methods to entertain their audience. Some resort to extreme emotionalism to stir up their audience and thus feel they have preached powerfully. New Testament preachers relied upon the gospel as their source of power in preaching. For Christ sent me . . Yet he was successful in converting the lost to Christ and in building strong churches.