Kerygma: the Greek word in the New Testament used for both the content of the Christian faith and the proclamation of the faith.

Scandal, sex, petty in-fighting, controversy — Paul’s first letter to the church at Corinth reads like the script to a modern soap opera.

Instead of a traditional sermon, each week Rev. Walt Marcum will present an extended and in-depth exploration of I Corinthians.

Kerygma meets at 11:00 a.m. each Sunday in the Great Hall. For more information, contact Rev. Marcum at 214.523.2235 or marcumw@hpumc.org.

Kerygma is a teaching service led by Rev. Walt Marcum on Sundays at 11:00 a.m. in Great Hall. Instead of a traditional sermon, each week Rev. Marcum will present an extended and in-depth exploration of the scripture utilizing the best contemporary scholarship to help participants more fully understand what the scriptures mean when they are written.






Kerygma in the New Testament

1 Corinthians 1:21
It is the wisdom of God that the world did not know God through wisdom, but through the foolishness of our kerygma to save those who believe.

Romans 16:25
God is able to strengthen you through the gospel and the kerygma of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages.

Titus 1:1-2
For the sake of the faith and the knowledge of the truth and in the hope of eternal life, God revealed his word through the kerygma with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior.