1. To declare good news (Rom.10:15)

2. To edify the hearer (1 Thess. 5:11)

3. To inform the listener (Matt. 28:19-20)

4. To present the truth (John 8:32)

5. To produce faith (Rom. 10:17)

6. To condemn error (James 5:19,20)

7. To rebuke the erring (2 Tim. 4:2)

8. To restore the erring (James 5:16)

9. To show the consequences of sin (Rom. 6:23)

10. To encourage Christian living (2 Pet. 1:5-11)

11. To comfort those in sorrow (Rom. 12:15)

12. To save souls (Mark 16:15-16)