Kerygma – The Core Message

What Is It?

• The word “kerygma” is a Greek word meaning “herald, proclaim or preach.”
• Christian Kerygma is the effective proclamation of salvation: what God has done in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
• The Kerygma is the center of all evangelizing efforts.

The Power of Conversion

• The “first” (most qualitative, the core, the heart) proclamation of Jesus Christ which always appeals to conversion.
• An introduction that leads someone to the love of God, personal repentance, conversion of heart, and a decision in faith to follow Jesus.
• It is the power of God when Christ is proclaimed to awaken faith and lead someone to accept Jesus as Lord, deciding to entrust herself/himself to Jesus Christ.

The Kerygma – Everyday Terms 

The Good News of Jesus Christ:

• God created you for a relationship with Him.
• Our relationship is broken through sin.
• Jesus restores our relationship.
• We are invited to repent and follow Jesus.

Pope Francis – “Jesus Christ loves you; he gave his life to save you; and now he is living at your side every day to enlighten, strengthen, and free you.”