Although religious rites are important we cannot rely on them for effectiveness of winning souls over to Christ because spiritual things cannot be discerned by the unredeemed. We MUST rely on the original Christian program which is the preaching of Christ, the Cross and the gospel to win souls. It is not the “art” of preaching but “what” is preached. 1 Corinthians 1:18 “For the preaching of the Cross is to them that perish foolishness, but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.”