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Expository Preaching 1

Expository Preaching 1 . PM103. Where do we begin our study of Homiletics?. I have done a lot of preaching. Some of it was good. Enough of it was forgettable. Expository Preaching was a choice. Is Expository Preaching passé? Are there other viable options?. Lost influence by pastors.

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Expository Preaching 1

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  1. Expository Preaching 1 PM103

  2. Where do we begin our study of Homiletics? • I have done a lot of preaching. • Some of it was good. • Enough of it was forgettable. • Expository Preaching was a choice. • Is Expository Preaching passé? • Are there other viable options?

  3. Lost influence by pastors • Image of pastors has eroded • Overshadowed by a sophisticated communication society • Authoritative message has been lost • Social action prevails over listening

  4. Building a case for Preaching • By faithful conviction we take the Bible seriously • Rom 1.15 “I am eager to preach the gospel to you…” preaching is powerful • 1 Pet 1.25 “the good news which was preached to you” redemption via preaching • 2 Tim 4.2 “preach the word”

  5. The need for Expository Preaching • Temptations to speak aside from the Bible • “when a preacher fails to preach the Scriptures, he abandons his authority.” • EP is about God’s truth applied to lives today • EP has set backs

  6. Definition of Expository Preaching “Expository preaching is the communication of a biblical concept, derived from and transmitted through a historical, grammatical and literary study of a passage in its context, which the Holy Spirit first applies to the personality and experience of the preacher, then through him to his hearers.”

  7. Definition priority • “The thought of the biblical writer determines the substance of an expository sermon.” • Put God’s truth into modern lives with the spoken word. • Key is “source”. Where did the idea originate?

  8. Expository Preaching is a Philosophy • Not a method but a value • Purity in purpose • Choice: • Bend thoughts to match Scripture? • Use Scriptures to support thoughts? • Willing to allow God to change you.

  9. It is all about the concept • Words need context to communicate meaning • What did the Holy Spirit want the Biblical writers mean?

  10. Derived from the text • Text is both the source and means of transfer • Authority resides in text not in preacher • Must explain Scripture convincingly • Strive for firsthand acquaintance with biblical writers

  11. Concept Applied to Expositor • Applied to life of Preacher first • Message and messenger are one • Live then proclaim • “Regrettably, may preachers fail as Christians before they fail as preachers because they do not think biblically.”

  12. Apply to the Hearers • Three levels • Exegete • Man of God • Preacher Application gives preaching purpose • Two complaints: • “same ol’ thing” • Not practical

  13. Sermons Must Make a Difference in Today’s World • Forget about speaking to the ages • Speak to this day • Address the people not history • God addresses people as they are, where they are

  14. Effective Application • Both theology and ethics • How do people relate to each other? • How do people relate to God? • What are the values behind our choices? • Do we know the questions people are asking?

  15. The End

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