Preaching
Why is expositional preaching particularly relevant for people in postmodern times?
9MarksSome people today claim that expositional preaching is irrelevant for postmodern people. “People today need narrative and conversation and dialogue and drama! They don’t need expositional preaching.”
In fact, expositional preaching is particularly relevant for postmodern people:
Isn’t expositional preaching too monological and one-sided? Don’t people better learn through dialogue?
9MarksIs expositional preaching the only kind of preaching a pastor should do?
9MarksNo, expostional preaching is not the only kind of preaching a pastor should do. But…
Do we see examples of expositional preaching in the Bible?
9MarksYes. Some of these are more distant historical precedents and some of these are clear examples of expositional preaching—preaching that explains and applies the main point of a biblical text.
Why should a pastor preach expositionally?
9MarksA pastor should preach expositionally because God works through God’s word. God speaking is God acting.*
Why should expositional preaching include biblical theology?
9MarksIs there a contradiction between systematic theology and faithful preaching of the text? Can we faithfully do both?
9MarksWhy don’t people like expositional preaching?
9MarksWhy doesn’t expositional preaching require a verse-by-verse approach?
9MarksSome people associate expositional preaching exclusively with an approach that plods through books of the Bible one verse at a time. While this is certainly one way to preach expositionally, it is by no means the only way.
How does expositional preaching differ from other kinds of preaching?
9MarksWhat do people wrongly assume expositional preaching is?
9MarksMany people wrongly assume that an expositional sermon is
What is an “expositional” sermon?
9MarksAn expositional sermon is a sermon that takes the main point of a passage of Scripture, makes it the main point of the sermon, and applies it to life today.
In other words, an expositional sermon exposes the meaning of a passage of Scripture and shows its relevance to the lives of one’s hearers. That’s it.
This means that an expositional sermon does NOT
Why is expositional preaching that ignores biblical theology unsound?
9MarksExpositional preaching that ignores biblical theology is unsound because: