Why Preach Expositionally?: To Incorporate the Biblical Components of Illustration, Application, and Exhortation
I have already offered four reasons for why we should preach expositionally (here, here, here, and here). Next I’d like to expand on those answers by adding another reason I think pastors ought to make expository sermons their regular practice in the pulpit, namely because the task of the expositor is incomplete without the necessary components of illustration, application and... Read More
Why Preach Expositionally?: To Communicate the Theology of the Text
I have already offered three reasons for why we should preach expositionally (here, here, and here). Next I’d like to expand on those answers by adding another reason I think pastors ought to make expository sermons their regular practice in the pulpit. Truth and Theology A fourth reason to preach expository sermons is because a historical-grammatical-theological interpretation will... Read More
Why Preach Expositionally?: To Explain the Original Meaning
I began to answer the question, “Why preach expositionally?” here and here. Here I’d like to expand on those answers by adding another reason I think pastors ought to make expository sermons their regular practice in the pulpit. The Original Meaning A third reason pastors should preach expositionally is because Scripture should be interpreted and understood as it... Read More
What I’m Reading – 8/28/15
Below are some of the articles and books I’ve read recently that you may enjoy perusing. “Should Women Wear Head Coverings?” by Ben Merkle — SEBTS professor Ben Merkle addresses one of the more difficult passages in the New Testament with a wise and careful reason for why women today do not need to wear... Read More
Why Preach Expositionally?: Because Expository Sermons Honor Authorial Intent
I began to answer the question, “Why preach expositionally?” here, where I also provided a brief description of what I mean by “exposition.” Here I’d like to expand on that answer by adding another reason I think pastors ought to make expository sermons their regular practice in the pulpit. The Divine Author A second reason... Read More