INTRODUCTION TO EXPOSITORY PREACHING

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INTRODUCTION TOEXPOSITORY PREACHING
Class Outline Definitions Foundations Characteris
tics Methods Pointers
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INTRODUCTION TOEXPOSITORY PREACHING
The Levites...instructed the people in the Law
while the people were standing there. They read
from the Book of the Law of God, making it clear
and giving the meaning so that the people could
understand what was being read. - Neh 87-8
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INTRODUCTION TOEXPOSITORY PREACHING
Then all the people went away to eat and drink,
to send portions of food and to celebrate with
great joy, because they now understood the words
that had been made known to them. - Neh 87-8
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WHAT ISEXPOSITORY PREACHING?
Expository preaching is the proclamation of
Gods word using Biblical context as the main
basis for explanations.
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WHAT ISEXPOSITORY PREACHING?
Compared with conventional preaching,
expository preaching strives to focus and
highlight the context of the Bible more than
anything else. Exposition involves factual data
that leads to Bible truths.
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Characteristics

• The foundation of expository preaching is the
  Bible.
• The focus of expository preaching is exegesis.
• The method of expository preaching is explanation.

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Example of Paul preaching
They all ate the same spiritual food and drank
the same spiritual drink for they drank from the
spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that
rock was Christ. Nevertheless, God was not
pleased with most of them their bodies were
scattered over the desert. Now these things
occurred as examples to keep us from setting our
hearts on evil things as they did. Do not be
idolaters, as some of them were as it is
written "The people sat down to eat and drink
and got up to indulge in pagan revelry." We
should not commit sexual immorality, as some of
them did--and in one day twenty-three thousand of
them died. We should not test the Lord, as some
of them did--and were killed by snakes.
- 1 Cor 103-9
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Elements of Exposition

• Information about the Text/Verse
• Information about the writer
• Information about the recipients or readers
• Conclusion or principle learned

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Two Key Words
Explanation - explaining/shedding light on the
verse Principles - pointing out main concepts,
more than just specific challenges
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Advantages of Expository Preaching

• For (you) the preacher
• It keeps you sharp on the Bible
• It gives you greater confidence in using the
  Bible as the true authority
• It makes sermon preparation more interesting
• It gives more emphasis on the Bible than the
  preacher
• You can teach more with less verses sermons
  become shorter but meatier
• The background research gives you more material
  to preach with

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Advantages of Expository Preaching

• For the audience
• It makes the sermon more interesting
• It increases appreciation for Gods word
  encourages people to study the Bible
• It disarms the audience less feel of coercion
• It equips people with solid principles than they
  can apply when they are alone
• It creates at atmosphere of deeper study
  multiplies preachers

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Elements of Expository Preaching
The Central Idea of Text (CIT) is a simple
declarative sentence, written in the past tense,
which says what the text meant back then.
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Elements of Expository Preaching
The Major Objective of the Text (MOT) is a
broad description of the primary purpose or
intent of the text. In expository preaching, it
is common to use one launching passage for the
rest of the sermon.
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Elements of Expository Preaching
The Major Objective of the Sermon (MOS) is a
statement of what the preacher hopes to
accomplish with this one message, for this one
congregation. It should be a short simple
sentence.
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Research Point of View
The focal point of most worship services is the
sermon Highly effective churches have pioneered
ways of maximizing the impact of the sermon
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Research Point of View
The first lesson from the highly effective
churches is that people have to be taught how to
hear truth. The first step in this process is
often challenging peoples views of
Scripture Dr. George Barna Habits of Highly
Effective Churches
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How to make the text apply
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Results of conventional preaching
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Results of expository preaching
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Results...
1. Atmosphere of learning 2. Less Scripture
abuse 3. Conviction of responsibility 4. Practice
of self-confrontation
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Pointers for leaders preachers

• 1. Always study context
• Read a passage slowly
• Ask questions what, who, why, how
• Keep a Bible dictionary handy
• Try to explain the context in a short sentence

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Pointers for leaders preachers

• 2. Develop a Berean atmosphere
• Have themes goals
• Lift up those who show interest
• Give HW during preaching
• Feed them new things

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More Pointers

• 3. Highlight the text when preaching/discipling
• Expect people to read with you
• Wait for people to turn
• Read with power conviction
• Express personal interest
• Try out different versions

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More Pointers

• 4. Expect a response
• Ask people what they think about the text, not
  about what you said
• Focus on how they respond to the Bible, not to
  your challenges
• Mention things from last message/s

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INTRODUCTION TOEXPOSITORY PREACHING
Class Outline Definitions Foundations Characteris
tics Methods Pointers