Preaching is letting texts talk, according to an expositional luminary such as J.I. Packer. Of course, he’s spot on: if the preacher is talking rather than the text, that’s not biblical preaching. However, every text has a context. Without it, goes the old...
The principles of expositional preaching are like building blocks. We might think of them as shaped differently and made of different substances. This, of course, means that we use them differently and at different times in the process. We might want to think of this...
For years, fledgling pastors learned to preach a particular way, employing an ancient education method called the Trivium. It is still the best way. You begin by learning the basics, the fundamentals, the nuts and bolts, if you will. David Helm calls them the building...
Once upon a time preachers learned how to preach in a particular way. Actually we learned just about ANYTHING and EVERYTHING in this same way. Every subject was taught using the same process. Why, you might ask? It was because the ancients realized that it was both...
Presuppositions are starting places. When we begin any task, we assume certain things, and many of them are held unconsciously. Although they are subtle and often undetected, they will guide any endeavor to a particular conclusion even if that object was not the...
We’ve been comparing love for God’s Word and preparation in it to a human relationship. We know that doing relationships well involves some competency and learning some effective behaviors–think of them as tools–that improve the relationship....
