Most people have. Let me share the three reasons people gave at the seminar last weekend for having done this, then I’ll make my point clear:
1. It’s like children wanting the same story told over and over – it gives a sense of security.
2. You catch details you didn’t see first time through.
3. You still [...]
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Bible Study Is Not a Hop
Posted in Christianity, Genre, Homiletics, How to . . . ?, Old Testament, Preaching, Religion, Stage 2 - Passage Study, tagged Expository Preaching, Isaiah on February 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I don’t want to oversimplify Bible study, but in most basic terms it involves two steps. The first step is to understand what the author meant by what he wrote back then. The second step is to then consider the enduring application of that text for us today. Back then . . . today. Two [...]
Preaching Trends
Posted in Christianity, Genre, Homiletics, Preaching, Religion, Stage 1 - Passage Selection, tagged DA Carson, Discourse Preaching, Don Carson, Expository Preaching, Leland Ryken, Narrative Preaching, Preach the Word on February 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
We need to be aware of preaching trends. Like all trends, they come and go over time, influencing some while leaving others untouched. Trends can be overt and in your face, or subtle shifts that sweep people along unawares. For instance, D.A. Carson writes concerning the current focus on preaching narrative:
The current focus on narrative [...]
A Patient Ministry
Posted in Audience Analysis, Christianity, Genre, Homiletics, How to . . . ?, Preacher's Personal Life, Preaching, Religion, tagged 3mph, Patience, Well-Intentioned Dragon on January 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It is generally obvious that life transformation generally happens gradually. While God might give a breakthrough epiphany moment from time to time, He does His patient work of building the church all the time. This is true on multiple levels.
We need patience with the congregation. That’s not to suggest we preach without an edge of [...]
Points on Picking Passages – Part 2
Posted in Audience Analysis, Christianity, Genre, Homiletics, How to . . . ?, Preaching, Religion, Stage 1 - Passage Selection, tagged Expository Preaching on January 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday we saw that God is sovereign and all Scripture is “useful” (which sounds like an understatement when separated from 2Tim.3:16!) So when there is freedom to choose a passage for a message, consider:
Consider the people. Who are they? What do they need? What issues are they facing in life, both individually and corporately? Sometimes [...]
The Challenge of Narratives 4: Acts
Posted in Christianity, Genre, Homiletics, New Testament, Preaching, Religion, Stage 2 - Passage Study, tagged Acts, Acts of the Apostles, Luke-Acts, Normative on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Unlike the Old Testament narratives, and in some senses, even unlike the gospel narratives, the Acts narratives should be easier to interpret and preach. After all, this is now church history, not ancient Israel history. But there is a challenge:
The challenge of “normativeness” – how are we to understand and apply descriptions of a unique [...]
The Challenge of Narratives 3: Gospels – Part II
Posted in Christianity, Genre, Homiletics, How to . . . ?, New Testament, Preaching, Religion, Specific text, Stage 2 - Passage Study, tagged Expository Preaching, Harmonization, Harmony of the gospels, John's Gospel, Mark's Gospel, Preaching Gospels, Synoptic Gospels on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Note – Peter has extended comments related to this post, see previous in the series here
Last time we looked at the interpretational challenge of more than one “author.” Now, let’s see another challenge:
2. More than one “account” of the event. What are we to do when we find the same story told in two, three, [...]
The Challenge of Narratives 1: Old Testament
Posted in Christianity, Genre, Homiletics, Old Testament, Preaching, Religion, Stage 2 - Passage Study, tagged Continuity, Discontinuity, Expository Preaching, Fallen Condition Focus, Old Testament Narrative, Theocentric on January 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Note – Peter has offered a clarifying comment on this post.
I’d like to offer a series of posts on the particular challenges for interpreting the major narrative sections in the Bible. Today, the Old Testament. In parts 2 and 3, the Gospels. Then in part 4, Acts.
There are many challenges when interpreting Old Testament narrative [...]
4 Reasons to Preach Bible Stories
Posted in Christianity, Genre, Homiletics, Preaching, Religion, tagged Bible Story, Biblical Narrative on January 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today I am leading a seminar: Preaching Biblical Narrative. I have really enjoyed preparing for this event. Hence I am writing about Bible stories on the site at the moment. Here’s four good reasons to preach Bible stories, and there are more too!
1. Stories are plenteous. As I mentioned a couple of days ago, Ray [...]
An Implication of Inspiration
Posted in Christianity, Genre, Homiletics, Preaching, Religion, tagged Biblical Narrative, Literary Forms, Literary Types, Paul Borden on January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This site is for those who care about biblical preaching, not just preaching that includes a bit of Bible. Consequently I presume the majority of us reading this have a high view of inspiration. The Bible tells us that ‘all Scripture is given by inspiration of God’ – it is “God-breathed.” In a sense, inspired [...]
Biblical Narrative: Two Truths Together
Posted in Christianity, Genre, Homiletics, New Testament, Old Testament, Preaching, Religion, Stage 2 - Passage Study, tagged Historical Accuracy, Historicity, Jeffrey Arthurs, Leland Ryken, Literary, Literary Types, Narrative, Preach the Word, Preaching with Variety on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m giving a lot of thought to the preaching of biblical narrative at the moment. I have a seminar on the subject coming up this weekend and I am thoroughly enjoying preparation for that event. Somehow, when it comes to narrative passages, there are two truths that don’t seem to sit easily together in peoples’ [...]
Planning a Gospel Series – Four More Suggestions
Posted in Christianity, Genre, Homiletics, How to . . . ?, New Testament, Preaching, Religion, Specific text, Stage 2 - Passage Study, tagged Gospels on August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here are four more suggestions for planning a gospel series:
Decide how many messages the series will last, then select accordingly. You might only deal with a part of the gospel (such as the Upper Room Discourse). You might select exemplary units that point to the flow in which they sit (such as Luke 19:1-10 with [...]
Planning a Gospel Series – Four Suggestions
Posted in Christianity, Genre, Homiletics, How to . . . ?, New Testament, Preaching, Religion, Specific text, Stage 2 - Passage Study, tagged Gospels on August 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It is a good idea to preach a series from one of the gospels, but it is not easy to plan. There are so many events, parables and teaching sections that a series which simply goes from one NIV heading to the next would last for years. Here are some suggestions:
Get to grips with the [...]
If You Could Preach Any Passage
Posted in Genre, Homiletics, Preacher's Personal Life, Preaching, Stage 1 - Passage Selection on April 2, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Just imagine you weren’t in the middle of a series. Imagine you could free up two or three days to study any passage and then prepare a message just because you want to. What passage would it be? Would it be an old favorite that you haven’t looked at in a while? Perhaps Psalm 23 [...]
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