Expository Preaching

Expository preaching is based on the grammatical, historical, theological method. Such sermons may be drawn from a verse or a passage, or they may develop a biblical topic or Christian doctrine. The Nature of Expository Preaching The type of preaching that most effectively lays open the Bible so that men and women are confronted by its truth is expository. At its best, expository preaching is the presentation of biblical truth, derived from and transmitted through a historical, grammatical, spirit-guided study of a passage in its context, which the Holy Spirit applies first to the life of the preacher and then through the preacher to his or her congregation. The Role of Scripture. This definition has several parts. First of all, the substance of the expository sermon is derived from the Scriptures. The expositor realizes that although the Bible is a book like no other book, it is still a book. In fact, it is a collection of writings that can be studied like other literature. R. A.…