What is explanatory preaching? A sermon is explanatory when its content and purpose are controlled by the content and purpose of a specific scripture passage. The preacher says what the passage says, and he wants his sermon to do exactly what God seeks to do through the chosen passage of His Word.
Preacher, imagine God sitting in the congregation as he preaches, what would be the expression of his face?He said, “Isn’t that what I wanted to communicate with this passage?”Or would you say, “Yes, was that exactly what I wanted?”
- Does the biblical defense of explanatory preaching begin with the link between the gift of pastors-teachers that the theme of Christ gave to the church (Ephesians 4:11) and the biblical mandate for pastors-teachers?Preach the word? (2 Tim 4.
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- Those who preach must preach their bibles.
The book of Acts is perhaps the best starting point to show that it is legitimate to identify the preaching and the preaching of the Word. In Acts, the expression? The word of God is a common summary to refer to the content of apostolic preaching. In Acts 6. 2, for example, the apostles say: “Is it not reasonable that we abandon the word of God? (See also Acts 12,24; 13,5). , 46; 17. 13; 18. 11). The expression appears so often as? The word of the Lord? (8. 25; 13. 44; 15. 35-36; et al. ) And, not infrequently, it is reduced to? The word? (Cf. 4. 29; 8. 4; 11. 19). Book of Acts there is a clear and consistent identification between the apostolic preaching and the phrase “the word of God. “
While the content of apostolic preaching was the good news of reconciliation with God through Christ Jesus, such a message was delivered and explained almost invariably through an exhibition of the scriptures of the Old Testament. Therefore, preaching in New Testament times involved Preaching the “word of God,” and an essential component of this preaching was the old testament exhibition. This, in turn, leads us to the conclusion that the scriptures of the Old Testament should be included in our conception of the?Word?preach, a conclusion confirmed by the affirmations of the New Testament, both direct (for example, 2 Tim 3:16; Rom 3. 2) as hints (e. g. Rom 15. 4).
So this word is the word about Jesus, as envisaged in the Old Testament and is now explained in apostolic preaching. Spoke? (Law 4. 29), “proclaimed”; (13. 5) and what should be received? (17. 11) as “the word of God”. This same identification is maintained in all of Paul’s letters. Without hesitation, call the message that proclaimed “the word of God” (2Co 2. 17; 4. 2; 1 Ts 2. 13) or simply ,?The word? (Gal 6. 6).
Even in the context of Paul’s command for Timothy to “preach the word,” there is confirmation of this identity between preaching and preaching the word of God. What would Timothy have understood right away? Paul meant. As Timóteo’s biography points out, he?Did word certainly include as many “sacred letters” as the apostolic message?? But do you stick to what you have learned and learned from, knowing from whom you learned it?(2 Timothy 3: 10-17).
The conclusion of all this is that the Word?What should we preach is the body of truth that consists of the scriptures of the Old Testament and apostolic teaching about Christ?the New Testament Then identify him? Word? It’s appropriate with our Bibles. Is that what commissioners are? Pastors-teachers who must teach. Is our job to proclaim? The word that God spoke, kept in the scriptures and was entrusted to us. This word depends on the spiritual life of God’s people (Dt 8:3). Is that why a young shepherd is responsible, dedicating himself to public scripture reading, exhortation, and teaching?(1 Tim 4. 13, NVI). If this accusation contains a call for us today, and it is, then the source of our preaching must be complete and exactly what is in our Bibles.
How does this work in practice? In our preparation for the sermon, this occurs when we take specific passages of God’s Word and study them carefully so that we can “handle the word of truth well. “In the pulpit, this is similar to the image we see in Nehemiah 8:8:?Have you read in the book [?] Clearly, explaining, so that you understand what you read?Did God forese and also promise to use this kind of preaching to achieve one of his great goals?unite and build their people.
By Mike Bullmore, Senior Pastor of CrossWay Community Church in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
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