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EXPOSITORY PREACHING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT
Using the Bible Jesus Read
EXPOSITORY PREACHING
The communication of a biblical concept, derived from and transmitted through a historical, grammatical, and literary study of a passage in its context, which the Holy Spirit first applies to the personality and experience of the preacher, then through him to his hearers. (Haddon Robinson, Biblical Preaching, 20).
Places the Scriptures in a pre-eminent position.
Helps the preacher to avoid majoring in the minors.
Directs the congregation back to the Bible.
Advantages of Expository Preaching
Why preach from the Old Testament? It’s old, isn’t it?1. Jesus did!
a. Luke 24:13-27b. John 5:39
2. The Bible is a progressive revelation.a. Adam – Noah – Abraham – Jacob –
Moses – Samuel – David – Solomon – Isaiah – Malachi: God reveals, further explains what He has revealed, modifies a previous revelation, or supercedes a previous revelation
b. Galatians 3:17-19
Why preach from the OT?3.Jewish customs - mentioned in passing
in the NT (Matthew 16:18, Gen. 19:1, Ruth 4:1, Job 29:7, Esther 2:21: What do these have in common?)
4.Fulfilled prophecies5.Full of stories of people with problems6.Wisdom writings – assumed by the NT
writers7.Full of signs pointing to the person and
work of Christ
ALL Scripture is worth our serious consideration
2 Timothy 3:16-171 Corinthians 10:1-6
Romans 15:42 Corinthians 1:20
Old Testament: Needed for Sound Doctrine
Creation (Genesis 1-2)The Fall (Genesis 3)The Further Fall (Isaiah 59)Nature of God (Isaiah 40)Substitutionary atonement (Isaiah 52: 13-53:12)New heaven and earth (Isaiah 65-66)Second coming (Zechariah14)
Old Testament and New Testament have a central theme:Jesus Christ
The Rebuke of Jesus on the road to Emmaus: Luke 24:25
The Advice of the Angel: Revelation 19:10
The Sheer Volume of the Old Testament cannot be ignored.
77% of all Scripture is in the Old Testament
Losing the Power of the Old Testament Limits the Power of the Gospels
Romans 1:1-2
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OriginalReaders
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Spanning the Gap
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Origen’sAllegoricalMethod
Spanning the Gap
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Moralizing
Spanning the Gap
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Teaching inAncientCulture,Language,Customs,Geography,World Views
So What?So What?
Spanning the Gap
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Look forrelevantsimilarities
Spanning the Gap
The OldTestamentText
The NewTestamentAuthors
How did the New Testament writers span the gap to their Old Testament Counterparts?
Spanning the Gap
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Tie the supportingidea back to the Big Idea
Each book of theBible contains aBig Idea
Expositional preachingpresents one of thosesupporting ideas
The variousSections of theBook containsupporting ideas
Preaching the Law as the Need for the Gospel
Preaching God’s Sovereignty as the Strength of the Gospel
Preaching Grace and Love as the Source of the Gospel
Preaching Hope as the Promise of the Gospel
Preaching Judgment as the Warning of the Gospel
Preaching Prophetic Fulfillment as the Victory of the Gospel
Preaching Sanctification as the Outworking of the Gospel
“A sermon should be a bullet and not buckshot” (Robinson, Biblical Preaching, 33).
DON’T STRETCH THE SCRIPTURES TO MAKE A POINT THAT ISN’T THERE
Let your big ideas come from the big ideas of the Bible