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79 - Six Elements Of Good Preaching
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Six Essential Elements Of Good Preaching
1. Good Preaching Is Exegetical
Great preaching mines the text for all the truth it contains. It allows the Bible to speak for itself. Good preaching takes a text and explains the central truth within the text. Good preaching does not allow opinions, traditions, or relationships to cloud the text’s true meaning. Good preaching reveals the immediate and general context of the text. Good preaching respects the boundaries established by the context. Good preaching exposes and respects the intent of the original author. Good preaching rests upon the grammatical-historical context of the passage.
2. Good Preaching Is Applicational
Good preaching applies the truths within the text to a modern audience in a way that relates to them today. Good preaching bridges the gap between the original Holy Spirit’s intention in inspiring the text and the people who hear it preached now.
3. Good Preaching Is Persuasive
Good preaching calls for action by the preacher and his hearers.
4. Good Preaching Is Christ-exalting
Great preaching must exalt Jesus Christ and have him as its center since he is the center of Scripture. He must have pre-eminence in all things, which applies to preaching no less than anything else! Since the Spirit’s great ministry is to glorify and illuminate Christ, it follows that preaching incredibly blessed by the Spirit will be preaching that exalts Christ.
The camera is meant to be on Jesus but slips to someone or something else. We all feel the pressure from our listeners for ‘practical’ sermons – four things to go away and do. Of course, it’s not that Bible doesn’t apply to us, but I wonder if our emphasis is always in the right place.
5. Good Preaching Is Doxological
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Chapters
1. 79 - Six Elements Of Good Preaching (00:00:00)
2. [Ad] Ask Ralph - Christian Finance (00:11:11)
3. (Cont.) 79 - Six Elements Of Good Preaching (00:11:59)
136 episodes
Manage episode 375090352 series 3321737
Six Essential Elements Of Good Preaching
1. Good Preaching Is Exegetical
Great preaching mines the text for all the truth it contains. It allows the Bible to speak for itself. Good preaching takes a text and explains the central truth within the text. Good preaching does not allow opinions, traditions, or relationships to cloud the text’s true meaning. Good preaching reveals the immediate and general context of the text. Good preaching respects the boundaries established by the context. Good preaching exposes and respects the intent of the original author. Good preaching rests upon the grammatical-historical context of the passage.
2. Good Preaching Is Applicational
Good preaching applies the truths within the text to a modern audience in a way that relates to them today. Good preaching bridges the gap between the original Holy Spirit’s intention in inspiring the text and the people who hear it preached now.
3. Good Preaching Is Persuasive
Good preaching calls for action by the preacher and his hearers.
4. Good Preaching Is Christ-exalting
Great preaching must exalt Jesus Christ and have him as its center since he is the center of Scripture. He must have pre-eminence in all things, which applies to preaching no less than anything else! Since the Spirit’s great ministry is to glorify and illuminate Christ, it follows that preaching incredibly blessed by the Spirit will be preaching that exalts Christ.
The camera is meant to be on Jesus but slips to someone or something else. We all feel the pressure from our listeners for ‘practical’ sermons – four things to go away and do. Of course, it’s not that Bible doesn’t apply to us, but I wonder if our emphasis is always in the right place.
5. Good Preaching Is Doxological
If man’s chie
Join financial expert Ralph Estep, Jr - Daily tips for balancing your faith and finances.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
Subscribe to this podcast. Leave us a review. Point your friends to this podcast.
Contact me at: alancarr@gmail.com.
The podcast is a ministry of Dr. Alan Carr and The Sermon Notebook (http://www.sermonnotebook.org)
If you would like some Preaching Matters Podcast merch, you can support the show while advertising for the show.
Podcast T-Shirt: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1477329809/podcast-logo-preacher-gift-sermon-notes?click_key=10bfd3485c9c310cd30c1ea506644847488583b2%3A1477329809&click_sum=c33942ee&external=1&rec_type=ss&ref=landingpage_similar_listing_top-1&frs=1
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Chapters
1. 79 - Six Elements Of Good Preaching (00:00:00)
2. [Ad] Ask Ralph - Christian Finance (00:11:11)
3. (Cont.) 79 - Six Elements Of Good Preaching (00:11:59)
136 episodes
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