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3. Expository Preaching requires careful exegesis of the passage that enables the preacher to
understand what it meant to the original recipients.

4. Expository Preaching attempts to comprehensively deal with the passage.

5. Expository Preaching focuses on the main point of the passage stated with action verbs.

B. The People Look

1. Expository Preaching discovers the abiding principles contained in the Scripture passage.

2. Expository Preaching requires that these principles are applied first to the life of the
preacher.

3. Expository Preaching makes valid application of the principles to the lives of the hearers.

4. Expository Preaching relies on the Holy Spirit to work in the heart of the hearers.

5. Expository Preaching presses for a life-changing decision.

The task of the preacher is to communicate the whole counsel of God. This is best done through
expository preaching.

1.4 Let’s Practice…

1. Write out the definition of a good sermon as presented in this lesson.

2. True or False Every sermon should call for its audience to do something.

3. True or False Expository preaching is taking a topic and locating various scriptures that speak
to that topic.

4. True or False Expository preaching attempts to find its sole source in the Scriptures.

5. True or False Expository preaching carefully explains the original God-intended meaning of
Scripture, but lacks the application of that meaning to the hearer.

6. What two types of “looks” are involved in expository sermons?

1.5 Let’s Personalize this Lesson…
Activity: If you are a pastor and prepare sermons each week, think about writing your
expository sermons. You will be learning how to create an expository sermon as you continue
this course, but at the onset, you need to be open to change. Pray about designing your
sermons around an expository approach.

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