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The Expository Preaching Movement

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Langham Teaching & Preaching Seminars

The Expository Preaching Movement The material you will find on this CD is inspired by the Expository Preaching seminars made possible through Langh am P artner sh ip I nt er natio na l and led by various international speakers in conjunction with St Th omas Th eol ogi ca l Col lege, Ka rachi

Langham Teaching & Preaching Seminars

The Expository Preaching Movement

The first Seminar took place in Multan in October 2004

Langham Teaching & Preaching Seminars

The Expository Preaching Movement

It was a 5 day event and attracted some 40 participants

Langham Teaching & Preaching Seminars

The Expository Preaching Movement

A second Seminar held in Murree in 2005 drew over 60 participants and their wives

Langham Teaching & Preaching Seminars

The Expository Preaching Movement

A further Seminar promoted by Langham is planned – to complete a 3 track programme of training in Expository Preaching

Langham Teaching & Preaching Seminars

The Expository Preaching Movement The ultimate goal of these seminars is to start

a Movement of interest in promoting and practicing Expository Preaching throughout the Christian community.

Langham Teaching & Preaching Seminars

The Expository Preaching Movement The PowerPoint Presentations on this CD aim to promote this Movement. Whether on your own or with a local group of fellow preachers*, we hope you will enjoy working through them!

Group Leaders Induction What Group Leaders need to Know What Group Leaders need to Underst and How Group Leaders need to Ope ra te What Group Leaders need to Be

Group Leaders Induction

“To preach is to open up the inspired text with such faithfulness and sensitivity that God ’s vo ice is heard and Go d’s peo ple obey him.” – John Stott

Group Leaders Induction

The workshops are as essential as the lectures / power-point presentations for the effectiveness of the total Seminar.

Group Leaders Induction The PowerPoint Presentations of Expositions in this course are NOT contextualised for use in front of a congregation. They are simply training tools for preachers to help them understand what they should be aiming to do in Pulpit Exposition.

Group Leaders Induction The emphasis in this course is primarily on the preparation aspects of Expository Preaching. The application and homiletic aspects are largely left to the preacher to work through according to the circumstances and cultural background of his listeners.

Group Leaders Induction Leaders need themselves to understand the basic process of EXEGESIS & EXPOSITION before they can facilitate a workshop.

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EXAMPLE No. 1 – View and discuss PPP No 1 Exposition of Luke 2:39-40 (8 frames)

The workshops aim: to give Participants: Practical –

experience:

applying the principles of exposition taught in the lectures / PPPs about how

to work ‘from text to sermon’

The workshops aim: to give Participants: Practical –

help:

sharpening skills in understanding

the central message of the

passage applying this as a living Word for hearers today

The workshops aim: to give Participants: An –

opportunity:

to work on a section of Scripture with a view to preaching the material in their own preaching ministry

The Role of a Group Leader / Facilitator Encourage: –

maximum group participation in the exercise, not

another lecture!

Listen: –

to the contributions of the group

The Role of a Group Leader / Facilitator Give –

constructive criticisms,

using these as a springboard to go on to discuss: The

context, The theme The over-view of the book's message.

The Role of a Group Leader / Facilitator

Be

structured in leading the session –

Follow a sequence of questions: What is the context?  What were the background circumstances?  What is the over-all subject? etc 

The Major Aim: To instill the basic discipline of starting with  EXEGESIS

(including context)

before coming to  EXPOSITION

(application of the exegesis in preaching)

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EXAMPLE No. 2

– View and discuss PPP No 4 – Expository Preaching: Exegesis and Exposition 1 Peter 2:1-3 (29 frames)

The Workshop Process There will be three kinds of sessions, each occurring twice in the seminar:  Personal  Group  Plenary

Study

The Object of the Workshop: From a given text to produce

A sermon outline for

A specific congregation

Session 1: Personal Study

Participants will be given time for:  Reflective

personal study of their Bible text (If they prefer, . they can

Session 1: Personal Study (cont)  Goal:

To prepare an exegesis of a given passage  Requirements:

(Study-) Bible, Bible Dictionary  Type

/ write out neatly the whole passage, clause by clause, indenting phrases to show: – the shape of the structure – the relationship of the various parts

Session 1: Personal Study (cont) Passages for personal study, group exegesis and exposition: –

Exodus 19:1-6 1 Peter 2:9-12 Deuteronomy 4:32-40

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Matthew 5:13-16 Psalm 96 Acts 4:1-22

Session 1: Personal Study: Shaping the Structure Example (Diagramming) 1 Peter 2:9 …. But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are a kingdom of priests, God’s holy nation, his very own possession. This is so you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of darkness into his wonderful light….

Session 1: Personal Study: Genre & Context Questions to ask yourself : (NB: Make some notes of your answers to take to your Group.)  What

kind of writing is this? (i.e. its genre)  What is the context of this passage, before & after it?  How does that help me understand what it is about?  What was the situation of the original author and listeners (readers)?

Session 1: Personal Study: Content Questions to ask yourself (cont.):  What

is the flow of thought, or argument?

 Make

an outline of the content of the passage,

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Summarising what it says, verse by verse, or section by section. What is the topic of each section?

Session 1: Personal Study: The Over-all Subject Questions to ask yourself (cont.): •

What is the passage talking about, or describing? (i.e. its over-all subject)

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What does this passage teach about this overall subject? –

Make another outline of this teaching Note: This is specifically about the SUBJECT of the passage, not (as previously) the TOTAL CONTENT of the passage

Session 1: Personal Study: The “Heart-Beat” Questions to ask yourself (cont.):  What

is the main point that the author was trying to make to the original hearers / readers in this passage? – –

What is the ‘heart-beat’ of this text? Try to summarise it in a single complete sentence

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EXAMPLE No. 3

– View and discuss PPP No 3 – Two Ways to Expound a Passage (Illustration: 1 Peter 2:1-3) (29 Frames)

Session 2: Group Workshop (General)  Goal:

To outline an agreed exposition of a given passage

 Requirements:

A1 size sheets of paper and

thick markers  Each – –

group should appoint a time-keeper

to monitor progress in covering the ground to keep the group ‘on track’.

Group Workshop: Stage One Exegesis (Total time 30 mins) 1. Share with the group, and discuss, the observations made in your personal study in answer to the questions above. Agree about the following aspects of the passage: – – – –

Its Genre Its Author Its Immediate Context in the book Its Situation

Don’t spend too much time (10 mins max!) discussing these background issues

Group Workshop: Stage One Exegesis (cont.) 2. Try and reach a consensus about – –

the Over-all Subject The outline of the teaching on this Subject given in the passage (10 mins)

The latter should help to identify: – –

The central thrust, or main point, of the text, i.e the “Heart-Beat” of its message (10 mins) Be specific

Group Workshop: Stage One Exegesis (cont.) 3. Write your group’s – agreed outline and – central point (the “heart-beat”) on a large sheet of paper

Session 3: 1st Plenary Session Each group will then be asked to present their outline to the rest of the participants 

The leaders of groups (or someone they appoint) will display and go through their subject outlines on the same text, explaining the “Heart-Beat” of what they consider to be its message, followed by

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Comparison, critique and discussion.

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The remaining groups do the same for their text.

Session 4: Group Workshop (Stage 2) Exposition (Total time 60 mins) The groups will reconvene to discuss:  How

they can craft a sermon outline.

You will help and encourage them to all work together to produce:  An –

agreed outline of their exposition of the message of the passage

Group Workshop: Stage Two Exposition (cont.) 1. Agree on: –

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The kind of congregation (i.e. situation, educational level, etc,) to which you intend preaching this sermon. List some characteristics. (5 mins) What will be the main point of this sermon? (This should reflect the “heart-beat” you agreed as the central point in your exegesis above, bearing in mind also the situation of the congregation). (5 mins)

Group Workshop: Stage Two Exposition (cont.) 2. Discuss possible outlines for your sermon (15 mins) –

Be creative and imaginative

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Develop a simple structure of headings or points that faithfully reflects what the text says

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Keep these headings   

short simple easy to remember

Avoid a ‘lecture’ approach

Group Workshop: Stage Two Exposition (cont.) 3. Apply this message to the situation of your listeners –

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How will you make relevant application of the text to the local context? Note: Application should be specific, not general, contextualised, not universal. What local illustrations will you use to make the text live? (15 mins)

Group Workshop: Stage Two Exposition (cont.) 4. As a result of hearing this sermon, what do you want your listeners: –

to know, or to have learnt (with their minds)? to be stirred, feel convicted, assured or challenged about (in their hearts)?

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to determine to do (through their wills)?

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(15 mins)

Does the effect you want your sermon to have on your listeners reflect –

the effect that the author of the Bible text itself wanted to have on his hearers?

(5 mins)

Session 5: 2nd Plenary Session Each group will then be asked to present their outline to the rest of the participants 

The leaders of groups (or someone they appoint) will display and go through their outlines on the same text, followed by

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Comparison, critique and discussion.

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The remaining groups do the same for their text.

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The leading facilitator who chairs the session, will draw out the lessons being learnt.

Group Leaders / Facilitators Facilitators need to exercise strong discipline in:  Keeping

people to time – keep moving on!

 Emphasise

2 or 3 major points each time – to ensure a structured feedback

 Ensuring

a fair hearing for each group

within whatever total time is allocated to the session

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Group Leaders / Facilitators Appendix

– View and discuss PPP No 2a – When Preaching is NOT Expository Preaching (9 Frames)

Conclusion: Some words of admonition…

“Let us preach the text, text not the idea that brought us to the text!” - David Bast

Conclusion: … & some words of encouragement… “Let us persevere with our task and leave the success to the Lord… For, as it is our duty to instruct the people with words, so it belongs to God to join to His words faith and force. Such is the power of the Word of God that to effect nothing and to profit no-one is impossible.” – Bishop Jewel

To God be the Glory!

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