“Expository preaching magnifies the absolute sovereignty of God since the preacher has no inherent power to convert or sanctify the hearers but it is God, and God alone, by His marvelous grace, who works in the hearers through the proclamation of sacred Truth.”
Expository preaching allows God to speak to the people through His powerful & eternal Word.
Expository preaching means that God determines what will be preached since I work verse-by-verse through books of the Bible.
Expository preaching obediently follows the authoritative demand of God that He gives to all ministers of the gospel: “Preach the Word!”
Expository preaching provides the necessary venue for the Spirit of God to work by means of the preached Word that has centered on Christ and His gospel to bring sinners to salvation.
Expository preaching conforms the people of God into the image of Christ.
Expository preaching glorifies God since it is God and His Words speaking to the people rather than a man’s opinions.
Expository preaching counsels the souls of believers to trust confidently in God’s Word, to run relentlessly to the cross of Christ, to pray fervently in the power of the Spirit, and to obey swiftly what God has said in His Word.
Expository preaching magnifies the absolute sovereignty of God since the preacher has no inherent power to convert or sanctify the hearers but it is God, and God alone, by His marvelous grace, who works in the hearers through the proclamation of sacred Truth.
Expository preaching gives people what they MUST hear not necessarily what people want to hear. God determines what is said, what text is preached, and what points to bring out in the message.