1.
Expository preaching does justice to the biblical
material which
makes it clear that God works through his word to change people’s lives.
2.
Expository preaching acknowledges that it is God
alone, through the Spirit, who works in people’s lives. It is not our job to change people.
3.
Expository preaching minimizes the danger of
manipulating people. The
biblical text controls what we say and how we say it.
4.
Expository preaching minimizes the danger of
abusive power. A sermon
driven by the text creates an instant safeguard against using the Bible to
bludgeon or caress.
5.
Expository preaching removes the need to rely on
our personality. If our
focus is on allowing the Scripture to speak then the pressure is off.
6.
Expository preaching encourages humility in those
teaching. The
preacher is simply the one God has chosen to uncover the power and freshness of
God’s words.
7.
Expository preaching helps us to avoid simple
pragmatism. Working
through books of the Bible takes pressure off feeling like we have to address
every single topic. It also forces us to cover subjects we may avoid.
8.
Expository preaching drives us to preaching the
gospel. It
persistently drives us to the Lord Jesus Christ.
