For those of you who are convinced that preaching the OT demands (or at least would be greatly aided by) a knowledge of Hebrew, Dennis Magary offers the following advice in Preaching the Old Testament: Determine first if you are an auditory, visual, or kinesthetic learner. Knowing this will greatly influence the most effective way [...]
Archive for January, 2007
30 Jan
Lost in Translation
In the next chapter of Preaching the Old Testament, Dennis R. Magary gives some tips for “Keeping Your Hebrew Healthy.” Of course, just the title implies at least two presuppositions: (1) some (at least) cursory knowledge of Hebrew and (2) the belief that Hebrew is important to preaching the OT. In the last post, I [...]
26 Jan
An Interlude (a thought on preaching the OT)
While we wait with anticipation for Randy’s next post on Preaching the Old Testament here is an excellent thought from John Sailhamer on the relationship between the OT and the NT. His article is refreshingly different because he doesn’t buy in to the common idea that the OT must be interpreted through the grid of [...]
25 Jan
Challenges to Preaching the OT
I would like to have begun my series on Preaching the Old Testament with the assumption that there was no need to persuade our readers about the importance of preaching the First Testament. That way, I could have jumped directly to chapter two and brought the convicting message that to preach from the Hebrew Bible [...]
22 Jan
With Appreciation…Here’s My First Post
First, I would like to thank the guys here at Expository Thoughts for the privilege of being associated with them. Second, Paul, I hope that the series I’m planning does not interfere with any plans you have for posts based upon your DMin intensive. Third, I would like to make my initial contribution to Expository [...]
19 Jan
Weekend Round-Up (Spurgeon the expositor? and other items)
Here are a few items worthy of mention to our readers: Was Spurgeon an expository preacher? Phil Johnson has a brief yet excellent answer here. (This is a hard question to take in considering the thousands of sermons Spurgeon must have preached. I’m not aware of any full treatment/examination of Spurgeon’s preaching style in print [...]
18 Jan
Expository Thoughts welcomes Randy McKinion
It is our joy to welcome the newest contributor to Expository Thoughts, Randy McKinion. His gifts will certainly raise the bar in various ways and will be a welcome addition here. Please give Randy our customary warm golf clap of welcome.
17 Jan
A Case for Consecutive Exposition
Once a pastor has committed himself to the faithful exposition of God’s Word—often known as expository preaching—he is faced with the question of what exactly to preach on a weekly basis. The Word of God, of course, but which specific passages? There are three basic approaches a preacher can follow. First, he can select a [...]
15 Jan
Expository Preaching: A Display of What is There
There is something to be said for being concise. Maybe that’s why my favorite definition of expository preaching consists of only six words: a display of what is there. What I like about this definition (which is not original with me, by the way) is how it so simply captures the two core elements of [...]
13 Jan
N.T. Wright Primer
Rarely a week passes without one of us being asked something like, “Why are so many giddy with excitement over N.T. Wright?” From a recent cover story in CT to a very popular site extolling all things Wright he is unquestionably the most prolific writer in the larger Protestant world. The sheer volume of his writing is amazing. What’s [...]
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