Preparing

A Short Expository Sermon

Two parts to any
Expository Preaching:

• (Study) Preparation
(See separate presentation)

2. (Pulpit) Exposition
 Part 2: Expounding in the Pulpit
1. Explain what the Passage is about by describing the
general CONTENTS and its CONTEXT
2. Identify the over-all SUBJECT of the Passage
3. Expound the text‘s TEACHING about this Subject
4. Focus on the HEART-BEAT of the passage
5. APPLY the teaching about the over-all Subject to
your listeners and their world
6. EXHORT your listeners to embrace the Heart-beat
and apply it to their lives
 Expounding in the Pulpit
1. Explain what the Passage is about:
• Its Ideas / Actions
• The People involved
• Identify the over-all SUBJECT of the Passage

This shares what was studied in

the PREPARATION
Fuller Exegesis of the Passage

Stage 3

Expound the TEACHING

of
The Text
Exegete Verse 39 Background and Context

What did the Law of the Lord require of

them?
b) That Mary purify herself by offering two
sacrifices in the Temple
c) That Mary make a payment for the birth
of her first-born (a reminder of Israel’s
redemption from Egypt)
 Lev 12 required that
a Jewish woman who gave birth to
a son
should forty days after the birth
go to Jerusalem
and offer
for the purposes of ritual purification
two sacrifices in the temple.
 In the case of a firstborn son
there was also a requirement
that he be acknowledged as
belonging to the Lord in a special
way (Exod 13:2, 12, 15).
In fact the child had to be redeemed
by the payment of a fee
of five shekels (Num 18:15–16).
 Though this payment could be
made anywhere in the land,
the ideal was to present the child
at the temple (Neh 10:35–36).
And when this was done,
the purification and presentation
would be done together
 To use two turtledoves
or young pigeons
for the sacrifice
instead of
the usual lamb and one turtledove or
pigeon
was actually a concession for poor folk
(Lev 12:8).[1]
[1]Nolland, John, Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 35a: Luke 1:1-9:20, (Dallas,
Texas: Word Books, Publisher) 1998.
Exegete Verse 39 Background and Context

What was their business at home?

Joseph was a carpenter, and probably had

by now a backlog of orders to complete
and was missing the income they
represented!
Exegete verse 40a Meaning of Words

What was the effect of the parents’

obedience upon their child?

He developed
• Physically, and
• Mentally / spiritually (in wisdom)
Exegete verse 40b

How did God respond to this family?

His favour (grace) was upon the child

 Stage 4
Focus on
the HEART-BEAT
of the passage:
Making obedience to God‘s law a
family priority
precedes God‘s blessing
 Stage 5

Apply the Teaching

Stage 5 Exposition

So what is the secret

of a home
that is blessed
by God?
Stage 5 Exposition
The secret of a home
that is blessed by God
It is a home where,
• despite poverty
and
• despite pressure of work,
Attention is paid to God’s Word
and
God’s commands are put first.
Stage 5 Exposition

To see the importance

of
right family priorities,
compare two OT families:
–Eli’s and Hannah’s (1 Sam 2)
 Stage 6

Exhort your listeners

to put this teaching
into practice
The secret of a home blessed by God

• Don’t make excuses for neglecting

God’s Word in your family
• Be ready to respond to His Word
by putting what God wants of us
before our own agenda.
Stage 6
Exhortation
Bring home
• the reality,
• the significance, and
• the urgency
of the message of these verses
• God really does bless
those who put Him first
• We so easily neglect His Word
for our own affairs
• When our children are grown up,
it is too late to set a good example
 Summary of Part 2 : Exposition
1. Explain what the Passage is about by describing the
general CONTENTS:
• Its Ideas / Actions
• The People involved
• Identify the over-all SUBJECT of the Passage
• Expound the text‘s TEACHING about this Subject*
• Focus on the HEART-BEAT of the passage
• APPLY Teaching about the over-all Subject to now
• EXHORT your listeners to put this into practice
* Fuller version would include:
• EXEGESIS of difficult parts of the Passage
The END