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Expository
Preaching
Exposition (in the pulpit)
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PCJB
PP Presentation
devised and prepared
at
Gujranwala Theological Seminary
may be copied for non-commercial use only
June 2005
The discipline of
Exegesis
(focusin - G <
g St > Su < T > HB
-expanding)
GENRE
V
S T R U C T U R E
V
SUBJECT
V
T E A C H I N G
V
“HEART-BEAT”
Movement of the Exegetical Focus
(focusin - G <
g Str > Su <T > HB
-expanding)
Note: This pattern reminds us that
Note
the various ideas or actions
that make up the text
and
their relationships with each other
Discerning The SHAPE of
The Thought STRUCTURE
This is best done by
re-arranging
the lay-out of the text
using indention
to clarify
the relationship of the various parts
(This method is sometimes called diagraming)
Exegetical Procedure:
SHAPING* the STRUCTURE
(*Diagraming)
1 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice
and all deceit,
hypocrisy,
envy,
and slander of every kind.
7 Like newborn babies,
crave pure spiritual milk,
so that by it
you may grow up in your salvation,
11 now that you have tasted
that the Lord is good. [1]
[1]The New International Version, (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House) 1984.
Exegetical Procedure
Then identify
the TOPICS
treated in the text
Spiritual Growth
Exegetical Procedure
Now outline
The TEACHING
of the passage
about this Subject
Finally articulate
the
“HEART-BEAT”
Exposition
The Exposition
in the sermon
uses
the insights of the Exegesis
gained in preparation
to make a contemporary application of
the original message
Exposition
Exposition
is an application
of
what has been learnt from the Exegesis
to
the needs of the listeners
Steps in the Process of Expository Preaching
(Full version)
Preparation (in the Study) Exposition (in the Pulpit)
Recognise the nature of the writing Explain the GENRE (if significant)
– its GENRE – not always obvious!
Analyse the STRUCTURE of the
Passage Explain what the Passage is about
Analyse the CONTENT of the
by describing the general
Passage, noting: CONTENT
the various topics, people, and - Its Ideas / Events / Activities /
happenings, included. People involved
Find the over-all SUBJECT of the Identify the over-all SUBJECT of the
Passage Passage
Identify the TEACHING about the Expound the text‘s TEACHING
over-all Subject; outline what is about this Subject.
being said about this subject Full version would include
EXEGESIS of difficult parts
Expose the original HEART-BEAT Focus on the HEART-BEAT of the
of the Passage passage
APPLY the teaching about the over-all
Subject to now