In Preaching Articles: "Expository Application"

When The Cabin Loses Pressure: Preaching The Gospel With Urgent Clarity

By Ron Forseth on Mar 13, 2025

Preach about sin? Emphasize God’s wrath? Talk about Christ’s blood? Can that possibly have a positive effect? Most certainly. Ultimately, it’s the only way to have a lasting effect.

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:20, Romans 10, Romans 5, James 4, Romans 2  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Evangelism Urgency, Expository Application

How To Balance Exegesis And Application

By SermonCentral .com on Jul 16, 2020

D. A. Carson, Tim Keller, and John Piper discuss the importance of preaching in a way that connects to listeners, draws them into the Word, and brings them back to the present day to live out what they've learned.

Tags: Preaching, difficult, Prep, Faith Hope Love, Hope  (view more)  (view less)

Biblical Preaching: Application Vs. Exegesis

By Tim Keller on Apr 4, 2020

Tim Keller, D. A. Carson, and John Piper discuss the importance of digging into the biblical text before application.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:16

Tags: Mount, Preaching, Context, application, exegesis  (view more)  (view less)

Five Preaching Applications From The Movie Gravity

By Jacob Myers on Jan 14, 2023

In "Gravity" we find a poignant portrayal of what Christian discipleship might look like.

Tags: Gravity, preaching, Faith, Preaching, Prayer, illustration  (view more)  (view less)

The Incomparable Value Of Expository Preaching

By Bob Hostetler on Apr 6, 2023

There's a whole lot of preaching today that makes good points and says good things in entertaining ways, but something's missing.

Tags: missing, preaching, expository, Preaching, Expository, points  (view more)  (view less)

10 Creative Ways To Use The Bible In Counseling

By Elias Moitinho on Mar 12, 2025

Scripture is living and effective. With wise assessment and thoughtful methods, pastors can use the Bible creatively to guide, shape, and encourage those they counsel.

Scripture: Hebrews 4:12, Deuteronomy 2:25, Isaiah 55, 1 Corinthians 3, Ephesians 4  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Scripture Application

A Crucial Question: The Why Of Expository Preaching

By SermonCentral .com on Nov 1, 2024

It's not just academic; it's essential for life-giving sermons.

Scripture: Numbers 6:24-27, Joshua 6:6-27, Joshua 4:5-16

Tags: Preaching, Expository, Essential, Academic, preaching, expository  (view more)  (view less)

John Piper: Preaching Is Expository Exultation

By SermonCentral .com on Nov 1, 2021

The preacher's job is to minimize his own opinions and deliver the truth of God.

Scripture: Jeremiah 15:16

Tags: preaching, expository, Preaching, exaltation, Expository, exultation, minimize, e  (view more)  (view less)

Is Consecutive Expository Preaching Really The Best Method?

By Dr. Iain Murray on Jan 17, 2025

This piece questions the modern assumption that consecutive “expository preaching” is the superior method and argues instead for gifted, Spirit-filled preaching in varied forms.

Scripture: Daniel 6:16

Tags: Exposition, Preaching, BIBLE STUDY, Homiletics, Bible Study, Pastoral Ministry, bible study, preaching, Biblical Interpretation, Sermon Method  (view more)  (view less)

Thinking About Expository Preaching—part 1

By Ed Stetzer on Mar 2, 2022

Expository is the best form of preaching, except for the other good styles, too.

Tags: Pastor, Sermon Prep, Sermon, preacher, expository preaching, Sermon prep, pastor, Preacher, sermon prep, sermon, Expository Preaching  (view more)  (view less)

Thinking About Expository Preaching—part 2

By Ed Stetzer on Mar 14, 2023

Expository preaching is the best, but not a biblically mandated, preaching approach

Tags: Pastor, preaching, expository, Chrysostam, Preaching, pastor, Expository, verse by verse  (view more)  (view less)

Thinking About Expository Preaching—part 3

By Ed Stetzer on Mar 16, 2022

A look at the place of thematic, narrative, and topical preaching.

Scripture: Matthew 4:23

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Thinking About Expository Preaching— Part 4

By Ed Stetzer on Apr 30, 2024

Seeker Comprehensible Preaching...Without Dumbing Down

Tags: seeker, topical, Tim Keller, Expository, Redeemer, tim keller, verse by verse, preaching, expository, Preaching, Seeker  (view more)  (view less)

Al Mohler: Expository Preaching Is The Antidote To Anemic Preaching

By Albert Mohler on Jul 2, 2025

"The anemia of evangelical worship—all the music and energy aside—is directly attributable to the absence of genuine expository preaching."

Scripture: Lamentations 3:17-24

Tags: expository, Preaching, weak, Expository, anemia, preaching  (view more)  (view less)

If Jesus Gave A Ted Talk Principle 8—reinforce Life Application (Transfer)

By Charles Stone on Jan 4, 2024

Reinforce Life Application is the final instalment of an 8 part series on how neuroscience can improve your preaching.

Scripture: James 1:22

Tags: Church, Preaching, pastor, preacher, church, Sermon prep, Preacher, sermon prep, Pastor, Sermon Prep, neuroscience, preaching  (view more)  (view less)