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Forgetting that the Gospels are fundamentally about Jesus can lead to isolated treatment of Gospel material parables, miracles, etc. Remembering that the Gospels are about Jesus also keeps preachers from emphasizing what is only secondary discipleship, evangelism.
Second, we must recognize their genre and sub-genres narrative, genealogy, parable, etc.
These genres and devices should be treated accordingly. Third, we must look at longer units.
Many portions of the Gospels are clear units that demand to be treated together. While it is possible to preach several sermons for such units, such an approach might not be helpful. Helping people see how individual pericopes tie together in the flow of the Gospel can be more fruitful for their understanding. Fourth, we must try to live inside each respective Gospel before preaching it.
The New Testament writers proclaimed their message passionately and persuasively. This volume explores how we can preach faithfully from those texts. Preaching in the New Testament (New Studies in Biblical Theology) Paperback – March 14, In this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume Jonathan Griffiths seeks answers to these questions in the New Testament. Addressing key issues in biblical theology, the works comprising.
Reading a text carefully a number of times in a single setting and, if possible, reading the text carefully in Greek will lead to more fruitful sermons. Themes of each book, distinctive vocabulary, and structural significance will become more evident the more one lives in each particular Gospel.
Fifth, we must plan the series. One should determine how much text should be covered in a typical week.
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance. Doing so shows that the various Scriptures are consistent in their confession. Search this website. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, , pg. France Due to their familiarity, preachers run the risk of unsettling their congregations by drawing attention to certain scholarly doubts over the historicity of certain elements, or by stripping away the extra-biblical traditions that have been added to the accounts. In an age when we rightly re-think our style of ministry because we want to serve our contemporary church and contemporary world, we need to know what are the essentials of gospel ministry, what should be discarded, and what should be adopted. Expository preaching rests on a strong theological foundation.
The congregation factors into the planning of the sermon, as the pastor should be sensitive to the needs of the particular congregation and how best to shepherd them through the text. Sixth, watch for biblical themes. A number of themes run throughout the whole Bible kingdom, temple, glory, covenant, etc. The Gospels are particularly appropriate places to trace out these themes, as they show how Jesus brings us from there Old to here New.
Seventh, we must connect preaching with systematic theology. Doing so shows that the various Scriptures are consistent in their confession. One must, however, be careful not to lose sight of the distinctive message of the particular text in view. Due to their familiarity, preachers run the risk of unsettling their congregations by drawing attention to certain scholarly doubts over the historicity of certain elements, or by stripping away the extra-biblical traditions that have been added to the accounts. The historicity of events in the infancy narratives has been doubted for several reasons, including the supernatural elements, the seeming lack of correspondence to secular history of the time, the differences between Matthew and Luke, and the agenda the Evangelists have of showing scriptural fulfillment.
Preachers must take account of their audience, and if an apologetic is needed, such an apologetic should be brief and not overshadow the positive meaning of the texts. Skip to main content.
Preaching from the Old Testament. Working Preacher Books.
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Request an Exam copy Please select a version: Physical Digital Digital copies are fulfulled via Edelweiss, an external trusted partner. Request an Desk copy Please select a version: Physical Digital Digital copies are fulfulled via Edelweiss, an external trusted partner. Description In this new volume, prolific scholar Walter Brueggemann seeks to show Christian preachers how to consider the faith witnessed in several Old Testament traditions and to help them discover rich and suggestive connections to our contemporary faith challenges. Release date:.
Jason Byassee Vancouner School of Theology. Christians often preach the Old Testament all too poorly.