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Posted on March 5, 2009 - by Stephen Murray
Andy Stanley on Expository Preaching
Guys that preach verse-by-verse through books of the Bible– that is just cheating. It’s cheating because that would be easy, first of all. That isn’t how you grow people. No one in the Scripture modeled that. There’s not one example of that. (read the rest and the context of his comment here)
Andy Stanley is an extremely gifted communicator and God has used him in a big way but I’m afraid I don’t see eye to eye with him on this one. The reason I’m primarily an expository preacher is theological not methodological nor for any other reason. I’m simply convinced that I am a fallible instrument through which God chooses to make his word known. One of the ways I can compensate for my fallibility and falleness is to allow the Scripture to set the agenda of my messages as opposed to me ultimately deciding which way to present Scriptural truths. It is not easy nor is it cheating – it’s a theological statement and a long list of expository preachers from church history would suggest that actually people do grow through it.
Stephen Murray
A church planter based in Cape Town. Husband to Robin and father of Genevieve. I am captivated by the hope of the gospel and I constantly dream about seeing it at work in my city. Dream with me.
