Proclaiming the Word: Principles and Practices for Expository Preaching

by David Jackman

Publisher:

Crossway

, 2024

Overview

God uses his people to accomplish his work through his word. Every Bible teacher—from pastors and small-group leaders to Sunday school volunteers—has the task and privilege of rightly handling the revelation God has given. To do this effectively, they need to make Scripture the driving force of their preaching.

In this convenient handbook, David J. Jackman offers readers the basic principles of biblical exposition that will equip them to faithfully study, prepare, and deliver sermons and Bible talks. Sharing from his 30 years of experience equipping pastors, he gives readers the skills to study and convey the context of Bible passages, encourage meaningful application of Scripture, and more. Proclaiming the Word features several practical teaching examples along with a sample assessment in the back to help Bible expositors submit their sermons to the word of God.

Handbook for Expository Preaching: Written for pastors, leaders, and teachers at every level of church life

Practical: Presents key skills for expository preaching, including understanding biblical context, following the tone of the original Bible writers, and questioning how personal theological frameworks affect the interpretation of Scripture

Applicable: Teaches pastors how to contextualize Bible talks for modern audiences and purposefully apply Scripture in their own lives

Key Features

• Features several practical teaching examples along with a sample assessment
• Gives readers the skills to study
• Offers readers the basic principles of biblical exposition

Contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgements

Part 1: Basic Principles

• Chapter 1: Why Does Preaching Matter?
• Chapter 2: What Is Expository Preaching?
• Chapter 3: Are There Biblical Patterns?
• Chapter 4: What are the Contemporary Challenges?
• Chapter 5: How Does the Preacher Prepare?
• Chapter 6: How Does the Preacher Develop?
• Chapter 7: How Does the Preacher Connect?
• Chapter 8: How Does the Preacher Persevere?

Part 2: Developing Skills

• Chapter 9: Stay on the Line
• Chapter 10: Listen to the Text
• Chapter 11: Put the Text in Context
• Chapter 12: Be a Time Traveler
• Chapter 13: Sing to the Theme Tune
• Chapter 14: Make the Application
• Chapter 15: Beware Framework
• Chapter 16: Echo the Bible’s Tone

Part 3: Rightly Handling the Word of Truth

• Chapter 17: Two Testaments, One Story
• Chapter 18: The Skeleton Structure
• Chapter 19: Keep on Keeping on
• Appendix
• Sample Assessment
• General Index
• Scripture Index

Product Details

• Title: Proclaiming the Word: Principles and Practices for Expository Preaching
• Author: David Jackman
• Publisher: Crossway
• Print Publication Date: 2024
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 249
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Preaching; Exposition (Rhetoric) › Religious aspects
• ISBNs: 9781433592102, 9781433592126, 9781433592119, 143359210X, 1433592126, 1433592118
• Resource ID: LLS:PRCLMNGWRPRCHNG
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-09-04T16:43:25Z

About David Jackman

David Jackman (born 10 July 1942) is a renowned British Evangelical Christian speaker, and former president of The Proclamation Trust. He founded the Cornhill Training Course in 1991 and was previously Minister of Above Bar Church, Southampton from 1976 – 1991. Jackman attended Downing College, Cambridge, and completed his theological training at Trinity College, Bristol, where he studied under J Alec Motyer and J. I. Packer.