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Langham Teaching & Preaching Seminars

The Expository Preaching MovementThe Expository Preaching Movement

The material you will find on this CD

is inspired by the Expository Preaching seminarsmade possible through

Langh am P artner sh ip I nt er natio na l and led by various international speakers

in conjunction with

St Th omas Th eol ogi ca l Col lege, Ka rachi


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The firstSeminar

took place

in Multanin October

2004


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It was a 5day event

and

attractedsome 40

participants


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A second Seminar held in Murree in 2005drew over 60 participants

and their wives


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The ultimate goal of these seminars

is to starta Movement of interesta Movement of interest

in

promoting and practicingExpository PreachingExpository Preaching

throughout the Christian

community.


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The PowerPoint Presentations on this CD

aim to promote this Movement.Whether on your own

or with a local group of fellow

preachers*,we hope you will enjoy working through

them!

*


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Group LeadersInduction

What Group Leaders need toKnowWhat Group Leaders need toUn de rst and

How Group Leaders need toOpera t eWhat Group Leaders need toBe


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Group Leaders Induction

To preach isto open up the inspired text

with such faithfulness and sensitivity

that God s vo ice is heardand Go ds peo ple obey him.

John Stott


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The workshops are as essential

as the lectures / power-point presentations

for the effectiveness of

the total Seminar.


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The PowerPoint Presentations

ofExpositions in this course

are NOT contextualisedfor use in front of

a congregation.

They are simply training tools for preachers tohelp them understand what they should be aiming to do

in Pulpit Exposition.


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The emphasis in this course is primarily onthe preparation aspects

ofExpository Preaching.

The application and homiletic aspectsare largely left to the preacher

to work through according to

the circumstances andcultural backgroundof his listeners.


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Leaders need themselves

to understand

the basic process of

EXEGESIS & EXPOSITION

before

they can facilitate a workshop.


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EXAMPLE No. 1

View and discuss PPP No 1 -Exposition of Luke 2:39-40

(8 frames)


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The workshops aim:

to give Participants:

Practical help:

sharpening skills inunderstanding the central message of the

passage

applying this as a living Word for hearers

today


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The workshops aim:

to give Participants:

An opportunity: to work on a section of Scripturewith a view to

preaching the material

in their own preaching ministry


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The Role of

a Group Leader / Facilitator

Encourage:

maximum group participationin the exercise,not another lecture!

Listen: to the contributions of the group


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The Role of


Give constructive criticisms,

using these as a springboard to go on

to discuss:

Thecontext,The theme

The over-view of the book's message.


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The Role of


Be structured in leading thesession

Follow a sequence of questions:

What is the context? What were the background circumstances?

What is the over-all subject? etc


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The Major Aim:

To instill the basic discipline of

starting with

EXEGESIS (including context)

before coming to

EXPOSITION (application of the exegesis in

preaching)


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EXAMPLE No. 2

View and discuss PPP No 4 Expository Preaching: Exegesis

and Exposition 1 Peter 2:1-3

(29 frames)


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The Workshop Process

There will be three kinds of sessions,

each occurring twice in the seminar:

Personal Study

Group Plenary


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The Object of the Workshop:

From a given textto produce

A sermon outline

for

A specific congregation


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Session 1:

Personal Study

Participantswill be given time

for:

Reflective personal studyof their Bible text

(If they prefer,

. they can


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Session 1:

Personal Study (cont)

Goal:

To prepare an exegesis of a given passageRequirements:

(Study-) Bible, Bible Dictionary

Type / write out neatly the whole passage,clause by clause, indenting phrases to show:

the shapeofthe structure

the relationshipofthe various parts


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Session 1:

Personal Study (cont)

Passages for personal study, group exegesis

and exposition: Exodus 19:1-6

1 Peter 2:9-12

Deuteronomy 4:32-40

Matthew 5:13-16

Psalm 96

Acts 4:1-22


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Session 1:

Personal Study: Genre & Context

Questions to ask yourself :(NB: Make some notes of your answers to take to your

Group.)

What kind of writing is this? (i.e. its genre)What is the context of this passage, before &

after it?How does that help me understand what it is

about?What was the situation of the original author

and listeners (readers)?


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Session 1:

Personal Study: Content

Questions to ask yourself(cont.):

What is the flow of thought, or argument?

Make an outline of

the content of the passage, Summarising what it says,

verse by verse, or section by section.

What is the topic of each section?


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Session 1:

Personal Study: The Over-all Subject


What is the passage talking about, ordescribing? (i.e. its over-all subject)

What does this passage teach about this over-

all subject? Make another outline of this teaching

Note: This is specifically about the SUBJECT of the passage,

not (as previously) the TOTAL CONTENT of the passage


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Session 1:

Personal Study: The Heart-Beat


What is the main point that the author wastrying to make to the original hearers /

readers in this passage? What is the heart-beat of this text?

Try to summarise it

in a single complete sentence


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EXAMPLE No. 3

View and discuss PPP No 3 Two Ways to Expound a Passage

(Illustration: 1 Peter 2:1-3)

(29 Frames)


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Session 2:

Group Workshop (General)

Goal: To outline an agreed exposition of a

given passage

Requirements: A1 size sheets of paper and

thick markers

Each group should appoint a time-keeper to monitor progress in covering the ground

to keep the group on track.


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1. Share with the group, and discuss, the observations

made in your personal study in answer to the questions

above.

Agree about the following aspects of the passage: Its Genre

Its Author

Its Immediate Context in the book Its Situation

Dont spend too much time

(10 mins max!)

discussing these background issues

Group Workshop: Stage One

Exegesis (Total time 30 mins)


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2. Try and reach a consensus about the Over-all Subject

The outline of the teaching on this Subject given

in the passage (10

mins)

The latter should help to identify: The central thrust, or main point, of the text,

i.e the Heart-Beat of its message (10 mins)

Be specific

Group Workshop:Stage One

Exegesis (cont.)


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3. Write your groups agreed outline and

central point (the heart-beat)

on a large sheet of paper

Group Workshop:Stage One

Exegesis (cont.)


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Session 4: Group Workshop (Stage 2)

Exposition (Total time 60 mins)

The groups will reconvene to discuss:

How they can craft a sermon outline.

You will help and encourage them

to all work together to produce:

An agreed outline of

their exposition of

the message of the passage


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Group Workshop:Stage Two

Exposition (cont.)

1. Agree on: The kind of congregation (i.e. situation,

educational level, etc,) to which you intend

preaching this sermon. List some characteristics.

(5 mins)

What will be the main point of this sermon? (This

should reflect the heart-beat you agreed as the

central point in your exegesis above, bearing in

mind also the situation of the congregation).

(5 mins)


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Exposition (cont.)

2. Discuss possible outlines for your sermon(15 mins)

Be creative and imaginative

Develop a simple structure of headings or pointsthat faithfully reflects what the text says

Keep these headings short simple easy to remember

Avoid a lecture approach


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Exposition (cont.)

3. Apply this message to the situation of your

listeners How will you make relevant application of the text

to the local context?

Note: Application should be specific, not general,

contextualised, not universal.

What local illustrations will you use to make the

text live?

(15 mins)


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Exposition (cont.)

4. As a result of hearing this sermon, what do you

want your listeners: to know, or to have learnt (with theirminds)?

to be stirred, feel convicted, assured or challenged about

(in theirhearts)?

to determine to do (through theirwills)? (15 mins)

Does the effect you want your sermon to have on

yourlisteners reflect the effect that the author of the Bible text itself wanted to

have on his hearers?

(5 mins)


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Session 5:

2nd Plenary Session

Each group will then be asked to present

their outline to the rest of the participants

The leaders of groups (or someone they appoint) willdisplay and go through their outlines on the sametext, followed by

Comparison, critique and discussion.

The remaining groups do the same for their text.

The leading facilitator who chairs the session,

will draw out the lessons being learnt.


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Group Leaders / Facilitators

Facilitators need to exercise strong discipline in:

Keeping people to time keep moving on!

Emphasise 2 or 3 major points each time

to ensure a structured feedback

Ensuring a fair hearing for each group

within whatever total time is allocated to the session

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Group Leaders / Facilitators

Appendix

View and discuss PPP No 2a When Preaching is NOT Expository

Preaching

(9 Frames)


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Conclusion:

Some words of admonition

Let us

preachpreach the textthe text,

not the idea

that brought us to the text!- David Bast


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Conclusion:

& some words of encouragement

Let us persevere with our task

and leave the success to the Lord

For, as it is our dutyto instruct the people with words,

so it belongs to God

to join to His words faith and force.

Such is the power of the Word of God

that to effect nothing and to profit no-one

is impossible.

Bishop Jewel


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To God be the Glory!


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