Grasping God's Word
here’s how we use storying. Our pastoral team meets and chooses a story set for the year that we think is relevant for our people and what they are dealing with. This is called a biblical arc. Three years ago, we did a walk through the Bible from the Old Testament to the Cross. The next year, we went through the gospels, showing what Jesus did to t
... See moreJim Putman • Real-Life Discipleship: Building Churches That Make Disciples
The first three questions relate to a preacher’s research of a text’s meaning: 1. What does the text mean? 2. How do I know what the text means? 3. What concerns caused the text to be written?
Bryan Chapell • Christ-Centered Preaching
As a flavor of what I mean, here are some examples:
- Language, ideas, and stories: the biblical concept of covenant, or repeated narratives embodying the "first shall be last" motif
- Time: the rhythm of promise and fulfillment
- Space: the biblical idea of God as the ruler over all space, not like one of the localized gods of the ancient world
- St
Christopher Watkin • Biblical Critical Theory
The exposition of the Word involved three elements: presentation of the Word (it was read), explanation of the Word (making it clear and giving its meaning),7 and exhortation based on the Word (the priests caused the people to understand in such a way that they could use the information that was imparted).