Like any laborer who is worthy of his hire, the preacher of God’s Word must endeavor to maximize his gifts and abilities within the vocation of his calling.  One of the ways the expositor of truth can improve his skill set is to digest good reading material about preaching. Granted, reading about preaching can never take the place of preaching itself; if a preacher is going to “get better” he will have to preach, and not just read.  But having good material on the subject will help you:

• Process your studying habits
• Spark ideas and thoughts about sermonic protocols and

A sermon outline is simply the structure of a particular passage of Scripture designed in an organized fashion to help communicate more smoothly the exposition of the text. Plain and simple.  Just because someone has an impressive outline doesn’t mean the outline is expositionally correct, neither does it guarantee quality preaching.  In his book, Power in the Pulpit, Jerry Vines comments, “Structure is not what preaching is all about. It is a vehicle meant to allow the substance – the content – of the sermon to be more effectively communicated. It is a means to an end.” An expositional outline

Expository preaching, in its purest form, simply means to say what God has already said. Arriving to that truth is the process of exegesis, hermeneutics, and homiletics. To the average church attender, those terms mean very little, but to the Bible preacher, those words bring weighty responsibilities…responsibilities that will be examined at the Judgment Seat of Christ. “Preach the word” echoes in the heart of every God-called preacher; to do anything less is not only a mishandling of his own calling but is a disservice to the body of Christ. We are not instructed to give God’s people our opinions,

Hermeneutics was, by far, my favorite subject in seminary. The art and science of biblical interpretation not only inspired me to be a greater expositor of God’s Word, but perhaps more personally, gave me a desire to approach the text with moral, spiritual, and ethical character.  When we approach the Word of God, we are forced to humble ourselves and become honest about the text, which in turn requires us to be honest about the condition of our own heart.  The rules, principles, and precepts of hermeneutics have forced me to approach every sermon with the prayer of David, “Search

Before I itemize the benefit and blessings of attending the Sunday night worship service, allow me to make some preliminary statements.

• First, the traditional worship hours that we have in our churches cannot be considered as scriptural mandates. No one can honestly or biblically claim that the local churches in Asia Minor held Wednesday night service at 7pm or Bible study at 9:30 on Sundays mornings.  To consider these designated hours as non-negotiables is faulty. (Peter and John went into the temple to pray in Acts 2 at the “ninth hour” which was from 2-3pm).

• Second, the body of Christ