New Testament professor Clint Arnold offers 7 Reasons in Support of Consecutive Exposition of the Scripture. Here they are in outline form.
- It is the best way to feed the sheep a balanced diet.
- It enables you to treat hard topics without being second-guessed.
- It helps to insure that you preach the Scripture and not yourself.
- It doesn’t have to be boring and lacking in relevance.
- Expository preaching is and should be application oriented.
- Expository preaching models how to read Scripture in context.
- There is a long history of this kind of preaching in the church—with great impact!
Read the whole thing for a brief explanation of each point.