SBLPA

February 2014

What is the purpose of preaching?

People becoming more like Jesus

How we think (convictions) How we feel (character) How we act (conduct)

Who we are, what we bring

• Our own personalities• Inclusive or exclusive• Opinionated or open-minded• Autocratic or democratic• Team-leader or Team-member• Logical or artistic• Reflective or analytical

Who we are, what we bring• Our own ‘culture’ & ‘world-view’

• Western, educated, task orientated, successful, middle-class…

• Our own circumstances• Married, single, employed, retired, parent,

weary, excited...

• A passion for Jesus and his Word is key.• Seek both the truth of the passage and the

experience of the Lord in his Word.• This is God’s living Word bringing surprises

and challenges to our traditional cultural assumptions.

What we must bring

• Living the text emotionally is important.

• Balance the intellectual/analytical with the experiential/reflective.

What we must bring

Types of writingsTypes of writings

• Poetry• History• Law• Prophets• Parables• Narrative• Wisdom• Apocalyptic• Letters

Psalms, Song of Solomon, Job Genesis, Kings, Joshua, Judges, Acts Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Numbers... Isaiah, Malachi, Jonah Prodigal Son, Good Samaritan, Sower Feeding 5,000, Crucifixion Proverbs Daniel, Revelation Romans, Hebrews...

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Heart Engagement

Intelligent & Reflective Bible engagement. Warm, engaging and actively practical

Reflective. Can lead to warm

unfocussed unbiblical fuzziness

Social gatheringNo Bible engagement, drinking coffee and chatting. Warm up!

Analytical. Can lead to cold barren analysis