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Friends, expository preaching is what you need to be listening for tomorrow.
If it’s not what you’re getting on a regular basis, ask your preacher why they’re giving you their thoughts instead of God’s Word.
In preparation for Sunday, here’s some lyrics from Shai Linne’s song which is variously titled Expository Preaching or Expositional Preaching from the Lamp Mode album, The Church – Called And Collected.

This verse right here is for the congregation,
This is what you all need to be listening for.
Yeah let me explain what I mean, it’s not too complex,
It’s preaching God’s Word in its proper context.
As you listen be discerning, what you have to determine
Was the point of the passage the point of the sermon?
If not this problem must be confronted today
Cause he just used the Bible to say what he wanted to say
And even if it’s delivered with fire and intelligence
That’s basically making what God has inspired irrelevant
Instead of applying the Word’s realities
A lot of pastors rely on personality
But gifts of communication can never be a true replacement
For the Holy Spirit’s illumination
Without exposition you’ll lack major profit
All you’ll get is tradition and the pastor’s favourite topics
And that can be a slippery slope
The Word should be giving you hope
This dude is just giving you jokes.
That won’t help you love Christ
That won’t help your obedience.
We need more expositors
Not more comedians.
That’s right.
Expect for true labor in the text
then faithfully connect you to the Saviour
then wait for its effects
God gives the increase the word
Holiness loves unity
The word faithfully preached builds up the whole community
If not your Sunday meal will not last
and you’ll have to supplement it with the podcast.
(Podcast.)
Don’t entertain us, that won’t sustain us
(Preach the word, preach the word)
Careful instruction, not a big production
(Preach the word, preach the word)
We don’t need theatrics and man centered tactics.
(Preach the word, preach the word)
We’re on the brink of eternity, please speak earnestly.
(Preach the word, preach the word)