Engaging Exposition
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
In the homiletics field, a text has been needed that blends hermeneutics, sermon development, and sermon delivery. Engaging Exposition fills that gap with what its experienced authors call a “3-D approach” to preaching.
Bill Curtis writes about the Discovery process— how to equip the student to discover the meaning of a biblical text by using sound principles of interpretation, and to move from biblical analysis to biblical interpretation.
Danny Akin addresses the Development process— how to equip the student to develop expository sermons based upon results of the interpretive process, and to move from the Main Idea of the Text (MIT) to the completed sermon.
Stephen Rummage explains the Delivery process—how to equip students to deliver expository messages using the completed sermon, and to move from an understanding of speech communication principles to persuasive delivery.
- Reflects a serious concern for the first-century crisis in preaching due to a diminishing use of the direct Biblical text
- Provides robust theological foundations and valuable practical exhortations for expository preaching
- Presents and explores expository preaching as an absolute necessity for the health of the body of Christ
Top Highlights
“Hermeneutics has a famous axiom: ‘If the plain sense makes good sense, seek no other sense.’” (Page 43)
“A good message should have a one sentence statement that summarizes the passage being taught. If you cannot come up with this sentence, then go back and do more work in the text until you find it.” (Page 131)
“Remember, the key to interpreting a narrative is not simply to tell the story. The key is to discover what the story reveals about God and His relationship to His people. The principles contained in historical narratives must often be inferred because they are not stated explicitly. We will find those principles embedded in the details of the plot.” (Page 77)
“The aim of good interpretation is simple: to get at the ‘plain meaning of the text.’ ’1 The discovery of the author’s intended meaning is the ultimate goal of hermeneutics and exegesis.” (Page 25)
“every historical narrative has a spiritual focus and dimension” (Page 61)
"To read the text and then give explanation of what was read is one of the arts of expositional preaching. This book will help you with the mechanical, the technical, and practical applications of biblical preaching."
Johnny Hunt, senior pastor, First Baptist Church, Woodstock, GA
"A classic is born! This volume on preaching is one of the most comprehensive, user friendly, and easily applicated to be found. It is not mere theoretical jargon but has been beaten out on the anvil of personal experience in the study and in the pulpit. Preachers will be gleaning from these timeless truths long after Drs. Akin, Curtis, and Rummage are themselves sitting at the feet of the Prince of all Preachers. Read it and reap!!"
O.S. Hawkins, president/chief executive officer, Guidestone Financial Resources, Dallas, TX