Get Preaching: Why Expository Preaching

Get Preaching

by David Jackman

At its simplest expository preaching is preaching which allows the Biblical text to direct the contents of the message, by which the church grows and flourishes. But why is it so important? In this short book David Jackman explains the motivation behind this method of preaching, gives instruction for putting it into practise, and works through a couple of examples of expository sermons. This book will be a crucial tool for anyone engaged in teaching God’s flock. The Get Preaching series is for all preachers. These short books will help the novice preacher on a course of faithful preaching, the experienced preacher to hone their skills, and preaching groups sharpen each other. However you use this book we hope that it will achieve its twin aims. That you would get preaching (understanding the task at hand) and get preaching (doing more preaching).

112 pages, Paperback

Published July 29, 2019

Reviews

[Phil Griffin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent, easy to read and challenging summary of good Biblical study and expository preaching. Extremely helpful and practical.

[Aaron Battey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read, especially chapter 2 and Appendix II. Jackman does a precise job getting to the heart of what is expository preaching; that is, preaching what the text says as opposed to what you want it to say. If every teacher/preacher would apply these principles, sermons would vastly improve.

[Nathan Battey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best brief case for the need for expository preaching.

[Jamie Thomson · Rating 3 out of 5]

In his short book, Why Expository Preaching, David Jackman builds the case for preaching in an expository style. He will go on to explain that expository preaching is the method of letting the text reveal its original meaning. Jackman presents many advantages for using this style, the most compelling of them being that exposition is allowing God to speak clearly from Scripture and then giving helpful explanation of the meaning and implication of those words (cf Nehemiah 8:8).

Jackman gives a four-step method to prepare expository sermons that is very helpful. There are many other good books on the art of expository preaching, but many have long and tedious methods with many steps that aren’t compatible with every text or every expositor’s delivery style. Jackman presents a simple format that can be expanded upon according to the individual’s needs. He then ends with two examples of putting his method into practice.