Yesterday he spoke on Why Preaching Matters.
(Paraphrased) If you’re not on about proclamation, then don’t put yourself forward as a pastor. Your congregation needs the word proclaimed.
This morning was all about How Preaching Works. He warned against the pitfall (in preaching) of trotting out any one of the various frameworks of thinking that you bring to a given text. He listed heaps; here are the ones I got...
- Systematic theology framework - a topic from systematics swamps the meaning of this text.
- Pastoral framework - an immediate pastoral concern governs the shape the sermon.
- Legalistic framework - some legalistic concern, specific to our sub-culture, takes over as the issue.
- Programmatic framework - whatever your agenda for the time: preaching, evangelism, mission, etc.
- A framework governed by our favourite illustrations.
In other news... here's my current desktop wallpaper. I took it from the Manly ferry on Monday.
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