CHAPTER 4 EXPOSITORY PREACHING Its Definition and Characteristics Let me offer a more formal definition of expository preaching as a framework for consideration: Expository preaching is that mode of Christian preaching that takes as its central purpose the presentation and application of the text of the Bible. All other issues and concerns are subordinated to the central task of presenting the biblical text. As the Word of God, the text of Scripture has the right to establish both the substance and
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