Scripture; significance is discovered as I rightly determine the impact that truth is intended to make on my congregation. If significance is neglected, the preacher will never “bridge the gap between exegesis and homiletics.”3 One may masterfully explain the meaning of a passage (the second component of expository preaching), yet still fail miserably to persuasively communicate the significance of the passage for life in the real world (the third component of expository preaching). In such a case
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