If you have never tried the expository approach to preaching and teaching before, but want to try it, numbered here are some ways you can do it poorly. When constructing and delivering an expository message that will fail to actually be an expository message: 1. Make the Scripture fit your agenda. If you must contort the…
Read MoreThe angel and Matthew used two different names to be given to the Child. The text simply reads: 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to name Him Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.” 22 Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the…
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Let’s all study the book of Acts at the same time. For a long list of varied and intricate reasons, we tend to be separated by ethnicity on Sunday mornings. So, what do we actually DO about it? What is step 1 in addressing what many perceive to be a huge issue within the collective…
Read MoreWhen we were looking at this quarter of studies in Matthew 1-13, we considered several approaches to the first three sessions. The question was how do we account for Christmas. Granted, for some, it does not matter when we study the birth of Jesus. However, for some groups, studying the birth of Jesus on the Sunday…
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Written by Drew Dixon: Editor, Explore the Bible: Students By all accounts, John the Baptist’s ministry should have been a massive failure. He preached hell-fire, wore bizarre attire, and insulted the religious elite when they came to hear him preach (Matt. 3:1-11). John should have read some church growth books. Someone really should have come…
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