Scenic Bay Baptist Church

When God’s people come to hear a message, it must be a message from God, as revealed in His Word. They don’t need stories, entertainment, passionate yelling, or one liners to make them feel good or to be compelled to yell “Amen”. They need to hear from God, who often speaks with a still, small voice (I Kings 19:12)

God gave the gift of pastor-teacher to the church for the purpose of edifying the church and equipping it for ministry (Ephesians 4:8-12). The preacher must depend upon the Word of God in His preaching, not on the force of his personality (I Corinthians 2:3-5). The Spirit of God does not need high volume to do His work, but the Word of God which He inspired. God’s plan is to manifest His Word through preaching, so preaching should manifest His Word, not the man who is preaching it (Titus 1:3).

Consequently, the best method to use to accomplish this is expository preaching. When covering topics, we expound the verses that deal with those topics. But the primary form of study is where we start at verse one of a book in the Bible and preach through the entire book. God gave all of His Word to profit us (II Timothy 3:16-17), so let’s look at all of His Word, not just the favorite verses that most believers already know.