Paul warns Timothy of this bent in humanity toward a disregard for biblical truth. In 2 Timothy 4:3, he writes, “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires.” Pastor, that time has come; that time is now.
People gravitate toward teaching that will scratch their itch rather than strengthen their souls. But when difficulties arise in life, an “itched ear” won’t provide any help at all. As a preacher, your role involves more than motivation and inspiration—though those are critical.
You have the opportunity and responsibility to teach your congregation how to study and glean wisdom from Scripture. You do this through expository preaching, which forces learners to the Scripture. It encouragers hearers to understand how you got to a certain conclusion, which then helps them to use their own Bible as a source for uncovering truths on their own.
Another important reason why biblical exposition is critical is that the Holy Spirit speaks through the Word. The Holy Spirit is called “the Spirit of truth” (John 16:13). In fact, if the Word is not strong and clear when you preach it, then it is because you have not given the Holy Spirit anything to use. Often, sermons fall on deaf ears simply because the Spirit of God was not part of the process in either preparation or proclamation.
You can preach words from the Bible without having spiritually empowered sermons. This is possible, unfortunately, when the Holy Spirit has not been made an integral part of the process (see 1 Cor. 2:4). Pastor’s, please remember to make the Holy Spirit your only true source to the messages given to God’s people. If the message does not come across you did not have a cross conversation with the Holy Spirit.
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